LocalReach Portishead July 2023

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Have you got your Lasting Powers of Attorney (“LPAs”) in place yet?

You need to consider making these important documents whilst you are able and have capacity to do so to ensure you are protected.

We do not know what our future holds for us and you should consider making the LPAs sooner rather than later to put your affairs in order.

LPAs need to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian (“OPG”) before they can be used and at the moment, the OPG is taking nearly five months to turn the LPAs around! This could be a problem for your family should you need assistance during that period and is another reason why you need to consider making them as soon as possible.

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Garden View This month – Watering: balancing need with conservation

Keeping our gardens healthy and hydrated can be a challenging task, especially during hot summers or when we’re away from home. The days when gardeners used hosepipes liberally are long gone. An automatic watering system can offer an efficient solution to keeping the garden looking great while not destroying the environment.

Watering systems provide a hands-free approach to watering the garden. They consist of pipes, valves, and sprinklers or drippers strategically placed throughout your garden. They can be connected to a timer and a water source, such as a tap. The timer allows you to set specific watering schedules, ensuring your plants receive water even when you’re not around. This is particularly handy for busy individuals or holiday periods.

Installation requires some basic plumbing skills, but it is quite manageable for most gardeners.

The system needs to be connected to a water source, and the pipes, valves, and sprinklers or drippers need to be positioned accordingly.

Personally, I prefer drippers to sprinklers as they are less wasteful. Proper planning and layout are crucial to ensure efficient water distribution. There are lots of helpful videos on YouTube offering great advice.

Watering systems can also be used with stored rainwater from a water butt. This makes them even more eco-friendly. If you’re going to do this make sure to use appropriate filtration and pump system to ensure the rainwater is suitable for distribution through the watering system.: Even if you have to use tap water, automatic systems are designed for efficient use. By targeting specific areas and delivering water directly to the plants’ roots, they minimize wastage. Additionally, the use of timers allows for precise scheduling, preventing overwatering, thus further conserving water. Compared to using a hosepipe, which can lead to water runoff and inefficient coverage,

GARDENING automatic systems provide better control use far less water.

Mulching further conserves water by preventing the underlying soil from drying out in warm weather. It creates a protective layer on the soil surface, acting as a barrier to reduce evaporation.

Organic mulch materials include straw, wood chips, bark, leaves, grass clippings, and compost.

These materials break down over time, enriching the soil with nutrients while simultaneously retaining moisture. Organic mulch also improves soil structure, promotes beneficial microbial activity, and helps prevent weed growth. It needs to be reapplied as it breaks down.

Inorganic mulch materials such as gravel, stones do not break down and can very decorative. Its more expensive so better suited to small spaces.

Apply a layer of mulch that is 2-4 inches thick around plants, leaving a gap around the stem or trunk to prevent rotting. Ensure the mulch extends to the drip line of trees and shrubs to cover the entire root zone. When used alongside an automatic drip watering system, mulching goes a long way towards reducing water usage in the garden.

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July in the WI

Thursday in the month. Please contact 0117 9264045 leaving your name and contact details if interested.

On Wednesday 5th July we are having a talk by Michael Malaghan entitled “A Writer as Read”.

We welcome new members and visitors to join us on this evening. We meet in St Georges Church Hall, Easton in Gordano at 7:30pm.

Craft dates for July are Tuesday 11th and 25th, 10:00am - 12 noon and we welcome non WI members to join us.

By Popular Demand - Return Of Susan Marshfield - MBE Redcliffe Bay WI are delighted to announce that Susan Marshfield will be our return speaker on Monday 10th July at 2:00pm. We meet at Redcliffe Bay Hall, Newhaven Road. There is a small charge of £3 for visitors who may come along to see if WI is their cup of tea. Speaking of which refreshments are served and a social time is enjoyed by all. For further enquiries Tel: 01275 218397.

Cruse Bereavement support meetings in July Cruse Bereavement support ‘Walk and Talk’ in Portishead will take place on 13th July, the 2nd

Also for those who are bereaved, there is an opportunity to receive support, from Cruse trained bereavement Volunteers and meet others at the Bereavement Drop in, in the Methodist Church Hub, Portishead High St. It’s on Thursday 27th July 10:00am to 12 noon. You will receive a warm welcome. Refreshments available.

Portbury WI – Tuesday 18th July, 7:30pm In recent months Portbury WI have heard about Breast Awareness, discussed the national WI resolution on Clean Rivers, learnt to tie scarves and celebrated the WI’s birthday with music and food. Members have also enjoyed walks, sewn decorations and played Boules.

If you would like to meet with other women for a monthly meeting with a speaker plus other activities please come along to our meeting at Portbury Village Hall when Travel Consultant Claire Spicer will give us some ideas and advice.

Contact: Helen Francis 07503 134817 for more information.

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Active Listening Hello from Claire, Mia and myself, Toby, at Meadows & Wood Hearing Specialists, we hope you are keeping well and enjoying the sunshine!

As you may know in May we opened North Somersets only full time, family owned, independent Hearing Specialist Clinic at 142 High Street, Worle. We have received such a warm welcome, thank you.

This month I’ve been thinking more about Active Listening, such as listening to or playing music. Did you know that it could help prevent the decline of working memory? A study found that music has the power to preserve adults’ working memory by enhancing grey matter volume! This adds on to historical data which demonstrates that how well we hear has a massive impact on our long-term health and quality of life. The reason for this is that if we are not hearing well, we are less likely to engage in activities that engage and stimulate our bodies! Getting out and about is sadly less enticing if you are not able to hear what’s going on around you.

We also know that older adults with hearing loss have a greater risk of developing dementia than those with normal hearing. Cognitive abilities decline faster in adults with hearing loss compared to those with normal hearing. Depression and social isolation can be exacerbated by the frustration experienced when someone doesn’t hear as well as they need to. I am aware that this sounds a bit gloomy, however, for most people using the NHS or a private Audiologist to assess your hearing and help you act is a great first step to minimise these experiences.

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Happy Balance…

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.

These are all scenarios from clients we have worked with: • ‘I don’t want to leave it for the kids to sort’ – Feeling mindful that you need to get your home in order? You don’t want the family having to sort through everything when you are gone? We will work with you to streamline your home, recycle unwanted items and organise belongings you may wish to distribute to family and friends

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TO ADVERTISE CALL 01275 400160 • My partner/parent has died – You’re not only dealing with grief but also thinking about how you clear the house? We are NOT house clearance. We work with you sensitively, practically and confidentially to organise their affairs and clear the house for sale or other • I am embarrassed – It’s all got on top of me and I just feel overwhelmed – Are you buying too many items, storing them away and feeling like you may be hoarding? Claire and SJ are non judgemental and through experience can help you declutter and regain control • I’m moving and need to downsize – I can’t physically or emotionally cope with my move and I need help. We are hands-on in preparing your belongings ensuring that when your removal firm comes to move you that you have already sorted through, de-cluttered and made sure all your items, big and small will fit into your new home giving you peace of mind.

• ‘Our family space isn’t working for us’ – Who can help us? Happy Balance will give you guidance, ideas and hands on support to make the changes to make your home a living space and not a storage space

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Gordano Wheelie Bin Cleaning will visit on the same day your bins are emptied. We arrive with our specialist equipment and load your bins into our bespoke cleaning trailer, thoroughly jet washing them inside and out, using only suitable and biodegradable cleaning products, removing all stuck on muck, grime and other nasties that lurk in your bin.

LOCAL EXPERT PAGE Have you ever tried to clean a wheelie bin?

It’s not the easiest of jobs! Boiling water to kill maggots and flies, awkwardly using a long broom or mop to reach all areas before tipping it back up to discharge foul smelling liquid. Most people tell us they only clean them out when it really needs it, infested or smelling awful, if indeed at all. Let us take that hassle away from you.

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Curzon, The Oldest Cinema in the UK The Portishead Senior Forum has two delights to offer at the Folk Hall, Portishead. Wednesday the 19th of July begins at 2:00pm with a member of the Portishead Rail group updating us on the saga of getting the town’s railway back. Following tea and biscuits, Andrew Caddy will talk about the Clevedon Curzon Cinema, opened in 1912, the same year as Bristol Hippodrome. It has some unusual features and many tales to tell.

The meeting closes at 4:00pm, entry is free for members, £3 for visitors (who may hopefully join).

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Portishead in Bloom Big Picnic We shall be holding our annual Big Picnic at Jubilee Park on Saturday July 22nd from 12noon until 3:00pm. Free family entertainment by local groups. Just bring your own picnic and enjoy!

We shall also be at the Portishead Summer show on Saturday July 29th and Sunday 30th at the flower show field, opposite Gordano School.

Come to see us and have a chat. Perhaps you would like to join our happy band of gardeners.

Portishead Probus Club Portishead Probus Club (formerly Probus73) will hold their July meeting on Wednesday July 19th at Clarence House in Portishead’s High Street.

Doors open at 12 noon and lunch will be served at 1:00pm, followed by a talk given by Lindsey Henniker-Heaton on the subject of Filton and the Aerospace Museum.

If you would like to find out more about

NHS Retirement Fellowship Gordano Branch Gordano NHSRF meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Next meeting 21st July at Somerset Hall from 10:00am - 12noon.

We have a speaker and Coffee on arrival all retired people who worked within the NHS or Social Sector are welcome.

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Say Goodbye to Fungal Nails with Nail Reconstruction Summer is here, time to get the flip-flops out.

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Nail reconstruction is a safe and effective method for restoring the appearance of unsightly nails, so you can show off your feet with confidence!

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Using Pedisafe, a nail enhancing, remodelling and correction system, I use a specialised gel polymer to reconstruct your nail to look and feel just like a natural nail. The gel polymer is applied in thin layers, allowing for a customised fit that complements your unique nail shape and size. The end result is a beautiful, strong, and durable nail that you’ll be proud to show off. Pedisafe is ideal for those suffering from mycotic nails, nails damaged by trauma and can even be used as a complete prosthetic nail if there is no nail present As a fully qualified and insured foot health care practitioner, I trained at the SMAE Institute in Maidenhead, one of the most highly respected foot care training clinics in the country, and provide a bespoke foot care service that identifies your individual needs, treatments and ongoing maintenance.

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Wearable tech - simple and effective fitness tracking and other reasons to get onboard For those unacquainted, wearable technology refers to smart devices that are worn on the body, often as watches or wristbands. These are equipped with various sensors that enable them to perform a range of functions, including tracking physical activity, monitoring heart rate. Some can also perform additional smart tasks, much like a smartphone. These devices, such as Apple Watches and fitness trackers like Fitbit, offer a compelling array of features that can make day-to-day life easier and healthier.

The health benefits are unique to wearable tech, offered nowhere else. For example, devices like Apple Watches can track steps, distance travelled, calories burned, and even monitor heart rate and sleep patterns. Planning workout routines, with reminders, helps to plan - and stick to – healthy lifestyle changes. Wearable devices can also communicate with your smartphone, with benefits such as taking calls using a smart watch without needing the phone on-hand, perhaps during exercise.

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Think you know Avon? Think again!

For 135 years, Avon has been using the power of beauty to transform lives, but we’re only getting started! We’re signalling a new chapter for Avon and it’s one in which there’s never been a better time to join.

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Leather…

It looks sophisticated and stylish, it’s tough yet flexible and it is resistant to spills, dirt, and allergens.

Despite being highly durable, leather can be susceptible to snags, scratches and scuffs and if this happens, it should be repaired straight away as issues like these can get worse if left.

Leather that is well cared not only looks amazing but can last up to 3 times longer. At PremTech Furniture Repairs, we help leather to live longer by providing honest advise together with the best/ most practical repair solution so you can use and enjoy your leather for years to come.

We can: • Remove stains from pen, oils, suncreams, food, drink and colour transfer.

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We also offer a leather clean and conditioning service to re-moisturise, revitalise and renew leather to give it a fresh new look as well as extending its life.

Once PremTech Furniture Repairs have worked their magic on your leather, you will want to maintain its restored condition. We have now made this easier for you to do, by stocking and selling our most popular leather cleaning products in our online shop. Just visit our website www.ptfr.co.uk to see our range of products, product descriptions and guidance for use.

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Are you a Wimbledon Winner?! Musings of an OvenGleamer Wimbledon is running from 3rd-16th July this year and there’ll be some incredible tennis played at varying levels of expertise. But what sort of Chef are you?

Ball Boy? (and about my level!) cooking is one of your life’s simple pleasures and your skill level is simple too. You’re great at using the microwave and can cope with a pan of boiling water for pasta and potatoes. You could cook a 3 course meal with a combi-microwave. Cheat with a ready-made prawn cocktails, then cook a chicken using the grill function and cook ‘steam in a bag’ vegetables to produce a Roast Dinner. For dessert “ping” chocolate sponge puddings with chocolate sauce to finish off…simples!

More budding chefs (most of you) come in at least an Umpire standard. You’re great at using a hob and an oven with several pans boiling away on the hob top whilst a delicious joint is roasting away in the oven. You are classic multi-tasker with better time–management skills than me. My partner falls in this category – she does a mean Roast Beef, Yorkshire puddings and mountains of vegetables – all cooked to perfection and appearing on the table at the same time. For dessert she produces an apple pie out of oven with creamy custard. She then expects me, a professional oven cleaner, to clean our cooker? Does she not understand that it’s my day off?

Wimbledon Cup winners are you BBQ cookers! How anyone can produce an array of succulent steaks, juicy sausages and melt-in-the-mouth burgers as well as foil wrapped salmon from just a metal grid over some hot coals or gas, I’ll never know. You then to serve them with a selection of fresh salads and summer cocktails – a skill level way beyond my reach. My friends do this, invite me over and I can enjoy the fruits of their labours! Then with a messy BBQ, they phone me to clean it – fed and paid – Gold Medal for me on that one!

So where do you fit into my medal parade – are you a Ball Boy, Umpire or Wimbledon Cup Chef? I promise you a Cup level service, call today: Graham Rogers, OvenGleamers on 01275 370571.

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Enjoy An Interactive Dementia Friendly Day! Kubiak Dementia Foundation are delighted to be hosting another Dementia Family Day on Sat 29th July 11:30am - 4:00pm at the Penny Brohn Centre in Pill.

Come along to our interactive dementia- friendly day and take your pick from a variety of activities all designed to support those with Dementia and the people that care for them.

Turn The Tide Portishead keep Penny Coronation Festival tidy Enthusiastic volunteers from Turn The Tide helped keep the Penny Coronation Festival tidy by litter-picking during the all-day event and on the following morning, ensuring that items which could be recycled were separated from general rubbish.

A display stand helped demonstrate Turn The Tide’s mission to reduce the

pollution of Portishead’s beaches and streets and encourage recycling. All are welcome at Turn The Tide’s next Big Clean on Sunday 30th July 10:30am to 11:30am at the Marina Lock Gates – please bring your own litter-picking equipment. For more information: turnthetideportishead.co.uk.

A Club for anyone with memory problems and their carers Portishead Rotary Club run a Memory Cafe completely free of charge where folks with memory problems and their careers are most welcome.

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Pill Festival Band plays at Pill Rag and Pill Regatta Pill Festival Band continues to support local events and was asked to entertain crowds at the recent Pill Rag and Pill Regatta.

The Band continues to grow from strength to strength but still has room for musicians from beginner to expert level to come and have fun with us. See www.pfb.org.uk for details.

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Owain confirms his competition successes Portishead Camera Club finished its 2022-23 season with the Annual Competition. Owain Thomas took an award in each of the four sections, getting a First for three prints of colourful boats taken in Nice, France.

The Tom Wallis Memorial Cup for Most Improved Member went to Barry Gunter who came First with three pictures from Australia.

Other winners were Paul Ruddock (Nature) and Ian Hingley (Picture Board).

The 2023-24 season starts on Sept 7th, 7:30pm at Redcliffe Bay Hall, with free entry for first-time visitors. Visit www.portisheadcameraclub.co.uk for further information.

Portishead Porters Need You! We are a volunteer driving group and have just celebrated 30 years of service to our local community.

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