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Window dressing ... Painted characters on shop windows in Hanham High Street, an idea that began to bring midwinter cheer during lockdown in 2020, has become a tradition. The traders commission local artists for the work this year they were Tozer Signs, Cobra Signs and Paper Wall Signs - as a thank-you to shoppers for their custom during the year. Find out about a particular 2023/24 favourite on Page 5.
Hospital history under microscope A retired doctor has examined the history of Cossham Hospital in a new booklet. PAGE 18
Have your say
School funding in crisis SOUTH Gloucestershire's schools are "hanging on by a thread" as their finances hit a crisis point, head teachers say,. Pippa Osborne, chair of the district's Schools Forum, said heads "can’t focus on providing the best possible education for our pupils or provide good working conditions for staff because we are constantly worried about money". And the council says children are having to wear coats during lessons at some schools, which
cannot afford to turn the heating up in winter. School leaders have teamed up with the council to launch a campaign demanding more money from Whitehall to give youngsters the best start in life. They say the financial situation is so bad because the district is the worst-funded of all 151 education authorities in the country. Drastic cuts they say are being made, in both councilmaintained and academy
schools, include recruiting apprentices instead of fullyqualified teaching assistants, cancelling school trips and clubs, breaching legal class size limits and sharing staff across schools. The School Cuts website, run by teacher unions, says the next financial year will be worse. It predicts that Hanham Woods Academy will lose £253 per pupil for the year from April 2024. Turn to Page 5
People are being urged to get involved in where thousands of homes should be built in our district in the next 15 years. PAGE 3
Potholes alarm South Gloucestershire is facing an emergency because of a record number of potholes. PAGE 9
Mitch's success Martial arts expert Mitch Hopes has dedicated recent contest wins to his late mum Wendy, who got him into the sport. PAGE 17
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Passenger dies in ring road lorry crash A YOUNG man died when a scaffolding lorry overturned on the Avon Ring Road. Tyler Carley, who was 20, was killed when the lorry he was a passenger in collided with the central reservation of the A4174 between the Dramway and Siston Hill roundabouts, at around 5.25pm on December 5. An Avon and Somerset police spokesperson said: "Sadly, a passenger of the vehicle died at the scene. "Their next of kin has been informed and our thoughts are with them at this time. "A specially trained officer will provide them with support as we investigate what happened." Police confirmed that the 37-year-old driver of the lorry had been treated in hospital for minor injuries before being arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody. He was then released under investigation while further enquiries take place. Officers said no other vehicles are believed to have been involved in the incident. Police did not confirm the identity of the passenger. A fundraising campaign in Tyler's memory to help pay the costs of his funeral was launched online and had raised more than £8,700 as the Voice went to print. More than 630 friends and well-wishers donated towards
the Gofundme campaign, which was organised by family friend Sammie England, who said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with his parents, siblings and the rest of the family at this very difficult time. "The unexpected loss of a child is hard at any time but with it being right before Christmas, I'm hoping to raise as much as possible to give this beautiful boy the send off he deserves." The Voice is sharing the details of the fundraiser with the agreement of Sammie and Tyler's family. The page can be found at tinyurl.com/2x46p82h. Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to contact them by calling 101 and quoting the incident reference number 5223 297 300. The ring road remained closed between the two roundabouts for more than a day after the incident, for investigations and work to repair the carriageway. One lane of the northbound carriageway opened on the afternoon following the crash but the southbound carriageway stayed closed for a second night. A South Gloucestershire Council spokesperson said "substantial" repairs were needed to the central reservation and a large diesel spill across both southbound lanes meant the road had to be resurfaced.
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n NEWS Left, The Warmley site that could host 970 homes and the sawmills site (110)
Right, Shortwood (1480 homes by 2040 plus 1350 in future) plus 195 at Cossham St
Have your say on homes blueprint PEOPLE are being urged to give their views over where thousands of new homes in South Gloucestershire should be built over the next 15 years. The council is seeking views on its 'emerging preferred strategy', for its Local Plan, which includes allowing housing on Green Belt sites in Hanham, Warmley and Shortwood. It is holding a series of meetings this month to explain why it believes it has to build on greenfield sites and to listen to residents' ideas. It insists that 'nothing is set in stone' and no final decisions have been taken. The council says it has to find sites for 9,260 new homes to help meet a target of 20,490 homes in the district between 2025 and 2040. Council leaders believe at least 7,813 will need to be built outside the existing urban area and towns, "some of which is currently designated Green Belt". The council says: "We know this will be very challenging for those communities affected by this." A further 8,080 homes already have planning permission and 3,150 will be built on small sites not included in the plan. The council has posted a series of maps and web pages
Anticlockwise from bottom left, the three sites in Hanham (270 homes), Jarretts in Willsbridge (15) and Barry Road in Oldland Common (350)
HOW YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE Tuesday 9 January - Hanham Community Centre (4pm - 7pm) Thursday 11 January - Tesco Extra Yate (9am - 5pm) Friday 12 January - Charfield Hall (4pm - 7pm) Monday 15 January - Warmley Community Centre (4.30pm - 7.30pm) Wednesday 17 January - Mangotsfield Football Club (4pm - 7pm) Friday 19 January - Emersons Green Village Hall (12pm - 3pm) Monday 22 January - Pucklechurch Community Centre (3.30 – 6.30pm) Tuesday 23 January - Almondsbury Old School Hall (4.30pm - 7.30pm) Wednesday 24 January - Easter Compton Village Hall (4pm - 7pm) Thursday 25 January – Shortwood Methodist Church (12pm - 3pm) Monday 29 January - Turnberries Community Centre, Thornbury (4 -7pm) Tuesday 30 January - Chipping Sodbury Town Hall (4pm - 7pm) Wednesday 31 January - Henfield Hall, BS36 2UF (3.45 - 6.45pm) Online events will also take place on January 10 and 16, from 12pm – 2pm and from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. To register your interest in these, please visit the website at: www.southglos.gov.uk/newlocalplan. explaining its thinking. The biggest proposed development is for the 'east Bristol Fringe' alongside the ring road at Warmley and Shortwood. The Warmley site, described as 'north of the 'A420 and south of 'Goose Green' is designated for 950 homes while tiny Shortwood village would see building on all sides, totalling 1,480 by 2040 and potentially 1350 more later. Development is proposed at three sites in Hanham: Land at Castle Farm Road, 125 homes; Land south of Abbots Road, 85 homes; Land at Castle Farm Inn, 60 homes,
Other potential development sites include Barry Road in Oldland Common, 350 homes, Jarretts Garden Centre in Willsbridge, 95 homes; and The Sawmills, Bridgeyate, 110. The council cabinet member with responsibility for the new Local Plan, Chris Willmore, said it has to "tackle several challenges", including where and how the next generations live while preserving the area's "wonderful environment". She said: “The ideas we are putting forward in this consultation are our emerging preferred strategy. That means
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the council hasn’t made any decisions yet, but we want to talk with our communities about these ideas and to hear theirs. “When we say it is ‘preferred’, that simply means that we think the approach we’re presenting is a positive way of meeting our collective needs in response to the challenges we are all facing together. "Those include the cost of living crisis, the risk of dramatic changes to our climate and environment, and the need for more homes that people can afford to live in. "But we are still open to hearing more ideas. We want to know where people think this draft plan is right and where it can be improved." The online consultation includes three alternative views, called 'lenses', which show other ways the housing could be planned. The council is inviting comments on the Local Plan until February 7. Full details have been published online at www. southglos.gov.uk/newlocalplan where you can explore interactive maps. People who are not online can call the council on 01454 868009.
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Upgrades planned for cycle path UPGRADES are planned to improve the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. South Gloucestershire Council will launch a public consultation early in the coming year to ask people what improvements could be made to persuade them to use the path, particularly during the winter. Council transport policy and project delivery manager Andy Whitehead told a meeting of the Staple Hill, Mangotsfield and New Cheltenham Community Engagement Forum that the project would cover the stretch of path the council is responsible for maintaining, between the Staple Hill tunnel and Bitton. The council will be given money by the West of England Combined Authority to fund the improvement scheme, as part of efforts to make walking and cycling a more attractive way of travelling in the area. A series of anti-social behaviour incidents on the path, dating back for years, have highlighted the need to make people feel safer when using the route. Mr Whitehead told the meeting on November 29 that the council was "right at the start of the project", so the exact area and type of improvements were still to be defined. But one place likely to see improvements
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Councilllor Chris Willmore is the area around the former Mangotsfield Station, which is the junction of "several strategically important paths" linking Staple Hill, Mangotsfield, Emersons Green and Warmley. A "longlist" of options for improvements includes new lighting, signs and CCTV coverage. There will also be measures to ease "pinch points" where the path narrows, placing cyclists and pedestrians in potential conflict. The council says it needs to make sure any physical improvements don't adversely affect the area's plants and wildlife. Once the council has consulted and
drawn up firm plans it then needs to make a planning application and a business case for funding from Weca. A similar project on the Bristol stretch of the path started in 2019 and finished in 2023, with £1.1 million spent on improvements including widening and creating segregated lanes on busy, narrow stretches of the path. Council cabinet member for transport Chris Willmore said the "exciting" plans would "encourage year-round active and sustainable travel there, such as walking, cycling and wheeling". She added: "We currently see a big reduction in people using the Railway Path during the darker months, but we want it to be a viable transport option throughout the year, and a place where people feel safe. "Although details of the project are yet to be defined, there are some key junctions which could benefit from improvements such as lighting and CCTV, or potentially widening existing pinch points to enable people to move more freely. I encourage people to get involved." People can register to be notified when the consultation launches online, at consultations.southglos.gov.uk/system/ register.
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Cuts leave pupils shivering From Page 1 The average per-pupil cut in South Glos next year is forecast to be £140. Mrs Osborne told Schools Forum: “Schools across South Gloucestershire are having to cut back on things that teachers, and most parents, would think could be taken for granted if our schools were properly funded. “Schools are doing incredibly well to appear on the surface to be ok, but too many of my colleagues tell me that they are hanging on by a thread. “The things we are having to do to balance budgets will shock and certainly disappoint some parents, but they are all too familiar in our schools. We are doing the best we can, but we know it’s not the best that’s possible because there just isn’t the funding from Government.” Forum vice-chair Dave Baker, who is the chief executive of Olympus Academy Trust,
said: “The picture across South Gloucestershire is the same, whether schools are funded via the council or directly from Government as academies are. “There simply isn’t enough money for us to do our jobs properly." Council co-leader and cabinet member for schools Ian Boulton said: "If South Glos was funded at the average for similar council areas, we would get an extra £12.3m a year, and if we were funded at the England average that would be an extra £16.9m. “Our headteachers and school staff work incredibly hard and achieve incredible things, but they are being forced to do it with one hand tied behind their backs.” A council spokesperson said some schools had stopped having lunch supervisors and were using remaining teaching assistants for break duties to save money, as well cutting activities such
as singing, art and sport and behaviour and inclusion support for children who need it. Council-maintained schools receive their money from Government via the council while academies get theirs directly from the Department for Education. But in South Glos this funding is the lowest per pupil in the country. For 2023/24, there were 37,748 school pupils in South Gloucestershire. The total Schools Block Funding per pupil was just £5,233. A Department for Education spokesperson said: “School funding is rising by over £3.9 billion this year compared to 2022/23. This includes an extra £4m for mainstream schools in South Gloucestershire for 2024/25, an increase of 2% per pupil compared to 2023/24, and an increase of 13.5% per pupil compared to 2021/22.:" By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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Mitch dedicates medal haul to mum Wendy A MARTIAL arts enthusiast has dedicated a haul of trophies to his late mother, who got him into the sport. Mitch Hopes took part in the World Tang Soo Do Association (WTSDA) Regional Championship in Middlesbrough in November. Mitch went on to win gold, silver and bronze trophies for weapons, patterns and sparring in the black belt adult category. He dedicated his successes to his mum Wendy, who died suddenly three years ago, aged 55. Mitch, 32, said: “My mum was a keen martial arts student and it’s thanks to her I’ve been successful in it. I’d like to think I’ve made her proud.” Mum-of-four Wendy first started training in Tang Soo Do in the late 1990s. She enrolled Mitch when he was aged seven, after he had been bullied. Mitch is now a 1st degree black belt and world champion in the sport, which originated in Korea, is based on karate and includes influences from Korean and Chinese martial arts. He said: “My mum got me into Tang Soo Do as I was quiet and had been bullied. “She was a very loving, caring mother to her children. She was an inspiration to all
Wendy and Mitch Hopes those who were around her. “I believe I’m much more confident, resilient and happier thanks to my training and I will be forever grateful to my mum.” Mitch, who teaches a class in Hanham and trains in Chipping Sodbury and Downend, wants to pass on his experience. He said: “I’m really looking forward to training students and seeing them progress so they can better defend themselves, get fit and possibly compete in the future. "While it’s lovely to compete and win medals, I also enjoy the camaraderie of the art and events. It’s a chance to catch up with
instructors from across the country and share knowledge and experience." Mitch’s uncle Ian Crook is a 2nd Dan black belt and his instructor at Downend Tang Soo Do club. He said: “I’m very proud of Mitch. His hard work has paid off and I know his mum would be proud too.” Mitch, an outpatient support manager at North Bristol NHS Trust, has run demonstrations and workshops for staff to promote well-being using the martial art, which has an emphasis on self-defence, physical and spiritual health and all-round personal development. He said: “I find Tang Soo Do helps build confidence and resilience, while reducing stress.” After winning two gold medals in his division at the 2022 Tang Soo Do World Championships in North Carolina, Mitch plans to defend his world title in the USA next year. Tang Soo Do is practised by martial arts film star Chuck Norris and is also one of the styles that features in the hit Netflix series Cobra Kai, based on the 1980s Karate Kid films. For more information about Tang Soo Do call Ian on 0781 774 4689.
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Good work! CABOT Learning Federation Post 16 students, as part of their growing social activism and awareness, organised a cake sale to raise money for the Palestine aid relief fund. The students also arranged for a henna artist to visit for staff and visitors to the Post 16 centre in Kingswood to enjoy. All monies raised were donated to aid efforts around the ongoing conflict in Palestine. Students also wrote key messages for their assemblies and parent communications about the historical and political landscape involving Palestine and Israel. Post 16 Student Support & Safeguarding Lead, Lana Crosbie said: “We are very proud of our students, and we hope that they will stage more events in the future to raise money for more worthy causes.”
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Pupils' positive attitudes praised A ‘PERIOD of turbulence’ in staffing has affected a Kingswood primary school’s aim to improve its quality of education, inspectors say. Ofsted visited Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary in October and the report has just been published. It said: “The school is ambitious for all pupils to receive a high-quality education. It has an accurate understanding of the strengths and weaknesses. It recognises that there is more work needed to ensure that pupils build their knowledge well across the curriculum.” The inspectors rated the 171-pupil school as Requires Improvement overall but judged it Good for children’s behaviour and attitudes and personal development. They said pupils were happy and had positive attitudes towards their learning and towards each other and described the atmosphere in classrooms as calm and purposeful. Other comments include: "Pupils are keen to learn. They understand the school’s values and ethos". "Pupils recognise that everyone is unique and that all are equally important." "The school has high expectations for pupils’ behaviour."
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A WINTER emergency could be declared in South Gloucestershire as the road network suffers from record high levels of potholes. The council has warned “extreme weather” over the next three months could mean the roads would deteriorate much faster than they can be fixed, with potential restrictions put in place. In a worst case scenario, drivers could be restricted from using certain roads on safety grounds until they can be repaired, according to a report to the council's December cabinet meeting. Officers said: “Over a number of years there has been insufficient investment made into the local highway network nationally, and locally we estimate that our current core spend is approximately a third of what is required to keep steady state. “The impact of climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, combined with the insufficient investment, has meant that it has become impossible to maintain the local network in a steady state condition.” Last winter was a “key turning point in the state of the network”, according to council data, and roads in South Gloucestershire have not recovered since then. About 100 reports of potholes are normally received in October, however this October the council received 900. This year reported defects peaked in South Gloucestershire in April, at over 2,000. A winter emergency would be declared if the council can’t repair a “significant percentage” of potholes fast enough, and would mean extra funding put in to boost the teams on the roads. By Alex Seabrook, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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n COMMUNITY NEWS LONGWELL GREEN WI LONGWELL Green WI have been getting into the festive spirit of Christmas. We started December with a Christmas themed craft day. Members were able to spend all day trying out different crafts from making earrings, a father Christmas decoration, a sock snowman, paper decorations, a sugar craft cake topper and a Christmas pincushion. Everyone enjoyed the day and were pleased with all their goodies they took home. Once again, the knitting group have put up a Christmas display in The Centre in As part of The Royal Chase WI group, it was Longwell Green’s turn to organise the carol service. It was a mixture of carols, readings and songs sung by Danny Guest. This was well attended and was enjoyed by all, followed by tea or coffee and mince pies. Festivities ended with our Christmas party – a delicious two course sit down meal followed by entertainment and dancing. A fun evening to get us all in the festive mood.
Longwell Green WI would like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. We have lots of groups that our members can participate in. There are book clubs, walking groups, knitting group, skittles and social suppers. On the first Thursday of the month, we meet at The Chapel Coffee Shop in Longwell Green for Tea and Chat. Longwell Green WI regular meetings are on the third Friday of the month at 7.30pm at Longwell Green Community Centre and new members are always welcome. If you are interested in visiting, please get in touch by email at longwellwi@gmail.com, telephone 0117 9864782 or come along on the meeting evening. Linda Muller
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n LETTER Cruel rules will break up family
spent thousands of pounds so we could live a stable and happy life together here in the UK. We earn enough to provide for ourselves, and through income tax and visa fees we have already paid more than our fair share towards Britain's public services. Under the new rules we would not earn enough to qualify
THE government's new visa rules announced last month are devastating for many families in our area, including mine. Me and my wife fought hard, through months of legal wrangling and
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Gloucestershire is considering allowing thousands of homes to be built close to the ring road in Shortwood, Siston and Warmley. Labour Councillor for Hillfields Ellie King is leading the demand for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) to carry out a strategic healthcare assessment so it can develop a series of recommendations about what health provision is needed and where, and how digital services could help. She points out that a similar assessment in 2009 recommended a community hospital facility in Frenchay and a minor injuries unit in Cossham. “Neither of these materialised, and that needs assessment is now so out-ofdate its recommendations are too. A new health assessment
will give us an up-to-date recommendations about the most suitable and modern facilities for local residents,”she said. “There are areas of Bristol where it’s near impossible to find an NHS dentist and others where you have to wait especially long for a GP appointment. Bedminster, Hengrove, and my ward of Hillfields, and others, will have thousands of new homes built there in the coming years. "These areas will undoubtedly need new healthcare innovations to serve both new and existing residents.” Councillor King made the call in a motion to Bristol City Council on December 12 and said the authority would work with the ICB and would lobby the Government to provide funding for the healthcare facilities needed.
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Club awards Barrie life membership KEYNSHAM Bowling Club held its annual general meeting in the clubhouse at the end of November, when positions were filled for the 2024 season. A list of all the roles had been on display for some weeks to seek nominations, each position requiring a proposer and a seconder. The three principal offices of chairman, secretary and treasurer were filled by the present incumbents, Ian Tweedie, David Hockney and Roger Price, as were the positions of president and vice president, being John Nix and Margaret Church. Tony Hunter was re-elected fixture secretary, Derek Packer as greens manager, Derek Phelps the property manager and Mike Barrow as social coordinator and press and publicity officer. Two important positions remain unfilled, as Jan Isles stood down after five years as catering manager and Tony Bevan after eight years as bar manager. There were also changes on the playing side, with Carm Riccio standing down after
five years as club captain, to be succeeded by Steve Coles. Lynne Pearce was re-elected as ladies’ captain, and there is a new men’s A team captain in Geoff Yorath, who succeeded Carm Riccio. Barrie Davis continues as captain of the B team, as does Andy Abraham (C team), Mike Barrow (Friday triples), Bob Edge (Somerset mixed) and Alan Portch (Sunday friendlies). John Klopcic retired as the Wednesday friendlies captain, to be succeeded by Martin Slade. All of those who had stood down were thanked by chairman Ian Tweedie, who also welcomed those stepping in to fill their places. Ian also presented Barrie Davis with a certificate of life membership of the club in appreciation of his significant contribution to the game of green bowls in the Somerset area. He said that Barrie had been Keynsham club chairman from 2011 to
2021, president of the Somerset Bowling Association in 2015, and was currently chairman of the Bristol and District Men’s Thursday League, as well as chairman of the Somerset Patrons Association. Barrie expressed his thanks for the award and said he hoped to be bowling for many years to come. Just over 50 members, split into teams of four, met in the clubhouse for a quiz evening, with questions on history, music, sport and food of the world. The winning team of Sally DiFazio, Nigel Wright, Pat and Don Weston competed under the name of Paphos because of their love of that Cypriot town, which had been the base for a club bowling holiday earlier in the year. Our December coffee morning attracted over 75 members, with the Christmas raffle raising over £300 for club funds. Mike Barrow
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Cricket club looking for new home GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club has announced that it is "exploring opportunities for a new stadium development" in South Glos. It has told members it is looking for a site close to the M4, somewhere between Almondsbury and Emersons Green. The club has been based at the County Ground in Nevil Road, Bishopston, since 1889, which cricketing legend WG Grace helped it to buy,. But it announced in December it was looking at the possibility of relocating to ensure its "competitiveness and long-term sustainability", and was looking to start negotiations over a move to a new stadium development. The club said in a statement: "Following a
period of consultation with South Gloucestershire Council spanning several months, we have identified potential sites that might allow for the required growth of Gloucestershire Cricket, the preferred site being situated in South Gloucestershire, close to the M4. "Our intention is to develop a stadium that is not only much more accessible to larger parts of the county of Gloucestershire, but is also purpose built to host the highest level of world cricket events." In a series of presentations to club members, club chair David Jones said the board was looking at two or three possible sites. Former board member Adie Britton said the club was looking at sites "near the M4 and the ring road" that would be around three times the size of the existing
GCCC could leave the County Ground for a site in South Glos ground, which is in a residential area with no space to expand. Members were told the possibility of a new M4 Junction 18A near Emersons Green and the park & ride at Lyde Green were factors being considered. The aim would be to accommodate a 12,000seat stadium that could be temporarily expanded up to 20,000 for international matches, and would also have space for extra facilities,
including training areas, other sports and a hotel. Mr Jones said: "We look forward to engaging with our members, neighbouring residents, stakeholders and the public as we continue a journey that WG Grace started many years ago.” The club has not responded to a request from the Voice for more details on the site locations. The council also declined to give details of potential sites.
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magnate and East Bristol MP Handel Cossham, who had owned collieries including Parkfield, Shortwood, Speedwell and Kingswood. From choosing the site and designing the building - the clock in the tower cost £450, a small fortune at the time - to early staffing problems and smallpox outbreaks, the book details the hospital's early years before moving on to the First World War, when up to 50 soldiers at a time were treated. The booklet also details the hospital's continuing financial problems in the years before the NHS, when inpatients had to pay towards the cost of maintenance as well as for treatment, and the hospital was constantly in debt. After the Second World War the hospital entered a new chapter with the birth of the NHS in 1948.
The booklet also records the founding of the Cossham League of Friends, who provided many of the pictures used, and the ongoing struggles to save services from being transferred elsewhere, starting with the loss of the casualty department in 1971, surgical services in the 1980s and mental health services in the 2000s. The transfer of all of Cossham's nurses to Frenchay at the start of the 1991 Gulf War, temporarily closing it, came at the start of a decade when the hospital's whole future was called into question, with then Kingswood MP Roger Berry fighting its corner. In 2004 a plan to close the hospital and to transfer its services to two local health centres led to the formation of the Save Cossham Hospital Group, with the hospital
January, 2024 The booklet cover, right. Below, Cossham Hospital eventually undergoing a £19 million refurbishment and opening new facilities including a dialysis unit in 2012 and midwife-led birth centre in 2013. The booklet concludes with the ongoing and so far unsuccessful campaign to open a minor injuries unit at Cossham and the current "temporary suspension" of the birth centre due to staffing problems. ALHA is organising a conference in Thornbury in April 2024 to mark the 200th anniversary of Handel Cossham's birth. Dr Whitfield’s booklet is a result of his research for a talk on the hospital at the conference. Copies can be ordered from the ALHA website at www.alha. org.uk, from GenFair at genfair. co.uk or from ALHA, 5 Parrys Grove, Bristol BS9 1TT, for £3.50 plus £1.10 towards postage and packaging.
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Kingswood Heritage Museum wishes a happy and prosperous New Year to all its visitors and supporters, and to all readers of the Kingswood Voice.
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Kingswood Heritage Museum closed for it’s annual winter break on Sunday 26th November, and will reopen for the new season on 30th March next year. One of the new exhibitions in the coming season spotlights the areas of Warmley, Bridgeyate, Webb’s Heath and Syston.
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STEWART REDWOOD RELIABLE & LOCALLY TRUSTED ELECTRICIAN
• CONSUMER UNIT UPGRADES • FULL / PARTIAL HOUSE RE-WIRES • EXTRA SOCKETS & LIGHTING • COOKER CONNECTIONS • TESTING & INSPECTION • OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
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Free Quotes Inspection and Testing Landlord Certificates New builds and Extensions Extra Sockets and Lights Fire Alarms, Smoke Detectors
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• Tree felling • Stump grinding • All tree & hedge work undertaken • Fencing • Waste removal • Mini Digger & Operator • Good rates & reliable service
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GARDEN SERVICES
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07706 855 673
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LANDSCAPING & TREE SERVICES For All Garden Works Patios – Decking Gravelling – Fencing Wood Chippings – Jetwashing Foliage Removed – Roots Destroyed Garden Walls & General Building
• FULLY INSURED • LICENSED WASTE CARRIER
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Boiler installation, servicing and repairs 10 Year Warranty’s available
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EST 2004
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All ASPECTS OF ROOFING • REFELT & BATTENS • REROOFS • ROOF REPAIRS • FLAT ROOFING • CHIMNEY REPAIRS• LEAD WORK • FASCIA SOFFITS • GUTTERS 24 hours emergency callout Call now for a free quote
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