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Pippa Swindells, who has run the Creativity craft emporium in Worrall Road for 44 years, is retiring this month and shutting up shop. Many of her current customers started shopping there when they were young and now take their own children to the shop. Full story: Page 3

Hospice shop marks 30 years The St Peter's Hospice shop in Clifton, source of many designer label bargains, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. PAGE 3

Dementia art project hailed Dementia friendly Teatime Tours at the Royal West of England Academy in Clifton won praise from Metro Mayor Dan Norris. PAGE 7

Outcry over bus lanes plan £40m price tag PLANS for new bus lanes and wider pavements along the Portway could increase congestion and pollution, opponents fear. Bristol City Council is consulting the public on possible changes to the road to allow buses to drive more quickly through traffic, as well as making walking and cycling safer. The plans include 24hour bus lanes on both sides of the road along most

of the route between the M5 and the city centre. But opposition councillors say less road space for drivers could mean lengthy queues and longer journey times. Councillor Mark Weston, leader of the Conservative group, said: “The prerequisite for any capital investment in transport must be to Turn to Page 5

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Mystery celebrity CLIFTON Village will be transformed when the lights on a giant Christmas Tree are switched on this month. The 50 ft tree will be covered in 5,000 LED lights, 100 baubles and wrapped boxes of Christmas presents. “A well-known celebrity will be joining us to switch on the lights,”said Tony Miles who organises the event each year. “But we are not identifying the personality until nearer the date” The lights will be switched on at 6.30 pm on November 8. Just before the switch-on a member of the clergy team at nearby Christ Church will bless the tree. A group of singers from the church will be leading carol singing from 6pm. The tree and lights are paid for by local traders through Clifton Bid. Shops in the village will be staying open later for Christmas shopping that night.

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Plaque honours brave doctor A COMMEMORATIVE plaque has been unveiled outside the former home in Clifton of a doctor who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in the third Burmese War. Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne served in the Army Medical Service (later Royal Army Medical Corps) and fought in the Burmese, Boer and First World Wars. Surgeon Le Quesne was dressing an officer's wounds and stayed for ten minutes within five yards of a loopholed stockade from which the enemy was firing. The VC citation stated he acted “with perfect coolness and self-possession while attending the officer who died shortly afterwards" and "acted with “exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy “ Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society (CHIS) installs green commemorative plaques at the homes of notable past residents in Clifton. The plaque was dedicated outside the house in Victoria Square where Surgeon Le Quesne lived, by the Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol, Peaches Golding. A prayer was said by the Rev James Patrick of Clifton Cathedral. The Last Post was sounded by bugler Andrew Lee from Portishead Town Band. Bob Lawrence from the Bristol branch of the Royal Army Medical Corps association lowered the standard

Bugler Andrew Lee, Standard Bearer Bob Lawrence, Rev. James Patrick, and Lord Lt. of Bristol Peaches Golding at the unveiling of the plaque in Clifton. Picture by Gordon Young

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Manager Dan, volunteer Mandy and assistant manager Jay at SPH Clifton, left. Above, the shop today and, right, as it was in years gone by STAFF and volunteers at St Peter’s Hospice Clifton shop are marking the shop’s 30th birthday. Nestled in the heart of Clifton village among the indie shops, cafes and the arcade on Boyces Avenue, the shop has been raising money for Bristol’s only adult hospice for three decades, providing vital funds for patient care and family support. “The customers are so nice, and Boyces Avenue is such a lovely area to work in,” says manager, Dan Norris. “I always say that working

Hospice shop celebrates 30 years here is like being on holiday because everyone is sat outside at the cafes and you meet so many different people of all nationalities, including tourists. “We’re so grateful to our supporters in Clifton as the people are so generous – they give the best donations that I’ve ever seen come into a shop. Recently, we’ve had designer items from Michael Kors, Paige, Armani, and Victoria Beckham

to name a few. One man came to the till and handed me a Rolex watch as a family member of his had just gone into the Hospice and he wanted to do something to help. We sent it to eBay and it raised £3,000 for us. “We get such lovely feedback and compliments and that’s so special for us because we work so hard, and we want it to be a nice place for people to come. Our team is really proud of the

growth we’ve been able to create, and our regulars are aware of how quickly and efficiently we work – we send something new downstairs to refill the rails as soon as an item sells.” A weekend of celebrations was planned for October 25-27, with the two previous managers, Val and Este, joining in.. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, pop in and have a chat with one of the team.

Creativity craft haven set to close OPEN the door to Pippa Swindells's shop and you walk into a treasure trove of almost everything connected with handicraft. Stocked on shelves that almost cover the walls from ceiling to floor is everything you need for activities from cross-stitch work to weaving, from embossing leather to spinning and from art work to rug making. There are even more items in the window displays and much more in the stockroom downstairs. Ask Pippa how many different lines she stocks she smiles and points to a row of files lining a shelf in her office, each one labelled with the name of a supplier: “That’s the wholesalers we deal with” she said. “We’re led by what the customers ask us for.” The files and the stock will soon be a thing of the past for Pippa. On November 11 she will lock the shop door in Worrall Road, Clifton for the last time after 44 years of selling baubles, beads and buttons. “Before I moved in I counted the number of people walking up and down the road to see if their were enough potential

with their own children. We’ve also had four generations of the same family coming here.” she said. Among her many regular customers are staff and students from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Pembroke Road nearby. “They may want a button to go with a particular costume they’re wearing.” Over the 44 years about 60 people have helped Pippa serve the customers. ”One of them stayed with me for 13 years working full time” she said. Since Pippa announced her retirement customers have been paying tribute. “They’ve all been very kind. People Creativity, beloved by craft fans for 44 years coming into the shop are all asking ‘Where can we go now for our arts and crafts customers. “I always wanted to run my supplies?’ I can’t help them because I don’t own business and I wanted to do something know of any other shop like this. connected with the arts. I started with just “Supporting the creative community one shop but 12 years later took over next in Bristol for all these years has been an door as well. The shop was doing well but absolute joy and I will miss it enormously. we were also running workshops as well, so Thank you so much to all our loyal, lovely we needed the space.” said Pippa. customers and staff for keeping us in “Some of our customers were children business for this long”. when they first came here. Now they come

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Student protester targets university Bus lanes A STUDENT Just Stop Oil supporter used a fire extinguisher to spray orange paint across a University of Bristol building. Ben Meehan, 21, a filmmaking student at UWE, sprayed the glass facade of the Queen's Building on campus as students and staff looked on. He was arrested at the scene. Speaking before his action Ben, who lives in Clifton, said: "I’m taking action because I can’t stand by while universities continue to foster the very systems that are destroying us. Most people act like the world is just going to carry on, but it’s not and we haven’t got long. The very thing that gives us life is collapsing before our eyes. There is no bigger threat. "I call on every academic to wake up to what their students will face and get out of their labs and lecture halls to join us on the streets this autumn, to call for an In 2021, Bristol University's

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From Page 1 improve travel around the city. As things stand, these proposals will result in vehicular movements simply being made even more difficult. “This redesign is an appalling waste of public money. There are some elements, like the resurfacing of the shared footway, which we could support. But the idea that widening these areas, at the expense of road capacity, to encourage large numbers of people to choose active travel is fanciful and wishful thinking. “As in all such exercises, silence will be taken as consent. So as many people as possible must air opposing views, if we are to have any chance of avoiding the dire consequences of this poorly conceived plan.” The council has not yet responded to a request for comment on the concerns. Comment at www.bristol.gov. uk/A4Portway23 by Nov 12. By Adam Postans, LDRS

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'We must do more on dementia' MINISTERS must do more to help dementia sufferers and their families, Metro Mayor Dan Norris has said. The comments came after the West of England’s Mayor hailed ‘invaluable’ Royal West of England Academy (RWA) programmes in Clifton for people living with the disease in the city. RWA have been running their ‘Teatime Tours’ since May of last year, with dementia patients and their carers getting to take a look at new exhibitions and some of the 600-plus artworks and sculptures they have on display, followed by tea and cake - all served with a warm welcome. The idea is to help patients keep their minds stimulated, which doctors say is important, and provide a welcoming space for patients and their families and carers. Mr Norris says he wants more done to help dementia patients live independently, as he singled out governments for failing to deliver on pledges to act on the disorder. He made the point that this is vital as nearly 5,000 people are living with dementia in Bristol, a

number that is projected to rise. Mr Norris said: “Bravo to the Royal West of England Academy for all that they do to support Bristol’s dementia patients, and, vitally, their families and carers as well. “Teatime Tours and other like projects are absolutely vital But we cannot rely on goodwill, We must do more to help patients and their families, and that means a redoubling of efforts from central government to deliver on their pledges, and deliver for patients.”

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News from your Clifton councillors Paula O’Rourke and Katy Grant Hello Cliftonians! An update on our last month. Katy and Paula are facing a busy autumn, with plans progressing for the finalisation of the layout of Princess Victoria Street, now that the pedestrianisation has been made permanent. Local businesses have co-developed the design, which will include outside seating, street trees, better cycling infrastructure, ramps etc, and perhaps feeder pillars for electric and parasols. Within the next few months, residents will be given the chance to provide input and feedback on these options. On the WH Smith site, we have facilitated a meeting with the owner of the site and representatives of CHIS to explore a 'community buy-out' of one third of the site. This would cost £3 million, so a tall order; but the owner has agreed to provide two sketches of different options which would create a space for use as a farmers' market, events,

leisure or other options. We are more focussed on getting the site opened for 'meanwhile' use. We are liaising with the BID and traders to explore ways to get the site opened for pop-up markets, or perhaps a Christmas Fayre. Sadly, the owner will only act to make changes if he can be persuaded that it is economically viable, so we may be looking at the hoarding for quite a while. Work is still needed to finalise the return of much-loved play equipment in the Observatory playground, which should be completed during November. We are also fighting hard to remove the spoil-heap, which is proving an expensive and complex problem to solve, but which we are getting it prioritised among many demands on Parks Department funding and

News from your Clifton Down councillors Carla Denyer and Tom Hathway HELLO again from Carla and Tom, your Green Councillors in Clifton Down. Shortly after writing the last column, Full Council met. Full Council meetings are where all Councillors and the Mayor come together at City Hall to hear reports, debate motions from the political groups, appoint members to committees, and set the annual budget. At this session, Labour presented a motion, worked on with Greens, that condemned the government proposals to close railway ticket offices across the country. It passed with unanimous support – with even Conservative councillors calling for a re-think from central government. The Conservatives presented a motion on reviewing the priorities of the council Highways Department, which Greens amended to include a point about the need for better upkeep of pavements and cycle lanes. This also passed. On 10th October, Full Council met for an extraordinary meeting to appoint an acting Lord Mayor.

Labour’s Cllr Paul Goggin has been recovering in hospital, with Deputy Lord Mayor (and our neighbouring Green Councillor) Paula O’Rourke dutifully standing in until now. We wish Paul a speedy recovery and thank Cllr Steve Pearce for now stepping in to fill the varied public engagement duties of Lord Mayor. Tom has been supporting the Clifton Down Community Association, which has started a project to deliver mini-allotments to the neighbourhood. In 2020, the housing association Sovereign bought the Clifton Down shopping centre, and have granted the residents group the rights to bring the unused car park round the back (at the end of Alma Vale Road) back into use as a plot for miniallotments. The group have drawn up plans for installing planters and running the site, and now the costings are in, are working

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attention. We have been doing lots of other work with children and the environment; working with West Bristol Climate Action (WBCA) to re-seed the two wildflower meadow sites on the Downs, and with Avon Schools Eco-Network (ASEN) to prepare a new wildflower meadow on the Ashton Meadows, near the allotments and under the flyover. School children will be involved in the seeding and planting of these sites. Katy has met with the 7th Bristol Scouts group, Christ Church Clifton, to talk about community and environment. We have also been participating in the process of strengthening the WECA Environment strategy, and setting up meetings between local councillors and the Bristol Wildlife Groups. Paula is busy with the Clifton LitFest which is on 10-12 November, mostly in the Library. There is a great line-up, so get your tickets! Both Paula and Katy sit on the Cumberland Basin Stakeholders Group. This is a local body composed of individuals interested in influencing the Western

Harbour master planning process, which has started again, with WECA funds. We feel it is vital that adjacent communities have a strong voice in how decisions are made for big infrastructural changes to roads, housing and amenities in the Hotwells and Harbourside area. We will be setting up meetings with the Hill Development group, who are soon going to start work on the former Bristol Zoological Society Western carpark site. We will make sure neighbours to the site can have their say in reducing noise and other aspects of the construction process as the work progresses. The Bristol Zoological Society Garden site is now under auction, and we will know within the next few weeks who the future owner of the site will be. We councillors will continue to demand that once sold, the site will be open to enduring free public access and community use of the central green and water areas of the site. Much of this will be enshrined in the Section 106 agreement, and we are following up to make sure this is adequately scrutinised. Paula and Katy

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model of governing the city when the position of Mayor is scrapped in May 2024. Councillors have now voted on adopting the first set of recommendations from the working group. The Mayor and Cabinet will be replaced by eight policy committees responsible for decisions on how Bristol’s public services are run. The working group has since been looking at how the council interacts with partners, and how we make local decisions that affect our area. Greens have been pushing hard for giving more power to local communities, and welcome that there will be further focus groups with residents looking at how to make the decision-making process inclusive.

We were pleased to support the installation of two new cycle hangars – on street bike stores – this month, as part of the ongoing Cotham Hill scheme (itself still on track to be completed by the end of the year). In Clifton Down ward, nearly 80% of homes are flats, and the vast majority of those have no secure bike storage. Having to lug a bike up and down flights of stairs and leave it in the hallway, or leaving it outside exposed, is a significant barrier to cycling for a lot of people. For a small fee, bike hangars offer secure, sheltered storage on street for nearby residents, and it’s great that the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) have invited consultation on locating another 80 in the region. This is a drop in the ocean for Bristol alone, but it’s a move in the right direction and we’ll be pushing for more. Further details on the scheme can be found at: cyclehangarswest.co.uk In other council work, Greens have been leading the cross-party working group designing the new

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This will be a big change for Bristol. Getting this right and bringing residents along on the journey is going to be vital, and we’d encourage you to get involved. You can find information on what the working group are looking at next and how to add your input on the council website at: tinyurl. com/4z34ek4h Cllr Tom Hathway and Cllr Carla Denyer

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Sparkling line-up for fourth LitFest A RECORD 40 artistes will be taking part in the fourth Clifton LitFest this month. They include poets, musicians, authors, newspaper columnists, natural history film cameramen and speakers. The Litfest opens on November 10 when Professor Alice Roberts, anthropologist, author and broadcaster, who has presented various television series including Digging for Britain, Time Team and Britain’s most Historic Towns will be the keynote speaker at Christ Church. Professor Roberts, who went to school at Westburyon-Trym and still lives locally, will be talking about how burial archaeology can shed light on ancient societies. She has recently published her debut children’s novel Wolf Road, which has already been

chosen as ‘the Children’s Book of the Week’ by The Times newspaper. Also on the programme is Peter Lord, co-founder of Bristol’s internationally known animation company Aardman. In an illustrated talk he will take his audience behind the scenes of some of the films his company have made made in an illustrated talk. The LitFest is organised by the Friends of Clifton Centre and Library, (FoCCal). It runs from November 10-12 with events taking place at three venues in Clifton Village: Clifton Library, Christ Church and Pavey House in nearby Waterloo Street. Bookings are now open via Eventbrite and Clifton Library. More information from www. foccal.com

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Arson probe reward offer Fake firearm: man jailed THE charity Crimestoppers is appealing for anonymous information about repeated arson attacks on a property in Regent Street, Clifton. A reward of up to £2,500 is available. The most recent attack on the business premises underneath residential flats happened at about 11.25pm on Tuesday 14 February this year. Investigators have released a description of a person they would like to speak to as part of their enquiries. The individual is described as 5ft 8in, with an average build. They were wearing a distinctive olive green, parka style jacket and black jeans. It is believed this same person was present when the business premises was targeted on Wednesday 21 December 2022, when windows were smashed and accelerant was poured through the front door letterbox. Crimestoppers - which is

independent of the police - is offering a reward for information it exclusively receives, that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone linked to the arson attacks. Regional manager Karen MacDonald, said: “We all have to work together to help keep our communities safe from harm. Often it’s the smallest piece of information that can be key to catching someone responsible for deliberately starting fires, which is why we are appealing to anybody who has suspicions or knows who is involved to come forward. “We know that for some people it can be difficult to speak directly to the authorities, which is why our charity, independent of the police, is here to help. If you noticed anyone acting suspiciously around the time of the arson attacks, then tell our charity what you know."

A MAN has been jailed after using an imitation firearm to cause fear of violence against people in a takeaway in Bristol. Sam Norfolk pleaded guilty to three offences in relation to an incident on Sunday 7 May at a business on the Clifton Triangle. He was a customer who at approximately 8.20pm ordered food and subsequently became verbally aggressive to the business owner. Two other customers, who did not know the 31-year-old, intervened and asked Norfolk to stop swearing, at which the point he punched one of them to the face and chased after them, grabbing the second by their legs. Fortunately neither sustained any significant physical injury. After the pair had run away, Norfolk turned back to the business owner and lifted his T-shirt to show the handle of what appeared to be a firearm, before launching a chair at him. Police were called, at which point Norfolk ran away. He was later identified by police and arrested. During a search of his property, two imitation firearms were found and seized. Norfolk, of Florence Park, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of an imitation firearm with cause of fear of violence and two charges of assault by beating. He received an 18-month sentence at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday 12 October. Officer in the case PC Anna Firman said: "Fortunately nobody sustained any significant physical injuries in this incident, but it would undoubtedly have been an extremely distressing one for those victims who were attacked. "We welcome the fact he has received a custodial sentence."

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No representation without consultation I READ with interest, the news section of your October edition, headed “Permanent ban on traffic moves a step closer.” The original decision to pedestrianise part of Princess Victoria Street was not based on widespread consultation with traders or residents. It was introduced in July 2021 under an experimental traffic regulation order. The nature of the ETRO was that it would be a trial, and the outcomes would be carefully monitored. The issue was the subject of controversy as a substantial number of residents, did not receive the consultation leaflet and as a result were omitted from the process. The project was the subject of significant public protest from traders and residents at the time. However it was implemented. It was meant to be monitored and assessed . To my knowledge there has been no published results or any direct communications to residents or traders of the evidence to support the decision to make the pedestrianisation permanent.

cliftonvoice It was never clear to me, as a resident of Clifton, whether the scheme was intended as a traffic calming/reduction scheme or to improve footfall for traders. It was not clear what criteria would inform an eventual decision. There was a meeting in June called, at very short notice, by Clifton ward councillors to discuss with BID traders their views on the scheme. However by that time the decision to make the scheme permanent was a ‘fait accompli’. As Councillor Paula O’Rourke is quoted “that decision was made last February and the councillors are delighted to announce that the West of England Combined Authority. WECA has committed up to £600,000 to improve the infrastructure”. The “consultation” in June with a relatively small cross section of businesses in Clifton was critical of the state of the pedestrianised precinct in terms of rubbish, a mishmash of seating and the poor maintenance of the planters. Almost universally, the traders present pointed out that their footfall had fallen, that the majority of visitors use the coffee shops but were making less use of the retail shops and indeed, some long

term valued customers were now shopping elsewhere. There was a recognition of the historic value of the village and the need to make it as attractive as possible, including the current pedestrianised area. However the area exists for residents and traders as well as visitors and any discussion of the permanent pedestrian structure should involve full consultation. However your article again quotes Councillor O’Rourke saying that “traders are being consulted and a design will then be worked up and will be shared with nearby residents within the next few months”, not consulted. As Councillor O’Rourke pointed out in the article “A full business case would have to be submitted to WECA in May 2024, before the funds are finally cleared. This means that the work won’t actually be done until January 2025.” One has to question whether the expenditure of over half a million pounds represents good value for tax payers who have already paid out a not insubstantial sum for the current pedestrianisation. Whatever the original purpose of the pedestrianisation scheme

11 you have to wonder whether the law of unintended consequences is applicable; namely by closing the eastern end of Princess Victoria Street, traffic either enters via Sion Hill, Caledonia Place or Princess Victoria Street (and when the Suspension Bridge Road is crowded the cars queue along Bridge Road for some minutes) or takes the route in from Regent Street along Royal York Crescent, which is often congested. So does the evidence support a decision that the scheme reduces traffic and pollution? Is traffic calmer? Not noticeably in Caledonia Place and the Mall. Has it improved the footfall in the village of customers for traders? Traders present in June were not convinced. A number of retailers have indicated a drop in revenue and the community has lost at least one retailer and seen another charity shop about to rise in its place. In the late 18th century the clarion call in the American colonies was “no taxation without representation”. Perhaps in Clifton Bristol it might be redrafted as “No representation without consultation”. Richard Whitburn

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Bristol Zoo Gardens site goes on market BUYERS are being sought for the Bristol Zoo Gardens site in the heart of Clifton. Agents Savills are marketing the 11.4 acre site in Guthrie Road, with tenders in the region of £40 million being invited for the opportunity to develop nearly 200 luxury homes. A scheme has been drawn up to convert historic buildings including the Giraffe House and Clifton Pavilion and create new apartment blocks. Much of the gardens would remain as open space, with improvements to the lake, and creation of a new play area. Bristol Zoological Society, which shut the Clifton zoo last year and moved most of the animals to its site at Cribbs Causeway, has already sold the West car park for housing. Many locals, including musician Tom Jones, and the Save Bristol Zoo Gardens campaign group, still hope the site can be saved, but their

Bids are being invited for the Bristol Zoo Gardens site in Clifton efforts were dealt a blow after the Secretary of State Michael Gove refused to “call in” the planned 196-home development, a decision backed by Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees. Ben Taylor, head of development for Savills Bristol,

said: "Bristol Zoo Gardens is an extraordinary site, with consent to deliver an exceptional scheme that befits its unique heritage and features. It is an incredible one-off opportunity for an outstanding developer to make their mark at this high-

profile site within Bristol’s most prestigious residential suburb." Dr Justin Morris, chief executive of Bristol Zoological Society, said: “Our plans for the Bristol Zoo Gardens site will not only deliver high quality, sustainable homes for Bristol, but will see the gardens free to access for the first time. “The sale of the site will safeguard the future of our 186-year-old charity and support the creation of a new, world-class conservation zoo at Bristol Zoo Project. "At this inspiring visitor destination on the outskirts of the city, at least 80 percent of species will be linked to our conservation work around the world, living in spaces more closely reflecting their natural habitats. Construction is expected to begin in 2024.” Prospective buyers are beiung advised that some animals, including gorillas, will remain in Clifton until May 2025.

n BOOK REVIEW North Woods by Daniel Mason The perfect apple; a stalking wildcat; fleeing lovers and loving beetles; murders, mistakes and everything in between; painters, poets and pomomaniacs; four hundred years of glorious seasons melting into each other; one apple pip; one yellow house: Daniel Mason’s latest novel, North Woods, is an extraordinary tale of a New England woodland teeming with life and afterlife. Over the pages of the book and the centuries of the story, the reader comes to know and to fall in love with this patch of land. But as well as becoming a familiar friend, the woods are ever changing. Early on, “the squash grows plump on thundershower, the trailing beans swarm up the cornstalks, the corn ripens in its husk. Butterflies alight upon the swaying sprays of boneset, and milkweed pods split open and begin to spill their tuft.” Later, “the chestnuts fill the canopy with lambent plumes so bright that it is said that they are lit by private sunshine. Each autumn, mast covers the forest floor with nuts. In the spring, the leaves are soft and green, with hints of russet.” Even as trees are destroyed by spore or axe or fire, life finds a way to begin again. Mason’s nature writing matters not only because of its beauty but because it is central to the plot, driving the novel’s events, shaping the characters and inviting the reader to see the woods as existing outside of the book, before the first people come to them and after the last people leave. The characters who live in, pass through and tend to the woods offer their stories in different ways. Particularly moving is the epistolary story of a painter and his forbidden love, two men with a deep connection destroyed by circumstance. Interspersed with more traditional chapters, folk songs, proverbs and eerie photographs contribute to a scrapbook form. Mason pushes the boundaries of the novel, finding the right way to convey each of the varying voices of his characters. Yet the format never feels like it’s trying too hard; the pip of an apple runs through the book, keeping the reader hooked on the delicious tang of the prose. Elizabeth Moss, owner of Heron Books

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It’s time to switch back to public transport HAVE you caught a bus recently? Perhaps a train? Or maybe got on a bike? If not, please do give them a try. If just some of our car journeys were instead made by bus, train, WESTlink minibuses, e-scooters or the new WESTbikes then, despite what some would have us believe, it could help deal with the climate emergency, reduce pollution and boost our health to reduce the burden on the NHS, and cut congestion to aid our economy. Post pandemic, our travel habits have changed. Our trains had a 50-50 commuting to leisure split - now it’s only a third of passengers who are commuters. On buses, most passengers are now back, but they are travelling less often. Luckily there is no shortage of potential passengers out there, with one in nine regional commutes currently made by public transport. So if you can, do consider switching. This is the main reason for Birthday Buses. For those of you who don’t know about Birthday Buses, it’s a simple idea. Throughout the whole month of your birthday, you get unlimited free bus travel. You can apply at www. birthdaybus.co.uk/register. The whole point of Birthday Buses is to encourage people to try the bus - and then stick

with it to bring in more fares to invest in better local transport. So far, 52% of people who have used Birthday Buses say it has made them more likely to use public transport in the future. Of course, the proof is really if people keep using buses long term - but scientists tell us that a month is the minimum duration to create lasting behaviour change. So far, the early signs are positive. Once we’ve got new passengers, that cuts carbon and pollution (helping reduce the shocking 300 premature deaths locally every year from poor air quality), and cuts congestion (which costs our regional economy £300 million a year). It also brings in vital cash, for buses don’t run on kindness and fresh air. They cost money. Increasingly more money, as fuel costs have soared, and bus driver wages increased. The only way to have a growing and sustainable bus network in the future is to bring in more fare income. That’s especially the case for the buses that are subsidised by you, the hard-pressed taxpayer, through your council tax. Every extra passenger helps reduce the pressure to spend

Metro Mayor Dan Norris writes for the Voice

taxpayer money on bus subsidies. We have to try new things. Just throwing taxpayers’ money at subsidising buses forever doesn’t work. You spend it. It runs out. Instead, I’m determined we do things differently here. Whether it’s Birthday Buses, WESTlink, where people share journeys, scooters, the new WESTbikes, or WESTlocal for innovative transport solutions, I’m determined we do things in a new way in the West. That’s why I’m driving through changes. So please give our public transport a go, to help create lasting improvements.

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AFTER the first two months of the season Clifton Rugby Club’s 1st XV find themselves in second place in the National League West table as a result of five wins, one drawn game and an agonising loss at Chester with the home team kicking a penalty with the last action of the encounter to win a game in which Clifton had most of the possession and territory. Following their morale boosting away win at local rivals Dings Crusaders there were exciting matches on successive Saturdays against the two teams, Camborne and Redruth, from the former Cornish tin mining towns. A strong second half performance saw them pile pressure to erase the Camborne lead. The Redruth men responded in the second half to edge the draw. A home win against Weston side Hornets saw our local boys exert control and style to win, with the best performance of the season coming in Leicestershire at Hinckley against a team many see as promotion rivals. Six stunning tries in the first half set up Clifton for a 49-14 victory with player-coach Luke Cozens converting every try scored. Luke’s assured kicking has, as ever, been instrumental in the team’s success.

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Jake Smith makes a run and Bertie Cole Fontayne touches down against Hornets September’s player of the month was Charlie Bullimore with his father’s business InStep Shoes being one of the Clifton Village sponsors of the club. Sunday September 24 saw the return of the annual Clifton Minis rugby festival. The festival is the biggest event in the Clifton Minis calendar and is also one of the biggest in the South West with around 100 teams entered and over 1000 players ranging from Under 7s up to the Under 12 age

groups. The annual festival, which is played with the emphasis on the rugby values of teamwork, enjoyment, respect, discipline and sportsmanship, has no outright winners with the aim being all the children involved would come away feeling like winners at the end of the tournament. With several of our local neighbouring clubs in attendance, it was a fantastic event, as well as raising lots of funds for the Clifton minis section.

The mini and junior players meet every Sunday and new players are always welcome. For further information contact minischair@cliftonrugby.co.uk In the run in to Christmas home 1st XV at 14.30 are: 4 November: Dudley Kingswinford 18 November: Luctonians 2 December: Loughborough Students 16 December: Dings Crusaders

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nN EWS FROM OUR MP Labour’s response to the events in the Middle East The news from the Middle East has been shocking. Thank you to the many who have been in touch – it is always helpful to me to hear your perspectives and to have these in mind as I engage with the government and with the Labour leadership. Labour utterly condemns Hamas’s appalling attacks on Israel and we are horrified at the impact of the conflict on the people of Gaza, where food, water, fuel and medical supplies are running critically low. We have repeatedly called for all leaders to act in line with international law and for immediate humanitarian access to Gaza. Labour is also deeply concerned at the rise in Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism in the UK. I have been and will continue to liaise with representatives of different local communities and am proud of the cross-community work leaders are doing locally. We must not allow these terrible events to divide our communities.

Hosting Bristol’s pioneering elders in Parliament At the time of writing this, I am waiting for a bus to make its way to Westminster. Travelling in the bus are some of Bristol’s elders and storied campaigners on their way to Parliament to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott. It's been 60 years since legends from our city like Paul Stephenson, Guy Bailey and my late friend and neighbour Roy Hackett tackled racial inequality head on. What these men and women did was courageous, magnificent campaigning and was successful in mobilising a generation of Bristolians of colour and allies to push for change, both locally and nationally. I'm so proud to be a Bristol MP following in this legacy, to have met so many of the campaigners and to be able to welcome them to Parliament, where their efforts led to pioneering legislation - the Race Equality Act of 1965. There is so much still to do to achieve true racial equality, but today we

celebrate how far we have come. More details about the event will follow in my next article. Meeting tourism and “visitor economy” businesses in Bristol Last week I met with representatives from the visitor economy sector—including some of Bristol’s and the region’s best-loved attractions, hotels, shopping centres and venues. I heard from business leaders about the issues they are facing as the sector recovers from the Covid pandemic. Some talked about difficulties in recruiting and training staff. Others mentioned the need for good public transport so that people can access these venues. Many said that they felt the current government does not recognise the value created by the arts and cultural sectors. I spoke about Labour’s plans to build more houses and improve bus travel, which will make it easier for young people to work, stay and socialise in Bristol. We also talked about my goals as Shadow Culture Secretary to be a champion for these sectors and to make them

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There are many ways of using colour to introduce interest to your interiors scheme, and one of the most current on-trend techniques is colour drenching. Colour drenching simply means using one paint colour on all the interiors surfaces of a room. This can include walls, ceilings, skirtings, mouldings, doors, radiators, window frames and sills. It is a tonal décor option, where light and dark shades of the same colour can be used to great effect. Areas and features of a room can be highlighted and differentiated, not only with tone, but also by using a variety of different paint finishes, textures or sheens. The technique can be used in any style and era of property and is particularly useful in spaces otherwise lacking architectural detail. Paint is the quickest and most cost-effective interiors style solution. By colour drenching a smaller room in a deep or intense colour, it’s possible to make that

Graham and Brown image illustrating tonal decorating/ colour drencing space feel cosy and cocoon-like. The possibilities are endless, but the most important thing is to choose a colour you really love, as you will be surrounded by it! At K Interiors, we are all about colour, so if you would love to brighten your world by introducing colour to your home, but are uncertain how to start, a great first step could be one of our ‘Inspire’ sessions. Visit our newly updated website for further details: k-interiors. co.uk

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n WHAT'S ON October 31 n BOOK CLUB meets in Clifton Library 31st October 10 30-12 30pm.

Regular events Various days n WEST OF ENGLAND BRIDGE CLUB based at RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Henleaze. Five sessions every week, catering for different standards. Thursday afternoon is Improvers. Monday and Friday afternoon is for more capable players; this is an EBU recognised session. You may come alone to any afternoon session; a partner will be found. The evening sessions are on Wednesdays and Fridays, and are open to pairs. www. woebridgeclub.co.uk or contact Secretary, Chris Frew, on 0117 962 5281. Monday n PLAY BOWLS at Canford Park in a friendly, social atmosphere. Qualified coaches and equipment provided. Contact: Les on 07305695579 n DICKENS SOCIETY. 7pm, at Leonard Hall, Henleaze URC, Waterford Rd, Bristol BS9 4BT. Talks, costumed readings, book club and social events. New members welcome. See www. dickens-society.org.uk or phone Roma on 0117 9279875 for further details. n WESTBURY AND CLIFTON AREA DISCUSSION GROUP meet at Westbury on Trym Baptist Church every Monday 9.45am to challenge

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ourselves with topical debate on what’s happening in the world. If you would like to help to solve some of today's challenging issues with good company, tea and biscuits - contact James Ball 01454 415165 or Ian Viney 0117 9501628. Tuesday n WESTBURY PARK WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Girl Guide Hut on Westmorland Road from 7.00 9.30pm. We are an active and friendly group with a varied programme plus extra sessions for craft, coffee, book clubs, walks etc. Visitors are always welcome and for more information do call Sue on 07813795936 or email westburyparkwi@gmail.com n COMPANION VOICES BRISTOL is recruiting new members We are a 'threshold choir' actively looking for new people to join us. We meet in Easton on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 pm to learn soothing and uplifting songs by ear and build skills in sensitivity/ compassion/loving presence to sing at the bedsides of people nearing the end of life. To join or support us in this work, contact Valerie on bristol@ companionvoices.org. Visit www. facebook.com/CompanionVoicesBristol and www.companionvoices.org n BRISTOL BRANCH OF THE KNITTING AND CROCHET GUILD meet on the third Tuesday of the month, 10am-12pm, usually in the function room at the Boston Tea

Party on Whiteladies Road. Free to attend, all welcome (members and non-members). We cater for beginners through to experienced makers. Email BristolKCG@gmail.com for more info. Wednesday n BCCS (BRISTOL CATHEDRALCHOIR SCHOOL) CHORAL SOCIETY meets at Henleaze Bowling Club, Grange Court Road, Wednesdays 7.30 to 9pm. A small, unauditioned choir singing varied music. New members welcome. For info, contact Kathy, 0117 949362 www.bccschoralsociety.org.uk/ n BLAISE COMMUNITY GARDEN, behind Blaise Museum, open Wednesday and Saturday 10-2. Originally a walled kitchen garden. Free to enter. We’re looking for volunteers. Our Café (+ homemade cakes) open 10-2, 18 March and 8 April. n WELCOME WEDNESDAY Friendly and free coffee afternoon on the last Wednesday of the month, 2-3.30pm at The Beehive Pub, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY. Meet new people, have fun, and find out what’s happening in your area. Call 0117 435 0063. n CLIFTON CRAFTERS We all have craft items we started and are now lurking in a drawer unloved – dig them out and come and share a morning of knitting, crochet, tapestry, rag rugs or whatever you would love to resurrect or mend! Every Wednesday in October at Clifton

November, 2023 Library 10 30-12 30pm. Thursday n LOCAL CHOIR ACTIVELY RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS. We meet at Stoke Bishop CE Primary School, BS9 1BW on Thursday, 7.45 - 9.15pm. We are a well-established mixed choir performing both sacred and secular music. See website www. henburysingers.org contact secretary at secretary@henburysingers.org. n HENLEAZE LADIES’ CHOIR Come and join us as we fill St Peter’s Church Hall in Henleaze with a diverse selection of music. We are a friendly choir and meet on Thursday afternoons in term time from 1.45 to 3.45. There are no auditions, and the ability to read music is not necessary. Contact Jeanette on 9685409 or Jane on 07752 332278. n OPEN DEVELOPMENT CIRCLE For those interested in developing their spiritual awareness and mediumistic ability. 7.15 for 7.30pm start at Westbury Park Spiritualist Church, Cairns Road BS6 7TH. Just turn up, contact Marian Bishop 0117 9771629 or visit www. westburyparkspiritualistchurch.org Friday n HENLEAZE BOWLING CLUB. 5.45pm Grange Court Rd, by Newman Hall. Call 0117 962 1669 or email hbcsec@henleazebowlingclub.org.uk

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n FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE

We're building high quality homes We live in a rapidly growing city. On 5 October, we confirmed that in the last year Bristol built 1,599 new homes, 309 of which were affordable, with more than 86% of these homes built on previously developed ‘brownfield’ land. In addition, 3,040 new homes are currently under construction as of 1 April 2023. The Mayor’s administration has got Bristol building, with 12,534 new homes built in the city since 2016, exceeding that of previous administrations. We have set an ambitious target for building 1,000 affordable homes a year, with over 3,000 homes planned by the city’s council-owned housing delivery company, Goram Homes, and some 1,750 new council homes over the next five years as part of a total investment of £1.8 billion in building new council homes. Our landmark Hengrove Park development on the site of the former Whitchurch Airfield in South

Bristol will create 1,435 high-quality new homes – making it the single largest housing development in Bristol. Half of these homes will be council owned ‘affordable housing’ – a mix of social rented properties that will be available at around 50% of current market rent levels for people in the greatest housing need and shared-ownership homes providing an affordable route to home ownership. This means we are making more genuinely affordable housing available for people who cannot afford to pay market rents or would otherwise be unable to buy their own homes in Bristol’s expensive housing market. The new homes at Hengrove Park will be highly energy efficient, helping reduce energy bills for residents. An on-site Energy Centre will connect to a district heating network, providing low carbon heating and hot water to the new homes and local businesses. At the centre of the new neighbourhood will be a high-

quality new public park. We will be retaining and improving around 22 hectares of parkland and ecofriendly space, equivalent to the size of around 30 football pitches, linking to other local habitats like the Hengrove Mounds by a network of walking and cycling routes. The council’s masterplan for the development also includes new community space, sports pavilion, new playing fields, and commercial or office space. Our housing company Goram Homes is leading the redevelopment of Hengrove Park and will bring forward the new homes in a number of phases over the next five to ten years. The first phase is known as the ‘Bookends’ plot, and work on one of the buildings has started. It will deliver 53 high-quality new council homes, a mix of social rent and shared ownership apartments, with space for shops, and potentially a cafe or community uses on the ground floor. We have been on site

Marvin Rees shares his views with the Voice for four months now, carrying out infrastructure work, and we expect to start laying the foundations by the time this goes to print. This early phase also includes upgrading and enhancing the landscaping and public realm on Hengrove Boulevard, to help create a more vibrant centre at the heart of the emerging new neighbourhood.

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n HISTORY WITH JULIAN LEA-JONES

Poppy cross could hold a clue ... IN the month of Remembrance, I look at a road outside the Gloucestershire Regiment’s former Horfield Barracks which is named Dorian. This can be assumed to be an example of careless misnaming; I say this advisedly because every November someone, very poignantly, places a Royal British Legion wooden poppy cross overmarked ‘Doiran’ beneath the road sign. This name relates to First World War Balkan Battles that took place near Lake Doiran. It is important, firstly, that this mourner’s ancestor's sacrifice is recognised. Secondly, I hope that publicity in this and other publications might lead Bristol

City Council into correcting this unfortunate 'typo’. In an attempt to find out more, I contacted Matthew Holden, director of the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. Matthew kindly sent me the following information from his forthcoming book, with permission to use extracts related to the Doiran battles, in which we can only assume an ancestor of the placer of the Poppy Cross was one of the many ‘Glorious Glosters’ who lost their life. The chapter in Matthew’s book details the battles and why the Gloucestershire Regiment won so many costly and hardwon honours.

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NEARLY 600 girls, some wearing cream poke bonnets and red cloaks will process through the centre of Bristol later this month. The girls from Redmaids' High School will walk from Welsh Back to the Cathedral on College Green for a service on November 17. Red Maids School began in College Green in 1634. It later moved to Westbury on Trym and is the oldest girls' school in the country. Spokeswoman Lizzie Flint said: “The day started as a Red Maids' School tradition to commemorate its founder John Whitson. The Head Girls visit the crypt of St Nicholas Church to lay a wreath on his tomb before proceeding to the Cathedral. Founder's Day became Founders' Commemoration Day in 2016 with the merger with Redland High School and now commemorates founders of both schools. “The first few rows of the school's body are dressed in traditional Red Maids boarder attire (red cape and bonnet). They apply to do this in a ballot. This is a nod to Whitson, who as a merchant imported red dye to the city and, on founding the school, said that the students should be 'apparelled in Red”.

“In autumn of 1915, the Allies landed in Macedonia to help Serbia in their conflict with Bulgaria, who by now had been officially incorporated into the Central Powers alliance. The allied strategy was to break through an area, west of Lake Doiran, and then press on to Sofia thus knocking the Bulgarians out of the war … On the 8 th May 1917, the British opened up another huge bombardment of the enemies positions. …The 9th Battalion were held in reserve on this occasion, yet it was not long until they were called up at midnight to take their place at the front. The Black Watch were to consolidate a line of Bulgarian trenches that had been taken and

the Glosters would support them … At 02:00 on the 9th May, the Glosters, along with the Royal Scots Fusiliers, were ordered over the top.” Subsequently to my noticing the RBL Poppy Cross I have been told that others have also noticed a cross placed there in previous years. I am hoping that readers will be able to help solve the mystery and perhaps give the annual placer of the cross some solace by letting them realise that others also care. (Perhaps the article may come to the attention of the placer of the cross, who may then get in touch).

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