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Why can’t I hear my TV clearly?

“The sound and music are 50 per cent of the entertainment in a movie” so said Star Wars creator George Lucas! It’s unlikely that he was thinking about the television in your front room when he said it though. The problem, is flatscreen TVs themselves. We all want a nice new telly to be as elegant as possible – but that makes the job of getting great sound out of it almost impossible.

There’s just nowhere in that big, flat, glass-and-plastic frame to fit worthwhile speakers of a decent size – and so the sound your TV makes is weedy and thin in 95% of makes and models Nowadays some TV manufacturers have started fitting bespoke audio systems to their sets, though these TVs tend to come at quite a cost!

So, what can we do to help ourselves hear TV more clearly?

1) Check the settings. Most TV settings will have an audio menu where you can adjust the sound quality, I would advise that selecting the “Speech” or “Clear voice” setting in the audio menu will often make a big difference.

2) If you have the option, then turn down the bass and raise the treble. This will give a cleaner, sharper sound.

3) Consider the placement of the set, too close or too far from a wall will often impact the sound quality.

4) I am a big fan of soundbars to improve clarity! If you have the space, then a sound bar can be expected to deliver the sound of the show in the way it was planned.

By trying out these adjustments you should have improved your listening experience greatly!

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May in the WI May 3rd will see us discussing this year’s Resolution. We will also hold our annual members competitions (details of classes will be given out at our April meeting). We meet in St George’s Church Hall, Easton in Gordano at 7:30pm and new members and guests will be made most welcome. Craft Group dates for May are Tuesday 9th and 23rd at 10:00am - 12 noon and non members are most welcome to come along.

Royal British Legion upcoming events Portishead RBL host “Veteran breakfasts” on the first Sunday of each month at the Possett Cup with support from JD Wetherspoon. These events are open to all, the next being from 0900 to 1100 on 7th May during the Kings Coronation weekend.

Branch meetings are held at Portishead Bowling Club on Rodmoor Road, BS20 7HZ. These start at 7:00pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, the next one being 16th May. Please come along and meet our local branch members.

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For all those bereaved and needing support On 11th May Portishead Cruse Walk and Talk will be taking place. Telephone 0117 9264045 leaving your contact details if you would like to join us on an interesting walk. Our Walk Leader will get back to you with details. You will receive a warm welcome and support at Portishead Cruse Bereavement Drop in. We will be there for you at the Methodist hub in Portishead High Street from 10:00am to 12noon on Thursday morning, 25th May. Trained Bereavement Volunteers present.

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Portishead Quilters Exhibition - 11th, 12th & 13th May An exhibition of members work plus demonstrations, a trader, sales table and refreshments. There will be a charity quilt raffle and a bag tombola. Our chosen charity this year is MND Association (Motor Neurone Disease).

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RNLI Winscombe Plant & Garden Items Sale Saturday 13th May RNLI Winscombe & District Branch Plant & Garden Equipment Sale is on Saturday 13th May at 10:00am at Winscombe Community Centre, Sandford Road, Winscombe, BS25 1HP. Selling a full range of greenhouse plants; runner and French beans; courgettes; bedding plants; garden fillers; Acers; shrubs; garden jumble; patio items; tubs; garden & domestic tools; and guest stalls all at ‘Give-Away’ prices.

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Portishead in Bloom Plant Sale We will be holding our annual plant sale on Saturday 13th May from 9:30am - 11:30am on the Town Garden near the library.

Monday May 8th is the ‘Big Help Out’, a national volunteer day. Portishead in Bloom will be working at Rodmoor Gardens from 9:30am - 11:30am and at the Town Garden near the library from 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

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Portishead Floral Art Society welcome Jenny York with her ‘Barking Mad’ Floral Demo on 17th May at Somerset Hall, Portishead. Doors Open at 7:00pm. Visitors £7.50.

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We’re putting together a kitchen-themed Spotify playlist and we want YOUR song ideas.

Whether it’s about cooking, cleaning, or just hanging out in the kitchen, we want to hear your suggestions.

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Supporting your busy life We are passionate about re-cycling, re-housing and re-using items, working with many local charities we distribute your unwanted items on your behalf. We always offer a FREE 1hour consultation to introduce ourselves and to discuss how we can help you.

Our clients know that allocating time to work alongside Happy Balance provides the impetus they need to make a start. Through experience we understand the importance of working with you at your pace, listening to you and helping you put into action what you want to achieve.

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Brunel’s First Born. The story of the Clifton Suspension Bridge

Willcock who will give an interesting talk on the mysteries which lay beneath the Bristol Channel.

If you would like to give Probus a try please ring DAVID JAMES on 07926 994614 or speak to any club member to find out more.

17th May, 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Folk Hall, High Street, Portishead.

As King Charles will now have his crown on, we will look back at 1953 and how styles and tastes have changed over 70 years.

Please bring along any memorabilia you are willing to show.

After that, How we got our iconic bridge and why Isambard never saw it. Mike Rowland tells all.

Between the two there will be the usual tea and biscuits. Entry is free to members, £3 for visitors.

Dave Thrush. david.t39@talktalk.net

AWT Portishead local group Plant Sale and Afternoon Tea Avon Wildlife Trust are holding their annual plant sale from 2:00pm on Saturday 20th May at The Folk Hall in the High Street. Please join us for refreshments, buy a cake to take home and also find a bargain at our Books, Puzzles, White Elephant and Handicraft stalls. Entrance is free.

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Plant, cake & book sale, supporting the homeless in Bristol

Portishead Probus Club (formerly Probus73) will hold their May meeting at Clarence House in Portishead’s High Street on Wednesday May 17th. Meet at 12 noon for an hour of convivial conversation in the bar followed by an excellent two course lunch. This will be followed by James

On Saturday 20th May from 10:30am - 12noon is the Annual Plant, Cake and Book Sale. There will also be tea and coffee available. At Redcliffe Bay Methodist Church, Queens Road BS20 8HT. All money raised will go to the Bristol Methodist Centre supporting the homeless and vulnerable.

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Garden View This month - Aquilegia There is something quite lovely about Aquilegias, bobbing in the breeze. They provide exquisite flowers, which a great for cutting, in May and early June, and come in a variety of colours. Even the foliage is attractive.

If you want to plant seedlings rather than seeds, sow thinly on to moist compost in a seed tray. If they are slow to germinate, they may need stratification, the posh word for subjecting seeds to a cold - warm cycle to trick them into thinking they have been through a cold winter. Cover the seed tray with polythene and put in a fridge at 0-5°C for two to three weeks.

Remove the tray and place in a greenhouse or on a windowsill at approx. 18-21°C. Remove the polythene when the seeds start to germinate. Transplant the seedlings into 7cm pots and allow to grow on into sturdy plants. Plant out in the border about 45cm apart in groups of three – five plants for a more naturalistic look. However, at this time of year I just sow directly outdoors, where I want them to flower.

If you are planting established plants from a garden centre, remove the packaging and stand the pots upright in a bucket of water for 20 minutes, to give

the roots a good drink. Then plant in prepared ground in small groups.

Once the aquilegia plants have established, they shouldn’t need additional watering. You might want to cut back the foliage after flowering if the leaves are beginning to look scruffy. Give the plant a drink and a mulch of compost, and it will reward you with a fresh flush of foliage in a few weeks.

Aquilegias need very little after care once they are established. They will self-seed and although offspring rarely look like their parents, they will still be very pretty. I personally like the naturalistic look.

To collect the seeds from your aquilegia plants, wait for the flower to die back to an attractive papery seed head. Use a paper bag to hold over the stem and tap until all the seeds land in the bag. Alternatively cut the stems and hang upside down inside a large paper bag to dry and catch all the seed in the bag. Store in a paper envelope once they are completely dry and label carefully, noting that they are toxic if eaten.

Aquilegias are quintessential cottage garden favourites with nectar-rich flowers that are attractive to pollinators such as bumblebees, butterflies, and moths. This makes them a fantastic, easy-to-grow wildlife-friendly choice.

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Put a spring in your step this month Are you experiencing foot pain or discomfort?

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Most banks now rely on either a card reader which requires insertion of your bank card or a telephone as a way of approving payments, so should you want to send money, you will be required to insert your debit card into a reader, receive a text message / phone call from the bank, or have a small pin pad device that generates a code. So in theory, even if somebody got into a person’s internet banking, the would not be able to transfer money out with the approval on a secondary device. So in answer to my question, yes, internet banking is very safe, but scammers have been known to hoodwink people into approving outgoing payments, so be very wary if any third party wants you to approve a payment – speak to your bank, or even a friend or relative before doing this – it could save you a lot of money.

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