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Hi everyone.

Welcome to the September edition of LocalReach Portishead.

The Summer Holidays are nearly over, and I hope you survived without getting too hot and bothered! We’ve had some real scorchers, haven’t we?!

Autumn is now approaching, which is my favourite season. Even though the evenings are getting shorter, there are still plenty of things you can do if you want to get out and about, just have a look inside for inspiration.

And even though it’s Autumn not Spring, if you fancy a clear out, there’s a Lion’s Car Boot Sale coming up on 2nd October, so get sorting!

Please remember to email me details of local events, activities, and groups etc, if you would like me to include them in the magazine. The deadline for the October issue is 1st September. I look forward to hearing from you, bye for now!

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God made you to live a passionate life Passion energises our lives. It turns the impossible into possible. In fact if you don’t have any passion in your life you may feel like you’re just existing.

Last month we looked how an unclear purpose can steal our passion. This month we will look at how: ‘An unbalanced schedule will cause you to lose your passion’.

If you’re overworked you’re going to lose your passion. If you get tired you’re going to lose your passion. Vince Lombardi, one of the greatest sports coaches of all time said, “Fatigue makes cowards of all of us.” When you get tired you lose your zip, you lose your passion. Fatigue drains your energy.

We all need a balance between rest and work, between input and between output. The Bible tells us that there is a rhythm to life, there is time and purpose for everything, a time to work and a time to rest; a time to strive, a time to have fun (Ecclesiastes 3 1-8). If you have no fun in your life you’re going to burn out. If you have no rest in your life you’re going to burn out. If you have nothing but constant work from morning til night and you’re a workaholic you’re going to lose your passion very, very quickly.

Many people I meet are always giving out, always sharing, always caring, you’re always thinking of others, you’re always care giving and when you live like this its often overseen to take time to recharge your own battery. That’s a bad thing. You need fun time in your life, you need rest in your life in order to keep your passion maintained.

Don’t forget that 1 Corinthians 1:7-9 from the Bible says: “God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of His Son and our master Jesus. He will never give up on you.

Never forget that!”

God’s will for your life is a ‘spiritual adventure’. That is what faith is all about. He’s never going to give up on you. He’s going to help you to live your best life.

Don’t let an unbalanced schedule steal your passion for living this adventure.

A great way to further explore your purpose for living is to attend an Alpha Course which run nationally and also locally in Portishead.

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PremTech Furniture Repairs – Protecting your pocket and the planet According to a recent report by The North London Waste Authority, around 22 million pieces of furniture are discarded each year in the UK. The majority of this furniture is sent directly to landfill, which equates to about 670,000 tonnes of furniture waste every year! What’s more, around 110,000 tonnes of discarded furniture is re-usable in its current condition!

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As part of our commitment to reducing sofa waste, we are pleased to now offer a reasonably priced collection service for your unwanted/unrepairable sofa’s. Where possible, we will use our years of repair knowledge and skills to bring the furniture back to its best, so it can be re-homed and re-loved.

If this is not possible, all wooden rails, spring clips, seat springs, ferrules, feet, screws, bolts and much more can be salvaged and reused by us for other repairs. Any parts of the sofa which cannot be re-used, will be recycled where possible so that only the bare minimum reaches landfill.

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Making a Will – why the value of a Solicitor always beats an online bargain Understandably, for many people, price is a key consideration when it comes to making a Will.

But making a Will is not always a straightforward process – and the cheapest option can end up being a false economy, with huge repercussions.

Hidden costs In some cases, basic low cost Wills offered by online Will writing companies can be used simply to lure customers in.

With the Will often drafted at speed based on a brief questionnaire, people may be cross-sold products like funeral plans, life insurance and other financial service packages.

Expertise In contrast, a qualified Wills and Probate solicitor will make sure your Will is drawn up properly in accordance with all the relevant rules. They are fully aware of any changes to legislation, and can use their professional knowledge to advise you on other areas, like appointing a Lasting Power of Attorney, or how to protect your estate.

What’s more, solicitors are overseen by the Legal Services Board (LSB). If there is a problem, complaints can be dealt with by the Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales.

Unfortunately, many online Will writing companies are unregulated – meaning you have no redress if something goes wrong. There are often hidden costs like being charged an annual fee for Will storage.

And if a Will is disputed because it has been incorrectly drawn up, the chance of getting any legal compensation is slim.

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Gordano Breakfast Rotary – Thursday 1st & 15th September

Dementia Coffee & Chat Group – Friday 2nd September

Who are we and what do we do? Principally we aim to engage with the community.

We organise music concerts, give a selection of seniors the opportunity to see the local panto by offering transport and tickets, raise monies for our selected charities and have a bit of relaxation with social evenings for members and guests. A recent visit to Chavanage house – site of many film locations including Poldark was most memorable. Many may have visited the community exhibition of Meccano and Hornby models at Somerset Hall organised by us recently.

If you are living with Dementia or caring for someone who is, join us at Coffee and Chat. If you need information or just a chat we meet at The Poacher Inn, High st, Portishead, (in the conservatory) 11am to 1pm on the first Friday of the month. Stay for the 2 hours or just pop in for coffee and a chat, we are there to help. For more information contact Brenda on 07896633900.

What Rotary is definitely not is a club for a selected few, a men only organisation or for business people only. We are open to all young and old, male and female anyone who would like to help support the community and mix with others.

Being a breakfast club means we meet at 7.00 am for those that wish a breakfast at Brewers Fayre, Portishead on the 1st and 3rd Thursday morning of each month with either a speaker or general meeting starting at 7.30. But by 8.30 we are finished allowing everyone to get on with their day.

If you would like more information, see our website www.gordanobreakfastrotary.org or ring John on 07976 280 149

An Alfred Hitchcock Play Reading Friday 2nd September To continue our 100-year anniversary celebrations in style, on Friday 2nd September, Portishead Players will be holding a play reading at The Albion exploring the works of Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense! Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock will come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast. With The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play, written by Joe Landry, is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer’s ominous presence, and a devastating explosion.

The play reading will be held at The Albion in Portishead on Friday 2nd September. Please arrive from 7pm onwards for a 7:30pm start. The script has various roles, both large and small, suitable for all.

Portishead Stroke Drop In Centre Friday 2nd September A local Drop In Centre run by stroke survivors for stroke survivors, their families, friends and carers, meets on the first Friday of the month. We can offer help and support and a friendly face from someone who’s been there, done that. Or just a cuppa and a laugh! Join us at Clarence House, High Street, Portishead on the first Friday of every month 10.30 – 12.30. We don’t promise to have all the answers, but we’ll give it a good go! Just turn up or contact Matt on 07950 420833 or Lori on 01275 818492 / lorrainerowsell@btinternet.com

Paper Crafting Workshop - Sunday 4th of September Get Stamping with Sonja and create beautiful cards, boxes and a home décor item using ink, stamps, dies and pretty paper. All abilities welcome: From Absolute Beginners to Craftaholics Sonja’s got you covered and will ensure you go home feeling refreshed and inspired. The workshop is held at Shanicatti Shakes just off the High Street in Portishead. Costs are £20 incl. all materials to make 2 Cards and 1 Home Décor item as well as refreshments. Tools are available for use if you don’t have any. More info and pictures at sonjagortzak.blogspot.com or facebook.com/ stampingwithsonjagortzak E-mail: sgortzak@ yahoo.co.uk to book your spot.

Tai Chi Classes For Beginners – Monday 5th September

Always wanted to try Tai Chi? For centuries the Chinese have practised Tai Chi as simple but The event is free to attend - please come along and powerful form of exercise for strength, balance participate or simply come and enjoy the evening’s and mindfulness. The Bristol School of Tai Chi has entertainment. To help with logistics, we would a Tuesday evening class at Flax Bourton Primary appreciate it if you could send Organiser, Rich School, Station Road from the 5th September. Any MacPherson an email if you plan on attending or questions contact Ben Milton 0117 9493955 taichi@ if you require further information (rjmacpherson@ bristoltaichi.com. www.bristoltaichi.com gmail.com). www.localreach.co.uk | 7

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Portishead Rotary Memory Café – Tuesday 6th and 20th September

Choral Society Recruiting Singers – Thursday 8th September

The Memory Café is for anyone with dementia and memory problems, and those who care for them. It runs twice a month at Jubilee Day Centre, Slade Road, Portishead. All are welcome and it is free, with teas/coffees and biscuits served during the afternoon. There are regular professional performers to entertain and get everyone singing and laughing. A big part of Memory Café is that both the person with memory problems and their carer join in together, so everyone is involved. Join us on the first & third Tuesdays of the month from 2.15 pm – 3.45pm. This month that’s the 6th & 20th September. For more information: emaiI brion.knoxlittle@sky.com or phone Brian on O1275 871197 or Jacqui on 01275 845233.

Portishead Choral Society is recruiting new members for the 2022-23 season. The society does not audition singers, so prospective members may come along to a couple of rehearsals, at no charge, to see how they get on. Both experienced singers and novices are welcome. An “Open Event” is also being planned, which will allow people to meet current members and find out more. Details will appear on the website in due course.

Portishead Camera Club – Thursday 8th September

The new season rehearsals start at 7.30pm on 8th September in the Methodist Church in Portishead High Street.

More details are available on the website at www. portisheadchoral.co.uk or from the Secretary, Richard Wall at secretary@portisheadchoral.co.uk, or from the Chair, Alex Cottrell on 01275 849278 or chairman@portisheadchoral.co.uk.

Portishead Camera Club will hold a FREE meeting on Thursday September 8th, 7.30pm at St Joseph’s Church hall, West Hill, to mark the start of its 202223 season.

Walk & Talk Bereavement Support – Thursday 8th September

Come along to make new friends, discover how to take better pictures and appreciate the company of like-minded people. The club seeks to help its members enjoy their photography, explore new techniques and invites expert speakers to share their camera skills. So, whatever you use to take your family or holiday pictures, the Camera Club can help you. Regular competitions and outings provide great learning opportunities. For more information email portisheadcameraclub@outlook.com

Please contact 0117 9264045 if interested, leaving your name and telephone number. One of the local walk leaders will get back to you with more details.

Each month Portishead Cruse Bereavement support offers a “Walk and Talk” on the second Thursday morning of the month. The walks last about an hour and are an extension of the Drop-in Sessions.

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Walking Group – 8th, 13th, 22nd & 29th September.

Wildlife Monitoring – Wednesday 7th, 14th & 21st and Saturday 17th September

The Gordano Footpath Group are a local footpaths group based in the Gordano Valley area of North Somerset. Catering for all abilities with ambles of about 4 miles up to more strenuous walks of about 12 miles. Below are the walks they have planned for September

Avon Wildlife Trust has teamed up with North Somerset Council as they let wilder patches spring up across some of their public spaces, and we want you to get involved to help us see just how wild they are. Join in with Avon Wildlife Trust’s regular nature and wildlife monitoring group in Portishead. The Portishead group currently meet most Wednesdays, 2pm at Kilkenny Fields. In September they will meet on the following dates: 7th, 14th and 21st. We also have a Survey Saturday on the 17th September at Kilkenny Fields, Portishead at 11am.

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• Thursday 8th in Gordano Valley (Tea & cake at the end) for 6 miles - 9.30am • Tuesday 13th in Lansdown (packed lunch) for 10 miles - 9am • Thursday 22nd at Leigh Woods (packed lunch) 5/6 miles - 9.30am • Thursday 29th at N Nibley/Stinchcombe Hill (packed lunch) 7 miles - 9.00am Further details can be found on their website www.gordano-footpath-group.org.uk/ or call Mr. Ian Donovan (Chairman) - 01275 848024 or Mrs Christine Scruby (Secretary) - 01275 817139.

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September 13th is Roald Dahl Day

He also loved to include more arcane words from his own childhood but less familiar to today’s children, such as blithering, and breeches. And he slipped biographical details into his stories, such as Matilda’s parrot being called Chopper, which was the name of his own little dog, and Matilda’s own name which was a name used for the tanks in WWll in North Africa where Dahl served.

Words invented by Dahl: Lickswishy: “A lickswishy taste or flavour is gloriously delicious” Phizz-whizzing: “If you like something or someone” Wondercrump: “Wonderful or splendiferous” Snozzberry: “A type of berry you can eat” Snozzwanger: “A deadly three-footed creature that preys on Oompa-Loompas” Scrumdiddlyumptious: delicious”

It’s celebrated every year on his birthday. Dahl was born in 1916, and was adventurous in his youth, working out in Tanzania then becoming a fighter pilot in WWll. In the 1950s he moved to Buckinghamshire and began to write children’s stories from a small hut at the bottom of his garden. He wrote more than twenty children’s classics, all penned by hand on the yellow paper of the American legal pads he favoured, and all illustrated by Sir Quentin Blake.

They include Charlies and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda.

Dahl has been called the World’s number one storyteller. One of the reasons for his popularity was his playful use of language. Taking a lesson from Shakespeare himself, Dahl invented thousands of words such as swashboggling and frobscottle, which were compiled in an illustrated dictionary in 2016 to celebrate the centenary of his birth.

Dahl loved wordplay and would scribble words down swapping letters around and adopting spoonerisms and malapropisms. Dahl built his new words on familiar sounds, and rarely explained what they meant. Children instinctively work them out because they often sound like a word they already know. He also loved onomatopoeia, where a word is almost a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it, for example, lickswishy, squizzle, and fizzlecrump.

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Flushbunking: “Makes no sense whatsoever” Gobblefunk: To “play around with [words] and invent new words or meanings” Bopmuggered: “If a giant is bopmuggered, he is in a very bad situation” Frobscottle: A “green fizzy drink that the BFG and other giants drink instead of water” Swashboggling: “Very special” Dig out a Roald Dahl book today or watch a film and rejoice in the gloriumptious language of a literary genius.

Happy Roald Dahl Day.

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Holms Sailing Race – Saturday 10th September

Portishead Autumn Fair – Saturday 10th September

On the 10th September 2022 the annual Holms Sailing Race will take place starting and finishing at Battery Point, Portishead.

Local residents will get a grandstand view of up to 50 yachts from Portishead, Bristol, Cardiff and Thornbury as they depart on the outgoing tide from 8 am onwards. Depending on the wind direction on the day, many of the boats will be flying their colourful spinnaker sails either on the way out or on the way back. Having left Portishead between 8 and 11 in the morning the boats go down channel and around both Flatholm and Steepholm the two islands located in the Bristol Channel between the end of Brean Down and Cardiff. They then make their way back up to Portishead on the new incoming tide. The race is as much a test of timing the tide correctly as it is of actual sailing skills. Boats will be passing back through the finish line off Battery Point throughout the afternoon and into the early evening.

So, if the weather plays ball have a picnic on Battery Point and watch the yachts go sailing by! Anyone interested in sailing and racing with Portishead Cruising Club should get in touch with the membership secretary at pccsail.com

Join us at Somerset Hall, Portishead for our Autumn Fair from 10am to 3pm. Come along and meet your very talented local small businesses. Entry on the day is free. We are hoping to see around 30 different small businesses within the local area.

Come and show your support and enter our raffle to win some amazing prizes that will be donated by each business stall. Tea & Coffee will be available to purchase.

UES Charity Cricket Tournament & Family Fun Day! – Saturday 10th September Join us for another charity cricket tournament and family fun day raising funds for the incredible Community of Purpose, on a mission to eradicate holiday hunger amongst vulnerable young people in the local area.

Expect a whole day of jam packed fun complete with: • Bar & Drinks • Kids Olympics • Inflatables & Football Darts! • DJ Sets & Live music from Kololo • Craft Stalls • Incredible raffle prizes Of course the day wouldn’t be complete without some amazing food! This year we’re proud to be hosting the following vendors, who are all donating part of every purchase towards CoP! • Beautiful Jamaican flavours from Caz’s Bay • A mouth-watering hog roast from The Crackling Hog • The best ice cream you’ve ever had from Parson’s Ice Cream

Model Flying Club Open Event – Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th September AMARC (Avon Model Aero Radio Club) Flying Club invite you to join us for our Open day/Warbirds Weekend on 10th & 11th September between 10am4pm. Entry and parking is free. Trial flights on the day, flight simulator, sweet drops for children and more. Plus, BBQ between 11-2.30pm. Come along to Cadbury Lane, Weston Drove, Weston-in-Gordano BS20 8PS. Or contact secretary@amarc2002.co.uk for further information.

Birds of Prey Centre - Open Days – Sunday 11th September The North Somerset Birds of Prey Centre will be open to visitors on 11th September. Come along and see over 60 resident Birds of Prey, exotic mammals and reptiles. There is so much to see do and learn.

All activities, handling and talks are included in the admission price. No pre booking required, just pay on arrival and you can come & go all day. Opening times 10.30am-4pm. Cash or cheques only. Adults £5/Children/Concessions £4/Under 2s free. North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre, Smallway Leisure Park, Smallway, Congresbury, BS49 5AA. Find out more at www.nsbopc.co.uk/open-days/

Redcliffe Bay WI – Monday 12th September Redcliffe Bay is the oldest WI having celebrated over 75 years in Portishead. That said, we are a small, but friendly “young at heart” group of ladies! We meet on the second Monday of each month (except August) at Redcliffe Bay Hall at 2pm. There are an interesting variety of speakers followed by tea and refreshments. Do come along and give a try, you will be warmly welcomed.

Please join us for what will be a day to remember and invite all your friends and family! There will be huge amounts of fun for all ages and we can’t wait to see you there! Saturday 10th September For further information contact either: Jenny Portishead Cricket Club, Lake Road - £2 entry fee for Ingram-Cotton President 842228. Patricia Higgins over 16’s. Cash only.

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Gordano Civic Society Meeting – Monday 12th September The Gordano Civic Society is an active voice in Portishead and the surrounding Gordano valley too with its aim to enhance and retain the character of the town. The Society has a keen interest in retaining the heritage of the town and is active is preserving and restoring the history of the place, as well as looking forward and commenting on future plans for the town. Through our publication Posset Pieces, we record the history, people and industrial past of Portishead. We have recently been proactive in creating a heritage centre of the town, a place where our past is displayed, and also historic records archived. Recently opened, the Sandy Tebbutt Heritage centre is based in the Folk Hall in the High Street. We hold monthly meetings in Somerset Hall to listen to speakers on many topics of local interest and intrigue. The September meeting is on 12th, when Andre Coutanche will give a talk titled “A Little Kingdom” – The Harman’s Family Lundy 1925 – 1969.

The mid-meeting break is the place to catch up on your friends and neighbours and share stories and knowledge of the area. If you are interested in local history, building, family history, conservation etc., or in present day planning, look at our website www. gordanosociety.org.uk where you will find details of our meetings, activities and publications.

Portishead Horticultural Society Tuesday 13th September The Portishead Horticultural Society have monthly members evenings with talks from gardening experts. At the meeting in September Nick Morgan, RHS Master of Horticulture will give a talk entitled The Great Glasshouse at Wisley’. The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at The Folk Hall. For more information visit www.portisheadhorticultural.org.uk or call 07989 140367.

Men Only Weight Management Wednesday 14th September A men only weight management programme is to run in Portishead in September in partnership with Bristol Robins Community Foundation.

Free for nine weeks sessions will include dietary advice, physical activity guidance which is not all about football activity and support to help people start and maintain healthier habits. To be eligible for the free programmes people must live in North Somerset and be classified as above a healthy weight (BMI 30).

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The programme starts on Wednesday 14th September at Portishead Youth Club from 7-8.30pm. Feedback from the programme includes men loosing up to three stone, sleeping better and feeling healthier. To find out more and/or to book a place email: getactive@n-somerset.gov.uk or call 01275 882 730.

For more information about weight loss programmes go to www.betterhealthns.co.uk/information/ mens-weight-loss-groups/

Gordano Probus Lunch – Wednesday 14th September Gordano Probus meets on the second Wednesday every month at Clarence House, Portishead from 12.30 - 3.00 for a drink, a meal and an interesting talk. Our next meeting on 14th September, is Ladies invited and includes a musical presentation

by Paul Williams “Comedy hit songs of the 50s and 60s”. Interested men should contact Jim Bougnague for further details jim.bougnague@ gmail.com or 01275 842259 or visit our website hugofox.com/community/gordano-probus-clubportishead-13670

Parents & Toddlers Session – Friday 16th September Fairfield School, Backwell (www.fairfield.school) is running 2 sessions for Parents and Toddlers on 16th September and 7th October 1.30pm-3.00pm in the school’s purpose-built Lambs Nursery setting. The sessions aim to provide an opportunity for local parents of young children to meet and enjoy some fun music, art and craft activities and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and some cake. Please do come along and join us. For further details contact: bursar@ fairfieldschool.org.uk or call 01275 462743.

A Railway Miscellany – Friday 16th September Join the The WC&P Railway Group on 16th September at 7.30 pm in the Folk Hall, 95 High Street, Portishead, BS20 6PR with guest speaker Philip Lovell giving a presentation on ‘A Railway Miscellany’ - mostly set around Bristol. Visitors are welcome - cost £2, members free. Our group is for anyone interested in the history of the Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway. Our aims include keeping the memory alive, preserving the remains, building a collection of artefacts and photos, and installing interpretation boards. We have a regular newsletter, arrange occasional trips to railways, have an annual dinner, and hold meetings every other month with a speaker.

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Gardening Club – Monday 19th September Fagus is an active gardening club for anybody with an interest in gardening whether you have a small allotment or acres of beautifully tended gardens and everything in between.

Next meeting is on Monday 19th September at 8pm in the Methodist Hall, Silver Street, Nailsea, when Ambra Edwards will tell us “What makes a great Head Gardener”. If Ambra’s name sounds faintly familiar you may well have come cross it in your weekend Telegraph or Guardian, or one of Britain’s glossier gardening magazines. Annoyed at the lack of appreciation accorded to Britain’s outstanding cohort of Head Gardeners, Ambra resolved to set the record straight, and her book Head Gardeners was published in 2017.

The response was overwhelming, both within the garden profession and among ordinary gardeners, and the book was named Book of the Year by the Garden Media Guild.

All are welcome, there is no need to be a member to attend lectures. Lectures have full access for people with disabilities. Full details of our activities may be found on our website - www.fagusgardening. co.uk

Portbury WI – Tuesday 20th September Would you like to meet with other women to hear interesting speakers, enjoy craft activities or walks and to make new friends over a cup of tea?

Members of Portbury WI would like to invite women of all ages from the local area to come along and try us out. In 2022 we’ve learnt about Long Distance swimming, the Stanton Drew Stone Circles and tried our hand at Burlesque chair dancing. Next meeting Tuesday 20 September at 7.30pm, Portbury Village Hall, when we will be hearing about the Science of Crime Writing. For more information contact Helen Francis 07503 134817.

Bumps’ Breastfeeding Session – Tuesday 20th September Lots of our mums come while they are still pregnant to our popular ‘Bumps’ breastfeeding sessions.

These sessions give an opportunity to find out first hand from breastfeeding mums what to expect and get practical tips to make those early weeks of feeding go as smoothly as possible. We run ‘bumps’ sessions at Portishead at 11.30am at the Café Mamma Cafe Portishead Children’s Centre, St Barnabas Centre (the old St Barnabas School) West

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Senior Forum Meet – Wednesday 21st September The remarkable rise and fall of Severn Beach as a popular pleasure resort from the 1920s to the 1970s, including a boating lake, funfair, and donkey rides, will be the subject of an illustrated talk by historian Dave Cheesley at a meeting of Portishead Senior Forum on Wednesday 21st September from 2pm in Portishead Folk Hall. Visitors are welcome with a £3 donation for refreshments.

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Portishead Floral Art Society – Wednesday 21st September Established in Portishead over 40 years ago Portishead Floral Art Societywould be delighted for you to join us at one of our up-and-coming demonstrations. We are always looking for new members and you may like to join our club and get involved. National Demonstrator Katherine Kear with ‘Rose Abundance’ will be at our meeting on Wednesday 21st September. Doors open 7.00pm for 7.30pm at Somerset Hall, Portishead, BS20 6AH Tickets: Members £5 Non-members £12 Tickets can be purchased on the door or reserved; Contact us on 07968348116 or 01275 845322 or via our Facebook page ‘Portishead Floral Art’ Refreshments included in ticket price. For further information you can contact Nancy – 07968 348116 or Alison 01275 845322.

Portishead Probus Lunch – Wednesday 21st September Portishead Probus 73 will hold their September meeting at Clarence House in Portishead’s High Street at 12 noon on Wednesday 21st. Enjoy an hour of good company in the bar before an excellent two course lunch. The meeting will include a brief AGM – if you feel you could help in running the club please contact club secretary David James (see below). The meeting will conclude with a talk from Brian Jones on “Unpopular Engineering”.

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.

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As part of a tightly knit team of friendly and welcoming colleagues, you’ll help to keep our Portishead store well-stocked and running like clockwork. If you have experience of working in a fast-paced environment, providing excellent customer service, a knack for time-management and problem solving, or even leading and developing a team, we want to hear from you. At Lidl, no two days are the same, and opportunities can be found down each and every aisle, so if you’re looking for a Customer Assistant or Shift Manager role, we think you’d be perfect.

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And, to support you in saving for your future and your family’s too, we offer our pension scheme and a Maternity and Paternity pay enhancement. This enhancement is an additional payment by us as a top up to the government’s statutory rates of pay. Taking care of the health and wellbeing of our colleagues is important to us. Which is also why we created our Wellbeing Centre, an online platform with free access to videos and articles in a range of areas, including but not limited to: managing finances, healthy eating ideas, mental health and home workouts. We want our teams to always feel at their best.

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Junk Journaling Workshop – Saturday 24th September As part of Quaker Week 2022, Portishead Quakers are offering a free ‘All Age’ Junk Journaling* workshop on Saturday 24th September starting at 2pm. This will take place at the Quaker Hall, 11 St. Mary’s Road, Portishead, BS206QP. The session will run for two hours with a tea and cake break in the middle.

There will be a short talk about journaling, including Quaker Journaling. The afternoon will finish with a 10 minute Meeting for Worship in the Meeting House. All materials will be provided. However, if you have your own favourite cards (received Chrismas/Birthday cards, postcards), cut out pictures, used gift wrap paper etc do bring it along.

All are welcome. Children need to bring an adult!

Places are limited. To book your free place please email the Clerk, Rosaleen Thayer at portishead. clerk@bristolquakers.org.uk

*‘Junk Journal: A book which is often made through found and recycled materials to be used as a way to collect and record memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration.’

Great Big Green Week – Saturday 24th September to Sunday 2nd October Fairtrade Portishead will take part in Great Big Green Week 2022. Come along and see us at the Methodist Church, High Street, Portishead from Saturday 24th September to Sunday 2nd October.

With our display we want to highlight the impact of the climate crisis on the farmers that produce many of the foods that we enjoy but don’t grow here. These include bananas, coffee, tea and cocoa for chocolate. Those small scale farmers, many of them women, in low-income parts of the world are on the front line of the climate crisis, despite having contributed the least to cause it.

The Fairtrade premium they receive when we buy Fairtrade goods helps improve their livelihoods, working conditions and provides training in ways to mitigate the impact of climate change. There will also be an opportunity to enter our free Fairtrade Hamper Raffle!

Contemporary Ethics Forum - Monday 26th September Portishead Church of England are delighted to welcome Revd. Dr. Sean Doherty, Christian Ethicist 18 | www.localreach.co.uk

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and Principal of Trinity College, Bristol, to lead their next Ethics Forum. With a presentation entitled Peace at Any Cost? Thinking about International Conflict. Sean will look at some of the ethical issues around international conflict and how we respond to it. His presentation will be followed by questions and open discussion.

Sean is a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, one of the founders of the organisation Living Out, and has written The Only Way is Ethics.

All are welcome. No tickets are required, and admission is free (donations towards costs are invited). We also hope to livestream the meeting to Portishead Church of England YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJI1QAxqfK8 Contact: David on 01275 840 245 for any queries.

U3A – Tuesday 27th September Woodspring u3a area includes all the towns and villages in and around Portishead, Clevedon, Nailsea, Backwell and Yatton. U3a provides a variety of activities for people who are retired or nearing retirement. It is an excellent way to meet people and make friends and new members are always welcome.

The next monthly meeting is at 2.15 on 27th September, when Terry Merrett Smith will talk about Burt Bacharach and his music. We meet at the Methodist Church Hall, Silver Street, Nailsea.

All details can be found on www.u3asites.org.uk/ woodspring/home

Bereavement Support Drop-in Session – Thursday 29th September Cruse Bereavement Support help people through one of the most painful times in life, with support, information and campaigning. All our services are provided free of charge and are open to anyone, at any time in their grief journey.

Locally we have a drop-in session at Portishead Methodist Church on the last Thursday of every month between 10am – 12pm. You can come along, seek some support, find out information or just have a cup of tea with our volunteers and other visitors.

No need to book, just turn up when is convenient for you.

If you are looking for support but aren’t sure what you need, visit www.cruse.org.uk/

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Back to School Cooking Tips from OvenGleamer – your local premium oven cleaning company 1. Batch Cook – once a week prepare all the week’s meals in one monster cookathon. Use a theme to help you: a. Roast chicken can become chicken curry, chicken & sweetcorn topped jacket potatoes and chicken stir-fry. b. Use mince for spaghetti bolognaise, lasagne and tacos c. Roasted vegetables make great fajitas, veggie pasta and vegetable curry 2. Freeze sandwiches ahead for packed lunches – avoid soggy contents & salad – add these as extras on the day. Great fillings include Ham and cheese, Turkey, cranberry & brie, Tuna & sweetcorn (go light on the mayo) and Chicken & cream cheese.

3. Up your 5-a-day: Add fruit/vegetables to every meal: bananas at breakfast, grapes & apples/carrot sticks & cherry tomatoes in lunchboxes and side salad / fresh fruit salads with dinner.

4. Keep on top of looking after your cooking appliances by having a regular professional oven clean every few months. In between cleans use oven liners to catch spills or use them as non-stick liners in your roasting tins and on your baking trays (saves loads of time on the washing up) 5. De-grease the BBQ before you put it away for the winter – ensure all racks and surfaces are fully clean to avoid mould build-up over the storage period.

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Macular Support Group – Thursday 29th September The macular society hold a support group meeting on the last Thursday of each Month from 2pm – 4 pm at the The Folk Hall, 95 High Street, Portishead.

Our groups provide information and support to those with macular disease, their family and friends. Each one is a welcoming place to learn about the support available, build your confidence, and better understand your own macular disease, and, of course, it’s a chance to make new friends who really understand what sight loss is like. For further information call Hazel on 845238 or Jeff on 219657.

Car Boot Sale – Sunday 2nd October The Portishead Lions will be holding one of their popular Car Boot Sales on 2nd October from 9am to 1pm at the Portishead Show Field, Clapton Lane.

Entry by donation only please. Sellers from 8am – cars £7 – vans/trailers £10.

Portishead Youth Centre Activities – Various Days Pre-school The Creche at Portishead Youth Centre is open for

new children! Sessions run every Monday, 9am12pm for £19.50 and Tuesday, 9am-11am for £13.

Open to all children aged 12 weeks to 4 years, The Creche offers a perfect opportunity for parents to catch up with work, go to an appointment, catch up with a friend or get the weekly food shopping done!

Or pop along to Stay and Play, Monday-Friday, 9am2pm. Meet other parents and let your little one burn off some energy alongside a coffee, cake or lunch from our Café.

Youth Activities Young people in school year 6+ are invited to join us again at the start of the new school year, at our Youth Club sessions: Mondays – 6.30pm-9pm – school year 7+ £2 entry Tuesdays - 6.30pm-9pm – school year 7+ £2 entry Wednesdays - 6.30pm-9pm – school year 8+ FREE entry Thursdays - 6.30pm-9pm – school year 6-8 £2 entry Fridays – 3pm-5.30pm – school years 6+ FREE entry Or join us for one of our special activities or projects: Monday: multi-sports with Future Stars Coaches – every week from 12th September Tuesday: Dungeons and Dragons or tutored Skateboarding (7pm-8pm) Thursday: Jeans for Genes charity fashion show

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Pill Festival Band – Mondays Pill Festival Band is a lively, friendly, well-established orchestra serving North Somerset and the surrounding area. It is the only band or orchestra in the area that welcomes players of all ages and all abilities. A core part of our charitable focus is to provide help for younger players and anyone (of any age) wanting to learn to play band or orchestral instruments from scratch. We also give more proficient players a fun, fulfilling and supportive environment in which to play. We rehearse most Monday evenings at Pill Memorial Club, which is easy to reach, and we play at local events and hold regular concerts. We play a wide range of music so there is always something to satisfy most tastes.

If you are interested in joining a band or an orchestra, take a look at our website at www.pfb.org.uk to see much more about us or just come along to a rehearsal and watch.

Give Bowling A Try – Mondays Give bowling a try at The Portishead Bowls Club.

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They are always looking for new members and unlike a lot of sports, age and gender have less of an effect, so consequently it is suitable as a fun activity for the whole family. It is also a great way to improve your fitness levels and mental well being. It is easy to take up, is relatively inexpensive and really sociable. Just pop along to the Lake Grounds on a Monday morning at 10am to try the sport. You will find a really warm welcome. www.Portisheadbowlingclub.org.uk

Dance Fusion – Every Other Mondays Get fit at Gordano Sports Centre with Dance Fusion a fast paced exercise class, a fusion of Latin and Commercial dance styles to get you sweaty and smiling your butt off! Visit www.gordanosportscentre.org.uk/

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Movement to Music with Age UK Somerset – Mondays & Tuesdays Help yourself age well at an Movement to Music Class. It’s on a Monday at 11:30am and Tuesday at 11am, Join in at Wesley Methodist Church Hall, Portishead £5 per class. Bookings advised but drop ins welcome. Call 01823 345626.

Senior Citizen’s Social Sessions – Mondays and Wednesdays Portishead Youth Centre is not just for the young you know?! On Monday’s Senior’s can call in for coffee, cake and companionship between 1.30pm and 3pm. Go along relax and meet some new faces all are welcome. Wednesdays there is a lunch and activity club between 1pm and 2.30pm. You can enjoy lunch and optional weekly activities, such as card games, bingo, board games and more. £2 per week for activities. For more information call 01275 842461.

Portishead LeRoc – Tuesdays Portishead LeRoc meet at Portishead Primary School on Tuesday nights at 8pm. LeRoc – or modern jive as it is also known draws on different dance styles and the mix of moves means that you can adapt the

dance to virtually any music. Classes are run by Dave & Kat Holbrook and Steve Wannacott on alternate weeks. After the classes there is a free-style session to enable people to practice their moves, meet new people and enjoy the atmosphere.

Come along with a partner or friend or even on your own. In any event you will be made welcome and comfortable and wonder why you never did it before. Why not give it a try? For more information contact: Steve.wonnacott@hotmail.com, dave@ portisheadleroc.com, www.portisheadleroc.com

Rotary Club - Tuesdays Portishead Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at the Albion Pub on Bristol Road 7pm for 7.15pm. Everyone is welcome to join – We are a club where we support the local community. Young people through Rotary competitions such as Young Musician’s, Young Chef, Young Writer and Young Photographer.

Memory Café for those with memory difficulties and local good causes and charities. Our main fundraising event is our annual swimathon and March 2022 was the first since 2019 due to Covid.

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Café Mamma – Tuesdays Café Mamma is a weekly drop-in café for local families, providing support, encouragement and information to breastfeeding mums. It is a place where mums can meet with other mums, as well as with trained peer supporters, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We are open every Tuesday morning, from 10am to 11.30am at: Portishead Children’s Centre. St Barnabas Centre (the old St Barnabas School) West Hill, Portishead

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The Lighthouse Cafe – Thursdays The Lighthouse Café is open every Thursday afternoon from 2-4pm at St. Nicholas’ Church, Nore Road, Portishead, BS20 8EN. Teas, coffee, and homemade cakes are always available, along with a very warm welcome. We do not charge but invite donations which support local charities. Please come and join us! Call 01275 846230 for more information.

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Portishead Choral Society is a friendly, choral society with close links to the community. They are dedicated to singing and providing performances of mostly classical music in four voice parts (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass). They rehearse at Portishead Methodist Church, on Thursday evenings, starting at 7.30pm. The society is always keen to welcome singers of all voices: sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. Prospective younger members are especially welcome. There are no formal auditions, and previous experience of choral singing isn’t required, although the ability to sing in tune, and to read music, even if only at a basic level, are helpful!

If you are thinking about joining, please do go along to a rehearsal to see what it is like. You will be warmly welcomed. Please let them know in advance that you are coming by emailing chairman@ portisheadchoral.co.uk

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Portishead Spiritualist Association have been running for over 40 years. We meet at Brampton Way Preschool Hall, Brampton Way, Portishead, every Wednesday night, barring Christmas and New Year, for a Clairvoyant Evening starting at 7.30pm through to 9pm with a different Medium each week. We charge £5 at the door but we are all volunteers so any net profits go to various charities and always has.

Hard week at school drop into Portishead Youth Centre from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on a Friday and wind down and chill with your friends. Email stephf@ portisheadyouthcentre.co.uk for more information.

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Portishead Quakers - Sundays

Sunday Meeting for Worship takes place at the Quaker Meeting House, 11 St Mary’s Road, Portishead on the second, third and fourth Sunday of the month and starts at 10.30am. We meet online Tai Chi QiGong with Age UK Somerset on the first Sunday of the month. Please contact Wednesdays the clerk for Zoom joining details at portishead. clerk@bristolquakers.org.uk. Portishead is a small Pronounced “Chee Gung”, this gentle form of Tai meeting, with average attendance between 6 and Chi is suitable for anyone as you can participate 10 people. We offer a warm and friendly welcome seated or standing. It combines breathing and to everyone. Meeting lasts for an hour after which relaxation movements to balance the mind and visitors are invited to join us for refreshments. People improve flexibility. This friendly class is designed for who come to worship for the first time tell us how people over 60 and is held at Portishead Methodist peaceful the Meeting House is. The meeting house Church on Wednesdays at 2pm. To book your is a 17th century, grade II listed, thatched building place or for more information contact Age UK with a separate small hall (available for hire), set in Somerset on 01823 345626 or email ageingwell@ a burial ground. ageuksomerset.org.uk www.localreach.co.uk | 25

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Portishead Lions – New Members Welcome Portishead Lions have been serving the Portishead community and surrounding villages for 52 years.

Working closely with other community groups the Lion volunteers’ motto is “We Serve”. Funds are raised through a range of exciting initiatives such as the Santa and Easter Floats, Birthday Surprise Flamingos, Car Boot Sales, Raffles and even Wing Walking. At least 80% of funds are actively returned to support a range of local community projects. The Lions Club are always seeking new members who want to help their community whilst also benefiting from being part of a fun and social local group. If you are interested in joining, please contact us through our Facebook page or our Website.

NSSBEES (North Somerset Sustainable Bees ) We are a group of people actively interested in helping pollinators and bees in particular survive and thrive in an increasingly difficult natural world.

We hold a group roughly once a month where we discuss, chat and report on the status of the bees in our gardens etc for which we feel responsible. We do not take the honey from the honeybees, believing it to be their own extremely valuable source of food.

If you are of similar mind, please email Sal Pearson salp111@btinternet.com Or phone 07735458977.

Successful Summer Show The Portishead Horticultural Society were delighted with the fantastic amount of support for their Summer Show, which was held on the last weekend of July. We had thousands of visitors over the two days and were blessed with good weather. Visitors were entertained

by The Hogg Show, Shetland Performance Display Team with lots of music from Barnacle Bouys, Chicken Teddys and Mickey Finn. The children loved the Mobile Farm, Aldabra Tortoises and the Severn Counties Bird Society stand Despite the extremely hot weather leading up to the Show the exhibition tents were full of the most amazing floral and vegetable displays.

The handicraft and cookery were also well supported and well done to all of the cup winners. The Show offered something for everyone from pre-school to senior citizens and as one visitor said “it was lovely to see all the community enjoying themselves and it is one of the events that makes Portishead so special”.

We are back next year on the 29 and 30 July when we will be celebrating our 160th anniversary.

Avon Federation of Women’s Institutes In July, Avon Federation held its Summer Lunch.

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speakers, and have lunch. First to speak was Sarah Crew, Chief Constable (the first female) of Avon and Somerset Police. Her talk had particular relevance for WI as a whole, as it related to the work her force is doing to combat violence against women. We then had an excellent lunch, followed by the second guest speaker – Peaches Golding, Her Majesty’s LordLieutenant of the County and City of Bristol. Peaches told us about her role; the selection and appointment process, and an outline of the duties of the Queen’s representative for Bristol.

Portishead Yachts Race at Irish Regatta For the first time in Portishead Cruising Club’s (PCC) 90 year history, yachts from the racing fleet recently set sail for Cork, Ireland to compete in the prestigious Cork Week regatta. 2022 marks the delayed tricentenary of the Royal Cork Yacht Club and visiting boats were welcomed from far and wide to join in the celebrations of the oldest yacht club in the world.

The 600 nautical mile round trip was not only a great adventure but also a test of boats, skippers and crew.

Racing took place in the Irish Sea off Cork and involved a series of ‘round the cans’ courses where the skills of our local crews were tested alongside some of the best-drilled yacht crews from Ireland, the UK and further afield. Now safely back in Portishead after an exhilarating week’s racing, Simon Britten, skipper of lead Portishead boat Hero said, “The teams enjoyed some highly competitive racing in great conditions off the coast of Cork and we can’t wait to mount a return campaign next year.” If you’ve always hankered to be part of a racing yacht crew or want to get back into sailing then the team at PCC would love to hear from you! The fleet races in a number of club series across the year in the waters of the Bristol Channel – including some evenings during the summer. Contact Nick Duppa-Miller at nickdmiller3000@outlook.com to find out more and get involved – you don’t need a boat to join in the fun!

Singing Together Good For Your Wellbeing Wendy Sergeant has been running open access community choirs in Portishead, Clevedon and Pill since 2005. She has just completed a Professional Masters in Choir Leading at the Royal College of Music in Denmark and wrote a thesis on the deep connection which develops between people when they sing together and the physical, psychological, social and spiritual benefits of singing. If you would like to try out singing in a choir and see for yourself how good it makes you feel, there are many opportunities locally from Community choirs to Choral Societies – all are easily found by an internet search. To find out more about Wendy’s choirs go to www.wendysergeant.com, telephone 07899 044606 or email sergeant.wendy@gmail.com

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