Southmead News & What’s On Issue 80 July 2024 FREE DONATIONS WELCOME
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layout, and prin�ng, and delivery? We were put in touch with Dave, a ay back in the day it was freelance magazine layout thought that Southmead professional. needed improvement, which to be Mike M pounded the streets to honest we did. We had, and s�ll have, a develop delivery rounds, there were great bunch of people here, but we just short of twenty routes. More required help. So, in came a team from residents stepped up and so we had Bristol City Council and Neighbourhood the volunteers we needed standing by. Renewal began. This was spearheaded When the material came in it was by Kurt, Fiona, Jill (sadly, she is no all in a jumble. Who was to decide longer with us), and Tracy E-B. what went where? We did! Members one ques�on was dominant for a of the editorial team took it in turns to �me, how could we help pull edit every edi�on in pairs or more. Southmead up and get residents on There was Marion and Anne, Jayne board and informed? The answer was with Jade and Jordon, Pat and Joan The Mead newspaper and an editorial (who we were so sad to lose last group was formed. We soon month), and Marion and me. discovered that Southmead was awash Gill W typed up all the handwri�en with talent. There were those who notes and deciphered our squiggles. wrote poetry, others wrote history. Dave trained some of us to use Some volunteered to go out computer so�ware to layout the interviewing shoppers on Arnside, pages. Oh the hours I spent in his others took photos. But what about
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INSIDE P.3 Remembering Joan P.4 A Right Hoo-Haa! P.7 Summer things for kids P.9 Celebra�ng Be�y P.10 David Smashes Award P.12 Community Conversa�on P.13 Southmead Yearly Update & prize draw P.14 Glencoyne Update P.15 Refurb for the Old Canteen P.16 Zoo Neighbours P.17 Chester’s Chums Li� the Cup! P.19 Southmead’s Community Climate Ac�on Plan P.23 Times, Places & Info