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Bath & North East SomersetCouncil has been awarded£2m by the Government foressential resurfacing workon the Keynsham Bypass.

Supported by an overallaward of £5m by theDepartment for Transport –following a successful jointbid by joint B&NES and

Bristol City Council – thescheme is part of a £6.4mimprovement project on theA4/A4174 route to becarried out in the current

financial year.The work on the KeynshamBypass and A4174 is one of19 projects across thecountry that has been

awarded a share of a £75mGovernment investment toimprove roads andundertake essential repairwork.The award was made aftercouncils were asked to putforward bids for schemeswhich could make a realdifference to road users and

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Downend in BloomContinued from page 1avoid more disruptive ongoing repair work further down theline.In total, a £2.5m maintenance and safety scheme will beundertaken to resurface the Keynsham Bypass whilstundertaking any required upgrades to the crash barriers andsignage. The bypass was built in the 1960s and hasn’t been fullyresurfaced for many years.B&NES Council will be working with Bristol City Councilwith the aim of minimising disruption as far as possible duringthe essential maintenance work.Further details about the work, including the dates andtimescales, will be published by the council at a later date.

Congratulations to Downend andBromley Heath in Bloom for theamazing floral displays this summer,including these on Badminton Road.A Friends group which aims to raisefunds and make the scheme sustainablewould be happy to hear from anyoneinterested in joining who can spare sometime to get involved in the process.Regular meetings are held at StAugustine of Canterbury Parish Hall inBoscombe Crescent. The next is on 11thSeptember at 7.30pm.Anyone who wishes to make a donation

to the floral displays can contactchairman Chris Boulton on 0776 72341500 or secretary Jackie Baker on01179 572089.

Plans to improve pedestriansafety at the roundaboutnear the new McCarthy &Stone care home being builtin Hanham are out forconsultation.Magpie Court is being builtoff the north-east stub arm ofthe roundabout junction ofthe High Street (A431) andMemorial Road.South GloucestershireCouncil has secured £50,000of developer funding towardsimproving the pedestrianrefuges and hopes to get the

work done by the end of nextMarch. The existing crossingpoints around the roundaboutcurrently have no tactilepaving approaches to helpvisually impaired pedestrians,and are poorly aligned withthe pedestrian refuges whichare a little as 1.2m wide.The proposals are to improvethe existing crossing facilitiesacross the three busiest armsof the roundabout – north-east (the development site),south-west (Memorial Road),and north-west (next to

Magpie Bottom NatureReserve).The deadline to comment is20th August. You can [email protected] with your views andthere is a simple onlinequestionnaire, asking peoplethey are for or against theproposals.Details of the plans can befound in the Consultationsection on the council’swebsite. If you do not haveinternet access call 01454868004.

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In thisweek’sIssueTravellers floutsecurity measures atSiston Common . . . pages 4 & 5

Page Park café opens . . . page 9

Mystery over Hanhampub . . . page 27

Hanham

Plans to make junctionsafer for pedestrians

Fishponds

Man dead andwoman criticalafter fireA man died and a woman received life-threatening burnsafter fire broke out in a first-floor flat on FishpondsRoad on Saturday night.The road was closed while around 50 firefighters tackledthe blaze above DayZeeks English & Jamaican Cuisineand Meye Couture Fashion.The man and woman, believed to be husband and wife,were taken out of the building by fire crews. Both werecared for by paramedics but the man was pronounceddead at the scene. The fire is believed to have started accidentally in thefirst-floor bedroom.The first floor and roof space of two flats weresignificantly affected by the fire and a number of otherproperties were affected by smoke and water damage.

The travellers who werecamped illegally on playingfields opposite Kingswoodfire station after beingevicted from SistonCommon last month movedback on to common landlast Tuesday night.They returned at first to landin front of the Horseshoe pubbut weren’t there for longbefore moving in convoyacross the road to Siston Parkwhere they stayed untilSaturday night.They broke down a woodenpost to gain access. The posts

were erected in 2014 toprevent such invasions ontothe common land afterprevious illegal encamp-ments.The travellers left behind ahuge amount of mess whenthey moved off the Commonon 20th July, and after theyleft the playing fields a localresident sent the council andThe Week In pictures of themess there, including humanwaste, and said he feared thenearby brook had been

contaminated with it. Andanother clear-up operationwas expected to take placethis week at Siston Parkfollowing their departure.There were also reports lastTuesday night of travellersmoving a boulder to get on tothe old Warmley Golf Courseand there was a disturbance atthe adjoining skatepark wherefootage of a fight caught ona camera phone was passedto the police. A group of caravans and


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measures installed to keep them outvans were also seen at theBarrs Court Park area.Attempts to secure the land infront of the Horseshoe arecurrently going through theplanning process. MP ChrisSkidmore has recently writtento the Planning Inspectorateand Secretary of State insupport of Siston ParishCouncil’s application tocreate a bund around the site,saying it is neither fair norright that common land canbe “trashed repeatedly”.

There is a national shortageof sites for travellers. SouthGloucestershire Council runstwo authorised permanentsites that are oversubscribed.There are no transit oremergency sites in thedistrict.The council’s website statesthat unless an unauthorisedencampment poses animmediate danger, Govern-ment guidance on how to dealwith these encampmentsshould be followed: “There is

recognition by the Govern-ment that the provision ofaccommodation to travellersin the UK is insufficient. Inparticular, although largenumbers of people movearound the country everyyear, there is little transitaccommodation.

“Because of this, councils areexpected to tolerate encamp-ments unless there is autho-rised accommodation avail-able or a particularencampment becomes un-acceptable through its impacton the local community.“Any incidents of crime are

addressed in the same way onsites as they would beanywhere else. However, ifthere is proven crimeassociated with a particularencampment, the entireencampment may be movedwithout attributing it tospecific individuals.”

Rubble dumped on the fields

The illegal encampment at Siston Park

More than 60 peopleattended a “call forvolunteers” session atPucklechurch CommunityCentre last week as the fightagainst a new M4 junctionand link road through theparish gathers pace.And tomorrow night(Thursday) there will be anextraordinary parish meetingat 7pm at St Anne's Church inneighbouring Siston as thecommunity there comestogether to discuss theimplications of the proposal.Pucklechurch Parish Council

says it would have“potentially devastating andirreversible consequence” forthe wider community andrepresentatives have been intalks with Siston,Westerleigh, Dyrham &Hinton and Wick & Absonparish councils.Last month it emerged that a£500,000 study into where toput a new M4 junction andlink to the Avon Ring Roadsuggests Pucklechurch as anoption. It had long beenassumed that a Junction 18a -aimed at tackling congestion,

reducing journey times andunlocking economic potentialin the Emersons Green area -would be close to the Bristol& Bath Science Park. That isstill an option and one whichhas the backing of local MPsChris Skidmore and LukeHall. The Government-fundedstudy is being led by SouthGloucestershire Council inpartnership with HighwaysEngland.The Pucklechurch optionwould see a junction furthereast at Westerleigh Road (the

B4465). A new link roadwould cross the countrysidebetween Pucklechurch andParkfield Rank to crossShortwood Road at the SistonLane junction, and continuebetween Siston andShortwood to join the ringroad. The route from thejunction with the M4/B4465proposes two possible optionsfor the link road. EasternOption A would pass closer toParkfield Rank and EasternOption B would cut acrossfields closer to Pucklechurchvillage.The parish council is buildinga team to fight thePucklechurch option and lastTuesday’s session called forresidents with specificexpertise relevant to theobjection, such asengineering, biodiversity andconsultation experience,along with “streetchampions” to deliver leafletsand help their neighbourstake part in the upcomingconsultation and with writingobjection letters.The council says: “Our parishis facing one of the biggestchallenges to its continuedexistence. If enacted, theoption to create a newmotorway junction and

associated link road will havepotentially devastating andirreversible consequences forboth the local landscape andour community.“Pucklechurch ParishCouncil will do all that it canto ensure that its parishionersare informed, engaged andenabled to make their voicesheard and to feel that theircontribution to theconsultation process has thecapacity to make a realdifference: no stone will beleft unturned.”Pucklechurch Parish Council(PPC) says that the EasternOptions would havedetrimental consequences forthe surrounding parishes tooand this is more than aPucklechurch parish issue:“It’s not NIMBYism to wantto avoid the creation of newrat runs and traffic congestionover a much wider region.“This proposal would haveirreversible consequences forthe Bristol/Bath Green Beltbut it also has potentialconsequences for ourcommunity identity, heritageassets, the conservation area,the character of the locallandscape (including thesetting of the Cotswolds Areaof Outstanding NaturalBeauty) and its biodiversity,as well as residential amenity,traffic and air quality.”The parish council also saysthat although there are“speculative” developmentproposals for Pucklechurch,the regional Joint Spatial Planis still being formulated andmore consultation is due overthe summer: “Pucklechurchhas not been identified forstrategic housing growth as it was not consideredcompatible with the spatial


Bob Symons, chairman of PucklechurchParish Council, & vice chair Gail Boyle

Fight against Junction 18a and linkroad at Pucklechurch gathers pace

strategy. There is also muchspeculation about howbuilding a road through theparish may lead to futurehousing development butthere is no evidence tosupport this as a driver forbuilding the road.”As we revealed in Issue 483(19th July), a “vision” for2,600 homes on more than800 acres of land to the westof Pucklechurch was pre-

pared at the end of last yearby pad Design a repre-sentation by the DavisonFamily and IM Land Ltd, asubsidiary of IM PropertiesPLC. Proposed alongsidehousing are office, researchand development, light andgeneral industrial, ware-housing, sports/leisure andretail. The formal consulta-tion on Junction 18a starts on21st August and lasts for

eight weeks. A public meetinghas already been scheduled atPucklechurch CommunityCentre for the evening of 12thSeptember to which the MPshave been invited. And Westerleigh ParishCouncil will hold a drop-insession with South GlosCouncil officers on Monday11th September at Wester-leigh Village Hall between4pm and 6.45pm.

Bitton is currently without its shop after West Countryconvenience store chain Jones closed their outlet in thevillage on 21st July.Jones had announced back in 2015 that they were gettingrid of four of their shops, including the one in Bitton, aspart of a strategy to focus on their growing wholesalebusiness and re-invest in their remaining portfolio.A new tenant has been found and has been given a draftlease. When that is finalised, he will take over, andalthough there is as yet no reopening date, it is hopedBitton won’t be without a convenience store for too long.


Bitton

Village shop shuts

Siston


Police want to speakto this man after a 67-year-old man wasstruck with a piece ofwood and had hiswallet stolen during arobbery in DownendRoad.The incident happenedjust after midnight onFriday 14th June. Call 101 with anyinformation on whothis man is and givethe call handler thereference number5217133236.

Final planning approval has been grantedto build eight flats on the site of the NewKingdom Hall.Outline consent for layout and access wasgranted in January and the applicantsubsequently submitted plans for a three-storey building comprising of eight one- andtwo-bed apartments. While objections werereceived from Keynsham Town Council overthe scale of the development, the proposeddesign is similar to another residential buildingwhich also overlooks the Tesco car park. The development includes eight car parking

spaces and while this is below the levels set inB&NES Council’s Placemaking Plan, whichwas adopted last month, this number wasalready included in the outline consent whichwas granted in January. The public right of way which crosses the siteand provides pedestrian access to the rear ofthe Conservative Club was reaffirmed whenthat outline consent was granted and inapproving the application for the apartments,B&NES Council has reiterated that thedeveloper would need to apply for permissionto vary this during the build process.

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Page Park community building opensPage Park’s newcommunity building andcafé has been officiallyunveiled at a ceremony inthe Staple Hill park. The new facilities willprovide a hub for thethousands of visitors who usethe much-loved parkthroughout the year. The building is light, modernand open plan, and wasdesigned to reflect the naturalattributes of historic PagePark. It also features aheritage wall mural designedby a local artist whichcelebrates the history of thepark and Staple Hill. The community room will becalled ‘The Nest’ and willoffer a regular varied

programme of activities forall ages including toddlersessions, yoga and fitnesssessions. The Nest is alsoavailable for groups to hirefor meetings and events. The commercially-operatedBean Tree Café officiallyopen its doors to the public atthe weekend. The new building has beenfunded principally by theHeritage Lottery Fund, CoryEnvironmental Trust inBritain, South Glouces-tershire Council and theFriends of Page Park, as wellas through other donations. Cutting the ribbon toofficially unveil the building,Chair of SouthGloucestershire Council Cllr

Ian Blair said: “The mostimportant part of this projectis the communityinvolvement. This park isalways full of peopleenjoying a good day out andthis new building will onlyadd to that. It will breathenew life in to Page Park and Iam sure visitors will makegood use of the indoor spaceand enjoy it for many years tocome.” Sarah Staniforth, from theHeritage Lottery Fund, said:“Page Park is for everyoneand is the ‘green lung’ of

Staple Hill. The work that hasgone into understanding thecommunity and involvingthem at every stage willensure this place has asustainable future. Theemphasis has very much beenon the community and that iswhy this project did so well inthe application process for anHLF grant.” Stephanie Purser, from theFriends of Page Park, said:“Our green spaces arepriceless and there is still somuch more Page Park canoffer. This is the next chapter

in that story.” This work is part of a wider£2.2m regeneration projectwhich includes a £1.6mHeritage Lottery Fund Parksfor People Programme grant.The five-year project alsoincludes the restoration of thepark’s clock tower, repairs torailings, footpaths and walls,a refurbishment of the tenniscourt and an inclusiveprogramme of activitiesincluding Parkrun, a newJunior Parkrun and regularWalks for Health.

From left, Mark King, head of StreetCare at South Glos Council, Stephanie Purser,from the Friends of Page Park, Sarah Staniforth, from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Cllr

Ian Blair & Angela Haymonds, from Cory Environmental Trust


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Christmas TreeFestival Dear StephenWe are hosting a Christmas TreeFestival at St John’s Church inKeynsham again this year and wouldlike to make people aware of it as we arebeginning to plan.The dates will be 8-10 December andwe will again be inviting clubs andorganisations to take part. The invitations will be going out inSeptember with an October deadline forbooking trees. The cost of the trees willbe £25.There will be refreshments andlive music as in previous years.More details will follow but we wouldlike to make people aware as soon aspossible so that they will have it in theirdiaries.Sue Stevens

Vindicated by inquiry Dear EditorAs a member of the Avon Fire Authoritymay I respond to the letter from TerryEdwards (2nd August). I can fully understand his feelings and Idid speak against the sale of the oldKeynsham Fire Station to the highestbidder, I did speak in favour of taking adifferent course to help the town counciland did vote against the sale, but theoverall democracy ruled, I am afraid. However, I would like to answer thequestion posed of whether the B&NESmembers resigned and the answer is‘no’. The reason is that this issue cameduring the last two-and-a-half years andhad it not been for me, Cllr MarkShelford (Con, Bath) and Cllr NickWilton (Con, North Somerset) there

would have been no enquiry and noeventual damning report. Back in mid-2015 we started askingsearching questions and also seeking anindependent enquiry into the workingsof Avon Fire Authority (AFA) and theChief Fire Officer, and answers toallegations from a third party that hadbeen submitted to the AFA. Thus begana torturous two-and-a-half years for thethree of us as we became the subject ofwritten and verbal bullying within theAFA and much of it from otherConservatives, including theConservative leader on the AFA, CllrPeter Abraham. The Chief Fire Officer instigated aFreedom of Information application todelve into our email files. Followingthis, the Chief Fire Officer madecomplaints against the three of us. As aresult, the chairman and the deputychairs met and in August 2016 CllrAbraham wrote to us telling us to resignfrom the AFA, which we refused to do.At the same time, I was removedunceremoniously from the EmploymentCommittee. The pressure from withinbecame significant and as the AFA hadspent circa £0.25m on legal fees tosuppress complaints from a third party,thus there was a real fear of litigationbeing enacted against us. Despite having been a police officer for31 years and being big enough and uglyenough to normally fight my ownbattles, I became sufficiently worriedthat we would be next for such action.As a result, Mark and I sought legalsupport through the council. I am morethan willing to stand up and do mypublic duty but I was not willing to putmy home and the welfare of my family

on the line with potential legal costs. The three of us continued to fight ourcorner, supported and advised now by asolicitor. The other two were subjectedto a full-blown investigation and myselfto a mediation hearing at the complaintof the Chief Fire Officer. Eventually Nick Wilton made directcontact with the Fire Minister and theHome Office and things started tohappen but not before the chairman haddeclined to hold an enquiry at the behestof the Fire Minister. The full Government enquiry and thedamning report was a successfuloutcome for the three of us and thepeople of the Avon Fire & Rescue areabut not sadly for the reputation of theAvon Fire Authority. Whilst rewarding,it did little to soften what has been avery stressful and trying 30 months,battling those on the Authority whothought that all was sweetness and lightand that we were a trio of trouble-makers! How wrong they were. So, I am sorry, Terry, that is why Markand I, as B&NES members, did notresign from the AFA. Alan Hale (Cllr) Keynsham South Ward. Avon Fire Authority member

Dismay at loss of38 bus Dear SirI know I speak for many residents on thePark Estate, particularly the elderly,when we discovered to our dismay thatthe 38 bus service will no longer servethis area from Saturday 3rd September. The reason given is low usage and morepeople using the X39 which is of use to

only a small number of Keynsham folk.Admittedly, usage can sometimes below during late morning and earlyafternoon, so why can’t First operatethis service in early morning for workersand then resume at 3pm? This couldaccommodate most people. Many folk have hospital and dentalappointments and badly need thisservice. Also, older people are happierand indeed healthier if they can get outand keep their independence. Wehaven’t all got family living nearby orcan afford taxi fares. Hazel Davison

Keynsham milk thief Dear SirWill the person who stole four pints ofmilk from my doorstep on CharltonRoad in the early hours of Saturday 5thAugust, kindly return and put the moneythrough my letterbox – you know thenumber.Not only was this an irresponsible andanti-social thing to do, it caused a lot ofinconvenience to the residents.An annoyed Keynsham resident


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Museum puts Staple Hill in the spotlightThe second of KingswoodHeritage Museum's majorexhibitions for the 2017season has opened. Itshowcases the history andsocial development of theStaple Hill area over theyears. There are lots of things youmay not know about StapleHill. For example, thatfirefighters' uniforms havebeen made there since thefirst decade of the 19thcentury - and are still made

there, not only for Britishfire services, but for exportto over 100 countriesworldwide. And do you recall one of thearea's less successfulmanufactures – the Quasarof the 1970s? And goingback to 1965, does anyoneremember when MandyRice-Davies, famed for herrole in the Profumo scandal,opened the first laundromatin Staple Hill?If you have memories of

Staple Hill, or artefactsrelating to your life there,get in touch with themuseum, by phone at 0117960 5664, or via email [email protected]. The museum is located inthe former Champion BrassWorks at Tower Lane,Warmley, Bristol BS308XT, just off Avon RingRoad (Cadbury Heath exit).Buses 19, 19A, 42 and 43stop nearby.

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Football foryoungstersFresh from winning GFACommunity Club of theYear for the third time,Longwell Green SportsJunior FC will shortly berestarting their tots groupLongwell Littluns, whichwelcomes boys and girlsfrom the age of twoupwards.

Sessions are £2 on a pay asyou play basis.

The under five and sixgroups continue to run, asdoes the inclusive groupwhich invites children withall disabilities ages from sixto 16.

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Police target trouble hotspots as partof anti-social behaviour crackdownThe police and SouthGloucestershire Council’santi-social behaviour teamare cracking down on theintimidating and abusiveyoungsters who are causingproblems in Staple Hill thissummer. Among the catalogue ofrecent incidents highlightedon the Staple Hill ResidentsFacebook page are teenagersintimidating young childrenin Page Park and a largegroup causing trouble in ParkRoad and Albert Road,including kicking cars andusing abusive and threateninglanguage. There have also been reportsof items including stonesbeing thrown at houses, busesand cars.A South Gloucestershire

Council spokesperson said:"We have been aware of anti-social behaviour (ASB)issues in the Staple Hill areafor a number of weeks. Workhas been done by the ASBteam to supportvictims/witnesses that haveapproached us, together withsubstantial work inpartnership with Avon &Somerset Police to identifythe young people committingthe anti-social behaviour. "We have completed threeacceptable behaviourcontracts (ABCs) and a seriesof home visits to thehouseholds of thoseidentified, as well as sendingout a number of warningletters.”Neighbourhood SergeantSteve Davey said: “We’re

continuing to get reports ofanti-social behaviour in theStaple Hill area involving agroup of teenagers and arecarrying out targeted patrolsin response. “We often see an increase inreports of this sort of incidentduring school holidays, but itis down to a minority. Mostyoung people just want tomeet their friends, andsometimes they just don’trealise how a large, animatedgroup can seem to the morevulnerable members of ourcommunity. “However, the sort ofbehaviour we are havingreported, including stone andegg throwing, damage,nuisance, shouting andswearing, is not acceptable.Officers have been

responding, taking the youngpeople home and issuingdispersal notices barring themfrom returning to the areawithin a specified time. We’recontinuing to work withpartners including SouthGloucestershire Council,schools, organisationsproviding youth services andlocal housing providers, on a

longer-term approach.” He said that if the ABCagreements are ignored,further action can be taken. People are also encouraged tocontact the ASB team in strictconfidence. They can becontacted during office hourson 01454 868582 or [email protected]

The Government has givencash to improve roads inSouth Gloucestershire andBristol that suffer floodingproblems in extreme weather,including Scotland Lane inStockwood and the A431 atSwineford.The £3.4m of Challenge Fundcash for 10 projects follows ajoint bid by Bristol and SouthGlos councils.The projects were identifiedusing the Highway Infra-structure Resilience Assess-ment Modelling Tool(HIRAM) which wasdeveloped in the South Westand enables engineers toestablish areas on the networkthat are at risk and theeconomic gain to the area andcommunity if a solution isfound and the risk mitigated.The schemes will involveupgrades to the existingdrainage systems, replacing theold ones with more modernsolutions.New technology will beinstalled that will help thecouncils to monitor rainfall andwater levels to betterunderstand what riskscommunities are facing, to planbetter responses to flood eventsand more effective main-

tenance requirements.One of the roads where workwill be carried out is the majorcommuter link betweenStockwood and Brislington –Scotland Lane. £600,000 willbe spent improving the roadwhich regularly floods becauserainwater drains off a steepfield into a dip in the road,leading to closures andfrustrating detours and delaysfor motorists.Local councillors have beencampaigning for improvementsfor a long time and Bristol EastMP Kerry McCarthy wrote insupport of the bid for ScotlandLane, which is in herconstituency.She said: “The lane regularlyfloods and due to longstandingdrainage issues closes as aresult, removing an importantlink road between constituents,communities and businesses,and increasing traffic,congestion and air pollution onother surrounding routes.“Many options, all of them aquite significant investment fora local authority, have beenconsidered and one of them,which would see a new pipeinstalled, would be botheffective and affordable – withfunding from the Department

for Transport.”Bristol City Council’s CabinetMember for Transport CllrMhairi Threlfall said: “Theproblems in Scotland Lanehave been raised a number oftimes by members of thecommunity and localcouncillors, so we’re delightedthat we now have the fundingpower to take action tominimise the risk of flooding,which has too often disruptedjourneys.”

The projects in SouthGloucestershire are:• A431 (Bath Road),

Swineford• A4175 Cherry Gardens

Road, Bitton• A420 (High Street), Wick• Abson Road, Pucklechurch• Beckspool Road, Frenchay• B4058 (High Street),

Winterbourne• B4058 Bagstone,

Rangeworthy• Church Road, Chapel Road

& Camp Road, Oldbury onSevern

• Oldbury Lane, Thornbury

Bitton councillor EricaWilliams: “Since becomingward councillor, the flood riskin Bitton and Swineford has

been of serious concern. Ourofficers carried outconsultations in the flood riskareas at our request to gathervital information fromresidents and how the impact offlooding has affected them.The support from ChrisSkidmore MP has endorsed theneed for funding of theschemes to reduce this risk forwhich we are extremelygrateful.”And Boyd Valley councillorsBen Stokes and Steve Readesaid: “Abson Road inPucklechurch and the HighStreet in Wick are reallyimportant local routes and sothis investment to upgrade the

existing drainage systems withsmarter solutions is great news.“We should be investing toprevent the isolation of ourrural communities and thisannouncement helps to do justthat. We are grateful to our MPLuke Hall for his letter ofsupport accompanying thisfunding bid. The support fromChris Skidmore MP hasendorsed the need for fundingof the schemes to reduce thisrisk for which we are extremelygrateful.”The total value of the projectsis £3.7m. The councils willcontribute £300,000 fromexisting maintenance budgets.


£3.4m for flood resilience works

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The Longwell Green-based Majestic Gymnastics club arecelebrating success in the recent British GymnasticsChampionship Series at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.To reach the national TeamGym finals, the four teams gainedqualifying scores at a competition in March and since thenhave worked hard to prep for the prestigious event. It was one of Majestic's biggest achievements with all fournational teams taking part, of all ages and skill levels. In thePrimary Challenge Event, Majestic’s primary team tookgold, with a silver for the junior micro team, a 5th for thesenior micro team and 6th for the youth team in a very toughcompetition. Club directors and team coaches Candice Littleton andMichelle Prideaux, alongside coaches Stacey Godden andSteve Offer, say they couldn’t be more proud.To find out more about the club, which is in Aldermoor Way,visit www.majesticgymnastics.co.uk/

A five-year-old Longwell Green girl and hermum have raised more than £1,200 for CancerResearch UK after taking part in the Race forLife on the Downs in Bristol last month.Lola George, a pupil at Kingswood PrepSchool in Bath, and her mum Louise weredoing the race for Louise’s mum Carol Mears,who is recovering from breast cancer. Theyjoined more than 3,000 others taking part inthe 5k event.Louise said: “We completed our race in 55.15mins and raised a total of £1212.36. Localcompanies helped us fundraise by sellingcakes, including Ablefit, the Carpet Barn, theButchers Arms pub and all the builders on theMi-space development at Mount Pleasant inLongwell Green, plus Granger Reis in Bristol. “The Entertainer toy shop in Keynshamdonated toys to auction on social media. Thecompanies have all worked so hard for Lolaand me out of the kindness of their hearts.

Friends, family and the public have supportedus - it has been completely overwhelming. “We both received medals when we crossedthe finish line which we are very proud of. Weare already planning to run next year’s raceand my Mum and Auntie Chris are also joiningus.”

British Championships successfor Majestic Gymnastics

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Mum and daughter raisemore than £1,200 forCancer Research


The days have seeminglylong gone when the simpleway to make your workcolleagues or neighboursjealous of the fact you werelazing on a beachsomewhere while they toiledin the rain and wind athome was to send them apost card.Thanks to social media, themust do is to ‘check in’ withFacebook so your friends canfollow your progress from theairport departure lounge toyour hotel and that reallygreat restaurant or bar. Butthose pictures with timelinesmay not just be letting yourfriends or followers knowthat you are having a ball.What those messages homewill also be telling somepeople is just how long yourhouse is empty.And don’t think that if youhaven’t joined the socialmedia revolution you havenothing to fear. Last month, afamily in Keynsham fellvictim to a house break-inbefore they had even left onholiday and it seems theburglars followed them back

to their house after theycollected their foreigncurrency from the PostOffice. They then waited forthe occupants to go out againand managed to steal themoney, passports and otherpersonal items before takingthe car keys and driving offwith their car. You canimagine the consequences ofall that just a couple of daysbefore you’re due to leave onholiday.Posting a picture onFacebook or engaging inconversation with the bankclerk while he or she countsyour foreign currency areperfectly innocent activitiesand holidays are supposed tobe fun. But it just proves thatyou do not have to be a high-profile footballer like JohnTerry for someone to bewatching or listening forreasons other than genuineinterest in your wellbeing. By the same token, somepeople do need to know youare going away, particularlyyour neighbours.Avon & Somerset Policeadvise that if you are going

on holiday, don’t just take theusual precautions ofcancelling milk or newspaperdeliveries but also emptyyour recycling bins beforeyou go – especially if younormally leave them outsideyour front door. Garden shedsand garages don’t alwaysreceive the same level ofattention as the main housewhen securing your propertyahead of your departure. It’snot just that outbuildingsoften house high-valueequipment, they often containtools such as ladders whichcould aid a burglar breakingin to your house.Timer switches which willturn lights or radios on andoff at various times are a goodinvestment. Your neighboursmight know the reality of thesituation but anyoneobserving your property forother reasons will not be sosure, and will probably moveon to look for other targets.It’s also a good idea to moveany large items such as wide-screen TVs out of the sightline of the windows.Another precaution to take is

to mark valuable items withyour postcode, register themon the national propertydatabase, or at least takephotographs of them. While itis in one way an admissionthat your security precautions

have not been sufficient, itwill make life easier should,as was the case with therecent Keynsham incident,the suspects are apprehendedby the police.

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SPOTLIGHT ON KINGSWOOD

Caring for peoplein KingswoodStepping Stones toIndependence, based inWood Road in Kingswood,have been supportingpeople in their homes formore than 20 years.The team at the family-runcare agency provideservices to people in theBristol and SouthGloucestershire area. Thevast majority of clients,most of whom are olderpeople, come through socialservices, but privatereferrals are welcome too.The Care QualityCommission has rated

Stepping Stones as Goodand clients speak highly oftheir carers, while relativesare also complimentary ofthe staff.A variety of help isavailable, including withcleaning and laundry,preparing and servingmeals, medical assistanceand personal hygiene care.Stepping Stones can caterfor clients who havedementia and learningdisabilities and can offerhigh dependency care, aswell as respite cover, carefor people who have just

come out of hospital, ashopping and errandsservice, and companionship.Justin Rodway fromStepping Stones says theyare currently looking fortwo more support workersto join their friendly team tolook after their lovelyclients. Ideally you willhave experience ofdomiciliary care, but fulltraining is given. To find out more aboutworking at Stepping Stones,or how they can help you ora loved one, call 01179474620.

Meanwhile the team atCreative Youth Networkhelp young people reachtheir potential, by buildinglasting, secure relationshipswith them, based on trustand their own unique needs.In their safe and creativeenvironments across Bristoland South Gloucestershire,they provide social andemotional support throughyouth programmes and one-to-one work, andopportunities for creativeexpression throughambitious arts programmes.They help young peoplefind careers in the creativeindustries, and provideaccess to alternativeeducation, training andemployment for those whoare disengaged with thetraditional system. Thework CYN does encouragesyoung people to unlocktheir skills and confidence,and enter adulthood with theability to change their ownworld for the better.You can find out more byvisiting www.creativeyouthnetwork.org.uk

Kingswood Gymnastics &Trampoline Club has beenestablished in Kingswoodfor 22 years.This friendly club offersgymnastics and trampolinelessons to children agedfour to 16, Holiday Fun andSaturday sessions, birthdayparties, pre-schoolgymnastics, ReboundTherapy and trampoliningfor adults and children withvarious disabilities.Children are currentlyenjoying the Holiday Funclubs which run throughoutthe school holidays andincludes of all equipmentincluding the Air Trak,

trampolines, bouncy castleassault course games, discosand talent shows.Holiday Fun runs everyTuesday, Thursday andFriday from 10.30am to3pm and is suitable forchildren aged four to 13.Sessions costs £14 per childor £26 for siblings. You donot need to book thesesessions, children arewelcome to just come along.The studios are alsoavailable to hire in theevenings and on Sundaymornings.Visit www.kingswoodgymnastics.co.uk/ for moredetails.


Planters in Kingswood town centre which were filled by volunteers last month


Kingswood CommunityTransport is a charity thatprovides flexible travelwhich meets the needs ofresidents in a large area ofSouth Gloucestershire.Services are tailored tocustomers’ needs and KCThas a fleet of accessiblevehicles for people who

cannot easily use publictransport or who aretransport-disadvantaged.KCT’s Dial-&-Ride serviceenables people to visitfriends and family andcontinue to lead an activesocial life, and runs regulartrips to shopping centres.The charity also provides

return trips to SouthmeadHospital and the hospitals incentral Bristol, as well as toCossham Hospital and themany doctor’ surgeries anddentists within the area.Group hire is also availableand organisations such asyouth groups and lunchclubs make use of thisservice. KCT can also offerMinibus Driver AwarenessScheme (MiDAS) training.The community transportgroup runs with financialsupport from SouthGloucestershire Council andthe Sobell Foundation,along with charitabledonations and other smallgrants. It covers Bitton,Cadbury Heath, Downend,Hanham, Hanham Abbots,Kingswood, LongwellGreen, Mangotsfield,Oldland, Pucklechurch,Siston, Staple Hill,Warmley, Wick and Abson,Doynton, Dyrham andHinton, Frenchay,Tormarton, Marshfield,

Cold Ashton and ActonTurville.Annual membership fee is£22.50 (£20 each if a coupleare at the same address).Most trips are £1.50 eachway but for journeys furtherafield, the cost is £3 per trip.Bookings can be made bycalling 0117 9616016 andpeople are advised to give asmuch notice as possible asthere is a large demand forthe service.

KCT has a fleet of 14minibuses and seven cars.There are four permanentdrivers and the rest arevolunteers. There are about50 in the pool but KCT isalways looking for more.KCT would also welcomenew members to join theboard. If you have skillsincluding HR andexperience of running acompany, your supportwould be welcomed.

Door-to-door service for the communitySPOTLIGHT ON KINGSWOOD

On 28th September, a golf tournament at Saltford GolfCourse will be held to raise more funds to helpKingswood Community Transport continue to providethe services it does.The cost of taking part in the Three Ball Stableford is£120 for a team of three, which includes a bacon bapand coffee on arrival, 18 holes of golf and a two-courseevening meal, after which there will be presentations,an auction and raffle.KCT is also looking for sponsors (£100 a hole). If youare interested in taking part, either as a sponsor or wantto enter a team, call KCT’s general manager MikeVernon on 0117 9616016.

Raising funds


Footprints Pre-School Playgroup hasbeen celebrating after receiving thehighest Ofsted rating of ‘Outstanding’.

The inspector said the staff are deeplycommitted to extending children’slearning and that there are extremely highexpectations of their behaviour.

Youngsters are continually busy, haveexcellent opportunities to explore andfollow their own interests, and are“extremely happy, comfortable andoutgoing”. Staff continuously monitordevelopment to ensure that all childrenmake excellent progress.

Jayne Bray, who co-founded FootprintsPre-school Playgroup with LynneHambury, said: “Our vision was to createa quality, child-centred setting whereeveryone is valued and supported.

“We are all delighted that this has beenreinforced by our Outstanding Ofsted

report, which also states that staff areextremely adept at supporting children tolearn in different ways, but our success isnot only due to our excellent staff: it’s is areal community story.”

She said staff could not be so effectivewithout the encouragement, loyalty andpractical help of parents and carers,including an exceptionally enthusiasticand dedicated committee.

Ofsted inspector Patricia Pillaycommented that partnerships with parentsare highly effective and that parents valuethe caring, family atmosphere that staffhave created. Many children andfamilies keep in touch and attendFootprints events long after leaving.

Ongoing contributions from other localorganisations and individuals havealways been an important factor, eversince donations of resources, time,

expertise and manual labour enabledFootprints to open back in 2001.

“We value our community relationshipsso much,” said Lynne. “From Jean, a ladywho has ‘adopted’ us and regularly knitsfor the children, to the Mustard TreeCommunity Church on Watsons Road,where Footprints is based, which hasalways been so helpful and supportive.We work co-operatively on somecommunity events and we have weeklyvisits from John, Mark and Susan, whosing songs and tell stories: the children

are always excited to see them.

“The pre-school also benefits from strongconnections with local schools, libraries,retirement flats and nursing homes, not tomention the generosity and patience ofneighbours, including Antony andDerrick in the News Packet.”

Footprints Pre-School prioritises outdoorlearning and children are pictured hereduring a visit to Grimsbury Farm justbefore the end of term. The pre-schoolopens on Monday, Wednesday and Fridayfrom 9.15am to 1.45pm during term time.

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Pre-school achieves ‘Outstanding’Ofsted result Pic credit: Colin Rayner Photography


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A young entrepreneur has justopened his third garage.Josh Townsend’s latest venture is

Keynsham Garage Services, basedon the Brookleaze Trading Estate atStockwood Vale.Josh, who is 24, did his mechanic’sapprenticeship at Stanton DrewGarage and says he always knew hewanted to work for himself beforethe age of 21. He managed it withthe launch of Yatton GarageServices.Josh opened Keynsham GarageServices about two months ago –and just six months after launchinghis second garage, RedhillMotorhome Services. He explainsthat he didn’t intend to launch athird one quite so quickly but heardabout the vacant unit at Brookleaze

Trading Estate by chance andthought it would be a greatopportunity.Keynsham Garage Services offer

general repairs and servicing, tyresand MoT testing, and Josh islooking for more staff.Contact him on 0117 3290730.

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The Avon & Somerset Police Speed Enforcement Unit mobile speed cameras are outand about in the following locations in our area this week (beginning 7th August):

Bath & North East Somerset:In Keynsham on Charlton Road, Charlton Park, Albert Road, the B3116 Wellsway,Chandag Road and Queens Road; in Saltford on the A4 Bath Road and Norman Road;on the A39 at Farmborough and Marksbury and on the A431 Kelston Road.

Bristol:In Brislington on the A4174 Callington Road, Talbot Road and Wick Road; in StGeorge on Air Balloon Road and Nags Head Hill; in Stockwood on Stockwood Lane;in Fishponds on Thicket Avenue and Snowdon Road.

South Gloucestershire:On the A431 Bath Road at Bitton; on the A420 in Warmley and Wick; in Hanham onAbbots Road and in Longwell Green on Court Farm Road; at Mill Lane in Oldland andin Kingswood on Court Road and Tenniscourt Road.

Passing your driving test is a thrillingexperience, and what’s even more exciting iswhen the time comes to purchase your firstcar. With a recent survey from multi-mediapublisher Motoring Research naming theVauxhall Corsa as the most popular first car for17-and 18-year-olds in the UK, Saltford MotorServices in Bath is inviting local young driversto visit the dealership to experience it forthemselves. This comes as Vauxhall announces a two-yearagreement to provide a new fleet of Corsas toAdmiral Young Driver, the world’s mostcomprehensive driving education programmeteaching youngsters from five to 17 at over 60venues nationwide. Aiming to equip youngpeople with the knowledge and experiencethey need to stay safe behind the wheel, thecourse has seen accident rates amongst those

who have taken the course plummet comparedto those who have not. Offering motorists more for their money aswell as improved drivability, efficiency andconnectivity, the Corsa is available from£10,635 on-the-road. The Corsa focuses onenhanced comfort and safety and is availablewith features such as forward collision alertand side blind spot alert. Mark Thomas, sales manager at SaltfordMotor Services, says: “The Vauxhall Corsa isone of the most sought-after cars around today,and, with its affordability, dependability andrelatively low running costs, the vehicle is theideal first car for new drivers. With a variety offinance offers available, we’re confident wecan find the right Corsa for any youngmotorist, so we’d like to invite all thoseinterested to come visit us and take a testdrive.”

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There are three chances thismonth for youngsters to get closeto wildlife on a farm nearKeynsham. Elm Farm at Burnett is a workingfarm, hosting just a few visits eachyear. Farmer Philippa Paget isinviting under-16-year-olds(accompanied by an adult) to comeand see how the Paget family havemanaged their farm to benefit awide range of wildlife.Three pairs of barn owls breed onthe farm most years, and thisSaturday (12th August) you can seewhere they are living and learnabout what is being done to helpthem flourish. At the end of themorning a friend will bring one ofhis education owls and explain whateveryone can do in their own gardento help these birds.On Friday 18th August it’s an

evening outing to firstly see wherebats will be feeding after dark, andthen watch and hear a range of batspecies as they leave the barns andfly out into the night. It is hoped thatAvon Bat Group bat carers Stewartand Kiri will be there with some oftheir education bats to show you.However, they may be called out atshort notice on a bat rescue mission.So far this year they have helpedmore than 40 bats return to the wildafter being found in need of help forone reason or another. Then on the morning of Saturday26th August the topic will be moths,of which there are thousands ofdifferent species in Britain. Mothsare much easier to look at thanbutterflies, because they usuallystay still. After seeing them upclose, you can help put them back inthe bushes so they can hide until

dark. Then there will be a chance toexplore what else lives in andaround the farm hedgerows.Visits are free but booking isessential to keep groups small.Walking, to suit the age and ability

of the group, is on field pathwaysand farm tracks. Details can befound at www.elm-farm.com orcontact Philippa via [email protected] or on 0773313 8736.

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Saltford Parish Council isplanning to adopt the oldBT phone box at the cornerof High Street and TheShallows and turn it into anasset that local people canenjoy.It’s looking for ideas about

what the kiosk could become.In other places across thecountry, decommissionedphone boxes are now beingput to a variety of usesincluding for Public AccessDefibrillators and as artgalleries, mini libraries and

tourist information points. The redundant phone box onMain Road in Shortwood isnow a Public AccessDefibrillator. The life-savingemergency equipment hasbeen provided for thecommunity thanks toPucklechurch Parish Council.Meanwhile Bitton ParishCouncil is hoping to adopt thephone box on Bath Road inBitton with a view to housinga defibrillator too.See BT's Adopt a Kioskwebsite for more informationon the scheme. Overall use of payphones hasdeclined by over 90 per centin the last decade and theneed to provide payphonesfor use in emergencysituations is diminishing allthe time, with at least 98 percent of the UK having either3G or 4G coverage.


New lease of life for phone boxes Keynsham

Items forrepair?Transition Keynsham arebringing the Clean, Green,Repair Machine back toKeynsham next weekend.If you have any items whichneed repair, such as a bike,clothing or household items,then bring them along to thefront of Keynsham BaptistChurch on Saturday 19thAugust between 10am and12.30pm. In this throwawaysociety, so many items arediscarded and sent to landfillthat can easily be repairedby someone who knowswhat they are doing.If you are able to volunteeryour services and join theteam, Transition Keynshamwould be pleased to hearfrom you. Call 0117 9862257 or email [email protected]’s old phone box

The phone box inSaltford


Despite reopening last September after amajor refurbishment, the Queens Head onLower Hanham Road is back on themarket.The pub was closed for a while last summerbut reopened under a new licensee MikeWalkeden who said he recognised the potentialof the Wadworth-owned pub. At the time he promised to bring a “fresheating experience to the area” with a carvery,grill and traditional pub favourites, alongsidean à la carte created by a Marco Pierre White-trained chef. A cocktail lounge was also part ofthe revamp.A regular has contacted The Week In to say thepub is more often shut than open and when shevisited recently, there was no beer. There arealso some less than favourable reviews onTripAdvisor.Wadworth’s website say there is anopportunity for new business partners to take

on the recently refurbished pub, which formany years was run by Patrick and MichelleMurphy. The couple won the KingswoodCommunity Pub of the Year crown in 2012 andmade it on to the award shortlist in 2013 and2014.The pub was closed when we visited onSunday and Monday of this week. We havetried to contact the pub for a comment but thephone number on the pub’s website was notaccepting incoming calls.

Concerns about children cycling through redtraffic lights in Hanham and being abusive tomotorists were raised at the last meeting of thelocal Community Engagement Forum.

The police have carried out educational visitsat youth clubs with a road safety officer andsay they will continue to deal with reportedincidents.

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