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What happened to Anthony? Attacker jailed
A THUG who fled the country after attacking four people in front of their children in Yate has been caught and sent to prison. PAGE 4
Tax tops £2,000
The family of a man who was found badly injured in the street say someone must know what happened to him. Full story: Page 2
Park plan is a ‘mess’ A DEVELOPER can build a new play area a stone’s throw from an existing park – despite complaints that the idea is a “nonsense”. The new play area at the Ladden Garden Village in Yate
will be just 30 metres from an existing one in Brimsham Park. Campaigners say the money for the new play area could be used on the existing play area to provide “something the community most desperately
wants”. Instead they say money will be wasted – and the new community separated from existing residents. Full story, Page 3
THE average council tax bill for a household in Yate will be more than £2,000 for the first time this year. PAGE 5
Help for Phill
A FOOTBALL match to raise money for a former soldier who urgently needs a heart transplant raised more than £1,000 PAGE 11
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A METROBUS service, new bike lanes and bypasses in the Yate area are included in a transport blueprint for the region. PAGE 12
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‘Someone knows what happened – we just want justice’ RELATIVES of a man who was found seriously injured in a Chipping Sodbury street are appealing for someone to come forward and tell what happened to him. Anthony Lewis, 54, was found with a broken back at the bottom of a small flight of steps in Lilliput Court on the evening of February 12. At first it was thought he had fallen but Anthony told the emergency services he was pushed from behind and police are investigating the incident. At the moment he is still in intensive care in Southmead Hospital, having had an emergency operation, is breathing with help from a tube and is not expected to be able to talk again for six weeks. He is only able to communicate with relatives using his eyes. Anthony’s relatives have appealed to the public to come forward and tell police if they know anything about what happened. His niece Kelly Miles has made an appeal on Facebook, which has been shared more than 1,800 times. Kelly said Anthony thinks someone pushed him from behind, causing the fall. Anthony was walking from Lilliput Court, where he had been staying with a relative, to check on his home in Yate when the incident happened. Anthony’s wife is currently living in a nursing home and before his injury they had been offered a bungalow where they could live together. Kelly said: “Life was looking up for them. It had taken two years to get that far, but now they are back to square one. It’s heartbreaking to see. “He wouldn’t hurt a fly, he would do anything for anyone – I can’t think of a bad word to say for him. “Someone needs to come forward and tell us what’s happened – we just want some justice.” An Avon and Somerset police spokesperson said: “Police enquires into the incident are continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call us quoting reference 5220 035 645.”
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n NEWS CAMPAIGNERS say a decision to build a new play area just 30 metres from an existing one is a “nonsense”. The Friends of Brimsham Park pleaded with South Gloucestershire Council planners to defer a decision so talks could be held with Ladden Garden Village developers Barratt Homes to expand and improve the current play area, rather than having two separate “adequate” sites next to each other. But strategic sites development committee members rejected the calls and approved the application at the north Yate new neighbourhood, where 2,450 homes are being built along with two primary schools, a care home, business premises and a local centre on 100 hectares of land. One of the requirements under a legal agreement setting out what housebuilders must provide to support residents, struck when outline permission was granted in 2015, was to build a new play area for teenagers. But when the play area plans came before the committee on February 20 Yate Town Council objected on the grounds it would “lead to separation rather than integration of the two communities”. Town councillor and Friends of Brimsham Park treasurer Chris Willmore told members: “There is a significant play area in the park, about 30 metres away. That seems a nonsense. “We have an opportunity to prevent it and provide one really good play area. “The only obstacle to getting a sensible solution of co-location is that South Gloucestershire Council agreed in the masterplan
New play area decision is a ‘waste of money’
The new play area will be built a stone's throw from the existing one in Brinsham Park to having two play areas. “You are the only people who can unlock that mess. “To have two play areas, run by different people, 30 metres apart means we end up with duplication and spending money to fence two areas, and on bins and all that other stuff we already have, so we end up wasting money unnecessarily that could be used for play.” She said planning officers recommended approving the new play area only because they could not go against the 2015 masterplan – but that members could vote against it. Ms Willmore said nearby Brimsham Green School catered
for youngsters in wheelchairs and that they would be served best with one large play area, with equipment suitable for their needs. She told members: “You’ve got the key – please unlock it by asking officers to go away and negotiate with the developer and the adjoining user, the town council, to find something the community most desperately wants.” Yate North ward councillor Mike Drew, who referred the application to the committee because of the concerns, said the masterplan was not “sacrosanct” because alterations were often made to outline schemes.
“It’s easier to use the existing site in Brimsham Park than having to lay out the new area with additional sums of money the developer could be obliged to provide,” he said. “People living in houses 30 metres away from the teenage play area will not be particularly happy to buy those houses. “We should not be just bound by a decision made getting on for five years ago now, we should look at how things develop. “I am proposing we defer a decision and instruct officers to seek discussions with the applicant, Yate Town Council and the friends of Brimsham Park to come up with a plan that’s better for the future owners of the houses and better for the existing residents of Yate.” But a planning officer told the meeting: “Barratt’s planning agent has advised this morning they want us to determine this as it is. We have a duty to determine this application as quickly as possible.” Mr Drew said: “My duty is not to the applicant. My duty is to residents. I am not elected by developers.” Members voted against his motion to defer the decision by four votes to two, with the same margin approving the officers’ recommendation to grant permission for the new play area. By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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Prison for man who fled UK after attack on family A MAN who attacked a family from Yate is in prison after trying to escape justice by fleeing the country. A judge added an extra two and a half months to the fouryear, six-month sentence Adam Pisarski was given in his absence after being convicted of attacking four people in front of their children as they walked home from a New Year’s Eve party. Pisarski, 25, was convicted of one charge of causing grievous bodily harm, two of actual bodily harm and one count of common assault after an incident in Scott Way in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2016. Four members of the same family were assaulted in front of their children by Pisarski and his 23-year-old brother, Daniel. Both brothers fled to Poland after the attack, leaving their trial to go ahead without them. But Daniel Pisarski was caught and extradited to the UK
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in 2018 to serve a sentence of two years and eight months in prison for GBH and ABH, with an extra six weeks added for failing to attend court. His older brother was arrested in Poland at the end of
last year and appeared at Bristol Crown Court on February 4. The four people who were attacked included a 40-yearold woman, who was knocked unconscious, and two men, aged 37 and 40, who needed hospital
treatment for serious injuries. The assaults took place in front of the victims’ children, who were aged from four months to 14 years old. After the hearing, DC Mark Wilkes of Avon and Somerset police said: “We’re extremely grateful to the National Crime Agency, along with authorities in Poland, who’ve helped us to locate and arrest Adam Pisarski so he can face justice here in the UK for the awful crimes he committed against a family in Yate. “Like his brother, Adam Pisarski thought he could evade justice by fleeing the country, but he underestimated our determination to track him down. “I hope this shows we will always pursue wanted criminals and have the ability to call on the expertise and co-operation of our partner law enforcement agencies to help us do this.”
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n NEWS THE average council tax payer in Yate area will see their council tax bill rise by £78 to more than £2,000 this year. South Gloucestershire Council has agreed a £232 million revenue budget, which will see the cost of the authority’s services rise by 3.99 per cent to £1,543.37 for a median Band D tax payer, up £59.22 from £1,484.15 last year. Just over half of the increase is a precept to be spent exclusively on meeting the growing cost to the authority of adult social care services. Added to that are the bills for police and fire services, as well as parish council precepts, which vary according to the area residents live in. Yate Town Council’s budget has risen from £1,253,331 to £1,334,190. Its £178.62 precept charge for Band D residents is up by 3.99% from £171.76 last year. In addition a charge for “special expenses” – £28.66 for Band D tax payers – is added to bills for South Gloucestershire services which are specific to the Yate Town Council area. Residents living in areas covered by Sodbury Town Council will pay £124.75 for its services – up 1.48% from £122.92 last year – plus £23.44 special expenses in Band D. Some residents of Yate and Sodbury – including Shire Way and the ‘Birds’ estate - are covered by Dodington Parish Council. Band D tax payers will pay a precept charge of £101.20 – a 16.3% increase on last year’s charge of £87.05 – plus a special expenses bill of £47.12. The bill for policing services will rise by £10 for every Band D household in the Avon and Somerset force area this year,
Average Yate council tax bill tops £2,000 from £217.81 to £227.81 – a rise of 4.59% - while Avon Fire Authority has increased its precept by 1.99% from April, to £74.94 for Band D tax payers. The overall Band D bill in Yate will be £2,032.80, up £77.96 on last year, while in Sodbury it will be £1,973.71 (up £73.98) and in Dodington it will be £1,973.84 (up £85.66). See the table below for the budgets and precept charges of all town and parish councils in the Yate and Sodbury area. Bills vary according to the size of property a resident lives in: in Yate this ranges from £1,355.20 for Band A to £4,065.60 for Band H. As well as spending on services and day-today operations, South Gloucestershire Council plans £145m in capital spending on roads and building projects, while a further £219m will be spent on council-run schools, up by £11.4m. Council leader Toby Savage said the budget would deliver “the best possible value for money, while also taking action to respond to the climate emergency and improve our local environment”. He added: “We have been able to increase spending
in some key areas this year, including on schools, where we continue to work hard to deliver our number one priority, which is to drive up educational standards for all.” Labour group leader Pat Rooney said accused the council of failing residents. She said: “The Conservatives have been in control of South Glos for the past 10 years and our secondary schools are still at
Council tax bills 2020-21 (all charges for Band D properties) Special expenses Precept charge
Total council tax
Tax revenue Frampton Cotterell £340,959 £132.23 £11.72 £1,969.47 Cromhall £4,200 £68.19 £1.00 £1,894.71 Dodington £242,855 £101.20 £47.12 £1,973.84 Iron Acton £54,771 £95.04 £1.38 £1,921.94 Little Sodbury £520 £9.33 £0 £1,834.85 Rangeworthy £14,000 £46.84 £4.15 £1,876.51 Sodbury £259,463 £124.75 £23.44 £1,973.71 Westerleigh £81,800 £58.48 £4.68 £1,888.68 Wickwar £45,720 £59.53 £15.28 £1,900.33 Yate £1,334,190 £178.62 £28.66 £2,032.80 Parish
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School praised for its improvements CHIPPING Sodbury School has been praised for taking effective action to improve problem areas in its teaching. An Ofsted inspector visited the school in Bowling Road to check on progress since its last report from the education watchdog in 2018. Monitoring visits are made because the school has been rated as requiring improvement in its last three inspections. The inspector praised the improvement in the school’s governance and the work of the chair of governors. The inspection found that standards are continuing to improve, with pupils in key stage 4 doing better across the curriculum. The inspector also felt plans for disadvantaged children and those with special educational skills had improved, meaning that “pupils who come to secondary school with literacy and mathematical skills that are
below the national average are catching up with their peers, especially in mathematics”. There was also praise for the way the school was “making inroads into improving attendance”, by shifting “parental thinking so that they understand the benefits of education in a better way”. The curriculum has also been significantly overhauled, after criticism that it narrowed too quickly in year 9. The school has appointed external advisors to undertake a review. The inspector said that head teacher Katherine Turner had “ensured that standards continue to improve”, concluding: “Senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement... in order for the school to become good.” The inspector said that the English curriculum was the weakest area in the school,
saying: “For some English teachers, expectations of pupils’ work are high but there are still too many who accept work that is scruffy, incomplete and contains a number of errors.” Ms Turner said: “We are delighted that the hard work at Chipping Sodbury School is recognised. We are an excellent school with fantastic students and we have taken significant action on the priorities raised by Ofsted in June 2018. “It is clear that we are moving forwards, which has been reflected in our much improved exam results. “We continue to strive to ensure there are wider opportunities for all our students: our Greenpower teams continue to go from strength to strength, we have an annual ski trip, students participate in multiple musical events and we have a rich programme in place to support mental well-being.
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n NEWS FOUR out of every 10 vulnerable youngsters South Gloucestershire Council puts into care are placed outside the area, a report has revealed. And almost half of those are moved more than 20 miles away from their family home, largely because of a dire shortage of foster parents. The council’s annual report into “looked-after children” also shows a “very worrying” number of young people who cannot find education, employment or training on leaving care, as well as pupils failing at school. It said: “We currently have too many children and young people placed out of area. This is a key improvement priority.” There were 75 youngsters placed out of South Gloucestershire in March 2019, when the latest figures were recorded, which equals 39 per cent of the authority’s 192 looked-after children. Of these, 34 youngsters — 45 per cent — were more than 20 miles from their family home, the report to council cabinet
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members said. That proportion is almost four times higher than the previous year, when 12 per cent of children in care were more than 20 miles from their family, and far exceeds the national average of only 15 per cent. The report said the increase was the result of a rise in the use of independent fostering and residential providers, along with “South Gloucestershire not currently having enough
in-house foster carers to meet the needs of children and young people in local placements”. It said steps had been taken to recruit more foster carers in the district to keep the youngsters nearer their friends and families. The report said the number of 17 and 18-year-olds not in education or training (known as NEET) after leaving care had almost doubled from 15 per cent in 2018 to 29 per cent a year later, although the council was “developing apprenticeship opportunities for care leavers and supporting young people to access higher education”. While in school, many of the children were not meeting expectations for their age group in reading, writing and maths. Labour councillor Alison
Evans told the meeting the figures were “very worrying”, adding: “As corporate parents I would not be happy with our own children being out of education, employment and training.” Conservative cabinet member for schools, skills and employment Erica Williams said it was “heartening” to have care leavers in council-led apprenticeships, adding: “This is not just to give them confidence and skills but surely a more positive outcome with regards to employment.” Cabinet member for children and young people Jon Hunt said an Ofsted inspection noted the council’s corporate parenting was a “strength”. By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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New licence for pub as noise complaints fall A PUB that had been the subject of years of noise complaints has had its licence changed after turning a corner under new management. The Portcullis Hotel in Chipping Sodbury had been a “problem address” for South Gloucestershire Council, provoking repeated complaints about noise over a number of years, a licensing committee heard. But since it reopened in 2018, following a £125,000 refurbishment, the situation had improved under new landlord Edward Febry, with only a handful of complaints in the past year. Even so, councillors heard, Mr Febry remained at risk of prosecution because of a condition on the Horse Street pub’s licence preventing any music from going above a “background level”. On the advice of a licensing officer, he applied to have the condition removed so the pub could continue to hold discos without breaching the condition. The officer told the committee: “We got to a point where we had to prosecute or change the condition. I’m not worried about noise.” No residents objected to the application,
The Portcullis Hotel in Chipping Sodbury which also sought to extend the pub’s opening hours. Mr Febry said the Portcullis Hotel had been “mismanaged for years and years and years” but he wanted to turn it into a “nice family pub”. He said the pub had stopped hosting live bands and now had a resident DJ, with one speaker. The committee agreed on February 4 to remove the condition for music from the licence, but added a number of restrictions,
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including one that “a noise-limiting device” must be used “where required to prevent unreasonable disturbance to occupiers in the vicinity”. Members also agreed that the pub can stay open until 2am, seven days a week. Music must stop playing by 10.30pm on Sundays, midnight on Mondays through Wednesdays, and 1.30am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The bar must close at 1.30am every day of the week, except for paying guests at the hotel, who will be able to buy alcohol around the clock. Mr Febry, who originally applied to stay open until 3am, seven days a week, said: “We need the weekend trade because that is vital to keeping it [the hotel] open.” Mr Febry is a director of John and Rita Leisure Ltd, which owns both the Portcullis Hotel and the Royal Oak pub in the town. He is the grandson of John and Rita Hinder, whose descendants have run both pubs at various times over their history. By Amanda Cameron, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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New Yate takeaway will create 25 jobs A NEW fast food restaurant is set to create 25 jobs when it opens in Yate Shopping Centre. Miss Millie’s Fried Chicken is moving in to the former Hotcha premises in North Parade, which have been empty since the Chinese takeaway went into administration more than two years ago. The centre says the new restaurant, which will include seating for 40 people as well as a takeaway service, will create 25 jobs. Work to convert the site is due to start this month but an opening date has yet to be announced. Centre manager Andrew Lowrey said: “A variety of restaurants is an essential part of the shopping centre’s portfolio and Miss Millie’s will bring the bonus of take-away and a 40 seater sit-down restaurant. “The premises is in a high-profile location and has a history as a take-away outlet having previously been occupied by Hotcha”. Miss Millie’s has eight branches across the region and was founded in 1988 by Harry Latham, who had also set up the first Kentucky Fried Chicken branch in 1965 and was KFC’s Uk managing director in the 1970s. A shopping centre spokesperson said Harry and KFC founder Colonel Sanders were good friends and Miss Millie’s was named after Sanders’ eldest daughter, Mildred. Harry died last year, two months before Miss Millie’s was sold to new owners.
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Support from friends and comrades lifts Phill A FUNDRAISING match, auction and donations from well-wishers have helped raise more than £8,000 to help the family of a Yate ex-serviceman who urgently needs a heart transplant. Around 50 people took part in a football match between supporters of Bristol Rovers and Bristol City to help Phillip Hardwell, his wife Roxy and children. Hundreds more came along to support the cause at Chipping Sodbury FC last month. The match raised £1,000, with a further £7,400 raised through a raffle, auction and donations to a GoFundMe page set up to help Phill. Donors included readers who responded after reading about Phill’s condition in the Voice last month. Former soldier Phill, 32, is waiting for a heart transplant at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, having suffered multiple organ failure in December. He is in a critical care unit, with Roxy by his side, but his condition has improved over the past month. He has been declared fit enough to undergo a transplant as soon as a compatible donor is found.
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The Rovers and City teams at Phill’s fundraiser His friend Jack Kelley, who helped organise the football match, said Phill’s spirits had been raised by a visit from members of his old regiment, the Royal Artillery, with whom he served for 12 years. Jack said: “Phil and Roxy have now been in Royal Papworth for nearly 100 days. Even though we all know it is the best place for them to be, I can only imagine how difficult it is for them to be away from home comforts, friends and family for so long. “We all wish we could be there every day for them but hope that doing these fundraisers not only helps them financially but shows them they are not going through this on their own and there is a whole community behind them, keeping their fingers crossed that they get that phone call that there is a match and a new heart is on its way.” Jack said Phill’s oldest son Reggie played in the football
match and scored a goal for Rovers, which was caught on camera and sent to Phill, who was “overwhelmed”. Both City and Rovers donated signed kit, pictures and tickets to the cause, while Manchester United donated a signed football. Fellow organiser Scott Walker said: “We decided to arrange our fundraising event around a football match as sport brings people together but I could not believe how many of the local community came out to support
us. I was standing on the half way line ready to kick off and I looked at the crowd and felt like a pro, it gave me a taste of what it would be like to play for Bristol City! “I was so nervous but knew it was for a brilliant cause and am happy to take myself out of my comfort zone to support my friend Phil.” Phill’s online fundraising page is still open for donations, at www.gofundme.com/f/ phillhardwellcharityracenight.
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n NEWS A NEW link to the M4, a park and ride and a metrobus service for Yate are included in a new transport blueprint for the region. The Joint Local Transport Plan aims to make walking, cycling and public transport the “natural” way to travel around the West of England. It includes an £8.9 billion wish-list of projects for completion in the region by 2036, including a £2.5billion “mass transit system” with sections of underground rail. But it is the new roads included in the plan which could be the most significant for the Yate and Sodbury area: a link road from Yate to a new junction 18A on the M4, potentially using the unfinished stretch of dual carriageway known as the Road to Nowhere while also bypassing Coalpit Heath. Another bypass to the west of Winterbourne and Frampton Cotterell would take through traffic between Yate and the north west of Bristol away from the villages. The extension of the Smart
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New cycle paths planned CYCLISTS being able to ride against traffic on one-way streets and pedestrians having priority over vehicles pulling out of side roads are among the ideas in a vision for getting people out of cars. The West of England Combined Authority wants to know what residents think of its walking/cycling strategy, which includes a number of improvements to footpaths and cycleways in Yate. The plans include segregated cycle paths on the A432 Station Road and Kennedy Way, from Cranleigh Court Road along Greenways Road and Broad Lane to Randolph Avenue, as well as Chipping Sodbury High Street. Improvements to footpaths on Station Road, Scott Way, Chipping Sodbury High Street and Horse Street are also included in the plans. The blueprint, along with a separate bus strategy, will fit into the latest version of the Joint Local Transport Plan for Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset, which also envisages new 20mph zones in South Gloucestershire. Metro mayor Tim Bowles said Weca wanted “to make walking and cycling the natural choice for short journeys in the West of England”. The plan could see a total of £411 million spent on pedestrian improvements in 30 high streets and 55 continuous cycle routes over the next 16 years, although all are subject to further technical and design work, consultation and funding. To take part, visit www.travelwest.info/transportconsultations or call 0117 428 6210 to ask for a paper copy of the consultation documents. Consultation closes on March 15.
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Georgina could be heading for the charts THE founder of a Yate sports club is set to be part of the team recording the next Sport Relief single. Georgina Moore, who founded the GEM Boccia Club at Yate Leisure Centre, will perform with musician and rapper DJ Ironik on the charity single, which is set to be released towards the end of the year. Georgina won the BBC’s South West Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award last year for setting up and running the GEM Boccia Club. Boccia is a Paralympic sport similar to bowls but is played sitting down, and players can use any part of their body to propel the ball. Georgina has a severe physical disability and set up the club just over two years ago after finding there was no inclusive sports club like it in the area. She and the other Unsung Hero award winners will work with Ironik – best known for
Georgina Moore and members of the GEM Boccia club with staff from Redcliffe Homes, who donated £250 to the club. his hit Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) - on the single, which will follow on from previous Sport relief songs from Elton John, Leona Lewis, Robbie Williams and Little Mix. Six of the previous eight singles have made the top ten. GEM Boccia Club has received a boost with a donation of £250 from builders Redcliffe
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Disease hits Memorial Woodlands trees TREES planted at the Bristol Memorial Woodlands have been hit by fungal disease ash dieback. A small number of ash trees planted in the 1990s, when the woodlands at Alveston first started operating, have been hit by the fungus, which originated in Asia and was first spotted in the UK in 2012. Bristol Memorial Woodlands offers plots for burials or the interment of ashes, with trees planted as a memorial. As a result of the disease ash trees have been removed as an as an option for mourners at the 100-acre site, which is a regional centre for environmentally friendly funerals. Founder Christopher Baker said: “It is a great shame, as we are creating a natural woodland parkland that will be there for future generations and ideally we would like all species of native British trees. “The ash is a tall and graceful tree that is wonderful for
Memorial Woodlands founder Christopher Baker with one of the trees affected by ash dieback encouraging wildlife but at the moment it seems we need to clear out the affected trees. Once we are convinced that the fungus is gone or resistant strains have been developed, we will revert to offering ash trees.
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Memorabilia stolen RARE signed photos and a guitar have been stolen in a burglary in Coalpit Heath. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the break-in, at a garage in Rose Oak Lane, or has seen the stolen items to get in touch. It happened between 11pm on February 18 and 6am the following day. The items stolen include signed photo montages of Marilyn Monroe and Patsy Cline, autographs and a photo of Buddy Holly & The Crickets, a signed photograph of Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller, a Second World War-themed tapestry and uniforms, a Gretsch G3100 historic series Hawaiian guitar and some tools. Anyone who sees the items, or has information about the incident, should call 101 and quote the crime reference number 5220 040 767.
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Arson attack on car A FIRE which wrecked a car in Tormarton was an arson attack, investigators believe. Two crews of firefighters from Yate were called out at 3.20am on February 6 to the blaze in Acton Turville Road. The car was destroyed in the blaze. An Avon Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said that the fire is believed to have been started deliberately.
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EAPONS and militaria took centre stage at Stroud Auction Rooms' February sale. A private collection of over 4,000 Army cap badges took up all of day two of the auction, and several made exceptionally good prices. The single-owner collection was begun in 1945 and included a Royal Marines brass collar badge, which sold for £700; eight British Army Royal Engineers and Royal Signals metal shoulder titles, including three Territorial examples and RE Signal Service example (£550) and two New Zealand Army WWI 25th and 27th Mounted Rifles Reinforcements metal hat badges (£550). Two WWII Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders sporrans and tunics made £600. With over 1,300 online bidders taking part from around the world, there was particularly strong competition for the Australian and New Zealand badges, and after the sale the packing and postage team were kept busy organising delivery
to winning bidders around the globe. Very few auction salerooms offer a postage service, something Stroud Auctions has done for 10 years, and the additional bidders this attracts increases hammer prices. The guns and weapons section drew a large number of bidders into the saleroom, and results included a 20 bore side-by-side double-barrelled flintlock hammer action gun by Joseph Manton of London, which sold for £2,800, a William Powell & Son 12 bore side by side ejector shotgun which made £1,250 and a Winchester .410 underlever three-shot repeating shotgun, which sold for £850. In the popular toy section a Marklin Der Adler centenary 18351935 three rail electric 0 gauge train set, with tender, locomotive, two closed and one open passenger coach sold for a pleasing £2,300; a 19thC taxidermy study of exotic birds in glazed case made £1,300, while a collection of 115 various PC and computer games,
Military cap badges in the latest Stroud Auction Rooms sale attracted bids from around the world. all in original boxes, went under the hammer for £950. Of local interest was a late 18th century mantrap, with double spring mechanism and semi-circular trap with protruding metal teeth, stamped 1794, which
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Final warning for cop over sexual harassment A FORMER Chipping Sodbury police officer has been given a final written warning after he was found to have sexually harassed a colleague. Paul Fortune, who served as a police community support officer for several years in Chipping Sodbury before becoming a police constable, had been praised for saving a young boy from choking in Downend in 2015. But he was brought before a misconduct hearing after being accused of sexually harassing a woman, failing to act with self control or treat female members of police staff with courtesy and respect, and acting less favourably towards them than their male colleagues. PC Fortune also faced an accusation of undermining public confidence in the police force. A misconduct panel decided
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told her to let him know “if you are ever in need of a partner”. When she made it clear she was not interested, PC Fortune told her: “Are you saying I’m fat and ugly?” The woman took that as a joke, the panel heard. PC Fortune also asked the same woman what time she was finishing work and said: “I can come round to yours after work if you fancy.” The woman complained to a sergeant last February, when PC Fortune massaged her shoulders without permission. However, she accepted he was “tactile” with everyone, thoughtful, kind and caring, and wore his heart on his sleeve. PC Fortune also made suggestive comments to another female member of police staff, the panel was told. Following the hearing at Avon and Somerset Police’s Portishead
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O protect and enhance our beautiful countryside in South Gloucestershire, we must take action to improve air quality along many of main through roads and in our towns and we must lead the way in tackling climate change. I am calling on South Gloucestershire Council to deliver more electric car charging points to be installed in our towns like Yate and Thornbury, and ensure that residents in and around Frampton Cotterell, Coalpit Heath and the surrounding towns and villages also have better access to publicly-available charge points. We all know that electric vehicles emit a fraction of the emissions compared to petrol and diesel vehicles, but many
motorists, completely fairly, feel there are simply not enough electric car charging points in our area at the moment to make the switch. Increasing our reliance on vehicles powered with renewable energy is just one step we must take reach the Government’s unwavering commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Last month, the Prime Minister announced that Britain will be bringing forward the date from which no new petrol or diesel cars will be allowed to be sold in the UK to 2035, with consideration being given to the feasibility of bringing this further forward. Clearly, the importance of providing the necessary infrastructure for car
users in South Gloucestershire has never been greater. South Gloucestershire Council have declared a Climate Emergency and are currently exploring options for substantially reducing the impact of their own operations. They have also urged people locally to take steps to address this situation, by reducing their own carbon footprint. We must use this opportunity to deliver more electric car charging points, ensuing that South Gloucestershire is a UK leader in sustainable technology, protecting our beautiful natural environment and providing cleaner air for our families and our community. Ensuring that these long-
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need car charging points are finally delivered is a key pledge in my Positive Plan for Protecting Greenspaces and the Environment, alongside protecting our green spaces and fighting poorly planned housing development. For further information, or to join the campaign, please do not hesitate to get in touch at luke. hall.mp@parliament.uk.
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EAD Councillor on graffiti, Alan Monaghan has made it clear that graffiti is not something the Town Council or residents are willing to accept in Yate.
The Council is proud to launch our own Zero Tolerance Scheme offering FREE graffiti removal for householders - any resident in Yate can use this service. The Town Council has purchased specialised steam cleaning equipment and has introduced a ‘One Stop’ graffiti reporting service. To try to prevent the problem, the council is working with South Glos’ Anti-Social Behaviour and Community Safety Team and The Local Beat Team, who have created an active Problem-Solving Plan. Detached youth workers are working with young people to highlight the problems graffiti causes. The council are also working with Virgin Media and BT Openreach to identify and clean the green and grey communication cabinets that have been
Yate Graffiti Busters Councillor Karl Tomasin, the estates team and Councillor Alan Monaghan preparing for action attacked by spray can vandals. How can you help? You can help by reporting graffiti attacks, but we’ve identified that some of the graffiti tags
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round here are from groups based in Bristol. Do you know who your younger family members are hanging out with? Involvement with graffiti often leads to more serious crime.
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News from the Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury BY way of raising our profile in the community, we have erected an eye-catching plaque in Hatherell’s Yard on a planter owned by Sodbury in Bloom. The plaque, pictured, also acknowledges the support we give to Sodbury in Bloom. Over 70 people attended the third in the series of four Memory Cafe tea dances. As always, members of the club and our Inner Wheel colleagues were present to help out to ensure another enjoyable afternoon of dancing, music and homemade cakes for all. A number of club members helped out at Brimsham Green School to undertake mock job interviews for year 11 students. The students expressed appreciation for the opportunity to prepare a CV and to experience what a job interview might entail. Clive Brain provided club members with a fascinating insight into the history of the M Shed and in return, the club made a donation to the Friends of Bristol Museums,
Rotarians Keith Pattison and Stuart Fraser with the club’s plaque in Hatherell's Yard Galleries and Archives. Again in 2020 the club is making a financial grant to the Chemistry Demonstration
Workshop, always an interesting feature of the annual Chipping Sodbury Festival. We also made a grant to Brimsham Green School
to fund the payment to permit the school to be a Licensed Organisation which, in turn, enables students to participate in the Gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. On the social side, a number of club members and their partners enjoyed a wonderful Burns Night in the Town Hall. The entertainment provided by Rock Pipes throughout the night was superb and everyone in the packed Town Hall thoroughly enjoyed themselves. This was a first Burns Night for Rock Pipes in Chipping Sodbury and we certainly hope they return in 2021. By the time of publication our skittles team will have played two matches. The first was held in early February at the Beaufort Inn, Hawkesbury Upton, resulting in a win for our club. Finally, club members enjoyed a very pleasant evening participating in a quiz organised by our Inner Wheel colleagues. Stuart Fraser Senior Vice President
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*Based on a 6 piece buffet for 100 people Easily accessible, stunning location with a large free car park 2 Miles from Westerleigh along the Codrington road Competitive drink prices, Thatchers Gold £3.50 More info on our website www.theplayersgolfclub.com Contact our events co-ordinator Hayley on 01454 313029 Opt 4 or email Hayley@theplayersgolfclub.com
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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA March 4 n Frenchay & Hambrook Horticultural Society meets at 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, Frenchay Common. Talk by Jane Lindsay of Chelsea Gold Medal Winners, Tynings Climbers Nursery, who have the National Collection of climbers. Non-members £3. More details from Susie Davis at fhhs1947@outlook.com. March 4 and 5 n Macmillan Support Bus visits Yate Shopping Centre, at the bottom of West Walk, 10am to 4pm Wednesday and 9am-3pm Thursday for advice on symptoms, treatment and support. More information at www.macmillan.org. uk/mobileinfo. March 6 n A Brief history of Music – 600 years of music in 90 minutes, with Green Matthews, Horton and Little Sodbury Village Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets available on Eventbrite at bit.ly/37UIOTr or via HLSVH Committee Members. Tickets: £12 online/£15 on the door, £10 concessions. Bar and light refreshments. March 7 n Jubilate is one of Gloucestershire’s leading Chamber choirs conducted by Ian Higginson. The choir are returning to perform a free lunchtime recital (lasting one hour) at 1.15pm at Clifton cathedral on Saturday 7 March. There will be a retiring collection in aid of the cathedral. The Recital is entitled ‘Voyage européen’ and will feature music suitable for all the family ranging from the 16th Century through to the present day. The concert will be conducted by Ian Higginson and accompanied by Neil Fortin and the programme includes works by: Bach, Deprez, Faure, Higginson, Mozart, Poulenc and others. Why not come to listen to some sublime and memorable
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sacred music performed by a first class choir in this lovely venue during lunchtime. March 9 n Bristol Budgerigar Society Young Budgerigar Competition. Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, 7.30pm. Visitors welcome. Further details from secretary Ron Ramplin by email at ronnie. ramplin@btinternet.com or by calling 07748740794. March 12 n Chipping Sodbury Library: Meet the Author with Susan Lewis, 7-9pm. Tickets £3, available from Chipping Sodbury Library from early February. March 18 n South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group AGM followed by talk: The Engine House Network. Miners Institute, Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath. Steve Grudgings will speak about the recently proposed Engine House Network, a new purpose for old engine houses. AGM 7.30pm for 8pm, talk starts around 9.15pm. Non members welcome - £2 each for the talk. April 15 n Downend Flower Arranging Club, 7.30pm, Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road, Downend. Floral demonstration with Mary Kelly: Guess What I Found In The Garage? Visitors welcome - £8 at the door. April 18 n Avon Wildlife Trust Southwold Local Group, Goose Green Workday: maintenance on this local grassland and wetland nature reserve, such as path clearance and litter picking. Please wear walking or wellington boots and bring some gloves. Meet at the bridge on the reserve, west of Oak Close, north Yate, BS37 5TN, at 10am.
together for tea, coffee, bingo, entertainment, raffle meet new friends , all welcome , Yate Community transport, available. Further info 01454317866----07749712351 n Bristol Area Stroke Foundation Weekly Stroke Support Group The group has a varied programme of events and activities. Shireway Community Association, Yate BS37 8YS. Every Monday from 2pm till 4pm. If you are interested in coming along or want to volunteer contact our office on 0117 9647657 n Lunchtime folk music and song at The Beaufort Hunt pub function room, 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, start at 12.00 till 3.00, all welcome to come have a pint and a meal, sit and listen or play or sing, free entry. Contact Terry 01454 313045 n Macular-support group meets monthly - 3rd Monday 1:303:30pm at Watkins room, Old Grammar School, Highstreet Chipping Sodbury. Contact Tony: 01454314066 Stress Reduction, Mindfulness & Relaxation n Yate Men's Shed meet at Yate Parish Hall, from 1.30-4.30pm. For further details please contact Steven Ringon 01454 323 857, or go to www.yatemensshed.com n Sodbury Short Mat Bowls Club, Old Sodbury Village Hall, 6.159pm. New members welcome, experienced or otherwise. Contact chairman Richard Gilpin on 01454 321323 or email richard_gilpin@ btconnect.com. n The Arts Society Severn Valley meets at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, third Monday of the month. Lecture programme, special interest days, art gallery and museum visits. Visitors £6. More details at www.svdfas.co.uk or email
memb@svdfas.co.uk. n Monday Lunch Club meets at St Nicholas Church, Abbotswood, midday-1.30pm. Delicious home cooked soup and a roll, a dessert and drink for £2.50. Come and make new friends, especially if you live on your own. Tel 01454 324712 or email st.nicholas.abbotswood@ hotmail.co.uk. n Job club (drop-in), 11am-1pm, Cranleigh Court Community Hub, Tyndale Primary School, Tyndale Avenue, Yate. Contact Chelsea Bell, Building Better Opportunities Officer, on 01454 868570 or email chelseabell@southernbrooks.org.uk. n Avon Pickleball Club play at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre from 9-11am. Indoor racquet sport combining elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. Email info@avonpickleball.club or phone 07801 715421 for more information. n LIVING WITH BACK PAIN? Try Gentle Yoga-in Led by Nazama, an experienced Yoga & Back Care Trainer Every Monday 9.30am-10.30am Trial £6.00. Masonic Hall, Hatters Lane, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6AA. Beginners welcomed. Mats available Book online or call 01454 430599 www.yoga-in.co.uk
Tuesday n Yate Art Club meet for arts, crafts and pottery on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 pm at the Ridgewood Centre, Yate, BS37 4AF. For further information please see our website www. yateandsodburyartsociety.weebly.
REGULAR EVENTS Monday n Third Monday every month Frome Valley Ladies Probus 2-4pm Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall T 01454 316301. Interesting Speaker each meeting, raffle, refreshments and lunches. n 1st Yate Boys brigade various activities for boys 5+ meet at Moorland road Methodist church 6.30pm. Contact Simon Crocker 01454 329017 n Shire Way Senior Citizens Club meet every Monday afternoon at Shire Way Community Centre between 1.30pm and 4pm. Get
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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED Cummins on 0117 937 3836 n Yate Poetry Group. All welcome to join our small, informal and friendly group to share and enjoy poems and verse. We meet for an hour 1-2 pm every other Tuesday afternoon in the library, refreshments provided. For the dates of meetings, please contact Tony on 07704140682 or yatepoetrygroup@gmail.com n Tudor Bridge Club meets at the hall behind St Lawrence Presbytery on Broad Street, every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Contact Christine on 07876334921 n Badminton Club, 8pm at Yate Leisure Centre. People of all skill levels and abilities are more than welcome to join us. Organised by Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church, office@cs-bc.org.uk, 01454 313023 n Badminton Club, 8pm at Yate Leisure Centre. People of all skill levels and abilities are more than welcome to join us. Organised by Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church, office@cs-bc.org.uk, 01454 313023 n Friendship & Dance for over 50s, 2nd Tuesday in the month in March, April and May, Miners Social Club, Coalpit Health, 2-4 pm. No partner needed, Gentle exercise with easy circle dances to live music. £4. More details from Hilary on 07515 351813.
n Thornbury and South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club (TSGARC) we meet every Wednesday in the Buckingham Room at the Chantry in Thornbury. Meetings usually start at 8pm We welcome new members and can train people to pass their Amateur radio Foundation and Intermediate Licences. Our website is at http:// tsgarc.uk. n Sew & Sew at Ridgewood Community Centre from 1.30pm 3.30pm at £2.00 per week. Phone Joan for details on 01 454 314355. n Walks for single people. Solo Rendezvous meet at Downend Cricket Club, every Wednesday, 8.30pm, entrance £3, and walk every Sunday. Please phone for walk details: 01454 775508 / 01454 774984 / 0117 9850210. n Yate/Chipping Sodbury Afternoon Choir meets on Wednesdays 2pm till 4pm at St Marys Church Yate. No auditions! Contact Nikki on 01761 472468 for more details or just turn up at the church and have a free sing on the first visit. Look forward to seeing you!
n Bellydance class with Sacha at Ridgewood Community Centre every Wednesday 7:30-8:30 (beginner/open level); 8:30-9:30 (intermediate level); £7 an hour or £12 for 2 hours. Contact Sacha for more information www. sachabellydance.co.uk sachabellydance@yahoo.co.uk n Short Mat Bowls. A Warm welcome awaits visitors for the short matt bowls on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at St Saviours Church Hall, Coalpit Heath from 2-4pm. n Frenchay Men’s Probus Club Meetings are held in Frenchay Village Hall from 10.00 am to 12 noon on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month. The meeting is preceded by coffee. www.frenchayprobusclub.com n Yate & District Townswomen’s Guild meet on the second Wednesday morning of every month in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. We have a programme of varied and interesting speakers. We
n Learn traditional Japanese samurai and ninjutsu martial arts by training body, mind and spirit, with experienced and welcoming 5th Dan instructor. First class free then £6 per class (paid monthly), Tuesdays 8pm - 9:30pm, Yate Leisure Centre. Contact Michael: colbournemichael@hotmail.com
n Art Club, Ridgewood Centre, Yate: 7pm - 9 pm http:// yateandsodburyartsociety.weebly. com. Tel Roz on 01454 316956 or 0794 194 6412
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com or tel Roz on 0794 194 6412 n Pucklechurch Folk Dance Club. We meet every other Tuesday at Pucklechurch Community Centre from 7.45 pm to 8.15 pm. Contact Veronica Holder – 0117 937 2818 n Frome Valley Tang Soo Do, open to adults and children 7yrs +, Wellesley Primary School, Edgeworth, Yate every Tuesday 6.45pm - 8.15pm. Contact Rachel Woodford for more details on 07712 729726 n Oasis Friendship Cafe - a relaxed meeting place to come along for a chat, a listening ear and to make new friends. (Well behaved) dogs on leads also welcome! Baptist Church Hall in Chipping Sodbury. 2nd, 4th (&5th) Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12 noon. For more information contact church office on 01454 313023 Email: office@cs-bc.org.uk n Chipping Sodbury Men's Probus. We meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. 10 – 12 noon at the Townhall, Sodbury. Guest Speaker every meeting, occasional lunches, day trips. Contact George for further info. Tele: 01454 882908 n Oasis Memory Café - in partnership with the Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury and supported by Alzheimer’s Society. Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church Hall 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month 10.30am – 12 noon For more information contact Jean on 01454 313023. Email: office@cs-bc.org.uk n Craft and Chat - a fun and friendly craft group for people of all ages and skill levels. Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month 10.30am - 12 noon Email: office@ cs-bc.org.uk n Monthly social lunchtime meet up for disabled people at the Farmhouse Pub, Wellington Road, Yate, BS37 5UY. Open and friendly group, meets first Tuesday of month 12-2pm. Part of WECIL's peer support community - 0797 962 6569. n South Cotswold Men's Probus Club based in Yate, and reputably the most active in this area, can now take a few new members. Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday mornings each month. Information, without obligation, from Jack on 01454 313889. n Sodbury & District Flower Arrangement Society meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month in the Old Grammar School Rooms, Chipping Sodbury at 7.30pm. Visitors and new members very welcome. Contact Rosemary
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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED are a very sociable group and offer other smaller, activity groups too. Give us a try. Ring Rhona 01454 881532 or Christine 07811665286 n Craft group meeting in St. Mary's Church, Yate each Wednesday from 10am. Everyone welcome, we have knitters, sewers and chatters. Refreshments available for a donation. Please come in and say hello.
Community Hub at Tyndale School (by Tyndale Avenue entrance). Resident-led group will be led by residents. Call Brian on 07780 188146 for enquiries or assistance with transport.
Wellbeing Classes Every Wednesday at Ridgewood Community Centre, Yate Chakra Dancing – Healing with Dance – 0930-1030 30 Minute Lunchtime Meditation – Relax and Refresh – 1215-1245 and 1315-1345 £5 per person per class. Just turn up Contact Julie 07954406640 for further details www.julieshowering.co.uk
n LIVING WITH BACK PAIN? Try Gentle Yoga-in Led by Nazama, an experienced Yoga & Back Care Trainer Wednesday 9.30am-10.30am (Term Times) Trial £6.00. Masonic Hall, Hatters Lane, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6AA. Beginners welcomed. Mats available Book online or call 01454 430599 www.yoga-in.co.uk
n Blossoms play groups, 10.30amnoon, Cranleigh Court Community Hub at Tyndale School (by Tyndale Avenue entrance). Resident-run group for parents with babies and young children aged up to five years old. Call Paulina on 0759 212 8965 for more details. Old toy donations always very welcome. n Cranleigh Court Coffee Time. 9.30-11am, Cranleigh Court
n Avon Pickleball Club play at Thornbury Leisure Centre from 10.15am-12.15pm. Indoor racquet sport combining elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. Sessions cost £2.50 for an hour or £4 for two hours. Email info@avonpickleball.club or phone 07801 715421 for more information.
n Coffee morning, 10am-midday, Cranleigh Court Community Hub, Tyndale Primary School, Tyndale Avenue, Yate. Contact Mike or Barry on 07780 188146 or 07890 320445.
n The Phoenix Art Club meets at Guinea Lane, Fishponds in the Methodist church hall every Wednesday mornings 9.30am to 12noon. We have a number of artists with a wide range of skills and interests and we break for coffee at 11am to enjoy a chat with our friends and look around at what everyone is creating, be it watercolour, pencil, oils etc. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to drop in for coffee and see what goes on. We welcome all abilities!
n Directors Duet for Stokes Singers choir. The two MDs would love to welcome new members to Thursday rehearsals at 7.30pm at Coniston Community Centre, Patchway BS34 5LP.
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n Avon Harmony ladies’ a cappella/ barbershop chorus welcomes visitors for a no-obligation taster session. Rehearsing at Glenfrome Primary School, Cottisford Road, Eastville, Bristol every Thursday, 7.30-9.45pm. n Yate Oral History Group meets 7.30pm,2nd Thursday of the month at Poole Court for interesting talks, refreshments & summer outings. We are a small friendly group looking for new members. Contact Diana 01454 322811 n Barnardo’s Breastfeeding Peer Support Project provides emotional and practical support to new mothers. Weekly groups are held at venues in Thornbury, Yate and across South Gloucestershire. The Yate group, called Yate BreastFriends, meets at Yate Childrens Centre on Cranleigh
n Chipping Sodbury Folk Night Meets on 1st Thursday of each month in function room at Beaufort Pub . 8 pm - 11pm, Huge range of music and performers covering various genres , all welcome, performers slots are available on a first come basis. £1 on the door . Visit our Facebook page for more info, Chipping Sodbury Folk Night. Or call Jo on 07974 381333. n South Gloucestershire Arts Appreciation Society meet at Bradley Stoke Community School, Fiddlers Lane, Bradley Stoke, 3rd Thursday evening of the month. Starting October at 7.00 for 7.30 start. Refreshments provided. Contact: Sallykitching@googlemail. com Tel. 01454 774401
n Yate Community Choir. Ridgewood Community Centre 7.30-9pm. Liz Martin 07891036145 n Chipping Sodbury Ladies Probus Last Thursday of every month 1012 Charter Suite Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. Speaker every month and regular trips out. T 01454 327491
What’s on at Yate Library Staffed opening: Monday: 10am-5.30pm Tuesday: 10am-5.30pm Friday: 10am-5.30pm Saturday: 9.30am-2.30pm Open access (unstaffed) Daily: 8am-7.30pm Speak to a member of staff for more details about registering your card for the open access system, so you can access library facilities throughout the week. You can borrow and return books and use the computers. Events for children and families: Wriggle & Rhyme: Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/ toddlers to enjoy together. Thursday mornings 10.30-11am, term time only. Storytime: A free family-friendly storytime. Stories and a simple craft for pre-school children. Monday mornings 10.30am11am, term time only.
Kipper@Yate Library: Kipper is visiting for a special after-school storytime, March 5, 4pm. All welcome. British Science Week - free family activities: March 7, 10.3011.30am: Lego Club - can you make a make a machine to save the planet? March 9, 10.30am: Sing a Rainbow - sing a song, make a plate, eat coloured fruit and play with bubbles. March 10, 4-5pm: Lego Club – design and build an epic eco community garden. March 12, 4-5pm: Super science activities. Teen Focus book group: Come and talk about books. Year 7+, £1 per session, refreshments provided. Thursday March 19, 6.30-7.30pm. Puppet show – Little Monster: March 28, 11am & 1.30pm (45-minute show). Vivid visual and storytelling show combining top quality puppetry with some very silly rhymes, for children aged
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3 to 6 and their families. Tickets £5, available to book at www. southglosevents.eventbrite.co.uk. Other events and groups The Craft Group: March 14 and 28, 10am-noon. New members will always be made welcome by this friendly group. Share tips and ideas for your knitting, sewing or crochet projects. Poetry Group: March 3, 17 and 31, 1-2pm. Coffee Morning: March 21, 9.30am-noon. Raising money for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, with short talk by an expert at 10am and 11am. Raffle, quiz, prizes and meet Charlie bear, GWAAC’s Mascot. Support and educational groups RNIB Technology for Life: Technology support for blind and partially sighted people takes place at Yate Library on Wednesday afternoons by appointment only. For more
information contact the RNIB Technology for Life team by email: tfl@rnib.org.uk or phone 0303 123 9999. Vision West of England: Information, advice and support drop-in, second Tuesday of the month, 10am-1pm. For more information contact Marc on 0117 322 4855 or email marc.gulwell@ visionwofe.org.uk Various free legal advice sessions: ask staff for details. Various community learning courses: Contact 01454 864613 or community.learning@southglos. gov.uk Memory Café: last Thursday each month, 2-4pm. For more information on the library, call 01454 868006, email yate.library@southglos. gov.uk or visit www.southglos. gov.uk/libraries. Updates on Twitter @southgloslibs or South Gloucestershire Libraries page on Facebook.gov.uk
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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED Court Road on Tuesdays between 11.30am - 1.00pm. n The Yate and Sodbury District U3A Photography group meet at the St John’s Church Centre, Wickwar Road, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6BQ on the first Thursday of every month (except July and August) at 2p.m. we invite photographers of all abilities to come along and learn more. For more info email Mary Avenin mabr42@outlook.com or call 01179 099471 or visit our website at www. u3aphoto.blog. n Tudor Bridge Club meets at the hall behind St Lawrence Presbytery on Broad Street, every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Contact Christine on 07876334921 n Kidz Club THE EDGE at Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church, 6-7.15pm in term time. We have an exciting club for all boys and girls – just come along and join in the fun! n #jobnetworkbristol & computerclub. Tablet and accessible computer club, employment support and signposting to opportunity. Join us for a tea and coffee. Cranleigh Court community hub, Tyndale Primary School, 1.30pm - 4pm. More information from jobnetworkbristol@outlook.com by email. n Emersons Green Quilters meet at Christ Church Centre, Quakers Road, Downend, 7.30pm9.30pm on second Thursday of every month. Contact Ann Price on 07505 267931 or email emersonsgreenquilters@gmail.com for more details. n Computer Club (drop-in) 2-4pm, Cranleigh Court Community Hub, Tyndale Primary School, Tyndale Avenue, Yate. For more details contact Matt Force by email at jobnetworkbristol@outlook.com. Friday n Crofts End Silver Band: We are a small friendly brass band who meet in Hanham Tabenacle every Friday
evening 7.30-9.00pm We play for enjoyment and not contesting. Used to play? Want to learn? Contact: Denise 07944 887979 or Reg 0117 9652229 n Options, a social meet and craft club (now in its 19th year) meet at The Ridgewood Community Centre, 10am-3pm every Friday. Tea/coffee and biscuits available with Cafe on site. £2.50 a session. Contact Joan for details 01454314355. n Ladies who Latte - free women's networking group for women in business because there's no point being fabulous on your own! We meet on the second Friday of the month at The Horseshoe in Chipping Sodbury from 10.00 - 12.00. Contact: Rebecca writetoreb@googlemail.com n Voices Together. The Old Grammar School. Chipping Sodbury 10-11.30. Liz Martin 07891036145 n Yate Men's Shed meet at Yate Parish Hall, from 1.30-4.30pm. For further details please contact Steven Ringon 01454 323 857, or go to www.yatemensshed.com” n Cranleigh Court Cycling Club. 10.30am at Cranleigh Court Community Hub, Tyndale School. If you want to get back into cycling this could be for you. More details from Brian on 0778 018 8146.
01454 850775 for more details. n CALMING YOGA Saturday’s 9.45am-10.45am Stretch. Breathe. Mindfulness. Relaxation. Plus, free optional meditation end of class. Trial £6.00. Masonic Hall, Hatters Lane, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6AA. Beginners welcomed. Mats available. Book online or call 07804598353 www.yoga-in. co.uk Sunday n Indoor short mat bowls at Pucklechurch Community Centre. Established players and beginners welcome. Bowls provided. Sessions Sunday afternoon and Monday and Wednesday evenings. Contact Roger Payne 0117 937 3653. Shopmobility South Gloucestershire, Yate Library, Yate Shopping Centre The service hires out battery powered scooters and wheelchairs, to help people to retain their independence and to use the
facilities of the centre. You can also hire scooters and wheelchairs for longer terms. South Gloucestershire Council Diamond Cards can be used on the service. Office is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30am-4pm, and Saturday from 9.30am-2pm. For more information call 01454 868718 or 0799 957 4474, or email shopmobilitysouthglos@yahoo.com.
Chipping Sodbury Library is open and staffed by volunteers during the following hours : Tuesdays 09.30 - 12.30 & 13.30 - 16.30 Wednesdays 09.30 - 18.30 Fridays 09.30 - 12.30 Saturdays 09.30 - 12.30 The usual borrowing facilities are available during the above hours and events for children during the school holidays. Come in and see our monthly displays and borrow a book on the month's theme.
Saturday n Yate Racketeers Junior Badminton Club meets from 10am-11am and 11am-12.25pm, from September to April, term time only. Ages 6 to 18 All coaches DBS checked and Badminton England qualified. All abilities welcome. First session free. Contact Penny Shears on 0794 101 3514 or pennyshears@ googlemail.com. n Dippers Swimming Club for disabled plus family, meets every Saturday 5.30-6.30pm at Yate Leisure Centre. Contact Sue on
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n COMMUNITY NEWS Chipping Sodbury WI WHEN I say that I am a member of the WI, and have been for a few years now, this does surprise some people. The more surprising thing is when I ask them about joining, a number say they will do when they retire. The WI is for women of all ages and backgrounds. I still work full time and travel over the South of England but arrange my diary so that I am in Chipping Sodbury for the committee meeting and the WI meeting. In the way that our communities are now, we do work away from where we live so when we do retire, we will be missing out on the daily contact with people we know. Your local WI is a good way to stop that, when you are around Chipping Sodbury and Yate there is always someone that you will know. At our February meeting the speaker was Debbie Keeling, who describes herself as a mum of two, a farmer’s wife and an oil baron. A few of you may have seen her on the TV when Prince Charles visited the farm. She lives on a Duchy Farm, which has been in the family for four generations, and she has
used part of the rapeseed grown to diversify, producing her own cold pressed rapeseed oil. Her talk involved a tasting session of the oil plus a gluten/ lactose-free banana bread, baked using the oil instead of butter. A great delight for us coeliacs in the audience, who usually miss out on such sessions. Our future trips discussed were a trip on the Matthew and a behind-the-scenes tour at the Bristol Old Vic. We also have basketry, skittles and an M&Co evening coming up. Our next meeting is on March 5 at 7.30 pm, at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. The speaker is Sarah Cooke, who talk is on “My Weaving Journey”. Remember you can come along for 3 free visits to test us out before you decide whether to join. Jeanette Oakley
Chipping Sodbury Morning WI DESPITE the damp weather we had a great turnout of ladies for
the February meeting of Chipping Sodbury Morning WI. Along with all our regulars we had two new members and two visitors, who were welcomed to our ‘fold’ with great gusto. It was lovely to hear that the antics of Sodbury Morning WI were continuing to flourish and be very well supported. The book club is thriving, and some of us are off to see Jayne Eyre at the Theatre Royal in Bath in April. On March 20 our ever-popular craft afternoon will take place, where we will learn how to make cards from tea bags! The walking group had enjoyed a very pleasurable stroll around Kingsgate Park, followed by lunch at Stanshawes, which proved to be a rather lengthy but happy affair. Again this year we are going to enter the Hawkesbury and Horton Show and the first meeting to decide upon our entry will be held in March. We were all invited to knit a woolly hat for AoS (Apostleship of the Sea) port as part of a WI competition. Some ladies were disappointed to learn that we had to bring our hats to next meeting and not deliver to the sailors
personally! Our speaker for the morning, Nina Taylor, had come along to talk about Paracise, a new innovative gentle exercise designed to enhance and enrich our lives, improving our balance, co-ordination and mobility and flexibility. We had such a fun time – so much wobbling about, laughing and all of us getting fitter. Following our exercise session we absolutely floated down the alleyway towards our WI Birthday Celebration at the Royal Oak, and what a scrumptious lunch we had. Well-done Royal Oak fantastic service. Happy Days. Chipping Sodbury morning WI meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the Old Grammar School, Chipping Sodbury at 10am. Why don’t you come and join us? At our next meeting on March 17 we will welcome Lyn Morton, giving a presentation on scientific detectives. Susan Tubey
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n COMMUNITY NEWS meeting to receive a Tudor Queen, Anne Boleyn, who arrived in her shift and stockings, and for the next hour was dressed in layer upon layer of fine clothes to prepare her for an appearance at Court. Who knew that over a linen shift, fine Tudor ladies wore a red woollen petticoat (very heavy, but warm), a padded bustle to give shape to the rear, then a bejewelled kirtle, hooped, which was to be laced in ladder fashion (straight laced), before the actual gown? This outer garment would be very fine, velvet or brocade, trimmed with fur on the outer sleeves, then separate sleeves, embroidered, shot with silk, were attached with ribbons. A highly decorative headpiece was next, worn over a simple coif to keep the headpiece clean, and various items of jewellery added – strings of pearls, rings, etc. Sam Rees of Tudor Queen Experience was our Queen and, while being dressed, gave us a history of the time, answered our many questions and thoroughly entertained us. Sam and the other Tudor Queens can often be seen at Thornbury and Sudeley Castles,
and Acton Court. After refreshments, we discussed future plans, which include guided walks, a visit to Bristol Blue Glass and Arnos Vale Cemetery, a tour of Acton Court and a canal boat trip. Our next meeting on Monday March 9 at 7.30pm, at Poole Court. Our speaker is the Hat Lady from Chipping Sodbury, who will speak of how she set up her business designing and making hats, and will bring us hats to try on. We welcome prospective new members and visitors (visitors pay £5 per visit). For more information, visit our website www.yatewiavon. wixsite.com/yatewi or find us on Facebook at Yate WI. Barbara Potter
The winning quiz team
Yate Rotary Club THERE was a terrific turnout for the annual Yate Rotary Club Quiz Night, held as usual in the Main School Hall of Yate Academy. Twenty teams of four battled it out through eight challenging rounds. The competitors paused only at half time to refresh their drinks and to eat their ploughman’s supper. President-elect Richard Gilpin acted as master of ceremonies and the very professional quizmaster was Clive Perrett. The winning team was 'Heaven Help Us, We’re Mad'. President Darren Williamson presented the trophy to team leader Tina Morgan, of Yate, and her team members. Over £600 was raised to support local charities, and the ongoing international campaign to eradicate polio from the last few places in the world where this devastating disease is still ruining lives. Marian Gilpin
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n MOTORING
A guide to pre-owned cars with Richard Cooke
Second-hand Style Keep your motor running: An ode to vehicle DIY
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WENTY years ago I needed two tools for any DIY job: My phone and the yellow pages. Today my phone can do it all, and getting a man in has never been easier. Or a woman of course. I’m not ashamed to admit that all practical tasks in my house are performed ably by my wife: painting and decorating, putting up shelves, even designing and constructing built-in wardrobes. I’m utterly hopeless, all fingers and thumbs and ‘let’s have a quick coffee break’. Until quite recently it was the same story with cars. If anything at all needed fixing, the garage got the job. That was until I was shown how some jobs are so easy that even an incompetent like me can manage them. So, in the interests of keeping your older motors running for longer, and saving you money into the bargain, I urge you to have a go. By the by, this is also the environmentally-friendly option, as ordering a new car is far more damaging to the planet than running an old one. You will need some basic tools though, and your phone is just one of them. First up is the easiest of all: changing an air filter. This piece of fabric gauze can be bought for about £10 and replaced in less than 60 seconds. The box housing
it is usually right there in front of you under the bonnet, and opens and closes via metal clips. No tools needed, immediate savings made. Pollen filters are often tucked away and harder to access (behind the glovebox? You’ll need a screwdriver). That said, they are fairly easy to replace and as cheap to buy. Both usually need doing every 20k miles. Next up, spark plugs, which will require a socket set. They sit under coil packs, the modern replacement for the distributor. Rather than bore you with a ‘how to’ here, take a look on YouTube – I guarantee there is an English language video that will guide you through every nuance of the process for your exact vehicle. If you are feeling brave, buy some axle stands or inspection ramps and do an oil change yourself. Garages make good money on this work (check out what they charge you for oil!), so on a dry day or in a well-lit garage, this is one job you can do yourself if you are safe and confident. Let’s put the oily stuff to one side and focus on technology. The best tool you can buy, and it has served me very well over the years, is an OBD II fault code reader (see this month’s picture). OBD stands for on-board diagnostics, and it allows you to read your car’s electronic brain and see what’s wrong. That engine warning light you’ve been ignoring can mean all manner of things, and a garage will charge you £25 just to diagnose the problem. The OBD reader only costs £20, and you can use it again and again. If your car is less than 20 years old, the reader is likely compatible and plugs into a socket often found down by the pedals. Put the diagnosed error code into the internet and you’ll know in seconds what the problem is. No
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need to book in at the garage. The readers are powered by the car, so won’t need a battery. I saved a family member bundles of cash when we jointly diagnosed a misfire using my reader. The Vauxhall Meriva he wanted to flog is a niche car in the first place, but add in an undiagnosed engine warning light and no-one would have touched it. Vauxhall would have charged £200 for the diagnostics and resultant fix. We diagnosed it immediately (for free), cleaned a couple of spark plugs and
replaced some corroded springs for £11. My invoice is in the post, old son. I do understand that a lot of you don’t have the time for all this under-bonnet fettling. But with the inclination and some practise, you can save yourself oodles of time and money. Now, I would offer to help – but it’s time for that coffee break…
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n RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Ann Murray is from the Cooking4 Cookery School based in Chipping Sodbury. She’s teamed up with Yate & Sodbury Voice to pass on her wealth of experience in the kitchen.
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S I write this, Storm Dennis is blowing a gale and the rain is lashing down. So, what better than a hearty soup to keep you cheerful? This simple soup, made from Jerusalem artichokes, or celeriac as an alternative, is rich and creamy. The toppings you choose can make it hearty and homely or luxurious if you decide to push the boat out and use scallops. Don’t be put off by the knobbliness of the artichokes or celeriac. You will need to peel them with a speedy peeler, but if you’ve given them a good scrub to get any mud off, you needed worry
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Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Pizzazz Serves 4 as a lunch dish, or 6 as a starter. Ingredients: • Spanish (mild) onion – 1 large one, finely chopped. • Potatoes – 2 or 3 large sweet potatoes, plus 2 large ordinary potatoes, about 500g (just over 1lb) of each. • Jerusalem artichokes – about 500g (just over 1lb). • Vegetable stock – 1½ litres (just over 2 pints) made with either a good quality stock cube, preferably organic or take advantage of all the super root veg and seasonal celery and make your own. • A little olive oil for frying. • Crème fraiche – 1 dessertspoonful per serving. Topping alternatives: • Crispy fried onion strips – as per the picture. • Pumpkin seeds and fresh thyme leaves. • Crispy bacon sticks. • Fresh scallops – 4 to 6 (one per serving.) Cut each one onto fine strips and lay on the bottom of the soup bowl. When you pour in the soup the heat will cook the scallop beautifully.
Here’s What You Do: • Take a large frying pan and heat it first, then add the oil and fry off the chopped onions until they soften, but don’t brown. • Peel and chop the 2 types of potatoes and the artichoke into small cubes of about ½ inch. • Add the stock, the potatoes and the artichokes to the onions in the pan. • Bring the pan slowly to the boil and then turn the heat down to medium and continue to cook until the vegetables are soft (about 10-15 mins). • Allow to cool slightly then, using a food processor or blender, blitz the soup until well- blended. • Return the soup to the pan and bring back to temperature. • Add salt and pepper to your own liking. • Place a spoonful of the crème fraiche on the top of the soup and swirl. • Add your preferred topping. • Serve immediately. Cook’s note Jerusalem artichokes are in season in January to March, but you could use celeriac for a change, and top with crispy bacon pieces.
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n YATE HERITAGE CENTRE
An oral history of Newman Industries AS the exhibition on Newman Industries continues, David Hardill highlights some of the memories of workers which have been recorded as part of the heritage centre’s oral history collection.
would decide whether to bring it up.” Pam Withers, Offices 1968-71. A traditional divide operated between the white collar offices and the blue collar shop floor: “I have to say there was a kind of a distinction between the factory workers and the office workers. It sounds awful when you say that, because my husband was a factory worker as well, but there was a kind of a division and he’d didn’t really have much to do with them – the guys in the office, office parties and things - but you spoke when you were spoken to. You didn’t really go in there, in the factory, in the individual shops, unless you had to.” Pam Withers. The idea of a family firm stemmed from AJ and Hedley Newman. They both lived locally for many years, with AJ at Lawns House and Hedley at the former rectory site off Church Road. Between the 1930s and 1960s, both men paid regular visits around the factory. As a local teenager, Ralph Conibere recalled the Newman family in the 1940s: “If you seen Hedley or AJ about, you know, when I was a kid, you used to jump. They never used to say anything, they used to look at you: they were top, you knew your place, right down the bottom when these people were about.” Older workers at the foundry were equally cowed by AJ: “AJ Newman would strike terror into you, beetled brows, if he leered at you, you turned to stone.” Don Jardine, Iron Foundry 1950s/60s. AJ Newman was respected and feared in equal measure. It was not unknown for him to sack contractors on site, who didn’t even work for Newman’s.
AS I listen to the Newman Industries-inspired oral history in the galleries as part of our current exhibition, I am reminded how much rich material there is in these interviews and indeed, how much more there is still to collect in this respect. Oral history has a significant role in local history and to do justice to the richness of our collections, I can only recommend people to come and listen to them at Yate Heritage Centre. There are wonderful descriptions of parts of the factory, but it is often the descriptions of workers and management which prove to be most memorable and quotable. Newman’s was a family firm and many workers felt great affection towards it, but there were strict divides between the shop floor and the office. Here are a some examples from our collection: “It was terrible when you think about it; anyone above charge hand was addressed as “Mister”. When we had a firm’s annual dance, the firm’s directors they had their own bar and the riff raff had their own bar.” Roger Withers, Toolroom, 1960s. “You had to be careful, these days you can sit with your boss, but not then, there was a definite divide. We wouldn’t have approached him, if we had anything to say to him, it went via the typing supervisor and she
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Hedley Newman (centre), Harold Cheeseman (front, right) and Poole Court office staff in a wartime picture.
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n NEWS
Goodbye to Krystyna Cancer bus to visit CHARITY Macmillan Cancer Support is bringing its mobile support bus to Yate. Cancer information specialists will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. The bus will be at the bottom of West Walk in Yate Shopping Centre from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday, March 4 and 9am to 3pm on Thursday, March 5. Anyone who is unable to visit but has questions about cancer can visit www.macmillan.org.uk online or call Macmillan free on 0808 808 0000, seven days a week from 8am-8pm.
DODINGTON Parish Council deputy clerk Krystyna Hutchinson has retired after 17 years of dedicated service. Krystyna was thanked by councillors at a celebration at Poole Court in Yate at the end of January. Council chairman David Lane said: “It speaks volumes that representatives from so many Parish organisations that Krystyna has worked with on behalf of the Council wanted to be there to say thank you.” Clerk Hannah Saunders said: “It has been a privilege to work alongside Krystyna, whose work ethic is amazing, always giving 110% to whatever she is involved in – ensuring the best for the council and parishioners.” Philippa Tymon, pictured above, right, with Krystyna, is the new deputy clerk.
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Dominic Williams-Sarkar goes over for a try against Old Bristolians. Picture: Paul Rubery
Fabulous February for Sodbury CHIPPING Sodbury Rugby Club clinched three wins out of three as they cemented their place in the Tribute Western Counties North table. A convincing 35-7 home win over Barton Hill started the good run, followed by a tighter 18-12 victory against Bristol Saracens. The third was another impressive home win, 32-0 against Old Bristolians. Sodbury start March with two games on the road, against Clevedon and Avonmouth Old Boys, before hosting Coney Hill. They end the month with a trip to Gordano. Chipping Sodbury Ladies face Bath Ladies II at home early in March, followed by a trip north to Dursley Ladies.
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Yate draw Thorns thriller TABLE-topping Yate RFC’s clash with second-placed Thornbury RFC 3s was a thrilling battle, which ended in a draw on the last kick of the game. The late cancellation of Thornbury2s game allowed a stronger than expected team to rock up to YOSC and give the Wadworths Bristol and District League 2 league leaders a hard challenge. The first try went to Yate when their Welsh flyer Craig Archer intercepted a pass near his own ten metre line. A conversion by James Cannon gave Yate a 7 point lead. Thornbury spent the next 20 minutes camped in Yate’s half but, from one of Yate’s very few periods of possession a penalty for a high tackle allowed Cannon to extend the lead to 10 points. Thornbury pressure eventually it took its toll but after they scored an unconverted try, Yate responded immediately from the restart. Thornbury failed to gather the kick and from the resulting ruck the ball was quickly moved down the line to put Kurtis Moreton with a ‘one on one’ with his opposite number which he did not pass up. The missed conversion was the end of a hectic first half, with Yate leading 15-5. Craig Archer was yellow carded early in the second half and from the resulting penalty Thornbury scored their second try, converting for 15-12. The next try again went to Thornbury who managed to get around the previously solid Yate back line defence. But Yate again responded and Evan Demonick went through a gap near Thornbury’s 22 to score, with Cannon’s conversion making it 22-19. Two late penalties put Thornbury ahead, before Yate were awarded a kick 35m out, which James Cannon sent straight through the middle of the posts to make it 25-25, on what turned out to be the last play of the game. Mark Summerville
n ABBOTSWOOD PHARMACY BLOG Face mask or hand sanitiser? Beating coronavirus FROM conspiracy theories to apocalyptic predictions, everyone is talking about the COVID-19 coronavirus. People have stocked up on antiseptic hand gels, disinfectants and are desperately trying to get hold of face masks – which sadly do not offer much protection. So what exactly is going on – and how can we stay healthy? Firstly, coronavirus is a large group of common viruses. Anyone infected can pass it on: it is spread via droplets when a person coughs or sneezes. Coronavirus and flu share many similar symptoms, making it difficult to diagnose without a test. The main symptoms to look out for are fever and a cough and sometimes extreme breathing difficulties. More severe symptoms occur in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease. There are no specific treatments or vaccines at present, which explains the unusual and extreme precautions in place, although most people recover. Foreign nationals continue to be evacuated from China, with subsequent quarantine procedures in place upon their return home, and self-quarantine is now being advised for people who have visited other affected areas, such as parts of northern Italy, and have developed symptoms of cough, fever or shortness of breath after returning to the UK. This means you should stay indoors, avoid contact with other people and call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel. A vital part of our defence is remembering to ‘Catch it, Bin it, Kill it’: always carry tissues to catch coughs and sneezes and bin them immediately; wash hands with soap and water, or use sanitiser gel to kill germs.
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Yate struggle for points in relegation battle YATE Town’s battle to stay in the Southern League Premier Division South looks set to go down the wire after they picked up four points from their last five games. As they prepared for a busy March schedule, the club were one place and three points above the drop zone. Yate had seen an upturn in fortunes in January, with two wins and two draws. The last of those was a 1-1 draw with Poole Town. The visitors had gone ahead in the first half, but Sam Bell’s goal two minutes from time levelled things up. But February saw them lose 2-1 at Hendon at the start of the month, followed by a 2-0 reverse to promotion chasing Hayes and Yeading at Lodge Road a week later, both goals coming in the first half. The weather was the winner for the home match against Tiverton, with the waterlogged pitch unplayable. Three days later the ground staff’s hard work saw the game against Swindon Supermarine go ahead at Lodge Road and the Bluebells were rewarded with a crucial 2-0 win. Bristol City loanee Bell once again starred, opening the scoring after 24 minutes to make it seven goals in six games. He also provided the cross for Aysa Corrick to head home the second. Unfortunately Yate’s away form came back to haunt them in their next game, losing to the
Action from Yate Town’s draw with Poole Town. Picture: B.East Photography. You can buy Bill East’s pictures – email billeast@live.co.uk for details. Metropolitan Police. They’ve managed just one point from their last 6 away games. That will be a worry for Paul Britton’s side as they look ahead to March, with all but one of the month’s fixtures being on the road. Away from the pitch, Lawrence Wortman has resigned as the club’s operations director, saying; “This has been a hard decision for me to take, however I can no longer support the chairman’s strategy for the future of the football club.”
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n COMMUNITY NEWS moving to Friday May 8 to coincide May Day with the VE Day 75th anniversary bank holiday, which is replacing celebration May Day this year. The traditional maypole moved dancing, fairground rides and show ONE of the area’s biggest community events is switching dates after the May Day bank holiday was moved. Iron Acton’s May Day celebration is traditionally held on the first Monday in May but is
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