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The Week in
East Bristol & North East Somerset
Issue no 342
FREE
16th October 2014
Read by over 30,000 people every week
In this week’s issue ......
Draft transport plan for Keynsham published . . . pages 14 & 15
Public urged to have their say
"Don't take my mum away" . . . pages 4 & 5
Hanham family faces split over visa mix-up
CPS to consider charges in Bijan case . . . page 30
Report published into Brislington man's murder
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The Week in • Thursday 16th October 2014
One Stop Shop and
library set to open
Keynsham
B&NES Council's One Stop Shop will move from the
Riverside to the brand new town hall building on Monday
20th October.
The library is also due to reopen in its new location while
housing group Curo will also move in from its office further
along High Street.
which is due to open by the end of the month and Loungers has
announced that its latest coffee shop/restaurant will open on
12th November. It will be named Bonzo Lounge which older
readers will recognise as a tribute to 60s band the Bonzo Dog
Doo-Dah Band, one of whose albums was titled Keynsham.
Film night
Staple Hill
The Royal British Legion and Sanctuary Church have
teamed up this Saturday (18th October) to put on a World
War One film evening.
Keynsham Town Hall
The One Stop Shop will include a wide range of public and
voluntary sector partners including the Citizens Advice Bureau,
Reach, the Police, Sirona Healthy Lifestyle Service and WE
Care & Repair.
The fitting venue (The Sanctuary was formerly the Regal
Cinema in Staple Hill) will host two films starting at 7pm.
The first is the 1918 Charlie Chaplin caper Shoulder Arms
and this will be followed by Severn and Somme, a docudrama on the life of Gloucestershire-born poet and soldier
Ivor Gurney.
Admission is £3 on the door and all proceeds go the Royal
British Legion.
The Civic Centre Car
Park
is
temporarily
closed today (Thursday)
16th and tomorrow to
allow for the removal of
Willmott Dixon's site
offices on the upper floor.
After that, the enlarged
short stay car park will be
fully operational.
Keynsham from the Bonzo
Dog Band
Work is proceeding on
the Sainsbury's store
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Hanham
Don’t take my Mum away,
A campaign has been launched to try to stop the UK Border
Agency from splitting up a family from Hanham.
Mae Draper has been married to her husband Kevin, who is
originally from Downend, for 20 years but is facing deportation
to the Philippines at any time as the UK Border Agency
apparently failed to issue her with the correct visa.
A DVD highlighting the Save Mae Campaign has been
produced, in which the couple's 14-year-old daughter Rhian, a
student at the John Cabot Academy in Kingswood, pleads with
the immigration authorities not to take her mum away, saying:
“My family is being torn apart by the UK Government.”
The Drapers have also enlisted the support of their MP Chris
Skidmore and met him at his office in Kingswood last Friday to
update him on the situation.
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The Week in • Thursday 16th October 2014
teenager begs immigration authorities
The couple, who met in Hong Kong, were married in Bristol.
Although Mr Draper’s work took them to Dubai, where they
lived for many years, they made regular return visits to the
Bristol area and decided to come back permanently a couple of
years ago, setting up home in Ansteys Road in Hanham. Mrs
Draper spent some time with her father in the Philippines as her
mother had died, but then had trouble coming back to England.
Rhian said: “For us it hasn’t been easy to be a family. The
immigration authorities prevented Mum from entering the UK
for a whole year. Then last year she arrived but on a visitor’s
visa. Since the day we were reunited we have been applying for
a spouse visa so that she can stay here permanently.”
After a year of visa negotiations involving lawyers and
wranglings with the High Court, the Drapers say their faith in the
immigration system has been “totally destroyed”.
They want to know why the UK Border Agency in Manila did not
grant Mrs Draper a spouse visa at the outset, and why the High
Court hasn’t granted her another hearing after they learned that
the letter confirming the court case was delivered to another
address by mistake. A decision was made by the court in Mrs
Draper’s absence and she is now living in fear of deportation.
Mr Skidmore, who said that Mrs Draper was clearly not
someone trying to take advantage of the system to stay in the
UK, has raised her case with Minister for Security & Immigration
James Brokenshire’s office.
A Facebook appeal and a petition are due to be launched this
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The Draper family
week and Mr Skidmore plans to accompany the family to
Downing Street when they hand it in.
He is also hoping to secure an adjournment debate so he can
raise Mrs Draper's case in the House of Commons.
Mrs Draper, who is a qualified midwife and says she would love
to work in this country, said: “This is my home. I don’t have a
home in the Philippines.”
The family have compiled a special song for the DVD in which
Rhian sings: “We’re stronger as a family, Don’t take Mum
away.”
To add to the family’s distress, Kevin’s father Gordon has just
died and his funeral took place earlier this week. He took part
in the video, in which he branded the British Government ”cruel”
for wanting to deport his daughter-in-law.
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Staple Hill councillor
chosen to fight
Parliamentary
seat again
Staple Hill councillor Ian Boulton has been selected to
contest the Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) seat for
Labour at next year’s General Election.
He was endorsed by former Kingswood Labour MP, Roger Berry
in his bid to be selected as the Prospective Parliamentary
Candidate for the FABS constituency, which includes Downend
and Staple Hill.
Mr Boulton also contested
the seat at the 2010
General Election when he
came
second
to
Conservative
Jack
Lopresti, who had a
majority of almost 7,000.
The Liberal Democrat
candidate was third.
deep understanding of local issues.
Endorsing Mr Boulton, Mr
Berry said: "Ian has been a
fellow activist and friend for
many
years.
He
is
committed
to
Labour
values of equality and
social justice and has a
“As a local resident, local councillor, deputy leader of the Labour
Group of South Gloucestershire councillors and former chair of
the council, I believe that Ian would be an excellent Labour
candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke."
Mr Boulton, who is also the lead member on the council’s
Communities Committee, said after his selection last week: “It's
a huge privilege to be able to stand for Parliament for our area.”
He is a former chair of Oldland Parish Council, on which he
represented the Cadbury Heath ward.
Mr Boulton runs his own professional training consultancy called
Flexible Training Partners and lives in Staple Hill with his partner
Kenny Gale.
Brass band concert
Kingswood
Bristol Veterans Brass Band are in concert at the Salvation Army
at 266 Two Mile Hill next Tuesday 21st October at 2pm.
Admission is £1 and includes refreshments.
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The Week in • Thursday 16th October 2014
Victim of Ukraine
air crash is
formally identified
Keynsham
The family of 20-year-old Ben Pocock, from Keynsham,
confirmed last week that his body has been formally
identified as one of the victims of the Malaysian MH17 air
crash over Ukraine in July.
In a statement his parents, Jeremy and Louise, said: “We can
confirm that Ben was a victim of the disaster.
“We would like to thank all those
who have sent us messages of
support and tributes to Ben, and
we would ask to be allowed to
grieve and come to terms with our
loss.”
Ben, a student at Loughborough
University, had been travelling to
Perth in Australia for part of his
studies when Flight MH17 was
shot down on 17th July, killing all
298 passengers.
Ben left Wellsway School in Keynsham in 2012. He was a keen
sportsman and the Ben Pocock Memorial Sports Day took place
at his old school last month to raise money for two charities - the
Teenage Cancer Trust and Street Games which is dedicated to
bringing sports to young people in disadvantaged communities.
Verdict of accidental
death on Kingswood mum
An inquest has heard how a Kingswood mother lost her life
after being dragged out to sea by a rip current last New
Year's Eve while holidaying with her family at Croyde in
North Devon.
RNLI lifeboats and an RAF Search & Rescue helicopter were
scrambled in the search for Rebecca Curtis-Small, 42, who was
found floating face down in shallow water around 100 metres
from the shore.
The inquest last week heard that she had been caught in the rip
current with her sister-in-law Tracy Curtis, who had managed to
escape and get back to shore.
Mrs Curtis-Small was airlifted to North Devon District Hospital
but efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful. A post-mortem
revealed that she died of hypothermia and drowning.
Coroner John Tomalin, who recorded a verdict of accidental
death, said he would be making a recommendation that safety
signs at Croyde advising people about the dangers of the sea
are reviewed.
Mrs Curtis-Small left a husband, Simon, and a seven-year-old
son, Louis.
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New £2m community and
youth centre taking shape
Cadbury Heath
Work is progressing well on the new community and youth
building which is being built where the Old Pavilion stood
in Coronation Park.
The £2m flagship centre is being built by Speller Metcalfe for
South Gloucestershire Council and will be run by Banjo Island
Community and Sports Association (BICSA).
The contractors are due to hand the building over to the council
to start furnishing in December, and it is hoped the centre will
be open by March 2015.
The centre will be known as The Batch – the name, which has
a local historical association, was chosen earlier this year by
The Week In editor Stephen Rodgers from a shortlist of
suggestions. The area around Tower Road South was known
as The Batch, so called because of the clusters of small
cottages built close to the stream.
Work is well underway on the Batch
The new centre will have a café, bar, large hall and several
rooms and will be at the hub of the community for activities,
functions and events.
In the meantime activities, such as coffee mornings and a jobs
club, are running in the old youth club building next door which
is up for sale as it will be surplus to requirements once The
Batch is open.
Last week Cath Tarrant, BICSA’s business and facilities
manager, and local councillor Erica Williams, who is a trustee of
BICSA, toured the centre, and said they were very pleased with
how work was coming along.
BICSA are currently looking for someone to run the café and
also encourage groups interested in using the new facilities to
get in touch.
To find out more contact Cath Tarrant on 0777 251 3320 or
email [email protected]
Cath Tarrant and Erica Williams
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Sainsburys, Emersons Green
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Co-operative Pharmacy, Halls Road,
Kingswood (10am-4pm)
Stockwood Pharmacy
78 Hollway Road, BS14 8PG (9am-7pm)
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Letters
Praise be
Dear Everyone,
Thank you to the person whose letter to
The Week In (9th October) about the
absence of Sunday evening services gives
the ministers of the town the opportunity to
write to say that Christian worship is alive
and well in and around the High Street in
Keynsham.
Keynsham Methodist Church holds
Sunday evening worship every week at
either Queens Road or Victoria (High
Street) at 6.30pm with the exception being
the second Sunday of the month at
Victoria, starting with activities for all ages
at 5pm and worship at 6.20pm. The new
notice board at Victoria displays a weekly
poster with details of evening services for
both centres.
The Anglican church of St John’s holds
choral evensong at 6pm on the first
Sunday of the month, and an informal
worship service in the neighbouring parish
hall at 6pm on the third Sunday of the
month. The notice on the door gives details
each week.
The fifth Sunday of the month evening
services rotate around the churches of
Saltford and Keynsham and so sometimes
this service will certainly be at a High Street
church.
Further details of the churches’ services
can be found on the individual churches'
websites.
This is not to miss the opportunity to say
that worship is also available on other
evenings of the week, at the Baptist church
every Tuesday at 7.30pm and at St
Dunstan’s, the Roman Catholic Church, at
6pm on every Saturday, nor the opportunity
to say that worship at Keynsham Elim
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Church is also available on a Sunday at
6pm, albeit further from the High Street.
This is very much the same pattern of
evening worship as the last time the
anonymous letter writer wrote, to which we
all replied in January 2011.
Revs Denise Calverley, Michael
Fountaine, Andrew Judge, Stephen
M’Caw, Ian Rousell, Philip Simpkins &
Nigel Somers
A heartfelt thank you
Dear Sir,
I would like, via your publication, to express
my thanks to those people who came to my
rescue when my mobility scooter broke
down in Keynsham last week (Thursday
8th October).
I am 98 years old but independent.
However, when the scooter stopped as I
was half way across Temple Street on my
way to the library, I felt helpless. However,
the lovely men from the water board who
have been working on Temple Street came
to my rescue. They pushed me to the
library and one of them even offered to
take me and the scooter home in his van.
The staff at the library were also most
helpful and rang the scooter company for
me. They were then able to follow
instructions given over the phone to restart my scooter and get me back on my
way.
Such kindness should not go un-noticed so
I offer my heartfelt thanks to these good
Samaritans.
Iris Russell
Keynsham
Venue decision due shortly
Dear Sir,
I would like to clarify the position regarding
Keynsham Film Works future to resolve
any misunderstanding impressions which
may have been given elsewhere in the
Press. I would like to stress that no
decision has yet been taken regarding our
future venue.
We are in the process of carefully
considering options for our venue and
hope to be able to make a decision
regarding this shortly.
Film Works is a thriving community based
film club which is celebrating its 10th
anniversary. We appreciate the loyal
support of our members and welcome
guests as prospective new members.
Geoff Yorath
Chairman, Film Works
Shoebox appeal concern
Dear Sir,
I read the article in this week's magazine
(Issue 340 - 2nd October) and started to
collect items for a shoebox to send to
children in poorer countries.
I looked up the organisation on a search
engine for ideas on what to pack.
I found this:
http://www.inminds.co.uk/occ.html
This is a warning that these boxes innocently and generously packed by the
donors and forwarded innocently by the
collection points - are being used in
recipient countries to tempt children away
from the faith of their family and given as a
'reward' for their doing so. The article
claims that they are told the box is a 'gift
from Jesus'. This would be essentially
racist and unacceptable to me. I am a
Christian but do not agree with this - if true.
Of course, I cannot verify the content of this
article. I will now make a donation to a
trusted charity instead.
I quite understand that you may not wish to
publish this letter as I don't have any backup other than the article, but I felt people
should be made aware that all may not be
as it seems, and it bears investigation.
Hazel Lackie
St George
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Letters
Clear directions
Dear Editor,
Those concerned with pavement clutter
(Claire Thomas, 25th Sept, 'Lack of
thought') may like to support one or both of
the following groups campaigning to
address the problems of all pedestrians,
young and old, as they walk along.
www.livingstreets.org.uk
http://tinyurl.com/mvhxstr (Guide Dogs)
Veronica-Mae Soar
Stamp appeal
Dear Editor,
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a disease of
the eye that leads to loss of vision and
blindness. The Charity RP Fighting
Blindness works hard to stimulate and fund
cutting-edge research to find a treatment or
cure and support those affected. RP affects
some 25,000 people in the UK alone.
We are currently running a used stamp
appeal - we are asking if you could take a
few moments each day to tear off the
stamps from your letters and save them
until you have a fair number (perhaps
enough to fill a Jiffy bag or similar) and post
them into us. We can then sell them on to
stamp dealers. There’s no need to steam
or peel them, just tear the corner of the
envelope off. Whether British or foreign,
franked or not, we would really appreciate
you sending them to us, as every little
helps.
Do you belong to a club which has
speakers? We can offer a talk which is
humorous, interesting and informative.
Contact us (details below) or ring 01454
772927.
We would like to thank you for your support
Ron & Gina Pritchard
22 Huckford Road, Winterbourne,
BS36 1EA
Signing off
Dear Editor,
Much as I am a supporter of our
independent traders, fly-posting at various
locations around Keynsham, Willsbridge
and Bitton in the last week by a local
butcher advertising a free delivery service
is not acceptable. Signs stuck up without
permission on street furniture is illegal, as
well as being unsightly and a potential
distraction to motorists.
Name & address withheld
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Staple Hill
The Great War remembered at special exhibition
An exhibition about World War One took place at the Royal
British Legion in Kendall Road at the weekend as part of
the centenary commemorations.
The Lest We Forget event featured information about the Bristol
and Gloucestershire war effort, and displays of uniforms,
medals and other artefacts, including women’s clothing from the
era. There was also music and slide shows, while outside the
Legion there were sandbags to remind people of the trenches
and a ‘Your Country Needs You’ banner.
Staple Hill Women’s Institute had a stall at the event at which
they were selling cakes, including some with a poppy theme,
Legion member Geoffrey Serle and standard bearer Graham
Hitching
and hand-crafted poppies in aid of Legion funds.
WI vice president Pauline Harper had baked a World War One
Trench Cake for people to try using the official recipe that was
issued. People in Britain would bake and post a fruit cake to
loved ones on the Front Line. Some traditional cake ingredients
were hard to come by and there are no eggs in the recipe vinegar is used to react with the baking soda to help the cake
rise.
WI members, from left, secretary Diane Tapscott, president Pat
Buck, Sheila Pinney and vice president Pauline Harper
This Saturday, 18th October, sees the launch of Staple Hill and
District’s Poppy Appeal with an event in Fountain Square. There
will be a service at 10am with music from the Salvation Army.
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300 people use
foodbank in first year
Keynsham
The Keynsham Foodbank has helped over 300 people and
provided more than 950 days of food in its first year of
operation.
Since 30th September last year, the Trussell Trust venture
estimates it has distributed the equivalent of 2,871 meals from
its centres at the Victoria Methodist Church on the High Street
and St Francis' Church on the Park Estate. A total of 170
children have benefitted during this time.
Foodbank co-ordinator Alan Hale is also a B&NES Conservative
councillor for Keynsham South. Commenting on the first
anniversary, he said: "When we were forming the foodbank we
knew that there was a need but did not know to what extent but
the year has seen us provide food to hundreds of people in food
crisis. In this day and age and in a country such as ours, no one
should ever go to bed hungry, nor should anyone have to wake
up hungry to face another day."
Food is distributed in exchange for vouchers which are issued
by doctors, social workers, health visitors or the Citizens Advice
Bureau. Visitors to the centres are offered a hot drink while their
food list is being made up and the only questions they are asked
is whether they are vegetarian or have any allergies.
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A transport strategy for Keynsham?
The long awaited draft transport strategy for Keynsham
has finally been published and members of the public
are now invited to have their say.
Two public drop-in days have been arranged next week at
Keynsham Rugby Club on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st
October from 4pm-9pm.
The document can also be downloaded and questionnaire
completed
on
the
B&NES
Council
website
www.bathnes.gov.uk/keynshamtransportstrategy
When planning permission was granted for the new town
centre development in 2012 it was not before the proposed
traffic plans were removed from the application and
replaced with a far reaching transport plan for the whole of
Keynsham. Despite regular assurances to requests from the
The Week In over the last 12 months, that the plan was
imminent, the revised draft was finally made public last
Friday, just a week before the new town hall opens for
business.
More details on what the strategy contains can be seen in
the article opposite but already, the contents have not gone
down well with some in the town. Keynsham South
councillor Charles Gerrish commented: “There are elements
of these proposals which are to be welcomed, in particular
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the commitment to improving local rail and looking at ways
to increase road capacity at Hicks Gate.
“However, overall this document is disappointing in its lack
of detail and will require much more work to turn it into a
worthwhile and deliverable strategy. For instance, it makes
no mention of the need for a new road link to the Somerdale
site, and contains no proposals to improve road links on
increasingly busy routes out of the town such as towards the
A37. The Council needs to set out its long-term transport
ambitions in order to secure vital investment in local
infrastructure.”
But Caroline Roberts, B&NES Cabinet Member for
Transport, has urged the public to engage with the
consultation in order for it to be a success. “This strategy will
only be successful if local people, businesses and
organisations are involved in its development. We want their
views to help us develop the strategy further and start to put
in place more detailed plans.”
For anyone unable to attend or access the document online
printed information and copies of the questionnaire are
available by calling 01225 394408.
The closing date for views is 12th November.
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Transport strategy - Keynsham
with a small k says it all
Mott MacDonald's draft transport strategy is fairly
weighty but the 36-page document is well worth a
read with judgment deferred until the end.
Don't expect any major infrastructure announcements
though. Plans such as the often talked of 'bypass' linking Avonmead Lane to the Broadmead roundabout
thus diverting a large volume of traffic away from
Keynsham town centre - are mentioned, and
dismissed as too costly and long term to have any
weight in the current strategy.
The document does pinpoint the current problems
precisely - that traffic congestion is impacting on the
commercial sustainability of the town and making it a
less attractive place to either live or visit. It also
accepts that the 20% population growth planned in the
council's Core Strategy will only make the situation
worse unless immediate action is taken.
While the best way to do this is by increasing the
appeal of public transport, cycling and walking, the
authors make clear that the strategy is not anti-car. A
significant section of the report looks at the current
and future car park capacity and requirements.
There are some facts and figures which jump off the
pages, however, and perhaps highlight the problem
which has been facing the town for a number of years.
Car has increasingly become the chosen method of
travel to work in the last 10 years, accounting for two-thirds
of Keynsham residents. Even though rail travel has doubled
in the same period, it only accounts for 4%. While there are
several laudable proposals to increase the availability and
appeal of bus and train services and of course, walking and
cycling, 50% of Keynsham residents are aged over 44 and
23% over 65. This compares with the national average of
41% and 16% respectively.
As to specifics, the mini-roundabout at the bottom of
Wellsway and Bath Road is identified as requiring traffic
lights to ease the congestion (yes, really!). One-way traffic
on High Street is also considered with two-way on Ashton
Way preferred to a gyratory scheme. Another plan for traffic
restrictions on the High Street outside of the rush hour is
also given a favourable reception.
This is only a draft strategy but it is light on firm proposals,
particularly on how to connect the new housing
developments to the town centre. It accepts that issues such
as increased train frequency and bus services are outside
its control and that nothing concrete can be done about car
park capacity until the future location of the leisure centre is
decided. Even if all the proposals are implemented, the
strategy concludes that by 2022, six out of 10 Keynsham
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residents would still be driving to work.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment is why, in 2014, with
many of Keynsham's development plans under way, are we
only consulting over a transport strategy. Many of those
schemes have been on the cards for the at least the last
seven years that The Week In has been reporting, and
successive administrations at B&NES Council have done
nothing about any upgrading of the infrastructure.
To commit two paragraphs in the current strategy to the sort
of capital projects which could have made a difference and
then dismiss them is an indictment of the situation
Keynsham finds itself in today.
While the report mentions the 2,150 new homes to be built
by 2029, no mention is made of the additional council tax
revenue or Government match funding from the New
Homes Bonus. B&NES has received £2.6m already since
the scheme was introduced in 2010 and the extra housing
planned for Keynsham would equate to the same amount for
6 years. Yet infrastructure projects are simply discounted
from the transport strategy.
That a typing error on the cover of this strategy document
spells Keynsham with a small k, it perhaps highlights the
way the town has been viewed to date.
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Woman, 21 dies
after her car
ploughs into a tree
Fishponds
The accident happened just before 10.40pm. The woman was
alone in the Vauxhall Astra when it hit the tree. She suffered
serious injuries and died at the scene.
The plans have united the community who held a second public
meeting last weekend.
Brislington
A 21-year-old driver died after her car hit a tree on the A4 Bath
Road near Brislington Football Club on Saturday night.
The road was closed in both directions for a time. An
investigation is being carried out by the Collision Investigation
Unit and anyone who witnessed the accident but hasn’t as yet
spoken to the police is asked to call 101 and quote log number
1183 of 11th October.
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Protest against McDonald’s
plans for Fishponds Road
Residents will be staging a protest on the site of a proposed
McDonald’s store on Fishponds Road this Saturday (18th
October).
From 11am local people will be demonstrating against the
proposed 24-hour drive-thru McDonald’s on the site of the old
Bristol Tiles unit.
Local people say a McDonald’s will only increase congestion,
bring noise, light and air pollution, and “supersize littering” on
Fishponds Road and into the community beyond, and that the
fast food outlet will be on the doorstep of at least two primary
schools and a large secondary school.
They say the development goes against everything for which
Bristol is striving as the European Green Capital 2015 and will
cheapen an area trying to promote independent businesses.
The closing date for comments to Bristol City Council’s planning
department was yesterday (Wednesday).
Situations Vacant
Political Slot for MP’s latest jobs fair
Kingswood
The latest jobs fair run by local MP Chris Skidmore is the focus
of a programme going out on Channel 4 next week.
The ninth Jobs Fair to be organised by the Conservative MP
was held on 26th September at Kingswood Community
Association and saw around 500 people through the doors.
Some of the job-hunters and recruiters were filmed for The
Political Slot, which will be on after the news on Wednesday
22nd October at 7.55pm.
In the programme Mr Skidmore talks about Conservative
policies for getting more people into work and says that since
May 2010, 500 fewer people in the constituency are claiming
unemployment benefit.
Among those featured in the programme are Tracy Cannard,
PR ambassador for Sainsbury’s at Emersons Green, and Ben
White, sales director at Marshfield Bakery.
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Cllr Matthew Riddle, the new Conservative leader of South Glos
Council, also features as he welcomes job-hunters to the fair.
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Housing group acquires
first property
St George
The ‘Abolish Empty Office Buildings,
House People’ group, a social housing cooperative founded by former Western Daily
Press journalist Tony Crofts, aims to buy
empty offices and convert them into
homes for people to live in.
The group raised the money through a
community share offer, where people can
invest up to £20,000 for a small return, as well
as a bridging loan from Bristol Triodos Bank.
The group aims to keep costs down and build
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Advice
on home
energy
costs
Curo is launching a
series of 'Bill Buster'
events around the area
showing people how to
get the best deal of their
energy bills and ways to
use less energy around
the home.
Contracts were exchanged earlier this month
on its first property, a disused warehouse and
office in Battens Lane.
“This is about making renting sense,” said Mr
Crofts. “In 1980, 31% of Britons lived in social
housing, in wonderfully mixed communities.
Now what’s left is sink estates and a huge
expansion in speculatively owned homes.
That makes no sense at all – what’s needed is
fair renting by responsible landlords to
responsible tenants.”
Saltford
Members of the residents' group of the Abolish
Empty Office Buildings campaign at Battens
Lane (Picture: Mark Simmons)
a sense of shared ownership by involving
future residents in a ‘self build’ scheme for the
flats under the supervision of a skilled
professional.
The group has secured the services of
experienced architects Askew Cavanna to
realise the project.
Experts will also be on
hand to advise how to
tackle problems like
condensation, mould and
damp.
The next event is at Wick
House Close Community
Centre in Saltford on
Wednesday
29th
October from 10.30am to
12.30pm.
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Awards for
New direction
for country park local carers
Keynsham
Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park opened a brand
new fox enclosure this week as a first step to becoming a
British Wildlife Park.
Cadbury Heath
The Cadbury Heath District Nursing Team/TB Response Team
(pictured) picked up the Team of the Year accolade at Sirona
Care and Health Awards for Excellence presentation in Bath last
"This is our first step in opening up the secret world of
British wildlife that lives around us to the public, next we are
looking at otters, red squirrels and a game bird walk through
an enclosure," said managing director Doug Douglas.
The park also unveiled its new mascot, Felix the Fox, who
will be on hand to welcome visitors in the future.
The fox enclosure is just one of several innovations at park
just off Pixash Lane, which is also celebrating its 25th
anniversary. It will operate full opening hours throughout the
winter months with admission charges cut by 50% between
November and March.
There are also plans for a Christmas Grotto and market this
year.
month. Sally-Anne Bauer, a community matron for Kingswood
was also acknowledged as joint winner of the 'I think they
deserve it' award which is given from patient nominations.
Kitchen badly
damaged by fire
Brislington
Firefighters dealt with a fire in the kitchen of a house in Grace
Park Road last Tuesday afternoon.
It is thought the fire started accidentally after vapour from
beeswax being heated on a gas hob caught fire.
The kitchen was left badly damaged and there was also smoke
damage to a connecting utility room.
On arrival crews found the woman in her 50s, already outside
and unharmed.
Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a high
pressure hose reel and a covering jet to extinguish the fire. The
property was then ventilated.
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Bitton
MP invites pupils to the Houses of Parliament
MP Chris Skidmore visited The Meadows Primary School
to work with the Pupil Parliament – and invited the young
ambassadors up to London to see the Houses of
Parliament in action.
The school's parliament consists of pupils who represent each
subject taught at the school. They help to reflect the views of
youngsters across the classes.
Pupils discussed a range of local and national issues with the
MP, including getting more play equipment for the local area,
road safety outside the school, and asking how effective
political campaigns are organised and run.
Mr Skidmore also told them all about his job and what happens
in Parliament.
He said: "The work of the School Parliament at the Meadows is
really well organised, and gives pupils a real sense of
responsibility. I was impressed by the quality and standard of
some of the questions and ideas that pupils raised - you never
know, there might even be some future MPs among its ranks.”
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Chris Skidmore MP and the Meadows School Parliament
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Brislington
Church looks for developer
for housing scheme
Developers are being sought to take on a new housing scheme
on the site of a former church hall in Allison Road. The Diocese
of Bristol and St Cuthbert’s Parochial Church Council (PCC)
have appointed Colliers International to market the site.
The hall closed in 2010 and in August of this year, planning
permission was granted for five three-bedroom houses, two of
which would front Allison Road.
Proceeds of the sale will then be used by the PCC of St
Cuthbert’s to fund improvements and refurbishment to St
Cuthbert’s Church and continued operation of other community
facilities that the church operates within the area.
New book club
Emersons Green
A new book club for adults has launched at Emersons Green
Library. Called 'It's not what you think', it will explore a range of
different non-fiction books each month. Meetings are from
6.45pm to 7.45pm on the third Thursday of each month.
For more details call 01454 868006
[email protected]
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Cossham Hospital campaigners
lobby Over-50s Forum
Cossham Hospital supporters lobbied people arriving at a
meeting of the South Gloucestershire Over-50s Forum last
week to highlight their ongoing campaign for a minor
injuries unit.
Among the speakers at the forum, held at the Resound Centre
in Mangotsfield, was a representative from Sirona Care &
Health, which provides community health services, including
the minor injuries unit (MIU) at Yate, to South Glos residents.
The local Clinical Commissioning Group gave Sirona the fiveyear contract worth £70m after “extensive patient and public
engagement”.
Cossham campaigners gave out leaflets about Sirona and
urged people to attend the meeting of South Glos Council’s
Public Health & Health Scrutiny Committee at Kingswood Civic
Centre on Wednesday 19th November when the MIU will be on
the agenda.
Members and supporters of the Re-formed Save Cossham
Hospital Group will meet in Kingswood Park at 9.30am before
heading to the civic centre for the 10am meeting.
A total of 16,000 people have signed petitions calling on health
chiefs to keep the promise of an MIU at Cossham Hospital as
stated in the business plan for the refurbished £19m hospital
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which was saved from closure.
Although the CCG says it has not yet ruled out the MIU, it is
looking at an overall strategy for urgent care services for South
Gloucestershire and says a range of factors must be
considered.
Campaigners say that since Frenchay Hospital closed earlier
this year, with services transferred to the new super hospital at
Southmead, the need for an MIU at Cossham is pressing.
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Later life event a
huge success
Saltford
Over 100 people attended a free event last Thursday hosted by
Bluebird Care (Bath and North East Somerset).
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St George
Grants from the St George Neighbourhood Partnership
Wellbeing Fund have been awarded to five local groups.
The Neighbourhood Committee, made up of St George West and
East councillors, voted to give money to the Friends of Dundridge
Park, Meadow Vale Community Centre, St George Pre-school,
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church and the Silver Cyclists.
St George Pre-School received £5,202 for all-weather matting to
increase the opportunity for play in bad weather while Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church was given £1,000 for 60 chairs for use
in halls and rooms used for community activities.
healthy and independent in their own homes. The event featured
stalls and displays from a number of organisations, all of whom
support older people - ensuring they can make the most of later
years.
Tim Rowland-Jones, managing director of Bluebird Care in Bath
and North East Somerset, said: “The over-65-year-olds play an
important part in our society. Not only have they contributed in
previous years to the development of civic life, but they also add
greatly to the economy, and give hundreds of hours of voluntary
time to community groups. We rely heavily on older people for all
they do, not to mention the support they give by helping out with
grandchildren”. The three-hour engagement event included stalls
from Well Aware, Healthwatch BANES, New Routes, Keynsham
Talking Newspaper, Care and Repair, Assured Mobility, and Age UK
BANES. Entertainment was provided by the Saltford Village Choir.
For more information contact Bluebird Care on 01225 445225, or
email [email protected]
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The Silver Cyclists from Life Cycle UK also received £1,000, which
will cover the fees of a cycling instructor for 10 accessible group
bike rides in the St George area for those aged over 55.
Meadow Vale Community Association was awarded £713 for a
children’s Halloween party, a Christmas fair, a fish and chip supper
for housebound elderly residents, including transport from Bristol
Community Transport, and a pre-planning application fee relating to
the centre’s proposed redevelopment.
The Friends of Dundridge Park received £635 to repair the Deer
Path linking the lower part of Conham Vale and Dundridge Park,
plus tools and a first aid kit for work parties and stationery supplies,
including a laminator, to promote the activities of the newly formed
community group.
A bid for funding from LinkAge in partnership with the Bristol and
Anchor Almshouse Charity was rejected as the aims of the project
were not seen as sustainable but the group was told that future
applications would be welcomed.
The closing date for the next round of grant applications is Monday
27th October. To find out more about how your group can apply for
funding visit www.stgeorgenp.org.uk/grants/
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Discovery Courses turn students lives around
Whitchurch charity HorseWorld’s Discovery Courses have
helped hundreds of youngsters who may be outside
mainstream schooling due to learning disabilities or
behavioural difficulties.
The tailored educational programmes which involve close working
with rescued animals have produced some notable successes of
lat.
Josh was aggressive and violent at home and school and,
following expulsion from school in year 11, Lansdown Park Pupil
Referral Unit in Stockwood brought him to join HorseWorld’s
educational Discovery programme
Josh’s confidence and maturity soon grew. Home life became
more settled as he learnt to cope with his emotions. His
horsemanship skills developed making him a very valued member
of the Discovery team. Before Discovery, Josh had poor reading
skills and very little interest in education. Studying outside the
classroom environment changed all of this.
With vital support from rescued horses and Discovery course
leader Sharon Howell, Josh left in summer 2013 with a new
dream, to become a vet or RSPCA inspector. He went on to study
maths, English and animal care at college and on completion of
his courses, he successfully applied for an apprenticeship with
HorseWorld which includes a Level 2 Horsecare qualification.
This made him the first student ever from his pupil referral unit to
go on to further education.
Lauren had grown up in care and was unable to engage in
mainstream education. After severe turbulence in her life she
came to HorseWorld on a work placement. The staff noticed her
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Lauren
Josh
natural ability and confidence around the horses so Lauren
started at Discovery in November 2013. She also enrolled on a
City and Guilds Skills for working life qualification, that she
completed at an excellent standard. Lauren also went on to a
Level 2 apprenticeship in Horse Care at the HorseWorld welfare
yard.
Discovery course leader Sharon Howell commented: “Josh and
Lauren are amazing young people with a great ability to do well.
We continue to support them and allow their dreams to be
achieved. They have become great role models for the younger
students. We are all so proud of them. These students would
otherwise have found employment difficult. HorseWorld’s
Discovery Courses have set them up with a career path by
providing them with much needed employability skills.”
If you would like to support the Discovery programme or want to
find out more contact Sharon Howell on
[email protected] or call 01275 893023.
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Keynsham
Chance to meet Bird Girl
The Keynsham group of the Avon Wildlife Trust begins its winter
programme of talks with a visit from Ed Drewitt on Friday 14th
November at Wellsway School.
Play delves into
our industrial
heritage
The Brass Works Theatre, based above Kingswood
Heritage Museum in Warmley, is staging a new play called
Deep Pit which highlights our area’s industrial past.
By the 18th century, Kingswood’s coal miners had earned such
a fearsome reputation that the Anglican evangelist George
Whitefield met with the mocking challenge, ‘If he will convert
heathens, why does he not go to the colliers of Kingswood?’
Ed is the education officer at Bristol Museum and is often on TV
talking on his specialist subject of peregrines. His talk, entitled
The Magic of Migration - Birds of Prey, is designed for all the
family with activities for children and the chance to get up close
to some birds of prey. Mya-Rose Craig, 12, better known as Bird
Girl, will also have a stand at the event. As we reported in The
Week In last year, Mya-Rose became the youngest birdwatcher
to log 3,500 different species.
Tickets cost £2.50 and £1 for children and are available from
Smith the Jewellers on Keynsham High Street or at the door on
the night.
For more information email [email protected]
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The mine workers and their families needed to be tough to
survive dirty, dangerous lives in and around the pits where they
were subjugated and exploited.
Deep Pit, written by Adrian Harris, finds the Crew family
continuing the coalface struggle in 1848. Jonathan and
Elizabeth have already lost a son to the deadly underground
conditions and now their daughter Mary is treading a
treacherous path with Henry Knight, the mine owner’s son.
Performances run from 21st October to 8th November at
7.30pm Tuesday to Sunday, with a matinée on Saturdays.
Tickets are £12 (concessions £10). To book go to
www.brassworkstheatre.com or call the museum in Tower Lane
on 0117 960 5664.
The play is suitable for those aged 14 and over.
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Help for struggling
with energy bills
Advice sessions are taking place today (Thursday) in
Cadbury Heath and Pucklechurch for people struggling to
pay energy bills.
The Warm Homes discount is a £140 rebate on your electricity
bill, which all the ‘big six’ energy companies (and some of the
smaller suppliers) offer. It's available to people who receive the
Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit, who should
receive the rebate automatically.
But most suppliers also offer the discount to a broader group of
customers, who receive other benefits and these people have to
proactively apply.
This means that many people who are struggling to pay their
energy bills may be eligible for the discount without realising it.
Advisers from the Centre for Sustainable Energy in Bristol last
month helped nearly 300 Bristol City Council tenants to apply for
the Warm Home Discount, saving in total around £40,000.
And this month they are turning their attention to South
Gloucestershire, thanks to funding from South Glos Council with
sessions including one at Cadbury Heath Children's Centre
today from 10am to 11.30am and at Pucklechurch Community
Centre from 1.30pm to 3pm.
There's no need to book - householders can just turn up with
their electricity account number. For more information call 0117
934 1400.
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B&NES urged to
proceed on station
assessment
Saltford
Saltford Parish Council has pressed B&NES to move the
railway station reopening proposal on to the next stage of
its evaluation.
At last week's parish council meeting, a motion was passed
stating: "Following the results of the informal public consultation
exercise launched at the public exhibition held in Saltford in
February 2014 regarding the possible reopening of Saltford
Railway Station, Saltford Parish Council asks B&NES Council
Cabinet to consider the Higher Level Output Assessment
(HLOA) report and to take the project to GRIP (Governance in
Railway Projects) stage 3 of Network Rail's GRIP process for
railway development."
One of the uncertainties over possible timescales for the project
was removed last week when the Government announced that
train operator First would continue to hold the Great Western rail
franchise for a further five years. Normally, the route would have
been up for tender in 2016 but with electrification of the route
due to complete the year after, it has been decided that
prospective operators would need more time to submit realistic
bids.
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Police staff may face criminal charges
over the death of Brislington man
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said last
week that it had completed its investigation into how police
officers and staff treated Bijan Ebrahimi in the days before his
murder in Brislington last year.
A report has been finalised, and a file of evidence relating to a call
handler and a dispatch supervisor has been sent to the Crown
Prosecution Service (CPS).
The CPS will decide whether criminal charges should follow. The
CPS was provided with an earlier file of evidence relating to three
police constables and a police community support officer in the
summer.
Mr Ebrahimi was beaten to death and then set on fire after being
wrongly branded a paedophile. Last November his neighbour Lee
James pleaded guilty to murdering Mr Ebrahimi in Capgrave
Crescent on 14th July, 2013. He was jailed for life.
IPCC Commissioner Jan Williams said: “As part of this inquiry, our
investigators criminally interviewed six Avon & Somerset police
officers and staff and I decided that files for all these individuals
should go to the Crown Prosecution Service to determine whether
they should face criminal charges.
“In total, 18 police officers and staff members, who had some
involvement in the force’s dealings with Mr Ebrahimi in the days
leading up to his brutal murder, have been investigated.
“I have provided the Acting Chief Constable with a report detailing
our findings as to whether or not those individuals have a case to
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answer for either misconduct or
gross misconduct and should
face disciplinary proceedings.
Until the conclusion of potential
criminal matters, it would not be
appropriate to release further
detail.”
The IPCC is also looking at
historic police contact with Mr
Ebrahimi dating back six years
prior to his death. This part of the
investigation is continuing, and
Mr Ebrahimi’s family are
regularly updated on progress.
Acting Chief Constable
John Lang
The Acting Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset police John Long
said: “The murder of Bijan Ebrahimi was a needless and dreadful
tragedy. We believed from an early stage that we failed in our duty
to protect him, and the report confirms that.
“My thoughts and feelings at this moment are with the family and
friends of Mr Ebrahimi. I am deeply sorry that we did not do enough
to prevent his death.
“I am grateful for the thoroughness of the IPCC report. My intention
now is to address the matters of misconduct, the service failure that
took place and the lessons to be learnt in a prompt, firm and direct
manner."
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Martial Arts
Rugby
Members from the Elite Chung Do Kwan Black Belt Academy in
Page Park, Staple Hill have once again proved why they are one
of the top clubs in the UK by taking a massive medal haul at the
Southern England Championships in Southampton.
Keynsham got back to winning ways in Western Counties North
on Saturday by Stothert and Pitt at the Crown Field. In a
functional rather than sparkling performance, the home team
dominated possession and territory for much of the game and
picked up a try bonus point in a 34-3 victory.
Medal success for Black
Belt Academy
Keynsham Rugby Club news
The seconds travelled to Crewkerne and despite a fine
rearguard action against the league leaders, were beaten 5619.
Comprising in a squad of 25 competitors and eight officials
representing UK Chung Do Kwan the team scooped 10 gold,
eight silver and seven bronze medals to give them overall
second place in the final medal table.
The Staple Hill club are continuing to offer one-month free
classes for anyone interested in learning Martial Arts. Call 0759
850 5299.
Golf
Canter one step closer to
European tour
Saltford’s Laurie Canter has moved one step closer to joining
stars like Rory McIlroy on next year's European Tour.
The 25-year-old turned professional three years ago and
finished joint 7th in the qualifying competition at Frilford Heath
recently and will now join around 300 players who have qualified
from around Europe in Spain next month.
The hopefuls will then be whittled down to the top 25 who will
achieve their dream of playing on Europe's top professional tour
in 2015.
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Hair raising action from the Crown Field (Pic courtesy of Richard
Angel)
The thirds beat Old Culverhaysians 1st team 31-5 at the Crown
Field. The main stay of the victory was their outstanding defence
led by veteran centres Dave Gray and Ken Seager.
Adam Peach and Chris Somers made vey sound debuts for the
fourths as they went down 42-22 against Avon RFC 2nds.
Football
Home cup tie for
Keynsham Ladies
Keynsham Town Ladies take a break from their tough national
league programme on Sunday with a Somerset County Cup
quarter-final tie at home against Frome Town.
Keynsham manager, Barrie Newton, says: "It's the nearest thing
the club have to a local derby and so it should be a very
competitive game. It will be so good not to be taking a 3 hour
bus ride for a change."
Kick off is at 2 pm at the AJN Stadium, Crown Field.
Sudoku Solutions
1-Easy
5
1
2
9
3
7
8
4
6
6
7
4
8
5
1
9
2
3
8
3
9
6
2
4
5
7
1
2
8
6
4
1
5
3
9
7
3
9
5
2
7
6
4
1
8
1
4
7
3
9
8
6
5
2
4
5
1
7
6
3
2
8
9
7
2
3
5
8
9
1
6
4
9
6
8
1
4
2
7
3
5
2 -Hard
4
1
9
6
7
3
2
8
5
6
2
8
4
1
5
3
9
7
7
5
3
8
2
9
4
1
6
8
4
5
1
9
6
7
2
3
2
6
1
7
3
4
9
5
8
9
3
7
5
8
2
1
6
4
3
7
6
9
5
1
8
4
2
1
8
4
2
6
7
5
3
9
5
9
2
3
4
8
6
7
1
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The Week in • Thursday 16th October 2014