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Church is overflowing for Brian’s farewell to St Peter’s Turn to Page 3

Councillor out - then back in after row over attendance at town meetings Pages 4&5

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Precept certain to rise as council to use reserves to balance budget Filton Town Council will have to use its reserves to make up a considerable budget shortfall in the next 12 months.

It is also likely that the council will be forced to raise the precept by at least the Government capping level, with accountants recommending that a 4.8% increase is needed. The current average precept bill is around £14.50 per month.

Resident Dave Mikkleson said there were serious concerns that expected revenue from the leisure centre for next year exceeds this year’s budget - which itself has not been achieved.

He told the full council meeting: “In October, it looked like the council was going to fall £200,000 short of achieving its budgeted revenue and I was advised it would be made up during the year.

“At the finance meeting, the revenue projection for the leisure centre was £450,000 - £160,000 more than this year.

“This is just storing up problems for later on.”

Councillors said that these were draft figures and that budgets were being reviewed as well as stringent cost cutting having been introduced since November.

Reserves will be used to fill the gaps in the budget with the intention of building them up again next year.

Council chairman Rikki Teml said: “It’s going to be tough and we are looking at all options regarding the precept. We can’t say (what the final figure will be) until we know about the Government’s capping level.

We have looked at the budget and the targets will be changed.

We have budgeted for a 4.92% increase in the precept and we don’t expect it to rise from that.”

The council may not be permitted by central government to introduce such a rise in precept, meaning reserves would need to be used to make up the shortfall.

Rikki Teml, top, and Bill Moore Using the reserves would mean the council would need to rebuild its funds. It is recommended local authorities have al least three months’ expenditure in reserve at any one time.

Cllr Bill Moore said that the council was ‘staring into the abyss’.

He said: “There has been a loss of control in the budget.”

In an open letter, Cllr Moore said that during his time as chair of finance, he was “thwarted” by fellow councillors over cost saving measures and he was critical of councillors.

He said residents should not be ‘penalised for the current financial situation’.

He also said that, in his view, the leisure centre needed to be managed independently from the town council, a new owner should be sought for the Ratepayers pub, and he called for openness and ‘transparency’ when addressing the current difficulties.

The council said staff salaries were not at risk.

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Church ‘overflowing’ as congregation says farewell to Brian after 27 years

By Rebecca Day After 27 years of playing an influential role at the heart of Filton’s community, Reverend Brian Arman has retired as priest at St Peter’s Church.

His retirement has been met with great sadness from Filton people - many saying that he will be greatly missed.

Rev’d Arman’s final service, which was “overflowing” with people bidding their farewells to the much-loved priest, took place on February 1.

He has been described on Facebook as a “very special man” who did “wonders for the church and community” and it will be difficult to replace him at the church.

One person wrote: “What an amazing man. I can’t thank him enough for all he’s done for our family, the congregation and wider community.”

Rev’d Arman has played a large part in many people’s lives, in times of both happiness and sadness.

His typical week consisted of up to 80 hours’ work and involved a variety of duties, from caring for the sick and those who had fallen on hard times, to carrying out baptisms, marriages and burial services. He also spent a lot of time working in schools.

Born in Swindon in 1954, Rev’d Arman’s childhood was not a particularly religious one, he says. His parents sent him to Sunday school, but that was as far as it went.

He told the Filtonvoice: “My father was adamant that I should join the Navy. He thought it would provide a good start to life.

But I had an inner sense - I knew that joining the navy wasn’t my calling. I wasn’t a great scholar, or felt beckoned to have an academic future. But when I was 15, I had a deep sense of wanting to serve God.” It was at the age of 20, after the death of his father, that he started university in Birmingham to study Theology and Modern History.

He added: “I believe becoming a priest is something that comes from within - and people just plant seeds along the way to help you grow.”

Rev’d Arman was ordained at 23 - the youngest age possible to be appointed as a priest - and has spent the last 42 years serving people both within and outside the church.

In 1978, he became a rector in Lawrence Weston, and four years later, was made the chief priest at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Bishopston.

He moved to Filton in 1988, where he has remained ever since. He even recalls the date he moved into the rectory: January 20.

“I have not only been responsible for the whole parish, but the 10,000 souls living in Filton,” he said.

“My highlight as priest at St Peter’s has been seeing the church grow, in numbers as well as in spirituality, and watching people’s lives change.

“Having served the people of Filton under God has been the greatest experience and privilege of my life.”

While at the church, he established the popular cafe alongside Curate Rev’d Canon Elspeth Desmond - which serves up homemade cakes, and good

quality teas and coffees for free.

He says that it is a good place for older people to go and feel cherished.

Rev’d Arman described his leaving ceremony as a “tearful” occasion, and was heartened by the gifts him and his wife received.

He has now dedicated the next 12 months to having some time off - he has not spent more

than two weeks away from the parish in 27 years - with longterm plans including writing several books. He assures Filton residents that he will be staying local after he moves out of the rectory.

It is not yet known who will be filling Rev’d Arman’s role, but it is expected that a successor will be appointed over the summer, at the earliest.

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News Councillor out - then back in after meeting attendance row A Filton town councillor has been dramatically reinstated to her position just days after she was removed from the council for failure to attend meetings.

Cllr Melanie Drewitt, a Labour councillor, told the town council she had been suffering with a long-term asthma problem which prevented her attendance and that she was given no warning of being removed from the council.

In an email from the town clerk, Lesley Reuben, she was told she would no longer be a councillor.

But in a twist at last month’s council meeting, Cllr Bill Moore urged colleagues to consider reinsating Cllr Drewitt under the co-opt procedure and by a majority, this was accepted.

Cllr Moore had threatened

to resign if Cllr Drewitt was not reinstated.

On social media, Cllr Andrew Chubb said councillors had been “harangued and bullied in the meeting” into bringing Cllr Drewitt back to the council.

Cllr Drewitt said it was a democratic process and that those opposing her coming back to council were outvoted.

She also said she had been told by South Glos that a warning should have been given and also criticised Labour colleagues, including Cllrs Chubb and Brian Mead who opposed her return, for failing to warn her that this action was about to happen.

She said: “I am a lifelong asthma sufferer and I had been very poorly.

“I always sent apologies when I missed a meeting and when

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I approached South Glos for advice they said I should have been notified and warned. They also said they were surprised my fellow Labour councillors did not inform me. Surely an extension could have been granted. It was a shock as I wanted to serve a complete term.”

Town clerk Lesley Reuben said the council had followed a democratic process which says that councillors who do not attend meetings for six months will be automatically cease to be a councillor.

The Filton branch of the Labour Party did not wish to comment Cllr Ken Brock has also been removed under the same process and his place is up for grabs under the co-opt process.

Cllr Drewitt was elected

for Labour but issues with the local party related to decisions she made as chair of finance led to her declaring herself ‘Independent Labour’ before reverting last year to Labour.

At the time she said: “I support the Labour Party and all that it represents however due to recent events I feel some councillors are not as supportive to the residents that elected us.

Therefore I will be standing as an Independent Labour councillor.”

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“The whole thing was a shock to me as I wanted to serve a complete term.”

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Statement by Cllr Drewitt I would like to thank the residents for their support at full council. In the time of my absence from the council I was in and out of hospital with life threatening asthma attacks.

I still sent my apologies before EVERY meeting and when back home liaised on other council matters and responded to residents’ emails when able. The last meeting I attended was on 16/10/14 along with councillors Daniels, Briffet and Teml. However I was told this was not classed an “official” meeting although this was organised by the office and took place on town council property.

Doctor’s notes were freely available had the town clerk requested them. I had received no prior warning or been advised of the policy for sickness and non attendance until receiving notification on 7/1/15 from the town clerk that I had been removed from the council. It was a complete shock. Longer serving or South Glos councillors would be aware I was unaware and hadn’t been advised.

It is normal to be given warning which didn’t happen.

South Glos were also surprised my fellow labour councillors did not warn me either. In fact fellow Labour Councillor Monk submitted a motion against me, in which new people would be co opted on for both vacancies. This was voted for by Councillors Monk, Mead, Chubb, Freeguard and Kenyon.

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South Glos also informed me that as my asthma was known to the council and is also classed as a disability I could have been granted an extension in my absence. I thank South Gloucestershire Councillor Ian Scott who reminded the town clerk and council of this at the meeting.

Justice prevailed as there was a majority vote on Councillor Moore’s motion to co opt me back on to the council as it was felt that notice should have been given to me.

I went Independent Labour as I felt I was left with no other option after the response I received from Labour colleagues due to me implementing a charge for boules as well as over resident participation at meetings. I thought it only fair that with the current climate we needed to recoup costs for this facility by charging for its use but this clearly did not make me popular with some of my fellow Labour colleagues.

Before taking this route I took advice from Labour regional office. A year ago I rethought the decision as I was voted for by the public as a Labour councillor so I dropped the independent title. I am very grateful to Cllrs Moore, Daniels, Briffett and Teml for seeing the injustice.

Cllr Drewitt also said her party affiliation and finance committee status had not been changed on the council website.

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Community centre in £70,000 appeal An online appeal has been launched to raise money for the leaking roof and other repairs at Filton Community Centre.

Filton Community Association is a registered charity which maintains the community centre. The appeal, at www. gofundme.com/l98r5s, seeks to raise £70,000.

Organisers say: “The centre was built in 1966 and beyond an extension in the 1970s, there have been no new developments or repairs. This has now left the centre in a dated state, with serious issues like a leaking roof and struggling heating system. This has led to the centre becoming a bit dilapidated and in

need of attention. We hope that we can turn the situation around before it is too late, and save the community centre.

“We need to repair the leaking flat roof, which will allow us to redecorate and increase our appeal. We would like to fit solar panels to our huge roof to allow us to continue into the future without fear of a giant electricity bill shutting us down. We need to improve our facilities for disabled people and widen our appeal amongst the community.

“At the moment we are struggling to break even after heating and electric bills have been paid.”

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£50,000 study to sort out traffic problems at George pub junction The junction of the Ring Road with Filton Avenue, at the George Pub building, will be the subject of a £50,000 study by South Glos Council to explore solutions to the traffic flow problems.

Residents have frequently complained about the junction, which allows traffic to cross south to north on Filton Avenue but not north to south.

Drivers travelling from the Conygre area of Filton need to use the Abbeywood Retail Park roundabout to continue on Filton Avenue.

Other issues include the bus stop on Filton Avenue southbound near the George which causes severe rush hour hold-ups when buses pull in, with queues backed up to the ring road.

Further complications include the nature of the junction, which is not a straightforward crossroad, and also any consequences for residents living near and beyond the junction.

Filton Cllr Roger Hutchinson said: “The Planning, Transport and Strategic Environment Committee of South Glos Council agreed to put a figure of £50,000 into the budget for 2015/16 to do a full study of the King George VI junction.

“It will take in all issues surrounding the junction and what affect different possible solutions to the problems that exist there might have on traffic flows there and on surrounding roads to try to come up with a solution that will help vehicles

“The study will take in all issues surrounding the junction.”

- Cllr Roger Hutchinson, pictured crossing and turning rather than negotiating the dog’s bone between Filton Roundabout and the MoD. “I have been pressing for this to be done as a result of concerns expressed to me by residents and my own observations and experiences.”

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School says thanks as Filton charity donates heart equipment Shield Road Primary School has been presented with an £845 heart defibrillator by a local charity.

Filton Chest and Heart which raises money to buy health equipment normally for GP surgeries and other health facilities - this time bought the device for the school after hearing there were pupils who had conditions which could mean the equipment would be vital in the case of an emergency.

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Chairman Brian Smith, along with members of the charity committee, visited during a special assembly last month to present the cheque. Welcoming them to the school, headteacher Jim Mepham said he was very grateful to the charity for their kind gesture.

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New jobs created as Morrisons up The Morrisons Local in Gloucester Road North has now opened its doors, bringing with it job opportunities for Filton people.

Nineteen employees have been taken on board, many of them living within walking distance of the store. Around half of the team are students, fitting in work around their studies.

The store opened to the public on January 30.

Morrisons Local is part of an overall development, which will encompass several other stores including a Barnardo’s charity shop.

Filtonvoice understands that there could also be a Gregg’s bakery and Costa coffee shop.

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The Shakers: the extraordinary story of their beliefs, architecture and artefacts South Glos DFAS welcome John Ericson to explore the intriguing legacy of The Shakers.

Today we recognise the name from ever popular Shaker style kitchens and furniture. John will tell us how from their beginning in 18th C England they tried to build Utopia in the USA – explaining what they believed and how they lived their lives and examining examples of their wonderful buildings and furniture.

The meeting, on Thursday 19th February, is at Bradley Stoke Community School.

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The Eastfield Market, Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Rd, 9.00-1.00pm (and every 2nd Sat of the month thereafter). A variety of quality stalls selling local produce, meat, veg, bread, cheese, homemade cakes, pies, preserves and handmade artisan crafts. Pub open for beverages and food. Contact: anniehawksley@blueyonder. co.uk

Sat, Mar 21 (+ other dates) Charborough Road School car boot sale. They are all between 10am-1pm. Seller access from 9am. Refreshments available. Cars £6, Vans/MPV/ trailers £8. Entry by donation.

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Compton Pipe Organ Concerts every 4th Saturday of the month at Eden Grove Methodist Church Hall. Popular music for everyone, doors open 6.30pm. 2 hours of wonderful entertainment and refreshment, all for only £7. Call Byron 0117 949 7742 for your free programme.

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practise your driving theory test or the Life in the UK test – all are available free to your device or PC via the library website. Plus free use of Ancestry and Which? online via library PCs. Filton Library is holding a drop in to demonstrate these services on Saturday 7th March 11am – 12.30pm on a 1:1 basis. If you’d like to find out more or see how they work this is your opportunity. The library would also be pleased to hear from you if there are other e-services you would find useful.

For those of you interested in tracing your family tree there will be 1:1 Ancestry sessions on Thursday February 26th between 10am – 12pm by appointment. To book a place please contact the library on 01454 868006 or email filton. library@southglos.gov.uk Further details of the services can be found at www.southglos. gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/ libraries/library-e-resources/ Shaun the Sheep Join us for Shenanigans with Shaun the Sheep, a free drop in story and craft session for children on Friday February 20th 10.30am -12pm. During the half term week 14th February to 21st February if you’re aged between 0-12 for every book you borrow you will get a free raffle ticket with the chance to win Shaun the Sheep goodies!

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Roll up for bowls club BAC BAWA Bowls Club are looking for bowlers, both men and ladies, for their 2015 season.

Anyone who might be interested in learning the game and having a go at bowls is welcome, as free coaching is available.

For further information, contact Brian Smith on 0117 975 9126.

Interested in gardens?

Filton Garden Club is looking for new members. The group meets at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of every month except January, at St. Teresa’s Social Club, behind St. Teresa’s Church. The group have speakers & slideshows on various aspects of gardens & plants, & run coach trips to places of interest.

For further information contact Pat or Brian Smith on 0117 9759126.

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An artist’s impression of the planned development of 16 new homes on the site of Newleaze House in Roycroft Road

Go-ahead for 16 affordable homes to be built on Newleaze House site Planning chiefs have given the go-ahead to plans to build 16 new affordable homes on a Filton site formerly used for older people’s housing The £2.1 million development

by Bristol landlord Merling Housing will comprise 10 twoand three-bedroom houses and six one- and two-bedroom flats on the old Newleaze House site.

The plans were drawn up following consultation with

neighbours, councillors and former residents, after one potential idea to build student accommodation on the site was met with dismay.

Merlin’s head of development Michelle Thomas said: “Newleaze House has a large number of unpopular bedsits, with narrow corridors and many stairs, which really weren’t ideal for older people or anyone with mobility issues.

“We closed the site last year

and found residents safer, more suitable homes. The idea of turning the scheme into student accommodation was mentioned as a possibility but it quickly became clear that this wasn’t feasible or popular with people in the area.

“We made sure that people were consulted on what our actual plans were and took on board their views.

“We’re now ready to transform the site of this old

building and provide a number of quality homes that will benefit the community.”

Work on the Newleaze development is set to begin in March 2015, and is due to be completed around 12 months later.

The project is one of a number across the Greater Bristol area, in which Merling Housing hopes to create 84 new affordable homes by 2017 among the 300 homes its is building.

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£110m funding agreed for schools and transport at former airfield site Investment of £110 million to fund facilities including new schools, community centres and transport links has been agreed for the Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood (CPNN).

Councillors on South Gloucestershire’s development control west committee have backed the funding package in principle. The money has been secured through an agreement with landowners and developers to provide the new facilities for the community that will be created as 5,700 new homes are built on the former Filton Airfield site.

The multimillion-pound package includes: l five new schools, including a new secondary school and four primary schools l four new nurseries l two community centres and a multi-use community hub with provision for GP health services

l more than £30 million will be provided for transport infrastructure, to be matchfunded by the council l nearly 1,000 new affordable homes provided across the development at no cost to the council l recreational, leisure facilities and allotments.

Cllr Dave Hockey, chair of the development control west committee, said: “The decision marks another major milestone for the Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood which will in time create many new homes,

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“Provisions have been made for two new rail stations and the Metrobus, which are very important in addressing the additional journeys associated with such a major development.

Arrangements are also being made for the relocation of the air ambulance and police helicopters.

“The council has worked closely with the leading landowners and developers, and other stakeholders, to secure the £110 million deal.

We will continue to work closely with local community leaders in the surrounding South Gloucestershire and Bristol areas to address the impacts of the new neighbourhood to ensure its benefits are maximised as the development takes shape over the next decade.

“A resident liaison group is also to be established prior to the commencement of development on site to ensure that any problems arising can be discussed and resolved in a timely way.”

At the same committee meeting earlier this month, councillors also gave the goahead to Persimmon Homes to build 1,000 homes and a primary school on land at Wyke Beck Road, at Cribbs Causeway.

More information on the CPNN is available online at www.southglos.gov.uk/cpnn.

Local doctor Diana Warner is to fight election for Green Party

Dr Diana Warner, a local GP, has been named as the Green Party’s candidate to contest the Filton and Bradley Stoke seat in May’s general election.

Dr Warner, a Filton resident with two adult children, says she is a staunch supporter of the NHS and her motivation to run for election comes from her understanding of the problems facing local consituents and the increasing hardship she has seen people at all levels of income suffering.

She has worked as a GP for 25 years, currently at Stoke Gifford and Conygre Medical Centre, and says she has seen first hand the strain placed on the NHS by cycles of change over the past 10 years and disruption to services.

Through political action she she says she wants to improve the health of local people and protect the NHS. A spokesperson for the local Green Party said: “This is an exciting time for the Filton and Bradley Stoke Green Party.

Here in the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency, the Green Party membership has risen

by 20 members, to a present total of 66, in less than one week.

“If this can transform into a substantial Green presence in Westminster, we can achieve improvement in our lives on a level not seen for generations.

“Many local people are beginning to realise that things can simply be done differently.

They are looking in increasing numbers to the Green Party for answers to increasing inequality, lack of representative democracy and destructive environmental policies.”

Anyone who wishes to get in touch with Diana can email her at dianawarnerfbsgp@gmail. com.

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Panto time in Filton. Oh yes it is!

One of Bristol’s biggest am dram groups is all set for staging its annual pantomime – The King’s New Clothes.

The Filton-based St Andrew’s Players will be putting on the production from Wednesday, February 18th until Saturday, February 21st at 7:30pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Elm Park, Filton. There will a matinee performance on the Saturday at 2.30pm.

St Andrew’s Players donate proceeds from the shows to local charities, and this year they’re raising money for Young and Free, a buddying and befriending service for disabled young people with physical and sensory impairments aged 16-25 in the Bristol area, as well as Ups and Downs, a Bridgewaterbased Down’s Syndrome support charity with links to Charborough Road school.

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and Andrew Dixon said they had chosen The King’s New Clothes because they wanted to do something different.

“Although it’s a well-known and well-loved childhood story,

most people won’t know it as a pantomime,” said Lennon Rich, spokesperson for the Players.

“It’s a fantastic show full of the usual elements – goodies,

baddies, circus fleas and welldressed kings”.

“The cast and crew have been working on the production since September and it promises to be a show you won’t want to miss!”

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Young stars of the future tread the boards in a West End show Dreams came true for young performers from Bristol when they trod the boards of a West End stage for a musical theatre tribute show.

Aged from 12 to 20, the students attend a weekly training session with the National Academy of Performing Arts – NAPA – in Filton.

NAPA, which also has hubs in Newport, Birmingham and London, took over The Phoenix Theatre in Charing Cross Road for the production.

The Bristol team performed Let The Sun Shine from Hair, Run Freedom Run from Urinetown, A Little More Homework from 13 and Louder Than Words from Tick Tick Boom.

NAPA patrons and current West End stars Caroline Sheen, Kit Orton, Kelly-Anne Gower and Ben Evans also performed solos.

Musical director of the Bristol hub Emily John said: “These young people had the chance of a lifetime in performing on a West End stage and were superb.

There was such good energy on stage and they all gave a professional performance. Many of our students want to make the theatre their chosen career

path and this was an excellent experience for them.”

The NAPA students from Bristol and surrounding area are Matt Price, Josh Price, Josh Collins, Emily Jones, Ellie Lovell, James Dickens, Michael Vien, Charlotte Woodward, Ashleigh Stevens, Jordan Brailsford, Ruby Lightwood, Georgia Butt, Daisy

Murray, Chloe Shiner, Owen Hughes, Will Jones, Andrew Gibbs, Demi Hartry, Kiera Todd, Tasha Brown and Lily Bennet.

NAPA holds regular auditions for people wanting to join and more information can be found at www.nationalacademypa. co.uk.

New weekly debt advice Do you need advice? drop-in service for Filton North Bristol Advice Centre provides free, North Bristol Advice Centre has launched a weekly debt advice service in Filton.

The drop-in, held every Tuesday from 2pm to 4.30pm at Filton Library, is staffed by an experienced debt adviser who can help with everything from pay-day loans to water bills and rent arrears.

They can explain your options for dealing with debt to you, contact your creditors for you, help manage enforcement action by creditors such as eviction, bailiffs or court action, check that you are getting the right income or benefits, complete a financial statement with you, talk to you about money management and

help with Debt Relief Order (DRO) applications.

The service is free and no appointment is needed. If you can’t make the Tuesday session, North Bristol Advice Centre runs advice drop-ins across North Bristol and South Gloucestershire or can provide advice online or by telephone.

Call 0117 951 5751, email team@ northbristoladvice.org.uk or visit www.northbristoladvice.org. uk for details. l North Bristol Advice Centre Filton Debt Drop-In, Tuesdays, 2-4.30pm, Filton Library, The Shield Retail Centre, Link Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7BR.

confidential, independent advice and information at drop-in sessions in Filton and Patchway each week. No appointment needed.

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Thanking councillors for rubbish removal I would like to thank Councillors Adam Monk, Brian Mead and Roger Hutchinson. For the past 12 months and more there have been a fridge freezer and loads of black bags outside the chemist on Filton Ave opposite our house.

I have been in touch with various departments at the council but had nothing done until I spoke to Councillor Brian Mead. He then reported it to Councillor Adam Monk and Councillor Roger Hutchinson.

We arrived home this week to find its all been taken away. This has certainly restored faith in out local councillors Many thanks to all concerned, and Brian Freeguard.

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Please keep letters short. The editor reserves the right to edit your letter. edge of your driveway, making it difficult to get your car out of your driveway and turn it into Dunkeld without coming very close to the parked cars! My car

doesn’t do 90 degree turns!; • During the day, passage is awkward because you often have to find somewhere to pull in so that 2 vehicles can pass each

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other in the avenue…which I recall used to be perfectly wide enough!; • In evening peak time it’s a rat-run when you have to wait for ages sometimes to cross the road or just get a chance to pull into your own driveway!

Many of them are presumably displaced from somewhere, and in turn have probably displaced the learner drivers from the avenue (ah, bring back those days!) Sometimes I look at the crowding of the Avenue in the daytime now, top photo below, and then enviously at Kenmore Crescent at the same time of day, beneath, and wonder what the solution is?

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Concerns over council’s finances We are grateful to Cllr Bill Moore for bringing these issues (regarding Filton Town Council finances) to our attention. Whatever happened to ‘transparency’ ?

Surely town councillors are elected to work in the best interests of Filton and its residents.

Unfortunately there are a few with their own agendas, but nevertheless they should all be working together for the good of the community, regardless of their political views, instead of squabbling amongst themselves.

If only more residents showed concern by attending town council meetings, (only one evening per month), they might realise what is happening.

Town councillors are volunteers, but why has this situation been allowed to escalate to such a serious level?

Pat and Brian Smith

Patience wearing thin on our street I know people have to park their cars somewhere and unlike some, I try not to be a NIMBY, but those parking in Dunkeld Avenue these days must surely marvel at the tolerance of the local residents?

• In the mornings, they’ve parked on the opposite side of the road and on this side, they’ve often parked right up to the

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Morrisons like to keep things local With the Morrisons’ store now open in Filton it has brought a well-known family business to the town.

Being of Northern origin I am well aware of the store’s original beginnings – a store on Bradford’s market!

I am also aware of other features through a discussion I had with the Cribbs Causeway store manager whilst undertaking an assignment as a “Post” columnist for Thornbury.

I was informed that whenever

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Morrisons’ opened a major store they featured something of prominence within the town they served.

“Do you notice anything about our store that is reminiscent of Bristol?” he enquired.

At first glance I was stuck for an answer.

“What about the two towers in front of our store? He enquired. “Doesn’t it remind you of Clifton Suspension Bridge?”

“It certainly does!” I replied.

“A striking resemblance.”

There were other comparisons, too that I became aware of. “We do not regard ourselves as a supermarket”, he stated. “More a collection of individual providers ... akin to the High Street. Emphasis on the stall on Bradford’s market is never far from their recollections.

From acorns, oak trees grow no doubt.

It is good to welcome the well-known store to Filton.

A growing proof of Filton’s encouragement to attract wellknown services to the own.

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Filton Leisure Centre, Elm Park Swimming Stroke Workshops:

During half term (16th – 20th February) we will be offering swim stroke workshops for our Frog, Otter and Penguin classes.

All our workshops will take place in our learner pool 0900-0945.

Monday – Front crawl Tuesday – Back crawl Wednesday – Breaststroke Thursday – Butterfly Friday – Breaststroke £5 per session, or £20 for all five days.

Places are limited so please ensure you book early to avoid delay.

Swimming lesson re-booking

We have now started to take re-bookings for next term swimming. Due to popular demand we advise booking early to avoid disappointment.

Staying in the same class 2nd February – 7th February till 2pm Changing class 8th February - 14th February till 2pm New clients 15th February onwards

Brownies & Beavers Swimming badge We are holding a course to cover a variety of water based life skills during February half term. For more information please contact our swim team on 01454-866685.

Bootcamp at Filton Leisure Centre The Boot Camp system is open to all fitness levels as no one can come first and no one can come last.

Everyone exercises together and are encouraged to do what they can and rest when they have to.

But remember the more effort you put in the more results you’ll get out.

There is a steady progression from week 1 through to week 6 of the type of exercises we do and also the way the sessions are constructed.

So there will be various levels of intensity as your fitness improves.

You don’t have to wait until the next course to start, just book your first session and have fun.

Ratepayers Arms: A warm welcome to the Ratepayers Arms. If you don’t know us we are located at the rear of the Filton Sports & Leisure Centre.

Do you know we have both BT Sports and Sky Sports available? We will be showing the following Premiership games live: • 21st February – Manchester City V Newcastle 5.30pm • 22nd February – Tottenham V West Ham 12.00pm then Southampton V Liverpool 4.15pm So come and join us for a few drinks and enjoy the games in a friendly atmosphere, free wi-fi to connect to the Internet, big screen for watching the sport. Food and snacks available. Full accessibility for those with mobility constraints.

Are you a darts or skittles team looking for a new venue? Do you just like to play socially? If so we would like to hear from you. We have a full skittle alley and darts area available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and the weekend*. If you are interested or would just like some more information then please get in touch on 01454-866697. *Subject to availability We hold a quiz night monthly 15th February, 15th March, 19th April, we advise getting in early as this is one of our busier evenings. 8.00pm start!

We look forward to seeing you all soon, Ken & the team. www.filtonleisurecentre.co.uk 01454-866697

For more information please contact Jason Hodge: M: 07855465782 E: hodgehealthandfitness@gmail.com Find out more at www. hodgehealthandfitness.co.uk

Activities at Filton Sports & Leisure centre Do you know we are more than just a swimming pool. We have martial arts, badminton, squash, snooker, tennis courts and 5 side football courts all on offer. We also have softplay, a skate and bmx park and a recently refurbished children’s play area and outdoor Gym. For any more information please give us a call on 01454-866686, or online at www.filtonleisurecentre. co.uk Scott Fessey, General Manager Filton Sports & Leisure Centre Elm Park, Filton BS34 7PS

Filton Town Council Are you registered?

Make sure you are able to vote You may need to take action to join the electoral register.

South Glos is writing to all households to clarify who is registered to vote. You will receive a letter in early February which will clarify if the electoral register information on record for your property is correct and if you need to take action to join the electoral register.

To vote in the elections on 7 May 2015 you must be registered

by Monday 20 April. If you’re not on the register, you won’t have a say at any future elections and some referendums.

Cllr Howard Gawler, Chairman of South Gloucestershire Council, said: “You will need to register in order to be able to vote. If you aren’t registered to vote, you won’t have the chance to have a say on who represents you.”

If you haven’t received a household information letter by the end of February then please contact the electoral services team by calling 01454 863030 or by emailing electoral.services@ southglos.gov.uk If you need to register to vote please visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Get in touch Town council office Tel: 01454 866 698; Leisure Centre Tel: 01454 866686; or our website filtontowncouncil.gov.uk Leisure centre reception hours: Mondays 9am – 7.45pm Tuesdays 9am-8.15pm Wednesdays, Thursday and Fridays 9am – 7.30pm Saturdays & Sundays 9am-5.30pm Pop in and see us or ring on 01454 866686 for information.

Meetings February 17th, 6.30pm Planning Committee Small Meeting Room 24th, 7.30pm Full Council Meeting Pavilion

March 10th, 7.30pm Finance Commitee Pavilion 17th, 6.30pm Planning Committee Small Meeting Room 31st, 7.30pm Full Council Meeting Pavilion

All of these meetings are open to the public

ELM PARK | FILTON | SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE | BS34 7PS Town Clerk: Lesley Reuben Web: www.filtontowncouncil.gov.uk E-mail:lesley.reuben@filtontowncouncil.gov.uk Tel: 01454 86 6698 Fax: 0117 969 8298

PARISH OF FILTON TOWN COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Town Anyone expressing an interest to be co-opted onto the Council until the next election should contact the Town Clerk via letter, email or telephone or in person at the Town Council Office.

If you are interested you will be asked to give a short 5/10 minute presentation about yourself and your background and possibly answer question from Councillors.

Tuesday 24th February at 7.30p.m. in the Pavilion, Elm Park, Filton.

Lesley Reuben Clerk to FILTON TOWN COUNCIL

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Martin Morris, headmaster of QEH Junior School, says: “QEH Juniors was created seven years ago to provide a unique and enriched educational experience for boys, strongly reflecting the strong ethos and values of the 425-year-old senior school while retaining our own individual identity.

“The school recognises that looking to the future is vital so a new feature of QEH Juniors is that, in conjunction with Redland High School, boys can join RHS Infants in readiness to join us later at Year 3. This has already proved popular, with twice the anticipated number of boys signing up.”

Stephen Holliday, headmaster of QEH Seniors for 15 years, is justifiably proud of his school and its history as well as the much shorter one of the junior school.

“Juniors come to us fully prepared to meet the challenges of the world ahead. I am proud of QEH which, combined with the juniors, is more thriving than ever with 675 boys aged seven to 18.

“Along with being the top performing day school in Bristol, QEH today is firmly among leading academic schools nationally. Most senior boys go to their first-choice of top universities or medical schools, including 10 per cent to Oxford and Cambridge.”

Mr Morris and Mr Holliday agree that record results, year on year, are part of the much greater package that they offer to boys in preparing them for future life.

They believe in the importance of good values, producing the young men with opinions, who know themselves, who respect and help others.

There are still some vacancies in the junior school in Years 3 and 5 and you are welcome to join us at our Juniors’ Open Morning on Friday, February 27, between 9.30am and 11.30am.

No appointment is needed.

For more information about our junior school open morning, visit www.qehbristol.co.uk, email admissions@qehbristol.co.uk or telephone Carolyn Matthews, admissions registrar, to arrange a visit on 0117 930 3068.

Thursday 22 & Friday 23 January 9:30–11:30am Friday 27 February 9:30–11:30am Contact Mrs Carolyn Matthews 0117 930 3068 www.qehbristol.co.uk Seniors and juniors at QEH

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Schools news Orchard School Bristol

New link with top-class gymnastics club Hawks The prestigious Bristol gymnastics club which helped Claudia Fragapane to win four Commonwealth Games gold medals has formed a unique partnership with a local secondary school.

Bristol Hawks Gymnastics Club now offers weekly sessions at Orchard School Bristol with students benefiting from the international-standard coaching

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provided by the club. The school says the coaching sessions are already having an impact both for PE students and youngsters who dream of taking their gymnastics further.

Head of sport Lea Pemberton-Heard said: “We are thrilled to be working with Bristol Hawks who have been the premier gymnastics club in the region for some time now, producing a string of champions.

“Giving our students the access to such top-level coaching has been inspiring and the results are clear to see in their improved performance.”

Hawks coaches run “block” sessions with different year groups at Orchard, with children from Years 7-11 – both boys and girls – benefiting.

Bristol Hawks is a family business which launched in Bristol in 1992 and since then has produced top-quality gymnasts at local, national and international level.

James May, Bristol Hawks’ club secretary, said: “Our 20year involvement in gymnastics

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in Bristol has come from our passionate belief in the value of our sport as a force for good.

Whether as a path to excellence or as a fun leisure activity gymnastics has a lot to offer children.

“We look to provide unique opportunities for local children to reach their full potential in the sport of gymnastics and to foster a lifelong healthy involvement in sport. Our partnering with Orchard School has enabled us to provide more of these opportunities locally of which we are immensely proud.”

Young entrepreneurs hope to clean up in challenge Year 10 business pupils at Orchard School Bristol have been making sure their teachers’ cars are clean – and raising money for disabled people.

Two teams of students from the Horfield school entered the Accumulator Challenge, a nationwide competition run by the Papworth Trust, which will see them take on 180 other schools.

Each team – one boys’ and one girls’ team – was given £50 and their task was to raise as much money as possible, using their entrepreneurial skills.

The boys’ team decided on a car wash business, where they cleaned teachers’ cars in the school car park.

Local businesses are also being approached for sponsorship.

All proceeds will go to the Papworth Trust, which cares for disabled people across the UK. The trust’s award-winning team of rehabilitation experts works with people across Britain who have had a life-changing injury as a result of an accident, trauma or ill health.

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Schools unite in new partnership Charborough Road Primary School has formally joined the Olympus Academy Trust - a group of South Glos schools which also includes Abbeywood Community School, Bradley Stoke Community School and Meadowbrook Primary School.

The trust aims to bring the four schools together to collaborate for the benefit of all students.

Executive headteacher Dave Baker said: “Our role is to oversee the leadership and vision of our member schools and to develop partnerships between them. We will encourage members of staff from our schools to meet together and share best practice, while our students will benefit from access to joint opportunities such as shared learning, trips and events, and working with a wider range of peers and teachers.”

In a letter to Charborough Road parents, he continued:

Charborough Road pupils with Nicola Bailey and Dave Baker “I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you formally to The Olympus Academy Trust. I hope that over the next few months we can further develop the strong working relationships that have started to be established between the schools that are

now members of the Trust and that you will find the move to academy status beneficial for your children.

“The transition from local authority school to academy means that The Olympus Academy Trust is now the employer of all staff within

its member schools. Over the coming months, the school will benefit from being a member of the Trust by working in a larger partnership of schools whereby we can share expertise, provide mutual support and challenge one another to push for ongoing improvement.”

At the start of term, Mr Baker presented a commemorative plaque to Charborough Road headteacher Nicola Bailey to mark the event.

She said: “We are very excited about being part of the Olympus Academy Trust. Whilst links between our schools have always existed, we are now enjoying our formal partnership; pupils and staff are already benefiting from shared resources and specialist teaching and facilities. We all share the same aspiration - an outstanding education for the young people in our area.”

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The Department of Education says Fairfield is in the top 15 per cent of schools in England based on Value Added (VA) outcomes.

These compare actual grades with what might have been expected given individual starting points. The difference produces the VA score.

The overall figure for the group that took exams at FHS in summer 2014 was 1026, well above the national average of 1000.

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Academy announces link between students and Royal Navy engineers Students at Stoke Gifford’s Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy will be putting what they’ve learned to the ultimate test in a range of projects designed by Royal Navy engineers.

The BTE Academy has joined a small group of colleges that are affiliated to the Royal Navy.

As a result, students will visit naval facilities and get careers advice from navy professionals with the chance to get first-hand information on what a career in the navy is like.

They will also participate in the Young Engineers RN UTC Engineering Challenge, a task which involves designing and building a remote-controlled vessel to recover and remove floating and submerged items, which would be used in humanitarian situations.

The Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy and, inset, Admiral Sir George Zambellas Students will also be invited to attend a week of engineering challenges in Portsmouth, where they will find out more about the breadth of opportunities

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Residents appoint new management company for site

Residents at Cheswick Village in Filton have won a six-month battle to appoint new property management agents.

They have switched the management of the 900-home site to Downend-based BNS Property Management to provide services at the site such as maintenance of open spaces.

Cheswick Village resident Sejal Hampson said: “All together this took around four months of our time, blood, sweat and tears but it was worth it all. I’m proud of what we have achieved as it is notoriously difficult to remove managing agents. We even had people in a similar situation to ours travelling from London to find out how we were doing it!

“We also had a say in appointing the new managing agents and I must say appointing a local Bristol company has been a great decision.

“BNS have been the instigators of great change for many people at Cheswick who can now enjoy their homes and community. We’ll be forever grateful!”

BNS Management, run by brothers Andrew and Ian Simmonds, took over the site from January 1. Andrew Simmonds said: “Cheswick is our largest development to date and we’re delighted to be able to get stuck into such an exciting project in Bristol.”

Cheswick Village will include shops, a primary school, district centre and care home when it is completed this year.

Keep Cheswick tidy with CLIPS

Residents can help keep Cheswick tidy by joining a series of litter picks throughout the year.

Cheswick Litter Pickers Society, or CLIPS, is holding tidy-ups on the first Sunday of every month – the next on March 1 – and will provide litter-picking sticks, and hoops for rubbish bags.

Volunteers are asked to bring gloves and some rubbish bags and meet CLIPS at The Green at East Fields, The Bowery at 11am.

Pupils at Wallscourt Farm Academy read to each other during Read Aloud Day

Students share reading skills with younger pupils Wallscourt Farm Academy held a “Read Aloud” Day to celebrate the progress of some of its young readers.

Some of the children at the primary school in Cheswick Village, which opened in 2013, have been taking part in the Reading Recovery programme since September and have done so well that they are able to read stories to younger pupils.

One of the aims of the new school is to develop an intergenerational reading community.

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Family reading sessions have been held over the year, including a bedtime story time to celebrate World Book Day. Wallscourt Farm, which is part of the Cabot Learning Federation, has a lead reading teacher to support pupils aged

five and six who need some support with their independent reading. Research shows that intensive intervention at this stage helps prevent difficulties later. The well-established national programme, in which Bristol is a leading light, provides daily half-hour catch-up sessions.

Principal Susie Weaver said: “Our children who have been having Reading Recovery have made amazing progress.

“We are celebrating their success and encouraging them to read to children in Oak Learning Zone.”

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Meanwhile, Show of Strength, along with b-Creative, Bristol Ensemble and Poetry Can, have lost all their modest council funding. It took Brunel, an incomer, to bridge the great divide 150 years ago. Now we have another, and maybe it’s time our mayor reconsidered how best to support the arts, and the interests of those Bristolians who practise them.

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But for all that, it’s a gutsy show, and with performers from theatre company Show of Strength, Circomedia and the Suspended Voices Choir – a cast which seemed to be of the clay of Bristol itself – you’d have to have a heart of Avon Gorge limestone not to be captivated by its exuberance.

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For the sentimentalist, the idea of staging ACH Smith’s play in the Passenger Shed at Temple Meads was inspired.

More practically, the acoustics aren’t great and this meant it was occasionally difficult to hear what was going on.

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People in Filton are being asked if they could spare some time to become a “buddy” to someone whose life is affected by cancer.

Macmillan runs a project called Macmillan Bristol Buddies and now wants to develop the service in South Gloucestershire.

Volunteers help out in practical ways, such as light housework, gardening, or shopping and, importantly, provide invaluable company, either to someone with a cancer diagnosis or their carer.

Volunteer Buddy Colin Willshire from Filton said: “It is really rewarding volunteering with Macmillan, I feel like I am making a real difference to someone.”

He added: “Sometimes it is practical things like helping sort out paperwork and mail and with someone else it was just some company and having a chat.”

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The Club’s objective is to provide a meetingpoint for retired & semi-retired professional& businessmen, where they may maintain contacts & fellowship with like persons.

You may have seen articles in the press recently about local cases of a disease called leptospirosis in dogs.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease which dogs can contract after exposure to urine from other infected animals (usually rodents), and for this reason it is most likely to be picked up when dogs are in/drinking from still or slowmoving water sources.

It is a typically uncommon disease, and can be hard to diagnose in its early stages.

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At Vets4Pets Filton, we vaccinate against the two common strains, and have done for many years. It has become apparent that these new cases may be caused by strains of leptospira that we haven’t seen in the UK before.

Therefore, Vets4Pets Filton has decided to start administering the newer vaccination which protects against four strains of the disease, including the one that has been isolated from the locally infected dogs.

There is a slightly altered regime for giving this new vaccine, so we may ask you to bring your dog back for a second injection four weeks after their usual booster – but this will be free of charge.

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Filton planning applications January Applications

23 Wades Road Alterations to roofline to facilitate loft conversion Former Filton Airfield Construction of an advanced surface water drainage swale works associated with planning application PT14/3867/O, Former Filton Airfield 93 Mortimer Road Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of side dormer window to facilitate loft conversion.

Unit 5 Filton Park, Gloucester Road North Display of 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign, 2no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 4no. non-illuminated window vinyls.

Unit 5 Filton Park, Gloucester Road North Installation of air conditioning units and extract grilles to side elevation.

744 Filton Avenue Creation of new vehicular access and hardstanding Decisions

2 Fourth Avenue Erection of single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5 metres, for which the maximum height would be 4 metres and the height of the eaves would be 2.65 metres No objection 963 Filton Avenue Erection of front extension (retrospective) Approved 11 Ventnor Road Erection of 1no. detached dwelling with new access and associated works Approve with conditions Morrison supermarket, 31 Gloucester Road North Installation of 1 no. ATM machine and automatic entrance doors.

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Newleaze House, Roycroft Road Demolition of existing buildings to facilitate erection of 16no. houses and flats with associated works Approve with conditions 84 Conygre Road Erection of single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.6 metres and the height of the eaves would be 2.5 metres No objection

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Groups urged to join festival’s busy line-up Local groups, clubs and organisations are being offered the chance to attract new members and promote their activities at a festival.

Discover 2015 is returning for the fourth year to showcase the diversity of activities on offer in South Gloucestershire catering for a wide range of interests, from arts to nature, food to over-50s events and heritage to health.

Groups in Filton can arrange an event, such as an open day, talk or exhibition, which will then form part of the festival’s programme of events from September 10 to October 30.

To hold an event at your local library, drop in to register your interest, email filton.library@ southglos.gov.uk or call 01454 868006. To promote an event at your own venue, email organisers at discover@southglos.gov. uk. Online registration runs from March 16 until May 11. Find out more at www.southglos.gov.uk/ discover.

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How well do you know Filton?

Filton Community Association set Filtonians this challenge last month – how did you do?

1. Filton has two telephone exchanges, one is still in use. Where are they?

A. Between Springfields House/St Andrew’s Church and on Filton roundabout/Southmead Road 2. Filton’s third police station has just been demolished, where were the other two?

A. On Filton roundabout and at the top of Filton Hill 3. Who built the Red House on Conygre Road?

A. Samuel Shield 4. Which building is the old manor house of Filton?

A. Conygre House 5. What do the washing machines on the Snow & Rock store celebrate?

A. Shield Laundry was formerly on this site 6. How was Filton originally spelt?

A. Fylton 7. Which diocese does Filton belong to?

A. Bristol 8. What is the size of the parish of Filton land?

A. 1,030 acres 9. How many houses on the airfield development will be in Filton parish?

A. None

10. Is the Brabazon hangar in Filton or Bristol?

A. Bristol 11. In what year was Concorde’s maiden flight?

A. 1969 12. What was the date of her last flight?

A. November 26, 2003.

13. When and why was the Filton Community Centre built?

A. In 1966 to replace Memorial Hall, demolished to make way for the ring road (A4174) 14. How many war memorials are there in Filton?

A. Six

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Garden centre’s seasonal offering proves a great ‘getaway’ for club The popular visits by Filton Garden Club have been a real delight during recent months.

It has given an opportunity to explore the fine array of truly exotic gardens that adorn the English countryside.

Many of the gardens have opened up their hitherto relatively unknown locations that have turned out to be real gems.

Some of these “discoveries” have been set well away from Filton involving long coach trips. While pleasant, they have restricted time spent at the venues.

England excels in beautiful gardens but when I was invited to accompany the group on their visit to the Highfield Garden Centre it was organiser Brian Smith’s remark “It’s only up the road!” that made me wonder why it had hitherto been missed out.

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Gloucestershire it wasn’t, as you would expect, a blazing exhibit of exotic blooms on a foggy day yet it was a seasonal spectacle in the truest sense.

Offering a very wide selection of gifts I give it top marks for presentation. It was more of an Aladdin’s Cave in every respect.

A star attraction was Maddie, an exotic parrot. Content with her habitat she has been known to go “walkies” around the centre and nip customers’ noses should they get too familiar.

But my “pet of the day” was a lovely brown Labrador. I offered it a biscuit only to find the dog was plastic! An incredible likeness.

This garden club visit was indeed an ideal getaway from a busy routine. I met with managing director Jon Mason and discovered he had visited Filton Garden Club on a previous occasion.

Maybe when the sun shines on the floral scene we will visit him again.

Douglas Daniels l Top, it was a full house on the coach to Highfield Garden Centre for Filton Garden Club’s visit; above, Maddie the parrot and, right, Doug’s new “pet”

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Fashion ... with Amy McQueen Wardrobe staples for every You may think the first signs of spring will be seen in nature – the first new buds in the garden or the slow retreat of dark winter mornings as days start to lengthen.

But actually it’s the high street fashion stores that are the front runners when it comes to any change of season. The eternal optimists who run them have been busy filling the windows with bright splashes of colour and outfits we’ll be rushing to wear at the merest hint of sunshine.

While it’s too early to wave goodbye to our wintry wardrobes just yet, here are some wise buys to make sure you’ll be a step ahead of any season.

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4. Tan Suede Galileo Loafers, £69 from Dune 5. Bison Canvas Vans, £49.99 from SoleTrader 6. Blue & Yellow Block Shade Tote Bag, £40 from River Island

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What’s on in Filton on a regular basis Mondays

Dinky Dolphins, baby and pre-school swimming session, games music and play, 9.30am10.30am. These sessions are first come, first served. £4 for 1 adults and up to two children, Filton Sports and Leisure Centre Tea Dance, Filton Folk Centre, 1.45pm-3.45pm 0117 302 6981 Friendly Faces group: 12.30-2.30pm at St Andrew’s Methodist Youth Centre, Elm Park, BS34 7PS: £3 per session.

Adults’ sessions for anyone feeling lonely, bored, want to make new friends, get out of the house, have a cuppa and learn some new skills. There are a range of activities on offer including arts/crafts, cooking, pool, refreshments included.

Call 0117 9691938 for more information.

Tuesdays

Pre-School story and Rhyme time 9.30am, Filton Library, Shields Centre, Aqua fit Tuesdays, 9.45 – 10.30am & 7.00- 7.45pm, cost £4.50 a session, class suitable for non swimmers, participants must be 16 yrs and over, Filton Sports and Leisure Centre Keep Fit Association classes, all welcome, Filton Community Centre 2-3pm Call 0117 969 3326

Wednesdays

Filton Garden Club, St Teresa’s Social Club, 7.30pm.

1st Wednesday of every month, 0117 975 9126. Not January.

Filtones Choir. We rehearse every Wednesday afternoon from 1.45 to 3.45 p.m. at Eden Grove Methodist Church. “We are a non auditioning four part harmony choir of mainly retired ladies and gentleman who enjoy the sociability of singing together. We give afternoon concerts to organisations, such as pensioners’ clubs, all over Bristol, and at least two main evening concerts every year, one of which is in summer (our main charity fund raising event) and at Christmas. We have sufficient sopranos at present but are actively seeking tenors, basses and ladies who can sing

alto. If you would like to come along and try us out please ring our Chairman, Niall O’Doherty on 0117 9232590 for a chat or just come along one Wednesday afternoon and have a listen to us.

You will be made very welcome.”

For more information please see our web site www.filtones.co.uk Horfield Townswomens Guild are a really friendly Guild that meet on the second Wednesday of every month at St. Gregory the Great Church Hall, Filton Road, Horfield at 2.30 pm. Ladies are welcome to just turn up or ring Edna on 0117 949 5413 for a chat about the Guild.

New Harmony Ladies Choir Bristol, an established choir of 19 years and are looking for ladies to come and join us. We rehearse every Wednesday evening 7-30 - 9-30 at Horfield URC church hall, everyone welcome. Telephone Margaret on 01179698619 or Joan on 01275791566 Northavon Singers would welcome new members especially sopranos to our mixed choir of 20-singing all kinds of music. Rehearsals at St Peter’s Church Filton every Wed at 7.30pm - not August

Thursdays

Goldies meets in Filton “Singing for Fun”, songs from the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s. Every Thursday 10.30am-11.30am In Sinclair House community room (next to the police station). £1 donation to the Goldies charity.

For further information contact abby@golden-oldies.org.uk or call 01761-470006 Bristol Male Voice Choir, weekly practice at South Gloucestershire andd Stroud College, Filton Avenue, 7.15 pm.

Potential new members very welcome. Call 0117 979 3208 Knitting Group 5.45 pm – 6.45pm Thursdays, Filton Library, Shields Centre Dinky Dolphins, baby and pre-school swimming session, games music and play, 10am11am. These sessions are first come, first served. £4 for 1 adults and up to two children, Filton Sports and Leisure Centre, term time only, term time only.

Filton Ladies, St Andrew’s Church Hall, 2pm-4pm, new members welcome, call 0117 904 1844 Keep Fit Association classes, all welcome, Filton Community Centre, 7.15-8.15pm 0117 969 3326 Silver surfers: St Andrew’s Methodist Youth Centre, Elm Park, BS34 7PS, 10am-noon Drop-in for ‘silver-haired’ folk (over 50yrs) to get help with accessing computers, the internet, mobile phone technology, digital cameras, and much more! Run by a dedicated team of friendly volunteers with Lisa at the helm, this supportive group is just as much a social session as it is about learning!

Come and join us! Come along anytime, just £2.50 per session with free refreshments. Does not run during August.

Should you wish to take Flower Arranging lessons, there is a small, friendly group which meets at Filton Community Centre (formerly Filton Folk Centre) on Thursday evenings at 7-9pm from mid September. Catering for beginners and improvers we cover all aspects of flower arranging from traditional to contemporary including Church flowers and flowers for special occasions. More details from 01454 323610 or 01454 412087.

The Avon & Bristol Woodturners meet every thrid Thursday at St Teresa’s Church Hall from 7pm to approximately 10pm. For details, www.avonand-bristol-woodturners.org.uk/ Fortnightly, North Bristol Creative writing group. Meets fortnightly. 07535111294 northbristolwriting@gmail.com St Peter’s MU (Mothers Union) 2nd Thursday of each month (except August), 2pm in the church hall. All ladies and Gentlemen invited. For more information look on St Peter’s Church web site or call 0117 9491833 or just turn up.

Work club: St Andrews Methodist Youth Centre, Elm Park, BS34 7PS, 12.30-3pm: Drop-in session, Open to all who want some advice / guidance looking for work! Get support with CV writing, filling in job aplications, job searching, interview techniques/practise, volunteering placements, and

finding local courses to get more qualifications!

Filton Library, Shields Centre, free one to one IT tuition with our Computer Support Volunteers on Tuesday afternoons. Contact the library to book a session. 10am - 1pm Filton Library, Shields Centre, Stop Smoking Sessions, 3-4pm.

Appointments must be booked in advance. 01454 865502. smokefree@southglos.gov.uk

Fridays

Dinky Dolphins, baby and pre-school swimming session, games music and play, 10am11am. These sessions are first come, first served. £4 for 1 adults and up to two children, Filton Sports and Leisure Centre, term time only, term time only.

Pre-School story and Rhyme time 2.30pm, Filton Library, Shields Centre Bingo, Filton Community Centre, 7.30pm Motown soul dance party Bawa ballroom, Filton first Friday of each month.

8.30’til 1am (last adm 10.30) strictly over 30’s – very smart casual * no tee shirts or trainers for more info. call 07860 578708 or go to www. tamlamotownsoulpartynights. co.uk Toddler Group, meets term time only at St Andrew’s Methodist Church from 10 to 11.45. A warm welcome to all toddlers and their carers.

Saturdays

9.30am – 10.30am, Filton District Councillors’ Surgery, Filton Library.

Filton Library, Shields Centre, free one to one IT tuition with our Computer Support Volunteers on Saturday mornings. Contact the library to book a session.

Monthly Chatterbooks reading group for children in years 5 – 6.

Meets on a Saturday afternoon, Filton Library, Shields Centre.

St Teresa’s Catholic Church, Vigil Mass, 6pm

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What’s on in Filton on a regular basis Sundays

St Peter’s Church, 8.00am Holy Eucharist; 10.00am Parish Eucharist with crèche and Sunday Club; Noon, Baptism (by appointment); 6.00pm Evening Worship (Choral Evensong on the 1st Sunday of each month)’.

St Teresa’s Catholic Church, Morning Mass, 10.30am. Other masses visit www.stteresasfilton.org.uk St Andrew’s Church, Filton, 10.30am, Morning Worship; 6pm, Evening Worship

St Andrews Youth Centre

For young people: Mondays: Duke of Edinburgh’s awards 6-7pm Youth club for 12-18s (Year 8+) 7.30-9.30pm, £1 Wednesdays: Youth club for 12-18s (Year 8+) 7.30-9.30pm, £1 Thursdays: Silver surfers 10am-12pm, £2.50 Work club (currently closed ‘til September) 12.30-3pm Youth club for young people 11-15years with learning/social difficulties or ASD 5.30-7pm, £1 Transition social club for people aged 16+ with learning/social difficulties or ASD 5.30-7pm, £1 Fridays: Street dance for 9-14year olds, 3.45-4.45pm, £4 Youth club for 9-12year olds (School Years 5,6 & 7) 5.30-7pm, £1 Plus: Filton Friendly Faces group 12.30-2.30pm Mondays Silver surfers 10am-12pm Thursdays Work club 12.30-3pm Thursdays Debbie Teml, Youth Centre Manager (Half-time; office hours on Thursday & Fridays) St Andrews Methodist Youth Centre, Elm Park, Filton, BS34 7PS. 0117 9691938 - 07789 947506 - www.standrewsmyc. btik.com Don’t forget you can also support St Andrews Methodist Youth Centre by registering at www. easyfundraising.org.uk - then you can help us raise money when you do any online shopping with various big brand websites,

without spending even a penny more! Ask us if you need more details! Thanks for your support!

Pyramid Youth Club

Juniors 5-9 yrs Thursdays 6.30 - 7.45 p.m.

Inters 10-12 yrs Mondays and Fridays 6.30 - 8.00 p.m.

Seniors 13+ Mondays and Fridays 8.00 - 10.00 p.m.

Judo Tuesdays Juniors under 13 yrs 6.30 - 7.30 p.m. and 13+ adults 7.30 - 9.00 p.m.

Juniors have a rotating programme of crafts, games, cookery and computers working in small teams.

Inters and Seniors have football, basketball, dodgeball etc. plus pool and table tennis, computer games, cookery and music.

New members are welcome.

Please ring 9691315 if you want more information. There are vacancies in all age groups.

Based at 470 Filton Avenue, contact Margaret 0117 9691315

Filton Community Centre 983 6500

www.facebook.com/ FiltonCommunityCentre LIST OF CLASSES: Gymtastic Pre-School Gymnastics Club Classes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday during term time. We welcome ALL children regardless of their needs and offer a FREE trial session.

Classes are for children who are crawling until they go to school Contact Sharon Todd on 0117 9109820 or gymtastic.ltd@gmail. com for more info.

Tea Dance Monday 1.45pm-3.45pm Call 07527 808206 Keep Fit Tuesday 2pm-4pm Thursday 7.30Pm-8.30Pm Call 0117 9693326 Bingo Friday 7.30pm-9.30pm Call 0117 9690311 Zumba Monday 7.30pm-8.30pm Call 07813 958673 Flower Arranging

Tuesday 2pm-4pm Thursday 7.30pm-9.30pm Call 01454 412087 Dog Training Tuesday 7pm-9pm Call 01454 616630 Pilates Tuesday 7pm-9pm.

Wednesday 10Am-12Pm Call 0117 5022411 Cacti Club Tuesday (3rd Tues Of the month) Call 0117 9503604 AA Tuesday 7.30pm-9.30pm Thursday 7.30pm-9.30pm Call 07831 338085 Dawn James Art Club Wednesday Call 01454 616001 Short Mat Bowls Thursday 2pm-4pm Call 0117 969 1115 Line Dancing Thursday 7.30pm-9.30pm Call 07792 456988 Karate Friday 6pm-8pm, Sunday 10.30am-noon, 07951 947280

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1st Filton Scouts, Cubs & Beavers

Beavers, aged 6-8, two groups, Weds 5pm and 6.15pm Cubs, 8-101/2, Thurs 6.308.30pm Scouts, 101/2 - 14, Tues 7-9pm The group is based in Scout Headquarters, Nutfield Grove, Filton, BS34 7LH. All sections are open to boys and girls.

Contact for all sections is John Cahill (jcahill@blueyonder.co.uk), Phone 0798 605 3005)

Rainbows, Brownies and Guides Tuesdays Brownies - ages 7 - 10 years Guides - ages 10 - 14 years Rangers - ages 14 + Wednesdays Rainbows - ages 5 - 7 years Brownies - ages 7 - 10 years Thursdays Rainbows - ages 5 - 7 years For more information please contact : d.wilkey@btinternet. com or register at Girlguiding UK website and follow the parent links to register your daughter.

Filton Community Garden meetings

Every second Saturday of the month at 10am-12noon in the Pavillion Room at Elm Park.

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Coffee shop, 9am – 12:30pm, St Peter’s Church, Filton

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