South Bristol Voice June 2021

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June 2021 No. 66

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EAST STREET VISION

Memories of a Bristol boyhood

Future looks bright for high street Read more, P3 Have your say on draft manifesto A draft community manifesto, outlining the priorities for a major regeneration project in Whitehouse Street, has been published.

The manifesto has been put together following initial

conversations with the local community, including neighbours, businesses, and community groups, and is now available to read online for further feedback.

It has been drafted by Action Greater Bedminster, who has been appointed by the council and landowners Hill Group and Apsley Galliard, to facilitate

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conversations with the local community and create the manifesto.

The manifesto will inform a regeneration framework, which will be used to guide the Whitehouse Street development.

The ambitions for the development are to “create new homes, cultural and community spaces, and new job

opportunities”.

Over 200 comments were shared in response to the public engagement exercise earlier in the year.

Visit www.whitehousestreet. com to view and comment on the draft manifesto and to find out more about the manifesto workshop events on June 1 and 9 at 7pm.

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Becky Day Editorial director news@southbristolvoice.co.uk Ruth Drury Sales director 07590 527664 sales@southbristolvoice.co.uk Rich Coulter Editorial director 07775 550607 news@southbristolvoice.co.uk Editorial team: Charley Rogers Next month’s deadline for editorial and advertising is June 16

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My MP? Karin Smyth MP By email: karin.smyth.mp@ parliament.uk By post: Karin Smyth MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA By phone: 0117 953 3575 In person: Call the above number for an appointment My councillor?

Post: (all councillors) City Hall, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR. Tessa Fitzjohn Green, Bedminster By phone: 07584182801 By email: Cllr.Tessa.Fitzjohn@bristol.gov.uk Mark Bradshaw Labour, Bedminster. By email: Cllr.mark. bradshaw@bristol.gov.uk By phone: 0117 353 3160 Tony Dyer Green, Southville USEFUL NUMBERS Bristol City Council www.bristol.gov.uk 0117 922 2000 Waste, roads 0117 922 2100 Pests, dog wardens 0117 922 2500 Council tax 0117 922 2900

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East Street News

Vision unveiled to revive South Bristol high street

By Becky Day A prominent south Bristol high street, which has fallen into "steep decline" in recent years, is set for a much-needed boost.

A new masterplan was unveiled for East Street by Bedminster's Business Improvement District (BID) on May 12 and follows extensive consultation with the local community.

It is anticipated that the work to execute the 'East Street Vision' will cost in the region of £5-£10 million and will take between two and five years to implement.

The vision includes plans to make East Street a "pedestrian prioritised" street, create space for outdoor dining, increase the number of rest and play spots and restore the street's listed buildings.

Buses, which currently run up to 350 times a day along East Street, would eventually be redirected along Dalby Avenue with service access to East Street via Dean Street.

A key focal point will be the creation of East Street Square - a community green space in Cannon Street, which will be used for markets and other organised gatherings.

One of the ambitions of the plan is to make East Street a "green street", with the installation of trees and plants along the road to enhance biodiversity and attractiveness of the street.

Art will also play a key feature with a series of local art projects including "groundscape, street and facade art".

The project has been led by Bedminster BID and has been supported by the council, as well as the developers involved in the Bedminster Green scheme.

It has also won the support of local councillors, including Tony Dyer and Tessa Fitzjohn who attended the event on May 12.

Plans to rejuvenate East Street will be funded through various local authority and government grants, such as the West of England Combined Authority's (WECA) Love Our High Streets fund and the Bristol mayor's capital recovery grant.

The street has lost a number of large retailers in recent times with big players such as Argos and Boots and several banks

East Street Vision - what to expect from the masterplan:

A CGI of East Street Square with market stalls leaving buildings vacant.

But East Street has seen the steady opening of a number of independent retailers, particularly the north end of East Street.

With the impending regeneration of Bedminster Green, the East Street Vision strategy says that it is "incredibly important that East Street re-emerges as a community focal point for its existing and future users".

Simon Dicken, chair of Bedminster BID and manager of Wilko's in East Street, said: "Being both a trader and chairman of the BID, I find the vision exciting and, for me, is more than the sum of its parts; it shows the hopes of the many that we have for a local sustainable future for shopping and leisure south of the river."

George Grace, BID manager, says that so far, the response from the local community has been positive and traders are supportive of the plans.

He adds that it has been a "challenging" time for the high street, particularly in the face of austerity, Brexit and the pandemic, and it has been under significant pressure after losing a number of big retailers. "Losing Boots was a particularly scary one," he says.

George added: "We can either sit back or think, what can we do to reduce this decline? With the extra 3,000 new homes proposed [as part of the Bedminster Green development], there will be a demand there and as long as the shops respond to these new people then I think the future is still positive for East Street."

Amandine Tchou, owner of Vx Bristol in East Street, said: "As a business owner and resident on

East Street, I am really excited by the vision. East Street has been sadly left behind for too many years, yet it still have a lot of character and a lot of potential.

"The buildings are lovely and the street pleasant to walk in.

There is a proper sense of community here. The street though has a terrible reputation and a lot of people want to avoid it. We need a proper vision and investment to make it attractive and safe for new residents, new business owners, new shoppers.

With so many empty units and flats the potential is huge.

Southville councillor Tony Dyer told the South Bristol Voice: "East Street used to be the primary retail and leisure destination for much of south Bristol but then went into decline.

"The Bedminster BID team have worked hard alongside local residents, retailers and other businesses to produce a vision of what East Street could look like.

I am very supportive of the vision itself.

"We cannot simply try to

• Urban greening and biodiversity • Increasing the number of rest and play spots - such as pocket parks • Addressing the public transport options and pedestrianising East Street • Celebrating culture and diversity through art projects • Creating retail diversity and building a night-time economy offering • Restoring the street’s locally listed buildings and cultural facade treatments to rundown buildings

recreate the East Street that I knew when growing up, but what we can do is build upon the history and heritage of a traditional shopping street whilst creating the type of shopping experience that people have now come to expect.

"There is a lot of hard work still to do, and there is always the problem of securing the funding, but myself and fellow Southville councillor Christine Townsend, are committed to doing what we can to establish East Street once again as a major retail and leisure destination for South Bristol."

To view the East Street Vision and to provide feedback on the plans, visit eaststreetvision.com.

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East Street News

Bar and restaurant set to 'jazz up' East Street

By Charley Rogers A new jazz and blues bar is coming to Bedminser.

Jodi Bessell and Chris Scott, owners of the successful BessellScotts barber and wine bar in Cheswick Village, north Bristol are expanding to a new venue in East Street.

BessellScotts Jazz Bar and Restaurant will be based in a former bank building on the high street.

“The bar is inspired by our love of live jazz and blues music,” explains Jodi, “but we also want our customers to be able to get a great, restaurant-quality meal.”

The bar aims to replicate the low-lit jazz venues popular in the southern US and across Europe, offering customers a table for the evening, where they can take their time over good food, drinks, and a show.

“We don’t want people to have to rush and we’re going to be serving premium, locally sourced food wherever possible but

The interior of BessellScotts barber and wine bar in north Bristol

without prohibitive prices.”

Jodi and his business partner Chris already run a hybrid barbershop and wine bar in Cheswick, which has been met with great success. “We’ve been on the look out for a new venue for a while,” says Jodi, “and it’s been a bit delayed because of the pandemic, but we’re hoping to open sometime this year.”

Both Jodi and Chris are passionate about jazz and blues, and are keen for their venue to

provide Bristol with a dedicated space for the genre. “Both Chris and I grew up in Bristol and it’s got a great music scene, but not much in the way of dedicated jazz and blues venues.

We wanted to start something up that’s a bit more like the jazz bars you find in London, but again, we’re adding a steak restaurant in as well, so the food will be top quality.”

As well as a steak restaurant, Jodi and Chris are keen to provide vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options, as well as sourcing as much food as possible from within 20 miles.

The jazz bar and restaurant is the latest in a number of upgrades for East Street, helping regenerate the area to its former glory. Jodi says: “North Street is already well established, but the

Love Your High Street campaign from Bedminster BID is looking to bring East Street up as well.

It’s a great part of the city, and we’re excited to be a part of the community.”

The former bank building is still under refurbishment, but Jodi and Chris are intending to modernise the interior while keeping as many of the original features as possible. “The old bank is a beautiful building and has loads of character and that works really well for a jazz and blues venue. We want to preserve as much of that originality as we can, while making it a clean and safe space. All the traditional stonework frontage will stay the same – the owners [of the building] are absolutely brilliant and they’re really helping us bring it back to life.”

BessellScotts Jazz Bar and Restaurant will be located at 31 East Street, Bedminster. Watch this space for a launch date.

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East Street News

Cheers! BS3 welcomes craft beer bar A new bottle shop and bar has opened its doors in East Street, much to the delight of craft beer lovers.

Owners Mike Fenlon and Emily Penney [pictured, right] are behind Alpha Bottle Shop and Tap and have set up their new venture within the Imperial Arcade.

A wide selection of craft beers from both the UK and further afield are on offer at Alpha, and now that Covid restrictions have relaxed, drinks straight from the tap can be enjoyed on site. BS3 residents can also take advantage of free delivery over £30.

The opening of the shop has been supported by the 'Love Our High Streets' grant and the Bedminster Business Improvement District (BID).

Mike and Emily, who met while managing popular

King Street pub The Volley, say that the bar is "proof that there is light at the end of the tunnel" after what has been a "harrowing" year for the hospitality industry.

Mike said: "We recognised

that despite the forced closure of pubs and bars, people still wanted to access great beers and carefully selected products.

"There was a clear need for a business which merged the atmosphere of a craft beer bar with an epic selection of drinks from the best breweries and independent producers from around the globe."

Emily Penney said: “It’s been a very long journey. From securing the perfect venue amidst a worldwide pandemic, to completing a full shop fit out (we’ve shed a few tears and had more than our fair share of ‘stress beers’) - we are so excited to finally be opening our doors and welcoming you in!”

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Street earmarked for 'upmarket' bar A licence application for an 'upmarket real ale bar' in East Street has been submitted to the council.

The bar would be located at 33a East Street, at the rear of The Toast Room cafe.

It would be run by the building's landlord Mike O'Neill.

Mike says that the bar - which would have a "speakeasy feel" to it - would occupy the basement of the building with a covered outdoor courtyard area.

The bar would serve "quality" real ales, fine wines and a small selection of spirits at "affordable prices".

Mike anticipates that the bar, once approved, would open next year. It would be furnished with wrought iron and old oak barrells. Mike said: "I want to build something really special."

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News

Ramadan in Bristol: consideration, patience, compassion

By Charley Rogers Muslims across Bristol have spent the last month celebrating Ramadan – thirty days of fasting and other devotional activities such as additional prayer. This year, Ramadan started on 12 April and finished on 12 May. “For Ramadan, we fast from break of dawn all the way until sunset,” says Mohammad Ahsan Amin, Imam at Totterdown Mosque, pictured right.

“So we get up just before sunrise to have some breakfast – this time of year that’s around 3.30am – and then we don’t eat or drink again until the sun goes down.”

Fasting is possibly the most well known element of Ramadan to non-Muslims, but there are many other facets to the month as well. For instance, in addition to the traditional five daily prayers, during Ramadan a sixth prayer is completed in the evening.

Mohammad explains: “Each of the different prayers are made

up of different units, and the sixth prayer has 20 units – it takes longer to perform this one prayer than the other five combined.”

But for Muslims, taking extra time for prayer is not a chore, but a gift, says Mohammad. “It’s a beautiful month, and the truth is that we are not only grateful to Allah for giving us Ramadan, but we are also grateful to Allah for giving us the ability to perform

good deeds,” he says.

Another aspect of Ramadan is regular recitation of the Holy Quran, which Mohammad knows by heart.

Although these acts of devotion and worship may seem like a lot of work to nonMuslims, Mohammad explains that for Muslims, Ramadan is a time where Allah has made it easier for them to worship Him. “There is a night in the month of Ramadan,” says Mohammad, “that is called the Night of Virtue.

Worshipping Allah on this night is said to be worth 83 years of worship.”

Although the traditions have come from ancient times, they still fit in well to the modern world, says Mohammad.

“There are definitely some benefits to the fasting,” Mohammad explains.

For Mohammad, fasting during Ramadan helps ease his discomfort from food intolerances, and he finds that both he and his community have

more energy during Ramadan than during the rest of the year.

The end of Ramadan is celebrated with a festival called Eid-al-fitr, which means ‘breaking the fast’.

This is typically a celebration with friends, family “and lots of food”.

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year Mohammad and his community have not been able to have their usual Eid celebration, but, he says, “it is a joyful occasion where we greet one another and eat together, and this year we will have a meeting on Zoom.”

Despite not being able to hold all the usual Ramadan services in the Mosque this year, Mohammad says the sense of community has still been very strong.

More information about Ramadan is available on the Muslim Council of Britain’s website at mcb.org.uk/ resources/ramadan/#1

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MARVIN REES, Mayor of Bristol

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t is a deep honour to have been reelected. My thanks go out to everyone who campaigned and voted for me, encouraged, endorsed and supported me in the many ways people have.

We have spent my first weeks since being re-elected planning ahead, reconnecting with city partners and our regional, national and international allies, reviewing Bristol City Council’s corporate strategy, meeting council staff, refining our city priorities and getting on with delivery. It has been a busy time.

The themes we will be working to over the next three years are shaped by various factors.

Bristol is a city of contrasts and contradictions. We have great wealth and opportunity living alongside poverty and hopelessness. The challenge of inequality will become more significant following Covid because it’s the most vulnerable who have been hit first and hardest, and it is they who will be least well placed to participate in the recovery. Providing quality jobs, affordable homes to underpin and inclusive economic recovery must be at the heart of all we do.

This is not only an issue of social justice.

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Building a city in which everyone has hope is in our collective enlightened self-interest.

We also need to meet the economic challenge in the face of the climate and ecological emergencies. The pace and scale of change we need cannot be delivered one lifestyle decision or project at a time. This will take a wholesale city redesign. Our climate and ecological strategies set the framework and working through the City Office and One City Plan we will be able to approach this challenge as a whole city.

There is great opportunity in this.

Investors are looking for opportunity to put money into decarbonisation and places that are more resilient to future global shocks, be they social, economic or environmental.

We in Bristol already have a strong global

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reputation for the work we have done to put the UN’s Global Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of our One City Plan.

The opportunity is to win investment, generate jobs and build an economy that is diverse, more resilient and minimises the contribution it makes to the likelihood of future shocks.

We also know that we are not just taking these challenges on for the 466,000 people who call Bristol their home today. Bristol is forecast to grow by around 100,000 people by the middle of this century.

For that greater population we must ensure Bristol provides inclusion (tackling inequality) and reduces impact (carbon and impact on nature) today.

Our plans must take into account the increasing numbers of people who will grow up here, and travel to Bristol for work, education and leisure.

I was sent an incredible quote from Raymond Williams during the campaign by Professor Tom Sperlinger at the University of Bristol: “To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.”

This is a huge challenge. But it also presents a huge opportunity. I hope we can all hold that observation tight.

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KARIN SMYTH, MP for Bristol South

Government does not value our social carers

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he Queen’s Speech is the Government’s opportunity to show their ambition and vision for the Country, and this year, ambition and vision was needed more than ever to get us back on track and heading towards a greener and brighter future.

But sadly, this Speech was most notable for what it lacked. There was nothing of substance on jobs or opportunities for young people, and—perhaps most troubling of all— no plan for social care.

In Bristol, 6,000 people are supported by adult social care, most of them at home.

This accounts for around 40% of council expenditure, but that is the tip of the iceberg because many of us are trying to support our older relatives or children with care needs independently of the social care system.

Recently, a local care home manager expressed to me her heart-breaking concerns that the Government simply does not value the compassion and skills of those caring for our loved ones.

These carers do some of the most important work of all for the people we love but they are paid a pittance and the Government seems reluctant to do anything to change this situation. We know social care

reform will not happen overnight, but we need to be honest about what is required: a cap on care costs, an increase in tax or national insurance contributions as an insurance against future costs, and learning from the low transaction and bureaucracy costs in the NHS. Most people would not differentiate between social care and the care provided by the NHS; why must the Government?

Despite the lack of action from this Tory

Government, I hope that with our new Labour Metro Mayor for the West of England we will now make progress on equipping local people with the skills they need to take advantage of the jobs that will come if we build a green recovery.

In Bristol we have been left behind by the Tories in recent years, despite the great work of places such as City of Bristol College to drive innovation in training and education forward to meet the demands of the future.

The climate emergency was a concern for many people in Bristol I spoke to during the recent elections and I look forward to working with the new Mayor, Dan Norris, to bring investment to our communities that will support our young people into employment and training and help build a greener future.

As always, if you have any thoughts or experiences to share on these issues please don’t hesitate to get in touch with my office on karin.smyth.mp@parliament.uk or 0117 953 3575.

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Bristol Autism Support (BAS) teamed up with GoodGym: a charity where members use their regular exercise to do good deeds for others.

Over the course of a week, 13 GoodGym volunteers cycled, ran and walked all over Bristol delivering 100 packs to BAS members.

All BS postcodes were covered and a few packs were even delivered to Wales. The longest route covered was by one couple delivered to Shirehampton and Lawrence Weston, racking up 29 miles on their bikes.

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Election Round-up

Local elections: 'Green Rees returns as mayor surge' hits south Bristol

By Adam Postans, Amanda Cameron and Stephen Sumner, LDRS reporters for South Bristol Voice Labour has lost overall control of Bristol City Council as the “Green surge” saw the party’s new main rivals more than double their seats.

Across the wards covered by the South Bristol Voice, the Greens picked up two seats in Windmill Hill, where newcomers Ed Plowden and Lisa Stone filled seats previously held by Labour incumbents Jon Wellington and Lucy Whittle, who stepped down before the election.

Greens also won a seat in closely fought Bedminster, where Labour’s Celia Phipps lost to Tessa Fitzjohn, making it a bittersweet victory for surviving Labour Cllr Mark Bradshaw who said it was “painful” that Celia had not been re-elected with him as the pair had worked as a team.

Cllr Fitzjohn said: “I’m really looking forward to it and I bring with me a lot of knowledge of the creative industries because I’m an arts producer and public art consultant, so I’m looking forward to bringing that knowledge into the chamber.”

The Greens held onto Southville, with newcomers Tony Dyer and Christine Townsend replacing outgoing colleagues Stephen Clarke and Charlie Bolton.

In Knowle, long-standing Lib Dem councillors Gary Hopkins and Chris Davies retained their seats.

Labour and the Green Party now have 24 councillors, with Labour losing nine members at the local elections, which were declared on Sunday (May 9), and the Greens gaining 13, while the Conservatives remained on 14 and the Lib Dems lost one to leave them on eight.

By Adam Postans, LDRS reporter Marvin Rees has won the race to become Bristol’s next mayor.

The Labour candidate beat his nearest rival, the Green Party’s Sandy-Hore Ruthven, by 13,613 votes.

It means Mr Rees will have three more years at the helm of Bristol City Council, after which he says he will not seek re-election.

Speaking after the declaration at City Academy in Redfield on Sunday (May 9), Mr Rees said his re-election was “a moment of great joy” and an “affirmation” of what Labour has achieved.

Mr Rees has already led Bristol for five years, one more than is usual because local elections were cancelled last year by the coronavirus pandemic.

He was first elected city mayor in May 2016, when he beat incumbent George Ferguson by almost 30,000 votes.

That majority narrowed this year, after Mr Hore-Ruthven

went head-to-head with the Labour incumbent on key pledges to tackle housing, transport, the climate and poverty in a tightly fought race.

But Mr Rees’ vision for an underground, protecting jobs, investing in social care and clean energy, planting more trees and building more homes ultimately resonated with voters.

He won 59,276 votes, against Mr Hore-Ruthven’s 45,663.

Mr Hore-Ruthven said he was “pleased but also disappointed” at how he did in the mayoral election.

Voter turnout was slightly lower this year, at just over 41 per cent compared with just under 45 per cent in 2016.

Across the wider region, Labour's Dan Norris was elected as the new Metro Mayor and Conservative Mark Sheldon was elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset Police.

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Tessa Fitzjohn Green councillor Bedminster

’m delighted to have been elected as your new Green councillor. Bedminster was the last result announced, and Greens’ excitement grew as we realised I would be the 24th Green councillor elected, giving us parity with Labour.

A special thank you to our volunteers, and to everyone who trusted me with your vote, especially for the first time – I promise not to take it for granted!

At the city level Greens want to use our influence to help Bristol ‘build back better’: tackling inequality, reducing pollution, and making transport and housing more sustainable.

Locally my focus will be on improving our streets, good developments which create great places to live and work, and Bedminster’s parks and green spaces which are so important to our mental health.

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Mark Bradshaw Labour councillor Bedminster

hank you to those Bedminster residents who voted for Celia Phipps and I. My heartfelt thanks to Celia for her support and contribution as a Bedminster councillor since 2015 and more recently, as part of the BS3 Covid support team. I’m sure she will remain engaged with several community projects.

It is a great privilege to serve Bedminster. The next three years are critical to how our community and city recovers after the pandemic. My priorities during my fifth term of office are: 1. W orking with residents to shape how we create more liveable neighbourhoods 2. S upporting more affordable homes and extra protection for tenants 3. E nhancing our local green spaces – parks and play 4. Tackling food poverty – many in Bedminster are facing tough times.

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Tony Dyer & Christine Townsend Green councillors Southville

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Our first priority is to deliver on promises made during the election campaign. Promises were made by the administration about extending the Southville RPZ, and looking at traffic calming in residential streets on a neighbourhood scale rather than street by street – we want to make it clear that we intend to hold the Council to this.

We are also looking towards working with and supporting the many local community groups in Southville ward, and also looking to support our local retail streets and our local businesses. With that in mind, Tony was happy to help the Bedminster BID team launch the East Street Vision last week and we look forward to working with the BID team as we

work towards a brighter future for East Street.

During the campaign it was also clear that many people were concerned about the pace of development in the ward, and by the potential impact of nearby developments.

Bedminster Green and Western Harbour were topics often raised. As a result, Christine will be taking a role on the Cumberland Basin Stakeholders Group to ensure the views of Southville residents are represented.

In addition, we are asking people to make their views known regarding proposals for Whitehouse Street. Action Greater Bedminster are asking local residents to get involved so that we can ensure that we get the type of development wanted and needed by our community.

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Meet your local councillors Gary Hopkins & Chris Davies Lib Dem councillors Knowle

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thank you to the residents of Knowle who voted us in again for another three year term, and to those who were a great help with their endorsements. By the end of the term we will have done 22 and 21 years service as Knowle councillors. We obviously know Knowle very well and it is a pleasure to represent, as people are prepared to work together to get things done, rather than just complaining.

Some of the projects that we have been involved with have been on hold because parts of the council had to shut down, but we have a good list of projects to be getting on with.

We will be working very closely with the Friends of Jubilee Pool to establish the best long-term structure for ownership and local engagement. Demand has been strong, and whilst we have fought off the mayor’s immediate closure plans, he is

still threatening and we need to ensure long term security.

Whilst the 2023 opening of our new secondary school is confirmed, we are still pushing for an earlier opening in temporary accommodation. The council education chief has taken it to government but so far without success. We will be examining the case made and whether we can improve it.

Highways will be chased about the poor implementation on the Redcatch Road scheme, the slow start on the Wells Road crossing and the costings and detailed plans for Wingfield Rd and St Agnes Ave. There are many more issues but the biggest of the lot is allowing residents to demand a referendum on the way the council is governed.

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Lisa Stone & Ed Plowden Green councillors Windmill Hill

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e’re delighted to have been elected as your new Green councillors for Windmill Hill.

Thank you for trusting us both with your votes – it was a great campaign and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting people in the community and hearing your thoughts.

Over the past 2 years we’ve been campaigning for a better, greener future for the people of Windmill Hill and Bristol. Now we can make this happen and we will not take your votes for granted.

Our vision is to promote better and fairer public transport, tackle air pollution and work towards a community that benefits everyone who lives in it. But most importantly we were elected to represent you and we’re here to listen to your concerns and try our best to resolve them.

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We continue our serialisation of Memories of a Bristol Boyhood by Knowle resident John Fletcher. This month, John swaps bookkeeping for ballroom dancing at night school and reminisces on his experience of local cinema during the post-war years ...

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s bad luck would have it the confirmation service took place on 28th May 1947, the very day that Somerset were playing a testimonial cricket match at the Imperial Sports Ground, which is about 15 minutes’ walk from St Martin’s Church. It was a glorious summer evening and I must admit that my mind was not focused as it should have been on the Bishop’s words: I was just willing the service to be over so that I could see at least part of the cricket match. Eventually the service was over and I did not wait to indulge in the usual procedure of exchanging pleasantries with the Bishop and other confirmees over refreshments, but sped as fast as I could run covering the usual 15 minutes in less than half that time. Somerset included in their team two of the biggest hitters in county cricket, Harold Gimlett and Arthur Wellard, so a great treat was expected. Unfortunately for me, as usual in these exhibition games, the county team bats first and amasses a big score to the delight of the crowd.

This had of course happened on this day but I had missed all the big hitting and had to be content with the less attractive second part of the game. I feel I should have drawn some sort of lesson from this.

Evening classes Having left school at barely 14 years of age, with no formal qualifications, I decided to attend evening classes and in the first winter enrolled in courses in book-keeping and typing. I found the book-keeping relatively easy and passed the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) elementary examination without any trouble.

My typing was not so good and I did not take any exams although as time went by in the office I was

able to type with quite good speed and accuracy using two fingers on each hand. In the following winter I continued with book-keeping and passed the RSA Intermediate exam. I did not take the final exam as I do not think the instructor was qualified to teach at that level. I dropped typing at the evening institute and instead joined a class to be taught ballroom dancing. This only lasted for about six months but I learned enough in that time to perform reasonably in the Waltz and Quickstep and to just about to get by in the Foxtrot.

However the more advanced Latin American type dances (Tango, Samba etc.) were well beyond me. The dance instructor at these classes was Mrs Yandell, a short, stocky middle-aged motherly figure, about as far removed from dancers in this age of TVs ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ as you can imagine. Such was Mrs Yandell’s dedication to dance instruction that I should think that well over 50 per cent of young dancers in South Bristol during the ‘40s and ‘50s were taught by her.

Cinema The major form of entertainment was provided by the cinema. In the post war years there was a marked difference in types of

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Local History cinema. The large cinemas in the central areas of the city qualified to get the newly released films first. Their charges were higher and the auditoriums were more comfortable with better decoration. There was a second level of cinemas which served the more affluent areas of Bristol, such as the Embassy in Clifton and the Orpheus at Henleaze.

The group of boys I mixed with at the age of 14 and 15 did not think of visiting these cinemas but were content with a third tier, the Gaiety in Knowle and the Ritz at Brislington. Very occasionally we would go to the Knowle at Totterdown but this was low down the scale, even for us.

Local cinemas in the 1940s offered very standard entertainment. They changed their programme twice a week; Saturday, Monday and Tuesday showed one programme and this changed for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday performances. Saturdays and Wednesdays featured afternoon matinee shows with other days starting early evenings. A full

showing consisted of the main ‘A’ rated film backed up by a usually substandard ‘B’ rated film and sometimes a cartoon. Other features were the ‘coming attractions’ (a short extract from the next week’s offering) and the Pearl and Dean collection of commercial advertising. Last but not least were the Universal or Pathe newsreels. These were very important to keep people informed of the world’s important events. All these offerings were of course shown in black and white.

Local cinemas operated a continual showing policy and, as for almost all reasonably good films, the cinemas would fill up and queues would form (best seats for one shilling and nine pence on one side of the ticket booth and standard seats at one shilling and three pence on the other). This meant that by the time you reached the head of the queue it maybe half way through the main feature. This meant that you saw the second half of the film first. You were then ready to leave halfway through the film’s

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of show girls, ordinary actresses did not show excessive cleavage or wear mini dresses. Starlets were known as sweater girls, using the tightness of their sweaters to enhance their charms.

NEXT ISSUE: John tells us all about his second home - Knowle Cricket Club.

John's wonderful recollections are sure to jog the memories of some of our readers.

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Clifton High School announce the appointment of their new Head of Infant and Junior School, Mrs Alice Taylor, their previous Junior School Lead.

Mrs Taylor graduated with a degree in Psychology from Cardiff University and later completed a Primary PGCE at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

She has a wealth of experience in both the state and private sector with previous experience including teaching and leading at the British School of Paris.

"I believe that Clifton High School is the exemplar environment for shaping pupils' intellect and wellbeing, ensuring a successful future. My ethos is that teaching should be learning focused, and knowledge centred with close attention being paid to skills, understanding and attitudes. Finding pupil's individual brilliance through personalising learning and teaching means taking a highly structured and responsive approach to each child; it is then

A generous grant has allowed for the continuation of a popular social club for older people in south Bristol.

Local charity BS3 Community's Monday Club received £7,500 from the Grateful Society, which will support its running costs.

The weekly club has been run by the charity at the Southville Centre for over three decades, but will reopen in July at Mezzaluna café in West Street.

The café will be providing sole use of their space for club members every other Monday, 11am-2pm, and will offer all the activities enjoyed at the previous venue.

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that we see progression and achievement through a love for learning."

Starting this summer term, Clifton High School has also announced the launch of their new outdoor education provision, Clifton High Adventure. The school has teamed up with Mendip Outdoor Pursuits, Belmont Estate and Oxfordshire Outdoors to create this bespoke outdoor education programme.

The aim of the adventure programme is to enable skill development, rather than one-off introductory sessions – Clifton High hopes to make up for the time children have spent indoors over lockdown and to grow in them an appreciation for the living world.

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saw my Mum for the first time in months. She’d been in hospital over Christmas, spending six stressful weeks all by herself.

During her time inside she had an altercation with a fellow patient whom I shall call Rocky (the information is sketchy but I’m going with proper fisticuffs, she’s a gentle 86-year-old lady, why not?).

Nobody saw it, but Mum and Rocky ended up on the floor and Mum was found with a broken femur. This was fixed by a skilled NHS team and she was recovering well. Then Covid seeped into her ward but that was OK as she had no symptoms.

Finally, and amazingly, she was released back into the care of my relieved father. Out of the cauldron, into the raging inferno.

Dad had some help with Mum’s care but ended up getting rid of them.

I don’t blame him, but those first few months were tough.

They THE WICKED both have dementia WITCH OF and I KNOWLE struggled with the restrictions on travel. I wanted to see them although I was also a tiny bit glad of the excuse not to. Oh, I can see your frowns, but they had my brother...

On the day lockdown eased, I made the journey, nice and legal, enveloping my Mum a massive hug, nice and illegal.

She lisped: “Howth lothley to seeth youthhh”. I frowned and peered at her face.

“Where are your teeth?”

I asked. She immediately scrunched up her mouth and through tight lips, cried “gone”.

She threw her arms into the air, turned on her heel, and went to potter in the kitchen.

My poor Dad had not noticed and nor had my darling brother.

But they are men, why should they?

I made some calls, trying to find her dentist. I needed to know whether they had been knocked out in the fight.

Data protection was not my friend in this situation. I found her dentist, but the receptionist was frosty, it had been five years since Mum’s last visit so they had struck her off. I managed to persuade Mrs Frosty to look at Mum’s notes and tell me about her bottom set of teeth by playing the “yes/no” game. I eventually established that Mum has two of her own. The others are fake. I was shocked. I never knew.

This dentist was not taking on NHS patients, but I could make a private appointment as they had loads of slots for the privileged.

Of course they did. We paid and sat in the waiting room.

The ridiculously young dentist poked at Mum’s remaining teeth and told me she had been brushing them well and gave Mum a sticker, our roles are now reversed.

The dentist recounted a story of a patient who had gone to hospital in search of their lost dentures and was given a large bucket full of teeth and told to have a rummage. Nice.

She recommended we try to find the original dentures as making a fresh set is a long process and will take a while to get used to, rather like a new pair of Doctor Martens, painful.

I’ve emailed the hospital, but really don’t fancy picking through a mountain of random dentures.

Mum is eating well and not bothered by the lost teeth so a decision needs to be made.

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Beware of the Covid-19 variants Blimey. Since the Prime Minister announced that second COVID jabs for all over-50s (and the clinically vulnerable) in England are now being brought forward to eight weeks, rather than 11-12 weeks, many patients I counsel during vaccinations declare excellent selfprofessed knowledge about virus mutations, variants and holiday destination COVID risk assessment!

So if, like me, you long for some simple explanations to help you better understand and guide your decisions, here they are.

What is a mutation? All viruses naturally undergo random changes to their genetic material over time, and Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is no exception. The vast majority of these thousands of genetic changes do not change any feature or ability. Some even harm the virus, but every once in a while, the virus (COVID-19) strikes lucky. The mutation helps it survive and reproduce better by making it more transmissible, more resistant to vaccines.

Unfortunately, these mutations spread more and quickly become the more common form of the virus. The most potentially concerning ones are called "variants of concern" and closely

Ade Williams of Bedminster Pharmacy discusses how pharmacies can help people with a variety of health conditions, and ease pressure on the NHS monitored by scientists.

India, South Africa, Brazil? A mutation initially detected in India has been tagged as a variant of concern. Still, like the others first seen in other countries, we are sadly certain many more will emerge.

What about our vaccines? The vaccines we have presently can protect us from all the mutations so far, but a race is on. We need to cut transmission by encouraging people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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as exhaust fumes. Another thing to bear in mind is that electric cars are 15% heavier than other cars and hence produce more brake dust to slow down and stop. Most diesel vehicles, built in the last 10 to 15 years, incorporate gas recycling systems and particle filtering to comply with European pollution standards so nitrous oxide and soot particles are reduced. There is approximately 26.5% diesel cars and 66.5% petrol cars on the roads in UK so if Bristol City Council plan to reduce the diesel cars from the city centre you are

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Turnout for the 2012 Mayoral Referendum, providing a route for a voter elected Mayor, was 24%; votes in favour of this post, 12.87%. How can a Mayoral post be put in place with such low turnout, and ‘yes’ vote, but not an RPS? Turnout for the 2016 Mayoral Election (Stage 1) was 44.87%; only 39.91% voting for Marvin.

RPS survey figures (Areas 1, 1.1 and 1.1.1) are comparable. The percentage ‘vote’ in favour of an RPS exceeded that for Marvin becoming the Mayor!

The RPS tsunami has hit Bedminster (excluding

Bedminster East) with the epicentre being where the first RPS was instigated. BCC allowed a Southville RPS extension into Bedminster but failed to acknowledge the need to include a larger area.

Southville ‘permit’ vehicles, city centre dwellers and airport users already park here. The problem will only worsen as horrific blocks of flats are built. It is wishful thinking to believe otherwise. We need the same parking opportunities as areas with RPSs. Katie Munro Hebron Road, BS3

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