Hot wel l s &

Cl i f t onwood
News spr i ng 2014
published by Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association
in this edition:
Meet your neighbourThe Lord Mayor
Hotwells at the heart of Bristols heritage
What happened to Hydrogenesis
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editorial
For Hotwells & Cliftonwood Residents
Parking Zone, the talking is over, the
lines are down and the ticket ma-
chines are up; all happening remarka-
bly quickly and efficiently, it must be
said.
Processing permit applications has been
slower and Its too early for any serious
analysis as we go to press but people
seemed to start observing the new rules
as soon as the white lines appeared. It is
a joy now to be able to walk safely in
streets like Ambra Vale East and South
Green Street which had been perma-
nently blocked by pavement parking on
both sides. On the other hand, getting a
fire engine into Ambra Vale East in a
hurry could prove problematic.
The flexibility the Council has shown in
its painstaking consultation process and
willingness to adapt to local conditions
has been admirable. The team imple-
menting the scheme has possibly the
worst job in the Council but staff have
shown endless patience in listening to
every objection and suggestion.
That doesnt mean everyone is happy. A
late protest from Hotwells School about
lack of parking for teaching staff is diffi-
cult to resolve, given the lack of space
on or around this cramped site.
The new swathes of double yellow lines
around junctions and driveways impose
a discipline that should make it easier
and safer for all road users to negotiate
our ridiculously congested streets.
However it inevitably means fewer
spaces available overall. Whether this
matters depends critically on whether
the commuters who are supposedly
exploiting the availability of free all-day
board and lodging for their jam jars do
really exist. No one knows for sure, but
squeals of protest from Clifton residents
after May would be a good sign that
they are about and being displaced into,
still unregulated, territory but not for
long!
RP is it a Real Perk
or a Ruthless Ploy?
How to Contact us:
Hotwells & Cliftonwood
Community Association
c/o Southernhay House,
Southernhay, Bristol BS8 4TL
tel: 0117 9291883
admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
Management Committee
Dennis Gornall (Chair)
Brenda McLennan (Treasurer)
Ray Smith Communications
Mike Timmins Open spaces
Helena Kowalski
Anna Wilson
Gill Loats (Hotwells News advertising)
Ambra Vale Eastcould emergency vehicles
navigate between these lines?
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community news
An unexpected announcement at the
last Neighbourhood Partnership meet-
ing in March looks like solving a major
problem for parents in our area.
A shortfall of around 70 reception class
spaces has been predicted for the Part-
nership area by 2016 and parents in
Ciftonwood have been offered school
places as far away as Luckwell Primary in
Bedminster (see article in Autumn 2013
edition of Hotwells News).
Now the Council has moved to acquire
the Caravan Club site beside the Orchard
Pub on the South side of the Harbour,
and will use it to build a new 2 form en-
try school. With the site already in Coun-
cil ownership, containing only easily-
removed temporary structures and a
lease giving the tenant only 6 months
notice, one wonders why this solution
didnt occur to someone earlier.
The plan is to open the new school in
September 2015, or 2016. With both
Hotwells and St Georges Primary burst-
ing at the seams its likely that parents
living in Hotwells, Cliftonwood, the new
Harbourside development and South-
ville will be competing for places.
The Caravan Club site, with convenient
access to the city centre, has been very
popular with visitors since it opened on
a largely derelict, dockside in 1978. The
one slight problem is that it lies in a high
flood risk zone. It will be interesting to
see how the planners and designers deal
with that!

The Wessex service 505 which stops at
Dowry Square and Holy Trinity Church
has been adjusted to provide a park &
ride service from Ashton for visitors to
the Zoo.
For Hotwells residents, it gives a useful
half-hourly link between 06:00-22:00
that takes you to Clifton Triangle, Clifton
Village and Blackboy Hill and on to
Southmead Hospital.
The 506 is the complementary service
starting from Create Centre that goes
direct to Temple Meads via Cumberland
Road, then to Broadmead, Easton, East-
ville, ending at Southmead Hospital. It
runs between 07:00-19:00
Both services operate Mon-Sat. The 506
has no Sunday service and the 505 a lim-
ited hourly one. For more info. see
http://www.wessexbus.com/services/
WessexBristol_8.html#wessexBristolTab
These are City-subsidised services and
thus, always at risk from budget cuts so
its a case of use it or lose it.
Meanwhile the problem of First Bus re-
fusing to use the Dowry Square stop
(that doesnt seem to bother other op-
erators like Wessex) rumbles on. As does
the fact that Park & Ride services have
permission to set down passengers in
Hotwell Rd. but not pick up. We are still
trying to get a response from BCC.
New School surprise
The Caravan Club sitean obvious solution?
Bus Service Changes
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Many households are still leaving bins
on the street permanently, often block-
ing pavements and creating an un-
sightly mess. There is a campaign to
encourage people to store bins ac-
ceptably and various strategies have
been devised to find a solution to the
problem.
John Bradfield has
been working with
Annie Oxley from
Pooles Wharf to
deal with errant
bins on Hotwell
Road. With help from
local Councillors Barbara Janke and
Charles Lucas, the use of warning notices
has resulted in
an immediate
improvement.
Anyone with a
problem manag-
ing bins can con-
tact the City
Councils cus-
tomer services
team for advice.
Tel: 0117 922
2100
For long-suffering readers of Hotwells
News, I promise this is the last word on
the subject but our long-sought trees
have arrived at Cumberland Piazza.
Eight semi-mature red maples were
planted by contractors in March; the
first significant investment in improving
Hotwells largest open space since the
1960s. The money raising was a joint
effort between the Neighbourhood
Partnership, the Hotwells Pantomime
and some generous local donors, to all
of whom we are extremely grateful. The
trees are already showing signs of re-
sponding to the Spring sunshine. Go
and enjoy, hopefully for now and years
to come!
Trees at last!
Bin nuisance addressed
These pictures give some
idea of the difficulty of tree
planting at Cumberland
Piazza where tarmac and
deep rubble of demolished
houses had to be removed
to give the trees a good
chance of thriving.
community news
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Following consultation in February (see
last edition) we are progressing various
ideas that people felt would improve
this space. Here are some of them:
Painting Pillars
Tagging under the flyover has increased
recently so its time to get our own art-
work into the space before it becomes
used for random graffiti.
Artist Dave Bain will be working with us
to design a colour palette for the pillars
and running a workshop for local artists
of all ages to develop and design
characters to paint on the pillars. The
characters could be humans, birds, mam-
mals, insects, plants, trees, boats anybody
or object with a connection to the space.
We will need your help to paint the pil-
lars. For an example of the way Dave
works visit http://davebain.com
Writing on the Walls
Local artist and graphic designer, Oli Tim-
mins, is designing stencil letters to use for
producing more artwork on the Piazza.
Hes keen to explore the history of the
site, tell stories about the homes that
used to be there and reflect the lives of
Hotwells folk using simple text. The let-
ters could also be used as signs for direc-
tions to surrounding places. Hell start by
working with young people on the pillars
around the skate spot. For examples of
Olis work visit:
http://www.upfest.co.uk/artist/oli-t
Skate Spot Update
So many people wanted more facilities
for 8-15yr olds, so we have prioritised it in
our plans. We have talked to a lot of
skate boarders who tell us that if we tar-
mac an area which is under cover and
make it as smooth and level as possible,
we will have a really fantastic place for
kids to skate. We dont need any grand
schemes to begin with. Were exploring
the idea of markings on the tarmac for
ball games and Oli will help kids give the
space a Hotwells identity!
Anna Wilson
Water capture and storage
The site has no mains water and its very
difficult to find enough to water plants
and the new trees. We are proposing to
construct a rainwater capture system on
the roof of the disused toilet block.
cumberland piazza
proposed site for small skate/ ball game
area on piazza
how coloured pillars might look
note: colour scheme not yet decided
For all these projects we are work-
ing on getting permission from the
council,
In the meantime wed love you to
get involved, so if you can help
please get in touch:
admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
www.artundertheflyover.com
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The greatest waste of transport cash in
Bristols history continues on with a
seemingly unstoppable momentum.
The Secretary of State accepted the
Inspectors Report from the Inquiry
that allowed the scheme to
proceed.
The Mayor was only able to divert it away
from the Harbour since a poison pill
contract signed by the previous BCC ad-
ministration
would have
landed Bris-
tol with the
entire bill for
costs to date
(9m) if he
had kept his
promise to
cancel it.
Given the
construction
and operat-
ing cost risks
this might
prove to be a bargain lost.
A planning application was submitted on
9
th
December 2013 for the revised route
along the Cumberland Road. It has been
out to consultation and will go to plan-
ning committee for rubber stamping in
due course. There are over 240 docu-
ments registered including a long list of
objections by local residents and others
who have actually thought about the
plan. The application was approved on
March 19th.
It is worth reflecting that the application
still claims (amongst other things) the
scheme will Improve safety along the
corridor by reducing the use of private
cars
The West of England Partnerships con-
sultants figures show a projected car
journey reduction due to the scheme, by
2031, of 0.2% with the car still accounting
for 90% of journeys. This is approximately
a 500 trip reduction in a total of 180,000
persons per day. The use of the Park and
Ride is forecast to be less with the
scheme than
without it. So,
will anyone no-
tice the differ-
ence? I very
much doubt it.
The transport
benefits are so
nebulous that
the latest PR
ploy is to sell it
as a flood de-
fence and
Ashton Bridge
protection
scheme. Laudable objectives, but not
part of an integrated transport strategy.
If any of the schemes champions, say Tim
Kent or Gary Hopkins, would like to ex-
plain how this is good value for 42m and
counting, in plain language, I am sure the
Editor of Hotwells & Cliftonwood News
would be happy to publish it.
Meanwhile stump up your 14m council
tax contribution while we make 85m of
cuts in the rest of the budget.
James Smith
(reprinted from an article in Better Bristol pub-
lished by Bristol Civic Society)
BRT2 / AVTM/ Metrobus or whatever its called by the time
you read this....
impression of how the Metrobus route would look at Spike Island
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A Hotwells resident for 12 years, Faruk
Choudhury is very proud to be the first
Asian Lord Mayor in Bristol, the first
Muslim Lord Mayor as well as the
youngest in its 800 year history.
What is the role of Lord Mayor?
The Lord May is the figurehead of the
city, I chair the full council and various
committees. When we have visitors from
outside Bristol and outside UK, its my
role to meet, greet and accompany them.
I represent every community event as
Lord Mayor, on behalf of the city, plus
visiting schools, colleges, universities. I
began the role on 21
st
May 2013 and this
month I will become deputy Lord Mayor
for a year- I call it a 2 year package.
I also welcome visitors to The Mansion
House here on Clifton Down. We are
open to the public by appointment and
community groups can come and book
to see the house and some of its treas-
ures. Children from Hotwells Primary
School have been to see me here.
For the first time we have an Executive
Mayor, George Ferguson, who was
elected following the referendum and he
replaces the Council Leader. They are two
different roles; the Mayors job is the day
to day running of the city and my role is
ceremonial. But we work together very
nicely.
What kind of person do you need to
be to do your job?
You have to be friendly, approachable,
listen to people and take their issues for-
ward, help to resolve difficulties, hard
working and you have to be a councillor
to be elected. Its a very busy role! This is
my 836
th
engagement and I can have 4 or
5 a day including at weekends. But I en-
joy it, its an honour!
What do you feel has been your
greatest achievement as Lord
Mayor?
It is a very special role for me. As a posi-
tion it is hugely significant, not just per-
sonally, but for communities, especially
the black and ethnic minority communi-
ties. Since I became Lord Mayor I have 2
charities I work on, one is the Lord
Mayors Childrens Charity and I have also
launched a campaign to raise awareness
for blood and organ donation, especially
in the black and Asian communities.
These communities are waiting 3 or 4
times longer than other ethnic groups.
The NHS has a severe shortage, and 3-4
people are dying everyday. The last thing
we want to think about is death and
donating our organs after our death, but
it helps save so many lives. We are work-
ing with different religious groups
through our community champions to
dispel myths about religious reasons for
not donating. This campaign is going
extremely well and I will continue to work
on it into the future.
meet your neighbour
Councillor Faruk Choudhury, Lord Mayor of Bristol 2013-2014
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What, if anything has surprised you
about the people youve met in your
time as Lord Mayor?
Ive met hundreds of voluntary workers
who are the true heroes of the city. I think
that these people are one of the reasons
why Bristol is such a great city.
What do you feel your relationship is
with Hotwells and Cliftonwood?
I like living in Hotwells its a beautiful
community with a nice small school
where everyone knows everyone. I have
three children at Hotwells Primary and
they really integrated with everyone. We
also have an 11
th
old month baby who
arrived just after I took office as LM. If we
need any support someone always offers.
if we cant pick up our children from
school other parents will take them home
to play. As LM and councilor for Easton
this has helped me a lot as I have often
had to work evenings and weekends. My
wife is also busy; we are opening a new
deli. at the bottom of Jacobs Wells Road,
Chai Shan, which she will run and we
hope the local community will enjoy. We
feel so much a part of this community, we
feel safe here, we are close to the country
and to the city centre. I love where I live.
Ffi twitter.com/lordmayor
Twitter.com/choudhuryfaruk
www.facebook.com/
lordmayorfarukchoudhury
www.facebook.com/farukchoudhury
Anna Wilson
Our positive re-routing proposals (see
article in last edition of Hotwells News),
huge lobbying effort and the 4,473 peti-
tion signatures (thank-you all!) did not
secure us a dialogue with the Mayor,
Council or Metrobus team prior to the
Central Planning Committee on the 18
th

of March.
Metrobus plans where approved in full. De-
mands for business lorry access got incorporated while it appeared that road safety,
congestion and environmental concerns raised by the local community (and many
other objectors) would be brushed aside.
However, at the very last, the majority of the committee, led by its chair, our local
ward councillor Alex Woodman did take notice and they voted to instruct Bristol
Council Transport officers to assess the feasibility of including our re-routing and
SAFE shared streets proposals as part of implementing Metrobus.
We are working with Transport officers to carry out the feasibility study which will
report back within 4 months of the Planning Committee decision, and to the Coun-
cil Executive for a decision effectively, Mayor George Ferguson.
Richard Walker
Harbourheads update -
Making our streets SAFE for all
campaign.
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Hotwells is shaping up to be a key link
in a chain of heritage attractions to
lure visitors to our under-appreciated
end of the Floating Harbour. How can
we respond to this?
The Heritage Lottery Fund is sup-
porting two Bristol locations in its
latest 30m funding package. These
amount to 25% of the national total
and both are on our doorstep,
within a few yards of one another.
The ss Great Britain (1), multiple
prize-winning attraction has been
awarded a further 4.7m towards
the cost of creating a new Being
Brunel project. Based in the
currently derelict row of buildings
alongside Great Western Dockyard
and facing Hotwell Road. The total
7m investment will extend the
scope of the museum by exhibiting
many Brunel artefacts, for example
his cigar case, locked diary and
original plans of the Clifton Suspen-
sion Bridge which are not on public
display at present.
Meanwhile, at the far end of the
Harbour, our much-loved Underfall
Yard (2) after nearly 20 years of
gradual growth and refurbishment
with limited resources has won 3m
in support of its vision of creating a
Maritime Centre of Excellence, with
new opportunities for growing maritime
industries and improving public access
to the famous Brunel underfall sluices,
extraordinary Victorian workshops and
possibly the last dockyard hydraulic
power system surviving anywhere in the
world. The lovely pump house (the
successor to the one we know of as the
Pump House pub) will have its future
secured by conversion into the Power
House learning centre. The aim is to
avoid creating a sanitised museum feel
for the site; with continued use as a self-
supporting, working dockyard at the
heart of the project. With funding in
place, the Underfall Yard Trust will
acquire ownership of the site from Bris-
tol City Council giving it more control
over shaping its future.
Hotwells: at the heart of Bristols heritage
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As if that were not enough, Clifton Sus-
pension Bridge Trust is in the middle of
building a new visitor centre and ad-
ministration block to replace a 10 year
old portable building (3). This, in spite
of its small size and lack of facilities, has
welcomed an average of nearly 60,000
visitors a year from more than 100 coun-
tries. The 1.9m development (also
partly HLF funded) plans to be up and
running by Dec. 8
th
this year the 150
th

anniversary of the opening of the
bridge.
These 3 sites are on any serious visitors
tourist trail and connected by interest-
ing walking routes that can further en-
hance their enjoyment and knowledge.
The green route that connects the Sus-
pension Bridge via Burwalls Wood to
the Avon towpath and thence to the
Harbourside path
The heritage route alongside Cumber-
land Basin and crossing the Entrance
Locks (4) taking in the Brunel
Lock chamber, and Brunel Swivel
Bridge (also currently being
spruced-up by volunteers and
crying out for better interpreta-
tion). This leads our visitors into
Hotwells (where we have no
visible description of the story of
the Hotwells Spa) and up
through the historic terraces of
Clifton to the Bridge, passing the
unique but little known Clifton
Rocks Railway (5).
So here is a challenge for us in
Hotwells, bang in the middle of
all these historic riches, to raise
our profile with visitors to Bristol.
Literally put Hotwells and
Cliftonwood on the map as the
special communities they are;
not some annexe to an estate
agents construct of
harbourside.
We would like to look at ways we
can promote our area and link all
the sites of interest to provide a
more rounded view of Bristol
history and help our local traders to gain
a better share of a growing tourist trade.
Is this a practical approach? Do let us
know if you could spare some time to
help the Community Association
develop these ideas? email:
admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
Ray Smith
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With the beauties of spring all around
us, now may be the time to switch to a
green electricity supplier, if you have
not already done so. It is one of the
simplest things to do to help preserve
out beautiful planet in a habitable con-
dition.
Standard prices for electricity produced
from sustainable sources like wind, sun,
hydro-power, are now comparable with
those for electricity produced from fossil
fuels - more information from:
gooshing.co.uk website or Bristol Energy
Co-op (www.bristolenergy.coop). If you
want to go further there are local oppor-
tunities to invest in clean power genera-
tion. Bristol Power Co-
operative have a share
offer out, as part of the
plan to make Bristol
the UK's first Solar City,
Bristol Energy Co-op
hopes to have the
opportunity to invest
in a wind turbine over-
looking the M4 and
Triodos Bank (office
near College Green)
have plans for more
opportunities for in-
vestment in green
energy. You could also go in for energy
generation yourself. I have used almost
no gas between April and September
since I installed solar thermal tubes, in
combination with more insulation in the
loft to keep the heat in my sun-warmed
sitting room, and the Government have
now released details of tariffs that will be
paid for Renewable Heat:
(www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-
programmes/domestic-renewable-heat-
incentive).
In spite of all these great opportunities
there are unfortunately some projects
pushing in the opposite direction. There
are applications to build electricity-
generating plants at Avonmouth burning
tropical biofuels. These are more environ-
mentally damaging than natural gas, and
only make a profit because they receive a
subsidy, which should be abolished, as it
has been in Holland and Germany.
George Ferguson has written to George
Osborne opposing the latest Avonmouth
plant and you can add your voice to his
by writing to the Treasury, your MP and
the Energy Minister:
(http://www.avoncoalitionagainst
bigbiofuels.org.uk/what-you-can-do/).
More generally, you
could join the cam-
paign to get pen-
sion funds to disin-
vest from fossil
fuels: (gofossilfree.
org/uk). Pension
funds should be
investing to build a
future, not destroy
it. More information
from Richard Han-
cock, Transition Hot
wells and Clifton
wood rjt_hancock@yahoo.co.uk, or come
to a "Lion" meeting.
Richard Hancock
green light
start of the bike ride against the planned bio-
fuel power station at Avonmouth
On your (electric) bike!
These seem to be catching the imagination
of lots of riders for whom fitness is less im-
portant than utility.
Hotwells resident Trevor George has been
researching the options and recommends
the following as starting points for anyone
wanting to improve their knowledge:
www.onmybike.co.uk
www.fb.com/groups/bristolelec
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Bristols pioneering initiative to build
and operate a ferry boat powered
entirely by hydrogen fuel cells came
to fruition last year when, following a
240,000 investment by the City
Council and other sponsors,
Hydrogenesis started a trial period
of operation in the Floating Harbour.
However, by September all opera-
tions ceased and even the strange-
looking refuelling station on the side
of Cumberland Basin disappeared
and nothing more was heard about
the experiment.
As Richard Rankin of No. 7 boats, one of
the partners in the Bristol Hydrogen
Boats consortium would freely admit;
being a pioneer is not always easy. He
was anxious to emphasise that all the
partners in the venture had invested in
the project over and above the initial
Council funding, awarded as part of the
Green Capital initiative. The power sys-
tem from Auriga Energy cost around
100,000 to install and the refuelling
station supplied by Air Products was
59,000, which didnt leave much left in
the budget to actually build the boat
and operate it for the trial period. How-
ever, the project met its objectives in
terms of demonstrating the practicality
of the technology and generating a
huge amount of public and media
interest. What it was
never going to do was
run at a profit with such
onerous startup costs. The final straw
was the continuing cost of renting the
refuelling station; which is why that has
now disappeared.
In spite of all the effort and setbacks,
Richard remains bullish about the pro-
ject. We are unlikely to see Hydrogene-
sis performing this Summer but if Bris-
tol starts to operate some hydrogen-
powered buses, then there may be
scope for joint-use of a refuelling facil-
ity. Another option is to convert the
boat to run on bottled hydrogen that
would not require all the expensive
refuelling infrastructure but would limit
the range because it would need to
operate at lower pressure. Assessing
the commercial viability of a future
hydrogen ferry service is fraught with
difficulty; not only the cost of refuelling
but also the unknown lifespan of the
fuel cells needs to be factored in. Rich-
ard thinks the future may lie with using
it as a trip boat for hire, rather than to
try and compete with their own con-
ventional ferry services.
Richard and his partners are clearly
driven by a mission to promote Bristols
harbour and pioneer green technology
and, after 3 years of work, they are not
about to give up yet even if the finan-
cial return is uncertain.
Ray Smith
What happened to Hydrogenesis?
In principle, electric vehicles powered by fuel cells offer huge potential benefits. The fuel
is hydrogen, which is available as a waste product from several sources, including chemi-
cal manufacture and decomposition of domestic waste. They are pollution-free, as the
hydrogen combines with oxygen to produce only water vapour, and they are quiet in
operation. In the case of Hydrogenesis, its 12kw of electric motors can run for several
days on a single refuelling. Fuel cell powered buses have operated in Hamburg, Perth
and Reykjavik and a fleet of 8 are currently being trialled in London. California is develop-
ing a network of over 40 refuelling stations to support 4,300 fuel cell cars and 60 buses.
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events
The body parts ! the body parts .!! .
I was on stage with the principal boy (AKA the Beast ) who was two feet away
and hissing at me urgently. This definitely wasnt in the script. I vainly swivelled
my neck , locked as it was in a wooden plank . I couldnt even look down to check
the state of my dress. I sighed and thrust an additional false head up through the
remaining hole in the plank . Too late.
No ! , no ! (that despairing voice again ) The accoutrements !
Eh ?
With that, a cascade of
plastic arms , legs , hands
and feet , came cracking
down on my shaven and
unprotected head.
Ow ! , ow !
Shhh
I withdrew my head to
the protection of our
wooden sarcophagus
cum operating box . We
were onstage
alright , but safely out of
sight of the audience. My
own disembodied and
now bruised head had emerged prematurely. With the saintly principal boy now
preparing for his / her entrance , I was left to ruminate on my bruised ego and
hope that wed get it right tomorrow night .
Panto life in the male chorus is a full one .This year I completed 7 costume
changes, was involved in 2 major songs, failed to get electrocuted as we had
planned and more importantly I had purloined and mastered at least 5 words of
dialogue and sang a short duet.
However, the Mens Chorus really comes into its own , when , at the end of 4 gru-
elling performances , we strike the set , and have to manhandle the staging ,
props and seating back to the designated storage for another year. Then with an
aching back, cut fingers, not to mention bruised egos, its party time!
Rik Goldsmith
Hotwells Panto 2014A Chorus eye view of Beauty and the Beast
pic: Tristan Roperto
Managing flood risk in Bristol
Following our horrendously wet Winter, Bristol City Council is developing a flood
management strategy and action plan to improve the way we can all manage flood-
ing in the City. They would like to hear your views.
You can find out more and comment at: www.bristol.gov.uk/floodstrategy
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Art in Dowry Square
Sunday August 3
rd
2014
Hotwells and Cliftonwood artists are
planning this exciting new event, show-
casing local talent in the beautiful and
historic communal garden at Dowry
Square. For more information email:
maryrouncefield@yahoo.co.uk
High Water Line comes to
Bristol in the Summer
This international arts and science project
exploring the way communities commu-
nicate about and find resilience to the
impacts of climate change locally is com-
ing to Hotwells this summer. Look out for
the conversations and join in chalking a
high water line on the piazza and maybe
some pavements.
FFI http://www.highwaterline.org/
highwaterlinebristol/
Green Days Out 2014
Last summer we sponsored a project to
promote the many walking and cycling
routes that converge on Cumberland
Piazza in Hotwells. This was a great suc-
cess and 15 different routes can still be
found, described in detail with
downloadable route maps on our web-
site.
We would love to extend the range of
destinations, especially the quirky and
the unexpected places that you may have
discovered and would like to share with
others. We are looking for green days out
for anyone; from toddlers on cycles and
scooters, independent teenagers to more
elderly walkers.
You can suggest your ideas via the forum
on the website and you can upload your
photos to the gallery. Go to:
www.greendaysout.org
The Galley caf bistro.
Hotwells best kept secret, The Galley, is
on Hotwell Road, with Harbourside views
and a back door on the waterfront to sit
outside in the sunshine
Open Tuesday Saturday from 9am -5pm
and Sunday from 10am - 4.30pm. the
Galley serves great coffee and tea and
scrumptious cakes but it also has a daily
changing menu and their Sunday lunches
should be on everyones Sunday lunches
to eat before I slim list.
They also have a foodography of fantas-
tic catered events. If it needs food theyll
cater it, from the very simple to the very
extravagant. Theyll cater at other venues
from picnics on boats to weddings, and
event manage too if thats needed.
events
a green day out to Axbridge and Cheddar on the
Strawberry Line path
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events
DIARY
when what where
Apr 26th
May 26th
Bristol Walking Festival
over 150 guided walks available
see: www.bristolwalkingfestival.co.uk
various
Sun May
18th
10:00-
16:00
Clifton Rocks Railway Open Day
free tours of top station (children under
14 not allowed)
Sion Hill (next to Avon
Gorge Hotel)
Sun May
25th
14:00
Get lost on the way to paradise
guided walk to Leigh Woods
see: www.bristolwalkingfestival.co.uk
Start at Pump House,
Junction Lock, Hotwells
Sun Jun 1st Make Sunday Special
many streets in Centre closed for art,
music & entertainment
Various City Centre
Jun 2nd-7th 10:00-
16:00
Walking Festival photography exhi-
bition.
See: www.createbristol.org/events.htm
Create Centre
Jun 14th-
15th
The Earthed Weekender
Join land artist Mick Petts and
writer David Lane to discover the hid-
den layers of Ashton Meadows
See: www.createbristol.org/events.htm
Create Centre
Jun 18th 19:00-
21:00
Clifton & Cabot Neighbourhood
Partnership meeting
City Hall, College Green
July 5th St Pauls Carnival
see: http://www.stpaulscarnival.co.uk/

July 18th
20th
Bristol Harbour Festival Harbourside
Aug 3rd 12:00-
17:00
Art in Dowry Square
ffi: maryrouncefield@yahoo.co.uk
Dowry Square garden,
Hotwells
Aug 3rd Make Sunday Special
many streets in Centre closed for art,
music & entertainment
Various, City Centre
Jun 14th-
15th
Bristol Festival of Nature. see:
www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-nature/
Harbourside
Jun 6th-14th Clifton Festival of Music
see: http://www.cliftonfestival.com/
Clifton Cathedral,
Pembroke Rd.
Aug 7th-10th International Balloon Fiesta Ashton Court
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Day Centre for older people
Thursdays 10:30 to 15:30
Transport to and from the Centre
A warm and friendly atmosphere
Home cooked meal
Exercises and entertainment
Tel 0117 983 8878
or just call in
Holy Trinity Church Hall, Clifton Vale
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