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One RPZ gets green light as others wait SOUTHVILLE is to get a residents parking zone, expected to come into force in September.

The area between Coronation Road and North Street will have parking controls from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, except in North Street, where it will also be active on Saturday.

Pay and display spaces will be available near shops and businesses, with the first 30 minutes free.

However, there is no word on a similar scheme for Bedminster East. This zone stretches north of the railway line to Wells Road.

A decision is expected soon.

Already some residents in Windmill Hill – which is not in any of the zones – are asking if their streets need controlled parking to prevent congestion when the other RPZs begin.

Meanwhile the Ashton Avenue swing bridge is to close for a year from the autumn.

The bridge is to carry the new Metrobus as well as a new cycle and pedestrian lane.

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Libraries saved after huge protest

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Doing business with the Bristol £

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Arena: Questions that need answers

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Sunday market gets the go-ahead

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What can we do in the holidays?

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History: How day trip turned tragic

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Lou Boyce, creator of one of Bristol’s 70 Shauns, meets fan Laila, 4

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WELCOME to issue 3 of South Bristol Voice. It’s obviously filling a need because so many of you have been in touch to suggest stories to cover, local businesses you like and so on.

In this issue we take a long hard look at the arena situation – again. We make no apologies – as well as being the biggest development to affect the area since the 1970s, it’s clearly something that concerns many of you.

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want to see it happen – but they are worried about how it will work, and the impact on our neighbourhoods.

We have some new features this month. We’re delighted that the RSPCA will be giving us news from the Dogs & Cats Home each month, and introducing an animal which needs a home.

We also want to celebrate the wealth of artistic and foodie talent we have in South Bristol – see the Artist of the Month on p21, and Recipe of the Month on p30.

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Sam Mongon Labour, Windmill Hill By email: sam.mongon@bristol. gov.uk By phone: 07884 736112

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Explore green jewels on your smartphone A WEALTH of beautiful green spaces is one of the reasons why Bristol is European Green Capital 2015. Now they are being celebrated by a unique app guide, drawn up by a man who lives next to Victoria Park.

David Smith, who teaches software at the University of the West of England at Bower Ashton, is behind the Bristol Parkhive app, which has details of more than 200 parks and open spaces throughout the city.

Smartphone users can find their nearest park and browse details and pictures, as well as being able to search for features like play areas and cycle tracks.

Symbols show other facilities too such as toilets, picnic areas and disabled access. All can be searched for, and the parks pinpointed on a map.

David is also behind another unique project to make a digital GPS walk tracing the medieval water pipe that used to run from Springfield allotments in Knowle to St Mary Redcliffe church.

The ornate outlet is still visible in the church wall, but the pipe was damaged by World

Parkhive: The left-hand screen shows your nearest parks. You can also search for parks with features such as toilets Picture: David Smith War 2 bombing, and the flow now stops at the water ‘maze’ in Victoria Park. The ‘Pipewalk’ will be available at the end of the year.

David loves the fact that Parkhive and its spin-offs are collaborations, fed by endless updates and pictures from the public. “Parkhive is useful for visitors to Bristol but also to residents,” he said. “I have

discovered no end of green spaces I had no idea existed, and I’ve lived in Bristol all my life!”

The project is funded by UWE and partnered by Bristol Parks Forum. David is assistant creative director of Parkhive.

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Blooming best in BS4 rewarded

Winner: Danielle Fulgoni, 30, and her many blooms

THE BS4 Good Gardens awards have picked an overall winner after more than 50 streets were patrolled by judges looking for the brightest and best front yards.

Danielle Fulgoni, 30, of Wick Road, Brislington, wins a meal for two at the Tube Diner.

Despite little gardening experience, Danielle transformed her front garden with a brighter door, plus pots and flowers galore.

She wanted to revive the home she shares with her father after two tragedies – her mother died five years ago and her brother last year. “Everyone says how mch nicer it looks now,” she said.

Organiser Ruth Drury said she was thrilled by many inspiring stories. “It’s been a fantastic success. So many of our judges have seen huge efforts,” she said.

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Libraries saved after huge campaign MARKSBURY Road and Wick Road libraries look likely to stay open after Mayor George Ferguson indicated he will next month slash planned cuts to the libraries budget.

In all, seven libraries across Bristol were under threat from plans to save £1.1 million. Now only £465,000 will be cut, though this will probably lead to cuts in library hours and staffing.

Marksbury Road in Bedminster, and Wick Road, Brislington, are relatively small libraries but both were stoutly defended by their users.

More than 150 people joined a protest march in May from Wick Road to Knowle library, which would be the nearest to Brislington if Wick Road closed.

The Save Wick Road campaign won almost 4,500 signatures on a petition – enough to win a debate at a full council meeting on July 21.

Campaign leader Valerie Cobbin said: “Wick Road is a very well used library, particularly by children and families, and a hub for the community.” She won praise from councillors of all parties for the campaign.

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The £B in your pocket could be worth more than sterling WHAT’S a pound worth? It sounds a simple question. But thousands of Bristolians believe it’s worth more if it’s a local currency – the Bristol £.

Local currencies have been around for decades but have never really taken off.

Economists and social reformers alike have trumpeted the main advantage – they keep money in the local economy where it can recirculate and be reinvested, instead of leaving the area or even the country.

The trouble is, most local currencies are small scale affairs.

Few businesses accept them, few punters bother to use them and their impact is very limited.

Why then has Bristol’s own currency become by far the most successful in the nation? It’s used by thousands of people every day and there’s £B500,000 in circulation. And as well as being accepted by 800 mainly small firms, you can use it for some everyday transactions – on First buses, on First Great Western trains, and paying council tax.

It is the UK’s first city-wide local currency, the first to have electronic accounts managed by a regulated financial institution –

‘The artwork is great’: Charlie Fisher Bristol Credit Union. All member firms accept the rather beautiful paper currency but many are signing up to transactions online and via mobile phone, known as TXT2PAY. Several, such as the Tube diner at Paintworks on Bath Road, are ‘cashpoints’ which will exchange £s sterling for £B.

Mayor George Ferguson takes his salary in Bristol pounds. The council uses the £Bs it takes in council tax to settle bills with suppliers in the city.

So why the success, achieved in less than three years? Partly no doubt due to Bristol’s independent character and community spirit. But also to the

GAINES GREENGROCERS JASON Gaines, proprietor of Gaines greengrocers in Wells Road, Totterdown, says: “The Bristol pound is already well past the point where it is proving itself.

“We get some people coming in with physical Bristol £s but we get a lot more with a text account, which is the way to go because it is so much easier to manage.

“As I walk around I see more and more Bristol £ stickers on shop doors and I think people are going to get more in the habit of having them in their pocket.

“It’s useful to me because I can use them to pay my suppliers, such as the Essential food co-op.”

To find places which take Bristol pounds, go to bristolpound.org.

Locally you can spend them in Assilah bistro, Mrs Brown’s cafe, Atrium in Arnos Vale, Thali, Windmill pub, and more

THE TUBE DINER HOUSED in a pair of shining Airstream caravans at Paintworks in Bath Road, the Tube is a landmark – and a trendsetter.

Owner Charlie Fisher was easily persuaded not only to take £Bs in payments but to be a ‘cashpoint’, exchanging sterling for Bristol £ notes.

He says trade in £B isn’t quite as brisk as it was – but that may be because he isn’t yet signed up to TXT2PAY. “We get more £Bs at the weekend when families come in,” he says. “It’s a good thing to have and the artwork on the notes is great.

“It keeps the money local – you can’t spend it elsewhere and I like that.” founders, who knew from the start that they needed major customers such as the council where people could spend the currency. Now the choice is huge; and though there are plenty of cafes and alternative therapists, as you might expect, there are also engineering firms, a builders merchant and a food wholesaler.

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Ask the vet:

Do I really need to take out insurance for my pet?

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NSWER: Pet insurance is there to give you the reassurance that if your pet becomes ill or injured, they will be able to have all the treatment they require, without you having to worry about the cost. There is no NHS for pets and, depending on the illness, veterinary treatment and care can become very expensive, especially if your pet develops an ongoing condition. In fact, according to a recent report on Telegraph.co.uk, the average single pet insurance claim now costs more than £600, with pet insurers paying out £1.3 million in claims every day.

The cost of your pet insurance premium is determined by several factors such as age, medical history and even the area in which you live. Yet one of the key things to consider is simply the breed of your pet. Different breeds often come with different health risks which can impact your cover. For example, rottweilers are one of the most expensive dogs to insure based on their breed’s history of medical complaints, and labradors often need surgical treatment for torn cranial cruciate ligaments, which can cost thousands to repair.

When taking out a policy, find out how long illnesses are covered for. We always recommend lifelong cover just in case your pet is diagnosed with a condition that will affect them for many years, such as diabetes or skin conditions. Also, don’t underestimate the importance of the policy limit. We would generally recommend a policy of at least £4,000 for cats and £7,000 for dogs so that you will have plenty of cover if the worst were to happen. Pet insurance is as much about peace of mind as it is about money. You may pay insurance premiums for years and never make a claim; however, could you afford a huge vet’s bill if your pet became ill or had an accident without it?

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Spectacular highlight: The Balloon Fiesta is always one of Bristol’s best sights

An inflated appeal THE BALLOON Fiesta returns to Ashton Court from Thursday August 6 to Sunday August 9. Friday’s dawn ascent at 6am will be the public debut for the world’s first solar-powered balloon.

Made by Bedminster’s Cameron Balloons, it has specially-stitched black panels which use solar energy to help heat the canopy – though conventional propane is used as well. It’s funded by Bristol Green Capital 2015.

Expect the usual features – free entry, thronging crowds if the weather is good, food and music galore and of course 130 hot air balloons.

Special shape ballons take off for the first time at 6pm on Thursday including Stuart the Minion, the Ricoh Cube, a frog and a pair of Power Rangers. Dawn ascents take place at

6am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and mass ascents at 6pm on the same days. The balloons rise for a Nightglow at 9.15pm on Thursday and Saturday, followed by fireworks.

No Red Arrows this year but aerial displays will feature the Exit Parachute Display Team at 10.30am on Saturday, performing stunts in the arena.

The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will bring its Spitfire and Hurricane fighters at 1.40pm on Saturday and the Breitling Wingwalkers will fly in at 2pm, while Sunday will see the Battle of Britain planes returning at 2pm and 5.30pm with UK’s premier military parachute display team, the RAF Falcons, performing at 4pm.

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Children learn to grow their own veg CHILDREN from Victoria Park Primary School, Windmill Hill were joined by chef and founder of Knowle’s Square Food Foundation, Barny Haughton, to open their allotment last month.

Victoria Park Primary has little outdoor space so were delighted when a plot became available through Bristol City Council during Green Capital Year at nearby St John’s Crescent.

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from each class, they are harvesting herbs, fruit, vegetables and salads.

To celebrate, Bordeaux Quay chef Barny used carrot tops, chives, courgettes, broad beans, lettuce and more to create a dish for the children to try – all freshly picked.

Carrie Spittlehouse, school business manager, said: “Next year we’re looking to use our potatoes in school lunches and have produce sales for families.”

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Public will be consulted on

CONSULTATION on the proposals for a Bristol arena will take place in September – three months later than planned.

And with the planning application for the £90 million scheme set to be submitted just a month later, in early October, there are worries that time is short for a meaningful debate.

The transport plan for the arena – addressing issues such as parking, road changes, public transport and access for cyclists and pedestrians – is not ready, months after it was promised.

Councillors from all parties united to pass a motion telling Mayor George Ferguson that a lack of parking and public transport arrangements will “significantly impact on the quality of life for local residents”.

The motion, drawn up by Windmill Hill Labour councillor Sam Mongon, says the failure

THE BIG QUESTIONS ...

• Where will visitors park?

Other arenas have much more parking nearby. We have found no new spaces and it’s probably too late to build new ones.

• How will neighbours be protected from visitor parking and traffic chaos?

It’s assumed parking zones will be needed – but who should pay? Will they apply at the times to deter arena-goers?

• Where will people be dropped off and collected?

Cattle Market Road, the main entrance to the site, will be oneway – and it will be shut to most traffic on arena nights. Will a

proposed Bath Road drop-off area be able to cope? Taxis and coaches will go to Albert Road.

• How will gridlock be avoided on arena nights?

With Temple Circus roundabout becoming a crossroads, and reduced access to some roads, how will snarl-ups be avoided?

Should Three Lamps be rejigged? What other major changes might be needed?

• Can public transport deal with 12,000 passengers?

Some improvements, including electrification of the London main line, will not be ready by 2017. Will later trains and buses be timetabled? Will Park

could also affect the commercial success of the new venue and add to the already chronic traffic congestion in the area.

Cllr Mongon told a full council meeting on July 21 that he was

particularly concerned about the impact of arena traffic on residential streets.

Areas such as Totterdown may need a residents parking zone to protect them. “People are

& Rides open in the evening?

• Will it be a success?

Previous plans for a Bristol arena fell flat because the sums didn’t add up. Will this scheme deliver returns? What kind of commercial and residential development will be allowed?

Will neighbours welcome it?

• How long will it take?

Can the arena really open at the end of 2017, especially now that the consultation is three months late? The wider-scale redevelopment of Arena Island and Temple Meads enterprise zone could take 20 years. What will we have to live with in the meantime? prepared to accept that, but what they are not prepared to do is to pay for an RPZ when there wasn’t a need before, and when the arena operator is making a vast profit,” Cllr Mongon said. For the

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arena – three months late Bridge the gap

The bridge is funded by the Homes & Communities Agency. With the council, HCA also plans 300 homes Lib-Dems, Knowle councillor Gary Hopkins said his party had been “banging away” at the need for a proper transport assessment, and the need to debate it, for two years.

He believes the Three Lamps junction will need to be remodelled to allow a right turn from Wells Road to Bath Road, “or it is going to be a nightmare when the arena goes in.”

The lack of a transport plan so close to the date of a planning application “is becoming really worrying.” People need to see all the relevant information before a planning application is submitted, he said.

ARENA BRIEFING HOW MUCH? Budget is £91m WHO’S PAYING? Bristol City Council. But it expects £38m in income, and £53m in grants HOW OFTEN? About 20 arena events a year, plus 80 smaller amphitheatre events CAPACITY Arena events will hold 12,000; others 5,000 WHICH SHOWS? Music, comedy, family entertainment shows, sports exhibition events and conferences WHY? Bristol is the only major UK city without an arena WHEN? Building starts 2016, finished by end of 2017

Cllr Hopkins told the Voice the Mayor had looked at creating parking spaces in the fruit market off Albert Road or on land next to Bath Road. Both appear to have been rejected and no new spaces are planned to add to the 2,500 existing within 15 minutes walk.

Tory members at the council meeting proposed a motion focused on the lack of parking.

Cllr Claire Hiscott said: “When my daughter starts going to concerts I don’t want her getting on a bus late at night – I’m going to go (in my car) to get her.

“We want it to be a pleasure to use the arena,” she said, “and we don’t want it to be a burden on the city.”

Other cities with arenas have more parking nearby, she said.

Cardiff has 2,500 spaces within five minutes walk; Nottingham has 4,000 spaces within 10 minutes; Birmingham has 2,000 on site, while Copenhagen, Bristol’s predecessor as European Green Capital, has 2,000 spaces on site.

The call for more parking is not political, she insisted, “it’s about being practical.”

However, the Tory motion was criticised by other parties as “one sided”, and most councillors eventually united around Cllr Mongon’s motion. Windmill Hill Green Cllr Deb Joffe also backed it, though several Greens did not.

Clr Mongon called not only for more parking spaces to be identified, but also sites for park and ride. His motion asks for road and pavement works to encourage people to walk and

cycle, especially footpaths and cycle lanes on Wells Road and Bath Road.

And it demands publication of all research into the impact of the arena on noise and air quality.

The council has promised no new parking beyond hinting that “additional measures are being considered” at certain times of year when there may be pressure on city centre car parks.

Mayor George Ferguson was not present at the meeting, having been invited to the Vatican by the Pope for a global conference on modern slavery and climate change.

Neither he not the council has given a detailed response to the criticism. However, in his column for South Bristol Voice this month (on page 20) he says: “Let’s not judge the issue out of fear or supposition. The arena is much needed, long wanted and

THE FIRST major project on Arena Island is nearing completion.

The 65m long, £11.3m bridge to link the site to Cattle Market Road has been welded together from 260 pieces by Italian steel specialist Cimolai, which also worked on the Second Severn Crossing.

It is due to be swung into place over several days in early August. A video of its assembly is at https:// youtu.be/RoycDJ4Drbc finally on the way to reality. I know there is some local concern about parking and potential congestion, though I’d suggest that providing substantial on-site parking at this transport hub of Temple Meads would not only rob it of its character, but would create an almighty traffic jam.

“We need to be cleverer than that.”

Bristol South MP Karin Smyth said the delay to consultation “hardly inspires confidence.”

She said she welcomed the prospect of an arena for the city but added: “Many residents fear the details have been overlooked in favour of fanfares.

“People are telling me that if a residents parking zone is required, then the arena developers should meet the costs.

“Consultation is a must. But so is acting on the responses to consultation.”

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News Five homes take place of eyesore garage block BUILDERS are hard at work turning what was until recently a muddy hole behind Bushy Park, Totterdown, into the site of five upmarket terraced homes.

Such is the demand for housing in South Bristol that all the homes are expected to be sold well before they are completed.

The site, tucked away off Winton Street, between Bushy Park and Knowle Road, was home to a row of semi-derelict garages, demolished last year.

It is typical of brownfield sites in the area which are being snapped up by developers ready to squeeze in as many new homes as developers will allow.

Coronation Road, Southville has numerous sites being rebuilt to add to the number of homes for sale. A development at Victoria Park Baptist church (see right), is a rare example of new social housing.

Helm Construction, which is at work on the Bushy Park site, has recently completed six new homes on an old factory site in Southville and is active on a dozen other inner city sites.

Managing director Paul Evans said: “With the exciting new developments around Temple Quarter just a couple of miles

Artist’s view of the five 4-bed homes off Bushy Park.

No prices have been revealed but they are expected to sell before they are finished

down into town we are confident these homes will be snapped up before we have finished on site.”

Estate agents report that homes in the area can sell within days, often for more than the asking price. Sometimes London buyers are found to be outbidding local people. Many worry that the young and the less well off will never find their way onto the housing ladder.

Karin Smyth, Labour MP for South Bristol, said: “The shortage of affordable housing is a social timebomb. Worries often focus

on younger people being unable to afford a place of their own, but the effects hit older people too.

“There are care staff in a range of professions, who help ensure our ageing population can continue to live independently in their own homes. But they are often poorly paid for their support and could find themselves priced out as demand continues to outstrip supply.

“Meanwhile the Government has pledged to sell off housing association properties, making the problem worse, not better.”

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New church hall ready to serve the community FRIENDS and neighbours joined members of the congregation of Victoria Park Baptist Church to open the Charles Padfield Centre in Sylvia Avenue, Bedminster.

The centre, part of a major redevelopment at Victoria Park Baptist Church, is a two storey venue already used by Brownies, Guides and Boys Brigade.

It’s also home to sessions on martial arts training, mindfulness courses, Gamblers Anonymous, mothers and toddlers, children’s music groups, coffee mornings, boxercise, and a food bank.

A new lunch club is also planned for after the summer.

It was made possible by the demolition of a dilapidated church hall and the construction of 10 affordable homes in partnership with Elim Housing Association. The centre also features 40 solar panels.

The centre was officially opened by the oldest church member, Nora Muxworthy, who will be 101 in August, along with the church’s youngest member Ariana Bhatti, four months.

Want to make a film?

Talk to the director A FILM director who has worked with Ridley Scott – of Alien fame – is appealing to young people who want to learn filmmaking.

Jack Price founded the Youth Cinema Foundation as a social enterprise. Courses take place above the Hen and Chicken in North Street, Southville. Actors have been working hard on a story and are now ready to be joined by more students aged 13-19 interested in production to make a film to be screened at the Watershed in December.

Courses cost from £25 to £33 a month.

Details: www.youthcinema.biz.

A window wander COULD Bedminster host a Window Wanderland? In February 200 homes in Bishopston made displays in windows and gardens to brighten a winter evening. Contact benbarker@blueyonder.co.uk if you like the idea of a similar event in Bedminster.

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SOUTH BRISTOLKEY LINK ROAD TWO developments on the New and realigned road western side of South Bristol South Bristol Link MetroBus (Rapid Transit) route will have a major impact for New footway/cycleway route the whole city. to city centre & Ashton Vale to Temple Meads MetroBus (Rapid Transit) route Temple Meads Long Ashton Park & Ride The £44 million South Bristol North Fringe to Hengrove MetroBus (Rapid Transit) route links to Festival Way Link is a new road which joins MetroBus (Rapid Transit) stop the A370 at Long Ashton and bus only link Park & Ride site N Hengrove Park.

It will open up access to the Brookgate south of the city as well as giving an easier route to the airport. railway The road will also provide one of the three routes for Metrobus, a £200m bus roadway which will Weston-super-Mare A38 Stop speed buses through Bristol Airport Flyer link to city centre dramatically more quickly.

Imperial Park South to Bristol Airport & North Fringe Both are controversial.

Hareclive Road Residents near the new link road Hengrove Park Gatehouse Centre fear their lives will be blighted Highridge Common Queens Road by streams of heavy lorries, Withywood Community Centre while Metrobus has been beset by rows over the routes, the cost allotments. South Bristol is key Withywood are seen too often as South Bristol and the concept. In the most to allLink three routes – not cut off from the rest of the city, visible protest, objectors to the surprising, as opening this area lacking in employment and Metrobus North Fringe route of the city to transport and opportunities. Not, hopefully, camped in trees in February in a investment was a key aim. after Metrobus links the area bid to save part of Stapleton Areas such as Hartcliffe and with express routes to Temple ANE

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DO YOU know an older person who deserves a reward? Bristol’s Celebrating Age Festival is eager for nominations for the Older Achievers Award for over-55s.

Categories are: Sports and Physical Activity; Caring; Challenge – for someone who has overcome major odds; Community – for a volunteer or charity worker; and Group – for older people’s groups.

Contact Shelley Hankins at Age UK Bristol, 38 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6BY, or email shelleyhankins@ageukbristol.

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Meads, to the North Fringe (Emersons Green and Cribbs Causeway) and across the new link road towards the airport.

Compared to existing buses, journey times will shrink: Long

Ashton Park & Ride to Temple Meads will take 14 minutes instead of 23.

More dramatically, Long Ashton to Hengrove will fall from 50 minutes to 12 minutes – 38

minutes faster. And Long Ashton to UWE’s Frenchay campus will be cut from 50 to 30 minutes.

The buses, which run mostly in their own roadway, will be diesel hybrids, running on electricity part of the time and emitting 25 per cent less carbon.

The schemes are said to be on track to open in 2016 and 2017.

Metrobus will be privately operated without a public subsidy, overseen by a Quality Partnership Scheme (QPS).

Recently it emerged that the minimum frequency on parts of the route was cut from five an hour to three. Bristol City Council says this is a minimum, and on some parts of the route the requirement is for 10 an hour.

The QPS wants to see smart ticketing – though a system like London’s Oyster card seems some way off for Bristol. But the QPS will set maximum fares, likely to be £1.50 for up to 3 miles

and £3.50 for six miles plus.

Lib-Dem councillor Gary Hopkins thinks opportunities have been missed. He says the buses could run on biogas produced at Avonmouth, while he fears the QPS will have no teeth if the operator does not perform to scratch.

The council says the diesel hybrid bus is the greenest ever demanded on a scheme which isn’t subsidised.

And it says the Traffic Commissioner will oversee the scheme if standards aren’t met.

Property consultants Bruton Knowles believes the link road will be a real boost to business.

Head of agency Paul Williams said: “The South Bristol Link will connect new businesses in South Bristol’s Golden Triangle, helping them compete with firms on the city’s northern fringes which have enjoyed access to the M4, M5 and Avon Ring Road.”

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I HAVE just returned from a holiday in France and I can’t help noticing how much easier they make it for dog owners to do the decent thing.

I’m talking about picking up poo, of course. I do remember years ago that France was pretty badly strewn with dog mess. But in recent years they have had a real campaign to educate dog owners that they should clean up after their pets, and it is having a noticeable effect. They make it easy by providing not only

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Have you got strong views about what’s happening in South Bristol? Whatever you want to say, write to us and we’ll make sure everyone in the area knows about it. Email paul@southbristolvoice. co.uk, post to Letters, South Bristol Voice, 18 Lilymead Avenue, Bristol BS4 2BX or call us on 07811 766072. Please keep letters short. The editor reserves the right to edit your letter. special bins for poo but dispensers with free poo bags.

Bristol council used to hand out free poo bags, though I’m not sure many people knew about it.

They seem to have stopped the practice which I think is a shame.

Our parks are full of dog poo and I think the council could do more to prevent it.

JCS, Knowle

Why no cinema?

AS THERE is not a lot of entertainment in Knowle and Totterdown, how about a cinema between the two? The nearest ones are difficult to get to if you have no transport. I would love

to see one. It was a sad day when the Gaiety closed, it was well attended. Food for thought?

Mrs Barbara Lewis, Knowle

Park’s not his I ALWAYS thought it was important to use the correct name for things. It’s ‘Perrett Park’ not ‘Perrett’s Park’.

It seems other parks named after people are used correctly, eg Victoria Park, Greville-Smythe Park, so why should Cllr Perrett be an exception? It doesn’t and didn’t belong to him, though we are grateful for his funding, and all maps have it correctly named.

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Street market is set to start in September

TOTTERDOWN’S Sunday street market is to make its debut on September 6 after the council granted a licence.

It will be on Wells Road outside Gaines greengrocers.

Debbie Kleiner-Gaines, a partner at Gaines, expects at least 10 stalls, from crafts to food.

Among those booked is Pickled Brisket, a Totterdownbased salt beef bar.

“We sell a selection of hot salt beef sandwiches or platters,” said partner Eve Slater. “We even do a veggie version.”

Also booked are a silver jewellers, a maker of handmade cushions and Totterdown illustrator Sandra Moore.

Other food stalls include home-made Indian dishes to take away, and possibly an organic butcher and fishmonger. To book a stall, call at Gaines or email jason@bristolgreengocers.com.

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Sand, spades and deckchairs recreated the seaside at the Hillcrest fair

Let’s hit the Totterdown beach!

HUNDREDS of people turned out to attend Hillcrest Primary School’s summer fair on July 11. Several local businesses also supported the event, including Gaines greengrocers, Acapella, Sausagenius and Floriography.

There were dozens of stalls and activities, all run by teachers, parents and children. Part of the

KS1 playground was even turned into a beach, complete with sand, spades and deck chairs.

Members of Avon Fire & Rescue brought a fire engine, although they had to leave early to attend an emergency callout!

The event raised several thousand pounds towards refurbishing the school libraries.

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Summer activities Stuck for what to do in the long holiday?

Out There, Brislington Specialises in outdoor play and learning and is run by qualified teachers, trained in Level 3 Forest School.

Each session includes a twohour Forest School session in Nightingale Valley woods.

The rest of the time children will be free to play and engage in adult-led activities, indoor and out, in a secure setting. Snacks will also be provided.

When Holiday club from Monday August 3 to Friday August 28.

Open 8am-6pm. Breakfast provided until 9.30am.

Where East Winds Activity Centre, St Anne’s Terrace, off Wick Road, Brislington.

Ages 8-11 How much Full day £25.00 (8am-6pm); half day £13.50 (8am-12.30pm or 1.30pm-6pm).

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Southville Centre The playscheme offers a large amount of space for children to engage in a diverse range of games and activities; children also have access to the Southville Centre garden which offers an interesting play area. It is organised by a wellqualified staff team, including qualified playworkers, early years practitioners and teachers.

Judged Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2015.

When Throughout the holidays.

Open 8.30am to 6pm. Bring a packed lunch or buy lunch at the Southville Centre cafe for £3.

Where Southville Centre,Beauley Road, Southville BS3 1QG How much £23.00 per day.

Summer trips may involve a small additional cost. Childcare vouchers accepted.

Contact 0117 923 1039

Abacus Day Nursery The Discovery Club offers a variety of morning and afternoon activities as well as free choice of games, toys and craft materials.

Local excursions often planned as well as cooking opportunities.

When Monday to Friday 8am 6pm Where 6 - 8 Emery Road, Brislington, Bristol, Bristol, BS4 5PF Ages Over 4s who are at school Contact 0117 977 2868 aesopabacuslou@aol.com www.abacusdaynurserybristol. co.uk mmmBOPP Music and activity for Tadpoles aged 0-18 months, and Frogs – walkers from 15 months-3 years.

Where Redcatch Park, Redcatch Road, Knowle When Wednesday August 12, 10am Frogs, 11am Tadpoles.

How much £5 per child.

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Wasps, Withywood Morning sessions include a craft activity, board games, free craft, individual and team games, pool or table football. There is always a break for free snacks of fruit, toast and a drink. Wednesdays are trip days and regular users get priority. We hope to go to Bath Park, Jump, Blaise Castle and Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm.

When Until August 19, Monday and Tuesday 10am-12noon and Wednesday day trips 10am-4pm (priority for regular users) Where Withywood Centre, Queen’s Road, Withywood BS13 8QA How much Monday and Tuesday £2 per session, Wednesday day trips £8 Contact 0117 987 8400 Summer Football Fun Summer football sessions, mixed groups with girls welcome.

Where Broadwalk FC, Filwood Fields, Creswicke Road, Inns Court BS14 1UQ When Every Thursday – 4pm for 8 - 12 year olds, 5pm for 13 - 16 year olds

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• Lock change, moved house or lost set of keys from £54.00 We are a police-approved contractor with over 35 years’ experience, including 20 years in the social housing sector. This has given our engineers the widest possible knowledge of parts and systems. Our mantra is “repair, upgrade, replace”; while we will always do our utmost to repair or upgrade there are those times when a replacement is the only option: • uPVC doors from £550.00 Quote ‘V oice’ • Coloured composite doors from £775.00 for an ad d itional • uPVc windows replaced from £235.00 discount

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How much Free Contact Hannah Sharp 0117 094 2202 Fizz Pop Summer Science Fun Days The days are jam-packed full of science experiments and games, riding hover boards, creating batches of ooey-gooey slime, making sherbet and mixing bubbling potions. Note: other dates and venues listed on the website.

When August 4 - August 6 Where Hillcrest Primary School, School Road, Totterdown BS4 3DE Contact www.fizzpopscience. co.uk

Windmill Hill City Farm Holiday activities include the Farm Holiday Club, outdoor play with the Ape Project, Puzzle Island with the Play Rangers, Farm tours, and pizza making.

Except for the Farm Holiday Club, children must be accompanied by an adult.

Where Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster Contact 0117 963 3252 info@ windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk Farm Holiday Club Great outdoor fun sessions with our experienced farm team. Pond dipping, animal care, gardening, cooking and more. Must be booked in advance.

When Mondays until August 24, 1pm to 4pm How much £12 (includes drink and snack) Age 6-9 years APE Project Have some crazy fun with the Ape Project in the farm’s outdoor play area with wild water play or spin painting.

How much Free; no booking needed, just drop in Age All ages welcome Pizza Making Come along and make pizzas in the outdoor kitchen with the farm’s People Grow team.

When Thursdays 10am to 12 noon until August 27 How much Free; no booking needed, just drop in Age All ages welcome Farm Tours Learn more about how the farm works and meet the animals – including goats, sheep, chickens, cows and pigs.

When Fridays 10am until August 28 How much Free; no booking needed, just drop in Age All ages welcome Redcatch Park Summer Sports Meet 1.30pm at Redcatch Pavillion for sessions 2-4pm, weather dependent. Free activities and barbecue.

Where Redcatch Park, Redcatch Road, Knowle When August 3, 4, 5, 6.

Age 10 and over Contact Text or call Dave on 07934 424742 or email info@ key-projects.org.uk

Kicking off: the Play Ball scheme When Tuesdays 11am to 3pm until August 25 How much Free; no booking needed, just drop in Age All ages welcome Puzzle Island Lots of fun adventures with the Play Rangers in the outdoor play area When Wednesdays 10am to 4pm until August 26

MP defends abstention on welfare cuts bill YOU ASKED: Why did Karin Smyth abstain from the vote on the Welfare and Work Bill?

KARIN Smyth, Labour MP for Bristol South, said: “Along with the large majority of Labour MPs, I abstained because Labour’s approach to this Bill is to oppose individual elements that we are against when it returns for its next Parliamentary stage in the

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autumn.” She said she wanted to amend the bill to protect targets for reducing child poverty, as well as limiting the cap on benefits for some people, such as those with a child under two.

Labour was criticised for not opposing the benefits cap outright. Karin Smyth said the cap should be reviewed each year.

• Full statement at karinsmyth.com.

TCCW Totterdown Children’s Community Workshop has been providing childcare for the local community for over 35 years. Children have a range of experiences including playing in the park, craft room, book corner, group games and trips. Activities each day include Weird Science, an outdoor day in Victoria Park, and Handywork. Many sessions now fully booked.

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Where Holy Nativity Church, Wells Road, Totterdown When 8.30am-6pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Contact tccw@hotmail.co.uk 0117 971 5568 or 07760 724893 www@tccw.org.uk Kick Off and Play Ball Including street futsal, basketball, boot camps, table tennis, cricket and handball. There will also be female-only sessions. Part of Sport4life Bristol, aimed at creating life-long sporting habits in Hartcliffe, Bishopsworth and Whitchurch.

Where Locations include Victoria Park; Dame Emily Park, Bedminster; Malago (Dickinsons Field) games area, Bedminster; South Bristol Sports Centre, Hengrove; Kings Head Lane, Bedminster Down; Withywood Park; Hareclive youth centre, Hartcliffe.

When Sessions afternoon and evening, Monday-Friday until August 28. No booking – just turn up, but check website for details Contact www.bristol.gov. uk/kickoffplayball, follow @ S4Lbristol on Twitter or go to the Sport4lifebristol Facebook page Before you go ...

Always check the activity is still available by contacting the organiser. Some venues require registration and a registration fee.

Other suggestions • www.goplacestoplay.org.uk • www.goplacesdothings.org.uk • visitbristol.co.uk/things-to-do • www.everyoneactive. comcouncil/bristol-city-council Some one-off events are listed in What’s On, pages 30-31

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I can also arrange house/room/attic clearences (sometimes I’ll even pay you, and would consider selling items for you on a commission basis.

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ERE at RSPCA Bristol and District Branch we care for and rehome over 2,000 animals a year, including dogs, cats, small animals, birds and exotic animals. Many of these animals are found straying and are never claimed by their owners, and some are given to us when their owners are no longer able to care for them.

Most of our animals only stay with us a month or two before their new owners fall in love with them and adopt them. But occasionally they stay with us for many more months, through no fault of their own, as their “forever family” hasn’t found them yet.

One such dog, who has been with us for over eight months, is Anne, a Staffordshire bull terrier cross. She is such a sweetheart

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and absolutely loves people and going on long walks. So we thought she would be the perfect dog to take wandering around Bristol on the hunt for all the Shaun the Sheep. At the same time we hoped that by showing her off around Bristol, she may bump into her new forever family, who would want to adopt her and give her the new, happy home she deserves.

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T’S good to be back as your neighbourhood sergeant after a period covering as an inspector with the response teams. Sgt Tony Westwell has now moved over to east Bristol, covering the Fishponds area.

The focus for me and the team is on anti-social behaviour (ASB), especially as the school summer holidays are here. Calls to the police about ASB go up by more than a quarter in July and August compared with the rest of the year, with around 15,000 incidents typically reported throughout the force area.

We want to bring that figure down in order that everyone can enjoy a stress-free summer. Our advice is: • Be aware of others. Be mindful of the impact you could be having on others if you are outside, especially late in the evening.

• Know where your children are, who they are with and agree a time they need to return home.

Before they head out, have a conversation about their responsibilities and keeping safe.

over Bristol and so far she has visited 23 Shauns. Anne will be continuing her adventure to find as many Shauns as possible, and you can follow her progress by viewing our website or social media accounts, including Facebook and Instagram.

If you would like more information on adopting Anne or any of our animals, please call the Bristol Dogs & Cats Home on 0117 977 6043. Our home is open TuesdaySunday, 10am-12pm, & 1-4pm. Please come and visit us to see all the gorgeous animals who are looking for new homes.

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Take our advice ummer’s also a key time for S ‘walk-in’ burglaries and bike theft. With more and more to enjoy a people taking to two wheels, criminals are keen to take summer that’s advantage of any doors and windows left open. free of stress It sounds like common sense, but it really is important to make sure you close doors and and of crime windows when you’re in another • Think neighbours. If you have an elderly neighbour, can you offer any help or support if they are worried about ASB in your area?

If you are affected by ASB, report it to the police or council.

For more details of who to report to visit the advice section of our website. We really do need people to report any issues so we can build an accurate picture of what’s going on and know where to focus our efforts.

If you’re stuck for ideas on what to do over the next few weeks, it’s worth visiting the Rife Guide at www.rifeguide.co.uk, which lists loads of activities for young people in Bristol.

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Life would be made much harder for bike thieves if everyone used a decent D-lock.

Expect to spend 10 per cent of the value of your bike, but avoid cable and combination locks.

Always lock your bike to a secure, immovable object and make sure it’s registered on both www.immobilise.com and www.bikeregister.com If you have any issues you want to discuss, please get in touch on the non-emergency number 101 or via www. avonandsomerset.police.uk

Bollards will be brighter EFFORTS to brighten East Street in Bedminster continue with a project to decorate some of the bollards.

Youngsters from Young Bristol, an association of Bristol youth groups, held a competition during the Make Sunday Special road closure event in North Street in June.

Twelve winners were chosen, and now one in 10 of the street’s 165 bollards will carry a young person’s design.

Dance craze gets martial A NEW dance-based movement class has reached South Bristol after sweeping across the US. The classes, called Nia, combine martial arts movements with dance and a twist of yoga.

Classes take place during the summer at St Francis Hall in Southville. In term time, they move to the Southbank Club.

Both are on Tuesdays at 7.30 - 8.30pm. Contact tutor Helen Drane at helendrane@ymail.com.

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RISTOL South is receiving global attention with the recently completed Filwood Green Business Park receiving a prestigious award from the 2Degrees Network, a group made up of sustainability professionals from around the world. This follows the top rating from BREEAM, the world’s leading design and assessment method for sustainable buildings.

This remarkable building complex forms a pivotal role in the regeneration of the Filwood Park area, part of the Knowle West Regeneration Framework. It is a great vote of

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stage of regeneration which will see 150 affordable family homes built alongside a public park for all to enjoy.

Of course, another major development which will give a massive boost to Bristol is our long awaited arena. I know there is some local concern about parking and potential congestion, though I’d suggest that providing substantial on-site parking spaces at this transport hub of Temple Meads would not only rob it of its character, but would create an almighty traffic jam. We need to be cleverer than that.

We’re consulting on plans over the next few months and all transport and parking issues are being thoroughly considered. Let’s not judge the issue out of fear or supposition.

The arena is much needed, long wanted and finally on the way to reality.

The funding is solid and the project is on track to deliver huge benefits. It is truly exciting as part of the wider regeneration of the Temple Quarter.

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ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Lou Boyce

Thanks to a reader suggestion, we’re going to feature one of the area’s brilliant artists every month. We start with the creator of one of the Shauns in the City ...

IT WAS one of the best moments of Lou Boyce’s life when she heard that she had been picked to design one of the 70 Shauns that grace Bristol’s streets until August 31.

A keen artist in a variety of forms, she still counts herself as self taught and so she was delighted when she heard one of her suggestions for a statue of Aardman’s famous animated sheep was a winner.

Her design – King of Carnival – is not far from her Totterdown home, having a prime spot at the edge of Queen Square, outside the former Post Office, now – appropriately – a restaurant called Graze.

She’s been learning computer graphics and other skills on her job as an executive assistant at the union Prospect and she’s grateful for the way the union has encouraged her artistic ambitions.

But she realised producing newsletters at work was a far cry from being able to recreate one of Aardman’s famous characters as first-class street art.

“When I saw the Gromit trail two years ago I thought I didn’t stand a chance,” she said. “But then I thought, why not?”

Lou’s ‘King of Carnival’ has a big woolly hat and is in carnival colours. Her husband is Barbadian and she’s been going to carnival since she was 13, so, she said, it made her really glad when King was picked.

She likes graffiti and bold colours – just as well since it turns out there’s an amazing amount of work getting a Shaun finished just right. “It took 70 hours to paint – it’s

Even Shaun’s app is a summer hit THE SHAUN in the City trail is so wildly popular that the app which accompanies it was No 2 in the App Store paid-for chart when it launched.

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TWO more South Bristol artists created Shauns. Tom Hovey, who designed Star Bake Shaun, lives in Totterdown and is the artist for the BBC’s Great British Bake Off. Vivi Cuevas, who made Buttercup Shaun, is from Southville.

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not that complex but the green took six coats,” she said.

Lou isn’t planning to give up work yet but she says her Shaun has given her efforts real validation. She’s always learning new skills, and she’s already sold some pieces.

She’ll be entering the Totterdown Arts Trail this year with new determination.

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NE of the most anxious times for parents is when they are trying to ensure that their child gets a place at a Gary good local primary Hopkins, school. This can Lib-Dem, involve buying an Knowle expensive property in the catchment area, but of course that option is not available to everyone. That is why the pupil premium, brought in five years ago, was so vital. It gives a substantial extra payment to the school every year for each child from a disadvantaged background. An extra £200,000 a year or so for a primary school can make all the difference to many children’s life chances. The early years are THE most important. As a governor at Knowle Park school for 14 years I know that this funding, used effectively by a great teaching staff and back-up team, has been a factor in moving the school way up the rankings in terms of

“value added” and now has a waiting list.

It was only seven years ago that the then Labour-run council was proposing closure of Ilminster Avenue school to remove ‘surplus’ places. Backed up by the Filwood Labour councillors we fought that off and it is just as well. Places are very tight in the area now and if Chris and I had not stepped in a few years back to get an emergency increase at West Town Lane we would by now have a major crisis. The new school at Marksbury Road, held up for a year by the Mayor, will ease the pressure but we do not have sites for further expansion.

Fortunately the previous awful state of Bristol schools was addressed a few years back and more Bristol children are now taught in good or outstanding schools than the average across the country. Apart from a temporary blip on inspection at Hillcrest, who still get good Sats, all our schools are at least good and making progress.

ARLIER this summer Gary and I joined a huge public march from Wick Road library to Knowle library Chris protesting against Davies, the proposed Lib-Dem, closure of seven Knowle libraries, including Wick Road. This was in June when the mayor’s budget had been passed, giving support for his cuts to libraries, voted in by all political parties except the Lib Dems.

Thankfully the public responded with overwhelming opposition to the closures and it has now emerged that the seven libraries under threat have been saved by public pressure.

Redcatch Park, Springfield allotments, Northern Slopes, Perrett’s Park and other local green spaces joined together to be judged last week by Bristol in Bloom – as a group within the local neighbourhood partnership – for the prestigious Pennant

Award. The judge was very impressed with the wealth of activities, sports and public use of the open spaces in the area.

The awards will be announced later in the year.

Certain traffic issues in Knowle have gained attention after continuous campaigning by us. Queenshill Road one-way was the first to be implemented and has proved to be a big improvement to safety for school pupils. A new crossing and traffic calming is due to be installed in Axbridge Road in October and another crossing is due for Ilminster Avenue in December.

We are pressing for a date for a one-way system in Woodbridge Road and traffic calming in Redcatch Road.

Knowle Park school were delighted to be able to hold their fair on their new sports field at Salcombe Road open space.

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OU’VE probably read that the Mayor is likely to withdraw his plans to close seven libraries in Bristol at a Sam meeting of the Mongon, council cabinet on Labour, August 4. With Windmill money still to save Hill from the libraries budget, he will instead close Eastville library and reduce staffing and opening hours across the rest of our sites.

While this is obviously a victory of sorts for those people who have campaigned passionately to keep their local service, it strikes me that it also shows a lack of imagination and belief in the impact libraries can make on individuals and communities.

What should have been an opportunity to redesign the service to meet the changing demands of library users for the 21st century, has become another reduction of what is already very

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much a Cinderella service in parts of the city. Labour has therefore put forward a range of proposals to maintain current library services while transforming the buildings into community hubs which welcome a wide range of people and which offer a mix of information and other services to benefit all communities across the city.

In February parties from all sides of the council chamber agreed Labour’s budget amendment earmarking £1.2m to invest in our libraries this year.

To date we’ve seen no proposals from the Mayor, or his assistant Daniella Radice, on how this money will be used to enhance the library buildings and facilities.

However, we’ll keep working with colleagues from across the city and other parties to ensure the city gets the libraries it deserves.

Please let me know your thoughts on how we could achieve our vision for a library service fit for the future.

’M writing this following a full council meeting. Cllr Mongon and I are working hard to try to get the Deborah council to engage Joffe, with residents and Green, councillors on the Windmill transport plans for Hill the arena ahead of the planning application being submitted.

Even though councillors voted for this, we have been met with an effective ‘No, wait for the public consultation’. I am very disappointed in this response and will continue to lobby for more information. I am particularly interested in environmental solutions – we need to get people to travel to the arena without their cars if we are to have decent air quality and bring down carbon emissions.

More promisingly I have been working with the Parent Carers Forum to secure more funding for their fabulous ‘Let’s Go’

community transport scheme.

This allows children who are disabled or have life-limiting illnesses to engage in the sort of activity most of us take for granted, such as visiting relatives or a cinema trip. I am hopeful we will be able to persuade the council to contribute funds.

Sam and I met with the parks officer after several people expressed concern about long grass areas. Send your views on the new mowing schedule to parksmaintainance.review@ bristol.gov.uk. I mentioned that weeds had seeded near the new path in Perrett’s Park – these are now mowed and grass-seeding will be tried again next year.

Finally, over in Windmill Hill and Victoria Park, there is concern about the forthcoming residents parking schemes in Bedminster leading to commuters parking in nearby streets. Some residents would like to have an RPS and I talked to the council about this. If you agree please email me: Deborahmila@bristol.gov.uk.

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T MUST have been one of the highlights of their young lives. In 1874, when the idea of a summer holiday was still a fantasy for most working folk, a Saturday outing to the seaside would be a treat to remember all year.

Hundreds of young employees of Robinsons, the paper bag maufacturers of Redcliffe Street, were on an outing to South Devon with many of their friends.

The party on July 18, 1874, numbered somewhere between 250 and 700 people. Most of the workforce were young. This was a rare opportunity for an unchaperoned outing, and many of the daytrippers were not from the Robinsons factory, so the number is unclear.

The party left Bristol by train, with tickets that allowed them to get off at Dawlish or Teignmouth.

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John Stacey and Frederick Lovell got off with several others in Dawlish intending to continue to Teignmouth by boat – a popular excursion for daytrippers.

Stacey, 19 and a Robinsons worker, said they saw four girls of their party – Eliza Tovey, 17, Emily Llewellyn, 18, Agnes Saunders, 17, and Lily Bowrey, 17. With them was a young man they did not know, who turned out to be Walter Lovell, 17.

The four male friends had already met a man in the street they took to be a boatman.

How much to be rowed to Teignmouth, they asked?

Six pence a head, he replied – but four was too few to make it worth his while.

So the four lads turned to the four young women of their acquaintance, plus Lovell.

“We asked the boatman if his boat would hold nine, and he

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The memorial to the youngsters said “Yes”, Stacey told an inquest – held, as was the custom, the same night as the tragedy.

Was it a lie? The “boatman”, who turned out to be nothing of the sort, had borrowed the boat.

He claimed its owner said it would hold 14. Other witnesses said they wouldn’t launch it with half that number.

But what would a band of teenage Bristol factory workers know of seafaring?

Too little, it turned out. They paid their sixpences and set out.

The “boatman”, George Payne, was actually a mason who occasionally crewed with some Dawlish fishermen. He had use of a 14ft rowing boat, which belonged to a Mr Parfitt, on the understanding that Parfitt would get half his day’s income from it.

With Payne as crew was his nephew, William Drew. Drew was an ironmonger from Exeter but like Payne he claimed some boating experience – though his testimony to the inquest did not inspire confidence.

“I have often pulled a boat on the Exe river, but never on the sea,” he said. “I have been in a boat on the sea, but never in a rough sea, so rough as it was today.”

So the scene was set for a tragedy. Nine excitable young people; one overcrowded open boat; a rough sea; and two crew without the experience to cope.

The two Devon men were needed on the oars, so one of the Bristol men offered to take the rudder. Payne claimed not to

have asked him to do so, or know who he was.

At first all was well. Close to shore the swell was manageable.

“We had been in the boat about half an hour, and had just passed a rock which the boatman said was called “Parson”, or some such name,” said Stacey.

“We were looking at some birds on it, and watching them fly, when Lily Bowrey drew attention to some water in the stern of the boat, which was up to the elastic of her boots.

“She said to the boatman, ‘Master, I don’t like the water coming in here’.”

Payne did not betray any worry. “I told them it was not anything, and they were to sit still,” he said.

“She said to the boatman, ‘Master, I don’t like the water coming in here’.”

But then, Stacey recalled, “the girl called Agnes showed that the water was up to the top of the elastic, and she said, ‘Oh, we shall get tipped up.’

“We boys tried to cheer her up, saying it was all right, and asked the boatman if it was. His reply was, ‘It is only the water coming in at the bow.’”

Now things were becoming dangerous. The boat had passed into more open seas, and was not just apparently leaking, but shipping water over the bow.

Payne seems to have been worried too. Stacey reports the Bristol “helmsman” asking if he should turn the boat for shore.

No, said Payne, or the boat would hit the rocks. A little further on and the man at the rudder asked again.

Again Payne refused, saying, “No, for if we do we shall get among the surf.”

Clearly Payne saw the dangers: the waves were breaking

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Teignmouth beach in a photo from late Victorian times showing several rowing boats for hire by daytrippers and to turn in such a waterlogged condition could be dangerous.

But he could not control the fears of his passengers, which were by then severe.

He claimed at the inquest that he made the Bristol man let go of the rudder before any water was in the boat “as he kept the boat too far in, and I knew if we got in among the breakers we should soon get the boat full.”

He told the inquest: “I was pulling the boat out, and as soon as the young women saw the breakers they moved, and the boat lurched, and another sea coming upset the boat.”

This sudden lurch and the capsizing of the boat were seen from shore. Shouts went out and the lifeboat summoned; a boat nearby rowed desperately to the spot, but it took 10 minutes and the damage was done.

It turned out that all the men could swim, but none of the women.

One report in the Bristol Times & Mirror heaped scorn on the menfolk, claiming that the capsize happened in only four feet of water. “The men ... easily reached the shore by wading,” asserted the nameless author.

“Had the male passengers at all exerted themselves their

unfortunate fermale companions need not have drowned.”

But this harsh judgement was not reflected in the same newspaper’s report of the inquest, or its first account of the tragedy.

This early version related that Lovell, the only man who drowned, could swim – but his sweetheart, who was Agnes Saunders, could not.

‘No doubt had he not been mindful of his sweetheart he could have made his way to shore ... ’ “According to the unvarying testimony of those who witnessed this sad occurrence he behaved heroically. He did all in mortal power to save her, and no doubt had he not been mindful of his sweetheart he could have made his way to shore, but as it was, in his endeavours to save her both were drowned.”

The ladies were soon brought ashore. William Lake, a surgeon from Teignmouth, was summoned to the Dawlish Inn. “I found two young women

stretched on tables, and several persons engaged in endeavouring to restore animation. We continued at this work 20 minutes, and then we heard that three other bodies had been taken to the Infirmary,” he said.

The efforts were hopeless.

Though Lily Bowrey had seemed to show signs of life, neither she nor the others could be revived.

Testimony was easily found as to the recklessness of Payne.

Aside from his lack of experience, the boat was judged quite inadequate. William Gilpin,

an apprentice to a pilot at Teignmouth, told the inquest: “I should not like to take more than five or six in that boat from Dawlish to Teignmouth, knowing the coast as I do, for the further you come down the rougher it is.”

Gilpin saw the whole thing unfold: he was watching through a telescope from the beach.

The boat seemed too low in the water, and too far inshore, he said. Then he saw “one or two nasty seas breaking in.”

This was when the panic began on the boat, for Gilpin added: “As the seas came so the young women stood up and moved to leeward. One sea came and took the boat abeam and threw her over on her side and she nearly filled, and when the next sea came it turned her completely over.”

Gilpin rushed for a boat and with a friend was first on the scene, pulling Lily Bowrey and Elizabeth Llewellyn from the sea.

The swiftly-called inquest sat for four hours of evidence, then the jury retired for two hours more. Their verdict: Payne was to be tried for manslaughter. Just five days later his case was heard at the Devon Assizes in Exeter Castle. It must have been heard with some haste; another 20 cases of bigamy and murder, rape and arson, and more, were dealt with the same day.

Payne’s punishment was six months custody, probably with hard labour. Presumably he never took out another daytripper in his life.

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EOPLE lobby MPs on a range of issues but it’s rare for these to be as personal as the Assisted Dying Bill, due before the Commons shortly. Opinion polls suggest public support for a change in the law is strong, but this issue divides opinion, and not along party political lines.

Each month Bristol South Labour MP Like most people, for or against, my own Karin Smyth gives her perspective opinions have been shaped by my own family and friends’ experiences, and also by my it. Much of the work involved opening professional background. conversations, to help patients cope with I’ve spent most of my career working in flare-ups that might mean spending time in the NHS. In 2008 I worked with some hospital, to empower them to make choices excellent doctors and nurses on a project about treatment. which aimed to develop the communication This insight into how little choice and skills of clinicians dealing with people with a control patients really have, and the minefield terminal illness. They were committed to navigated by doctors and other clinical staff, helping patients understand how to live with mr5050_PROMO[sbV](Lad) 1 to the need for society to openedPage my eyes their illness – and eventually how 12/5/15 to die with 10:23

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For me this is an issue of principle. At present lawyers and medical staff are left to navigate the intricacies of existing laws which accept the principle of compassionate assistance to die, but are unwilling to deal with the reality. People wishing to deal with their inevitable death by choosing to die can do so, but must rely on Switzerland to manage the consequences. People who can manage and afford to travel abroad have this choice, but others do not. To me this cannot be right. It is time for Parliament to clarify the law.

The Bill coming to the Commons, which I will support, will be subject to strict upfront safeguards. The change it seeks will reduce suffering for those dying people who want the choice to control how and when they die.

This issue will make the news next month when the debate approaches. I understand many people will be worried; some profoundly disagreeing. As ever I very much welcome readers’ views – by email to karin.smyth.mp@parliament.uk or write to Karin Smyth MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.

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Cemetery is making the light quite fantastic

No word yet on action for eyesore toilets

ARNOS Vale cemetery is unveiling a new face – revealing its wonders by night.

The cemetery, which is run partly by volunteers with money from the Heritage Lottery Fund, is revealing a series of illuminations that will show off its Victorian splendours.

First to be floodlit is the Spielman Centre, used for weddings and other events.

Other buildings including the chapel will follow. Later a timer will allow the Bath Road entrance to be lit up at dusk.

The aim is to make the 45-acre cemetery more attractive, said acting chief executive Michael Coe, but it also makes it safer for people attending evening events. The ceremonial way leading through the cemetery is also being lit.

YOU ASKED: ‘Are they going to revamp the toilets in Victoria Park? Such a popular place for families and the toilets are disgusting.’

Hidden glory: The Spielman Centre at Arnos Vale is floodlit for the first time

THE toilets in Victoria Park are in the Lodge, which is also the base for police commmunity support officers.

The council told the Voice: “We are currently considering various options to upgrade the toilets at Victoria Park subject to available funding for the project.

Once we have more information we will contact the Friends of Victoria Park group to discuss our proposals.”

An improvement plan drawn up for the park by the council in 2007 stated: “The existing park toilets are in a very poor condition.”

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Planning applications 11 Montgomery Street, Bristol BS3 4SE Proposal: Single storey rear extension to extend beyond the rear of the house by 4 metres, have a maximum height of 3.8 metres and have eaves that are 2.3 metres high. Refused 11 Norton Road BS4 2EZ Proposal:, Application for a certificate of existing use for the conversion of the roof including installation of a dormer roof extension within the rear roof slope and rooflights to the front.

Certificate of lawfulness not issued 9 Hill Street, Totterdown BS3 4TP Proposal: Re-instate Victorian style, ground floor bay window. Granted subject to conditions Pavement Outside Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Broadwalk, BS4 2QU Proposal: Replacement and upgrade of public telephone kiosk with kiosk combining public telephone and ATM service. Refused

Telecoms Installation, Knowle Water Tower, Talbot Road Knowle Proposal: Replacement of 6 Vodafone antennas with 6 new antennas on existing mounts. Replacements to be painted to match the brickwork.

Granted subject to conditions 28 Imperial Walk, Knowle BS14 9AE Proposal: Erection of a replacement, single storey, rear extension with extension to existing balcony. Pending consideration 14 Beckington Road, Bristol BS3 5EB Proposal: Erection of two storey side and rear extension.

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Saturday August 1 The Feminists + The Flux Capacitors + Wurms + The Hysterical Injury Thunderbolt, Bath Road. £7/ £5, 7:30pm – 11:30pm • www.thethunderbolt.net

Drink & Draw Tobacco Factory bar, 7.30pm. Grab a pint and come scribble, doodle and sketch with the Drink & Draw team - no experience necessary! Materials provided. £2 suggested donation.

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St. Luke’s Road. The screening will continue even if it rains.

Bring a picnic. Tickets: £5 in advance, free for under 10s. All profits to Friends of Victoria Park in association with VPAG. • www.bristolbadfilmclub.co.uk

Sunday August 2 Live music: Feral Mouth, 8pm, Tobacco Factory Bar • www.tobaccofactory.com

Wednesday August 5 Forest Funday Craft Special Arnos Vale cemetery, 10am.

Stone carving and tool use for children six and over. £30.

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Sunday 9 August Live music: Adam Scriven, 8pm Tobacco Factory Bar • www.tobaccofactory.com

Monday August 3 Five day play: summer school, Tobacco Factory, until August 7.

Work with arts professionals and take a show from page to stage in five days. For ages 14 - 19. 10am 4pm daily, Factory Studio. Cost: £150 (subsidy may be available).

Details: 0117 902 0344 • www.tobaccofactory.com Forest Fun Day Food & Fire 11.00am, Arnos Vale Cemetery.

Also on August 4. Children learn to find, prepare and cook food the wild way. Suitable for 7+.

• www.arnosvale.org.uk Tuesday August 4 Mice on Skates Tobacco Factory, Brewery Theatre. Until August 9. Lock up your cheeses!

Mice on Skates is a blend of physical theatre, songs and puppetry. For ages 2+. 11am & 2pm. Running time: 50mins • www.tobaccofactory.com

Knowle WI Social afternoon and tea. 2-4pm, Upper Knowle Methodist Church Hall, Wells Road. Details: 0117 971 5632 Mick Thomas + Phil “Swill” Odgers (The Men They Couldnt Hang) The Thunderbolt, Bath Road, Totterdown. 7:30pm, £11/£9 • www.thethunderbolt.net Thursday August 6 Kirk Brandon (Theatre Of Hate, Spear Of Destiny) + Rita Lynch The Thunderbolt, Bath Road, Totterdown. 7:30pm – 11:30pm, £10/£9 • www.thethunderbolt.net

Friday August 14 The Underdog: Semi Final Part 1. The Thunderbolt, Bath Road, Totterdown. Bristol’s battle of the bands with £1,000 first prize. 7-11pm • www.thethunderbolt.net

Saturday August 8 The Valley of Gwangi Bristol Bad Film Club, 8pm, Victoria Park on the hillside overlooking

Saturday August 15 Victoria Park bench mending session. Meet at Mrs Brown’s Café at 10am or join volunteers at the benches near the old wetland area.

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Peppery Pig Breakfast Banger These sausages are my standard sausage and my biggest seller.

Peppery and herby, they really do bring out the flavour of the pork

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These are my favourite bangers to go on a full English breakfast.

The relatively high fat and bulk content keeps them moist and juicy. This recipe will make 6 good sized sausages.

Ingredients 350g pork shoulder 150g pork belly 75g breadcrumbs 75ml water 10ml olive oil 10g freshly, finely chopped sage 5g salt 5g ground black pepper 5g ground coriander seeds 3g ground white pepper 3g cayenne 3g thyme, fresh or dried Method 1 Soak hog casings for at least 2 hours 2 Whizz bread in a processor or 3 Take all the skin of the pork leaving as much subcutaneous fat as possible

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Tuesday August 11 11:00am Forest Funday Critters & Creepy Crawlies Arnos Vale cemetery, also on August 12.

Discover the creatures that call Arnos Vale home. Children 7+ will learn tracking skills, find out about creatures food and homes and then create a bug home.

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4 Dice the shoulder and belly into pieces 4cm or less across 5 Mince the pork through a coarse ¼” mincing plate into a large steel or ceramic bowl.

6 Add the olive oil and water to the breadcrumbs and pour into the pork mince.

7 Add the sage and mix the pork and breadcrumb mixture.

8 Mix the rest of the seasoning in a small bowl and sprinkle a third of this over the mixture. Mix for a minute then repeat this twice until all the seasoning is evenly spread through the mixture.

10 Fill casing with a sausage stuffer, until all the mixture is through, then tie into links.

There are lots of Youtube videos showing this. Twist each link in the opposite direction to the one before so they don’t unravel.

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Monday August 24 Photography: Wheel Life Until September 27, Tobacco Factory bar. Seven Bristol photographers mark the Green Capital of Europe award.

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Tuesday August 25 Summer baby bounce & rhyme, 11am, Knowle library, Broadwalk shopping centre.

Free, for 0-4 year-olds.

Wednesday August 26 Create carnival puppets for the Bristol Festival of Puppetry, which has a carnival on Saturday.

Sessions for ages 5-11 and 12 - 16, 2-5pm. Adult session on Thursday, 6-9pm. Tobacco Factory Brewery Studio. £7.

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Until October 13, The Snug, Tobacco Factory bar. Closeup portraits of owls at the International Centre for Birds of Prey.

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A Successful Opening Year for Redland High Infants with QEH REDLAND High Infants with QEH has completed its first year, having opened the doors of its new purpose-built classrooms in September 2014.

The new initiative from the two schools has been hugely successful, with some parents already signing their children up for 2018 to guarantee a place.

The School accepts children from the age of 3. As they reach the end of Year 2, girls naturally progress to Redland High Junior School and boys transfer seamlessly to QEH Junior School.

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Joint activities include the annual Masterchef competition, pizza evenings and tapas and quiz nights.

Recently there was a joint Politics trip to Paris and a trip to America as part of the Future Problem Solving Competition.

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