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Minor injuries plan
revealed
Plans to relieve pressure onYate MIU
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Back to work
Former MP SteveWebb gets a new
job.
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Yate homes plan
scrutinised
Controversial Cambrian Drive site
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Popular Chipping
Sodbury gift shop to
close
Penny Farthings owners retire after
30 years
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Hockey fun
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All aboard for a night of fun: the Sodbury Players prepare for
their latest production, ‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’. More,
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Yate school top
of the class in
GCSE improvement
league
THE best GCSE exam results
in the history of Brimsham
Green School in Yate made it the
most improved school in South
Gloucestershire.
When the results were
revealed, they showed that 61
per cent of pupils achieved
at least five top grade passes
at GCSE or equivalent level,
including in the important
subjects of English and maths.
The school also celebrated
its students recording a 100 per
cent pass rate at A-level.
Meanwhile, Chipping
Sodbury School announced that
75 per cent of its older students
gained three good A-levels.
The school also said the
number of teenagers getting a
large number of the highest A*
and A-grades in GCSE exams
had “grown impressively”.
Yate International Academy
was also pleased that 47 per cent
of pupils got at least five top
grade GCSEs, including English
and maths. Main story Page 15.

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A PILOT scheme aimed at improving minor injuries services in South
Gloucestershire is set to be launched.
Health bosses propose to make a decision on the two-year pilot
when they meet at the end of September.
If it goes ahead, an increasing range of health care will become
available at GP surgeries, making it easier for people to get help closer
to home.
But with concerns raised recently about the future of Yate
Minor Injuries Unit (MIU), the South Gloucestershire Clinical
Commissioning Group (CCG) stressed the pilot scheme would
complement existing services at the MIU, as well as those at
Southmead Hospital.
The CCG plan will involve practice-based nurses, supported by
GPs, running minor injuries services.
Extra staff and resources have been pledged to provide the
necessary extra capacity to deal with injuries such as minor burns,
scalds, fractures, eye and head injuries. Sprains, strains, cuts, grazes
and bites will also be treated.
However, more serious injuries, including anything requiring
immediate plastering or crutches, as well as major problems such as
severe breathlessness, severe abdominal pain, severe chest pain or
strokes, will still be dealt with by A&E services.
The proposal is all part of efforts to reduce unnecessary visits to
hospitals. GP practices have supported the pilot in principle and the
CCG has asked the public for comments before it decides whether to
go ahead with the scheme.
A questionnaire can be completed by visiting www.
southgloucestershireccg.nhs.uk/minorinjuries before 7pm on
September 11.
Dr Ann Sephton, deputy clinical chairwoman at the CCG, said:
“We believe our proposal is the best and most cost-effective option for
improving local access to minor injury services.”
Although the scheme will offer weekday-only appointments
from 8.30am-6.30pm, options for an out-of-hours service are being
considered. The CCG also hopes to have a new X-ray service that
would give quicker results.
During the pilot, feedback from patients and local people will
assess how it’s working, its cost and clinical effectiveness.
Yate MIU opened in 2010 but its provision has not led to a cut in
demand on local A&E services and its X-ray facility is only open on
weekdays.
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MP goes on tour of
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RECENTLY elected Thornbury and Yate MP Luke Hall went on a
tour of 35 towns and villages around the constituency to meet as
many people as possible.
He also held pop-up surgeries at venues such as Tesco in Yate,
at Chipping Sodbury Festival and the South Gloucestershire
Show.
Among the villages visited were Little Sodbury, Old Sodbury,
Iron Acton and Latteridge.
Mr Hall said he was concerned that some constituents did not
feel sufficiently engaged with politics and did not want to attend
official appointments in his office.
POLICEMAN Chris Rogers, whose patrol area includes Chipping
Sodbury, has been named a community hero in an award scheme.
PC Rogers received a Pride Award from Avon and Somerset Police
and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens – one of a number of
people recognised for their outstanding work.
Nominations came from members of the public, with PC Rogers
put forward for his “brilliant, honest and non-biased” approach to
policing.
A local family who nominated him said they wanted him to be
recognised for his high standard of professionalism and the empathy
and compassion he showed when dealing with them.
They said: “We have never met such a genuinely nice person who is
as sincere as Chris. Our family hold him in very high esteem.”
PC Rogers, who is a response officer, said: “I am surprised and
delighted to have been nominated. I was simply doing my job -
listening and helping members of the public. It means a lot to me that
it has touched the local community.”
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FORMER Thornbury and Yate MP
Steve Webb, who lost his seat at the
General Election earlier this year, has
a new job.
The longest serving pensions
minister has been appointed director of
policy and external communications at
Royal London - a mutual life, pensions
and investment company.
He is due to take up the newly
created role in early November after
the job was approved by the advisory
committee on business appointments.
But parliamentary rules prevent him
from any direct lobbying activity for the
first two years of his appointment.
Mr Webb first became a Liberal Democrat MP in 1997, having
previously been a professor of social policy at Bath University, and
became a minister in the coalition government.
Having been involved in designing policy in pensions areas such as
automatic enrolment, he said: “I am looking forward to seeing how it
is implemented on the front line.”
Phil Loney, Royal London’s chief executive, said: “I am delighted
to welcome Steve to Royal London. His strong background in public
policy and experience in government will be invaluable.”
The appointment comes despite a policy regarding lower charges
on workplace pensions attracting criticism from Royal London, which
described it as “headline grabbing”.
Homes development
site in Yate scrutinised
by council planners
PLANNERS were visiting a controversial site for new housing as
Yate and Sodbury Voice went to press.
South Gloucestershire councillors were asked to tour the plot
off Cambrian Drive in Yate, where Woodstock Homes want to
build 16 houses and two flats, before the proposal is determined
at a later date.
Under the scheme, a bungalow in Cambrian Drive will have
to be knocked down in order to gain access to what is currently a
landlocked piece of ground enjoyed as open space and used as a
play area.
Yate Town Council has opposed the plan and more than 90
comments have been received by South Gloucestershire from
residents who are also fighting the application.
There are concerns about the loss of open space, an increase in
traffic to the area and the number of homes planned for the site.
The town council said it was a “well used piece of open space”
and it was essential to keep it open.
It also said the development would affect the amenities of the
properties either side of the proposed access and lead to the loss
of existing on-street parking space.
Residents said there was enough new building going on in
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would be built on after the Cambrian Green Court extra care
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ANY owners aren’t
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what goes on ‘out
the back’ at their
local vet practice as most pets
are dropped off in the morning
and then collected later in the
day. The majority of animals we
admit are in for neutering, but
we also see many for dental
treatment or lump removals. The
rest of our case load is made up
of further diagnostics such as
blood tests, x-rays or ultrasound
scans, as well as an array of
emergency cases. We also have
more complicated orthopaedic
operations in on some days.
On admission a nurse or
vet will go through the consent
form, highlighting any specific
recommendations. These
might include pre-anaesthetic
blood tests, which can help us
to screen for underlying organ
impairment. This blood sample
will be collected from your
pet’s neck or foreleg, so we will
need to shave some fur in this
area to find the vein. Samples
are analysed on our in-house
machine, meaning we get the
results promptly. If there are
any problems we can always
phone you to discuss before
we proceed any further. We will
often place a small catheter in
a forelimb to deliver drugs (and
intravenous fluids if required),
again shaving a small area.
Most of the animals receive
a ‘pre-med’, a combination of
sedation and pain relief, to help
calm them prior to their general
anaesthetic. Once your pet is
relaxed, we can then induce
them, usually with a drug given
intravenously. Once asleep we
place a tube down their airway
to allow anaesthetic gases to
be delivered, which keep them
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throughout their surgery, with
regular checks being made and
recorded by the nurse.
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again, monitoring them closely,
removing the anaesthetic tube
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keep them as warm as possible
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additional pain relief and possibly
other drugs such as antibiotics,
depending on the procedure. The
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Crunch meeting for
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APPLES galore will be at the heart of the next community event in
Abbotswood, Yate, with local people invited to help with the planning.
The third Abbotswood Autumn Apple Day is scheduled to take
place on Saturday, October 3.
It will be free to attend and among the many events proposed to
take place will be a number centred around the favourite fruit.
But plans are still being drawn up and anyone who wants to have a
say on how the day will run can go along to a meeting in Corrine’s Café
on Wednesday, September 9.
Known as Abbotswood’s Community Conversation, it will start at
2pm to give people the chance to share ideas, make plans and agree
tasks.
Rob Elliott, the community development worker recently appointed
by Abbotswood Action Group, said he also welcomed ideas by email at
community.aag@gmail.com or by phone on 07890 569196.
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the retirement of owners Penni
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Penni reflects on her time in the
retail business, offering some
advice to newcomers.
“FIRST of all I would like to
thank our lovely, loyal customers
who have supported Penny
Farthings Gift Shop over the
past 33 years. It has been an
amazing experience, sharing in
their celebrations of life - the
weddings, engagements, births
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“Our trusty saleswoman, the
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to know about retailing - gave
wise advice at the start of my
career to never discuss politics,
religion or finance. When
she retired in 1992 she had
completed a total of 56 years in
retailing in Chipping Sodbury.
“There were many other
characters that formed an
important part of our daily
routine, with their stories,
their advice and their endless
generosity of spirit.
“It has been a privilege to
have been a part of the local
business community that was
instrumental in launching
Victorian Day, the Flower
Festival (now Sodbury in Bloom)
and Chipping Sodbury Festival,
as well as the revival of Sodbury
Chamber of Commerce, an
essential part of local business.
“We are very fortunate to
have such a wide selection
of retail outlets in Chipping
Sodbury, many of which
contribute towards the local
community with donations, raffle
prizes and sponsorship, giving
their time and expertise and
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is all around us. It is up to
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“The Christmas lights also
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‘Chipping Sodbury has nothing to
offer’ proved to be totally wrong.
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of Penny Farthings Gift Shop
so please pop into the shop to
record your own.
“Our life at Penny Farthings
has been very fulfilling, as we
hope our future years will be.”
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HUNDREDS of people enjoyed a free day out at a community event in
Brinsham Park, Yate.
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fun dog show, live music and a tug-of-war contest.
Students at Brimsham Green School ran a fund raising stall for
the Hosanna 2016 project – the school supports Hosanna School in
Uganda – and an activity craft tent was also open to the 500 visitors
who turned up.
South Gloucestershire dog warden Celia Bourne judged the pets
and local saxophonist Mark Austin entertained the crowd.
Councillor John Ford, Yate’s deputy mayor, said: “Residents of all
ages had a fun, sunny Sunday afternoon in an old village fete tradition.
“Mark Austin’s opening number, Summer Time, was perfect for the
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THE Sodbury Players are building up steam
for their latest production – a stage version
of the Ealing comedy classic The Titfield
Thunderbolt.
Members of the cast even paid a visit
to the Warmley signal box to promote the
production, which opens on September 16
and runs for four nights in Chipping Sodbury
Town Hall.
In Philip Goulding’s adaptation, the
character of Lady Edna Chesterford has been
introduced to help the vicar, the Rev Weech,
lead a campaign to buy their village railway
branch line and save it from the axe.
But they have to convince the authorities
that a group of amateurs can run a train and
compete with a rival bus service.
Director Rob Creer said: “The Titfield
Thunderbolt evokes the fun and free feeling
of the 1950s film, while being a fantastic
challenge for the cast and crew.”
Performances start at 7.30pm and
tickets can be booked online at https://www.
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Pictured right: The Sodbury Players cast
pay a visit to The Warmley Signal Box to
promote their production of ‘The Titfield
Thunderbolt’. E. B. Clarke.
Shopping centre
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A MURAL recording the history
of Yate was unveiled during
celebrations to mark the 50th
anniversary of the town’s
shopping centre.
Sue Bruten designed the
mural based on ideas from local
schoolchildren at The Ridge
Junior School and St Mary’s
Primary School and other
members of the community. The
youngest contributor was just
five-years-old and the oldest
was 95. The mural depicts Yate’s
history from the Domesday Book
to today. Meanwhile, a copy of
an earlier mural marking the
shopping centre’s opening in
1965 is still displayed in East
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Scottish born Dave Newton
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RESTAURANT chain Nando’s
is involved in talks to occupy a
unit at the new Yate Riverside
complex.
The company has submitted
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Yate Riverside is an extension
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Link Road.
Andy Lowrey, Yate Shopping
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Other national restaurant
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Prezzo and Dean’s Diner
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further well known chains
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The scheme is now more
than 70 per cent let, with the
shops and restaurants scheduled
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cinema due to screen its first
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BRIMSHAM Green School in
Yate had two big successes when
A-level and GCSE results were
announced.
Students recorded a 100 per
cent pass rate at A-level, with A*,
A and B grades making up 41 per
cent of all passes.
The school was also the
most improved in South
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results, with 61 per cent of pupils
attaining at least five good passes
at GCSE or equivalent level,
including in the core subjects of
English and maths – an increase
of nearly ten per cent from last
year.
Head teacher Kim Garland
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an indication of the school’s
sustained improvement and
as well as students now taking
up university places, others
had secured sought-after
apprenticeships.
Of the GCSE results, she said:
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school’s history and reflect our
students’ potential, as well as
their hard work.”
At Chipping Sodbury School,
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Head teacher Gareth
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He said: “On the whole, these
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time in some years but the school
has become very popular of late
with many students joining us
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He said late arrivals did
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school.
Yate International Academy
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including English and maths.
Principal Paul Skipp said,
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young people has culminated in a
very positive set of results.”
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the sixth form, where vocational
results more than doubled
compared to last year. In total,
87 per cent of students achieved
the expected standard.
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more success in the average
point score, which measures a
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This year’s rating of 597 was the
highest it had ever been in the
academy’s history.
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A CHIPPING Sodbury playgroup has maintained its rating of good
after a visit by an Ofsted inspector.
Raysfield Pre-School Playgroup operates four days a week in
Dodington Parish Hall, Finch Road, with 43 children on roll at the
time of the inspection.
Ofsted’s Angela Cogan said in her report that teaching was of a
good standard and children made good progress.
Staff were well led and there were rigorous procedures in place
that kept youngsters safe.
She found staff and management had built good relationships
with parents and other professionals, which had a particularly
positive impact for children with additional needs.
In her recommendations, Ms Cogan said the children should get
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learning experiences. She also said there should be more challenge
in the children’s play.
Parent classes to be hosted at Baptist Church
A SERIES of free sessions for parents of primary age children are
about to start in Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church.
The six sessions will be run by four experienced childcare
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National charity Care for the Family is behind the event and each
session will give those attending an opportunity to share experiences.
Numbers on the course are limited so anyone interested should
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A PROJECT to put a ring of stones on Smarts Green roundabout in
Chipping Sodbury has finally been completed.
Stones donated by aggregates firm Hanson were moved onto the
roundabout a few months ago.
Now local businessman Jim Fannon and his son, James,
(pictured) have put the stones into position and the next step will be
to plant bulbs to provide some spring colour.
Quarrying has played a major role in the area for many years and
the Sodbury in Bloom team felt it appropriate to have a ring of stones
in a prominent location to remind people of the connection.
Group member Julia Bernau said: “It has taken some time to move
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a landmark feature to be enjoyed by everyone for many years to come,
perhaps as long as Stonehenge.”
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A CHARITY that tackles
loneliness and isolation among
older people is urgently in need
of volunteers in Yate to prevent a
support group folding.
Contact the Elderly has
appealed for more drivers to give
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one or two older people to local
tea parties.
The free get-togethers are
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Each guest is collected from
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But the group running in Yate
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Volunteer support officer
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of friendship to the oldest and
loneliest people but this lifeline
is currently under threat in
Yate, due to a real shortage of
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“Anyone who can spare a
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month, has a driving licence, a
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“It’s not a big commitment
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our older guests.”
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THE first owners of Chipping
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TWO charities will benefit from Cllr Erica
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The recently appointed Chair will raise
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Cllr Williams said: “I will be supporting
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“I chose the Avon Valley Railway, not
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“The Wild Place Project, my second charity was chosen, after I
had the honour to open the new cheetah exhibit on May 14 this year.
Set in beautiful grounds, providing a unique experience for everyone.
They rely on visitors and local sponsors to continue their work by
raising awareness of those animals that are endangered. Everyone who
works there are very driven and their work is inspirational and so very
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A NEW community diabetes service will be introduced in South
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after visitors flocked to the showground in Henfield.
Organisers say visitor numbers were “up significantly” on the inaugural
show last year. The show itself was 30 per cent bigger than 2014, and
benefited from good weather over the weekend. The man behind the show,
Darren Hawkins toldYate & Sodbury Voice;“We feel the show has evolved
from last year and has definitely formed an identity of its own; it was very
well received”.
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Yate Shopmobility scheme faces
tough funding times
A MUCH needed service that helps people with mobility problems
in Yate is facing a funding crisis.
Shopmobility has been running since 2006 in Yate Shopping
Centre, allowing people to maintain their independence while
using the shops and other facilities in the complex.
They can hire a battery-powered scooter or a wheelchair to get
around the centre, with wheelchairs also available for longer term
loan.
Over the years the scheme has been helped with grants from
a number of organisations, such as local councils, as well as
donations.
But National Lottery funding has ended and those who run the
service say it is now facing an uncertain future.
Although South Gloucestershire Council has given help, it is
not enough to ensure the scheme can continue at current levels of
service.
Shopmobility said it was making great efforts to secure funding
and its future by applying for grants from other sources, seeking
donations from supporters and working with those running
community transport to attract more users from other parts of the
district.
It said its users had spoken of the “excellent” and “marvellous”
service, with some saying they would be housebound without it.
Others said they would be unable to get around the shops if they
couldn’t use a scooter.
Shopmobility project worker Sheridan Crew said: “There
continues to be a real need for people to have access to a scooter or
wheelchair given the difficulties they experience with mobility.
“The impact of long term physical problems or sudden illness,
such as a stroke or accident, can leave people feeling very socially
and emotionally isolated.”
The Shopmobility office is open from Tuesdays to Fridays from
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WHEN my family and I are
eating, there are often two other
companions sitting on the floor
by the table.
Our two Staffies, Lucy and
Lottie, stare up at us with doleful
eyes hoping to receive titbits of
our meal and, because I have
absolutely no will power when
it comes to them, they often do
well out of me. Anything handed
down to them from my plate,
they devour without a paws for
thought (sorry, couldn’t help
myself).
However, the same food
placed in their bowls is usually
treated with utter contempt.
I’ve often wondered why this
is? I mean it can’t taste any
different, can it? Perhaps it’s
simply because they like feeling
included in the meal we are
having rather than having to eat
by themselves.
Human beings too want to be
included. We want to feel part
of what’s going on, not pushed
off to the sidelines or treated as
somehow less important than
others.
Humans are social beings,
made to connect with others,
not be alone. In recent years
our society has, sadly, often
promoted the needs of the
individual over the wellbeing of
whole communities and this has,
in my humble opinion, eroded
our sense of inclusion. The result
of this emphasis is seen in our
current epidemic of loneliness.
The Bible has a lot to say
about inclusion, the importance
of community, of being family, of
looking out for one another and
treating each other with mutual
respect.
God has gone out of his way
to help us connect with him in
a deep and meaningful way
and those that do, he calls his
“family”. Jesus himself said that,
as a rule of thumb, we should
“treat others as we would like to
be treated ourselves”.
So as we go about our daily
lives, let’s seek to widen our
thoughts to include those around
us.
Among the acquaintances
and colleagues of most of us,
there are people who will tend
to get sidelined who, if we ever
think about it, must often feel
unimportant.
Perhaps today is a day for
noticing people to whom this
might be happening and trying to
find a way of including them.
Rev Paul Harding
Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church
www.cs-bc.org.uk
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A BUSINESS teaching English to speakers of other languages is
celebrating its first birthday with the launch of three new courses in
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Zoe Drew, of Frampton Cotterell, started English Language for
Everyone with the help of the Prince’s Trust.
She now offers more than 40 courses, including sessions for babies
and toddlers, as well as people who need to be familiar with English
used in business and parents looking to help their children with
schoolwork.
The latest courses will run for eight weeks, with start dates on
September 7 and 8.
Zoe will also be running three drop-in sessions in September and
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She said: “Many of the students who studied with the company
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from finding their first job in the UK to getting into the film-making
industry. Two of the company’s students have set up their own
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Marie Curie charity in need
of fund raising helpers in
Yate and Chipping Sodbury
FUND raisers are needed in Yate and Chipping Sodbury to help
the Marie Curie charity.
The organisation cares for terminally ill people in their own
home, with fund raising groups across the UK playing a vital role
in supporting that work.
Now the charity is in need of more people to join the Yate and
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AS a local man who has
worked alongside the
Alzheimer’s Society in South
Gloucestershire, I am very aware
that Dementia, and the social
isolation it can cause is one of
the biggest challenges facing
parts of our community.
Dementia sufferers are
having to cope with the effects
of physical damage to the brain
as well as the emotional isolation
and this can be extremely
difficult for family, friends and
neighbors, who need as much
help and understanding as we
can give.
People can be particularly
vulnerable to isolation in some
of our more rural communities,
where the access to public
transport and other local facilities
are not as strong. Some people
can be left alone for days at a
time without coming into contact
with anybody. This isolation is a
real concern.
Over the coming months,
I will be hosting a series of
Dementia Friends events
across South Gloucestershire in
conjunction with Bluebird Care
and the Alzheimer’s Society.
These events will aim to give
an understanding of what it
is like to live with dementia
and to spot signs in other
people both at home and in the
community. They are very active
and informal and no previous
knowledge of dealing with
dementia is needed.
I will hold one Dementia
Friend event a month and try
to get around as many of our
rural communities as possible. I
will also be writing to local Post
Office workers, Bus Drivers and
other customer facing roles in
our community, inviting them
to come along to ensure we do
everything possible to make
people aware how to spot signs
of Dementia, and how to act
positively when they are noticed.
The Alzheimer’s society hit its
target of one million Dementia
Friends around the UK earlier
this year and has now set an
ambitious target of creating four
million Dementia Friends by
2020. I hope our area can lead
the charge on reaching that
target.
The more people who
understand and are aware
of dementia, the less fear
and isolation there will be by
sufferers, and those living with
the illness are more likely to
feel included and supported
within their communities and can
continue to live independently for
longer.
If you would like some
more information about these
sessions, or if you know a
local village or town that would
benefit from a Dementia Friends
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T
HE kids are back to
school, the holiday
season is over and I
know a lot of people feel
a little bit sad when September
comes. But for me, September,
and the approach of autumn,
means new fruits and vegetables
to savour.
I’ve also been terribly busy
helping organise the Chipping
Sodbury Food and Drink Festival
on September 11 and 12. We
are celebrating the wonderful
produce we have in our area,
including drinks for the first time.
So you’ll be able to sample all
sorts of goodies, including local
ciders perfect for this month’s
recipe. For details of the Festival,
go to www.mysodbury.co.uk
or visit the Tourist Information
Office, Chipping Sodbury.
Pear trees have been grown
in Gloucestershire for centuries.
So this lovely hearty casserole
of pork and pear cider is a
particularly appropriate dish for
people in the Cotswolds to enjoy.
You can prepare it ahead
and, like all casseroles, it tastes
even better the day after being
made. If you like, add small
pieces of carrot or parsnips to
cook alongside the meat. Ring
the changes by using apples and
ordinary cider or even 500mls
of ginger ale for a completely
different flavour.
What’s going on at Cooking 4
in September 2015
See me in action at the
Chipping Sodbury Food and
Drink Festival on Saturday,
September 12, when I will be
doing demonstrations from 10am
of seasonal food, including this
recipe. Find out how to turn
leftovers into delicious family
meals too.
Cooking 4’s Cook Ahead
Learn some new recipes for
super cook-ahead recipes so
you’ll be cool, calm and collected
when your guests arrive.
For details click on www.
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01454 881772
Perry Pork Casserole
Serves 4
Ingredients:
• Pork chops – 4, large
• 1 bottle of Pear Cider – about
500 ml
• Pork or vegetable stock - 1
cube
• Fresh Rosemary - 3-4 large
sprigs
• Brandy or Calvados (optional)
- 4 tbsps
• Pears - 4 small ones or 2 larger
ones
• Cornflour or arrowroot - 4 tsps
• A little olive or rapeseed oil for
browning chops
• Unsalted butter- 25g(1oz) cut
into small knobs
• Salt and pepper to season
Here’s what you do:
1. Get a frying pan or griddle
pan hot.
2. Spritz the pan with a little oil
and brown the chops.
3. Add about ½ bottle of the
pear cider and the Calvados if
using. (The pan will sizzle so
stand back!)
4. Add the stock cube and
enough hot water so that the
meat is just covered.
5. Bring to the boil and then turn
down to a simmer. Add the
rosemary and season with salt
and pepper.
6. Cook for at least 45 mins
so that the meat is tender.
(Longer if your guests are
delayed won’t hurt). Check the
meat from time to time and top
up with the remaining cider as
necessary.
7. About 15 mins before you are
intend to serve, prepare the
pears. Peel, core and sliced
into pretty slices.
8. Move the chops to one side
to create a space on the pan
and then dot the pan with the
knobs of butter. Place a piece
of pear on top of each knob of
butter and allow to caramelise.
9. Cook for a further 10 mins or
until the pears are tender.
10. Mix the cornflour or arrowroot
in a cup with a little cider (or
cold water if you’ve used all
the cider) to form a smooth
paste.
11. Add a tablespoon of the hot
sauce from the pan to the
cornflour paste. Combine well
and then add to the pan.
12. Stir and allow to cook for a
further 10 mins.
13. Serve with a timbale or
mound of rice and seasonal
vegetables.
Ann Murray is from
the Cooking4 Cookery
School based in Chipping
Sodbury. She’s teamed
up with Yate and Sodbury
Voice to pass on her
wealth of experience in
the kitchen. She says:
“Welcome to my world of
observations, comments
on what’s happening and
sometimes some half-
baked thoughts. Each
month I’ll be giving you a
seasonal recipe and some
cooking tips to go with it”.
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24th May - 6th September
n Sunday Teas 2.30 - 4.30pm
Old Sodbury Church.
Friday, September 4
n Stepping Forward walk, 2.5
miles, estate paths to Lilliput
park, 10.30am from Shire Way
Community Centre.
Friday, September 4
n Jobs Fair Shire Way
Community Centre, Yate 12
noon. Hundreds of vacancies on
offer from over 20 companies
along with Yate Jobs Centre e.
luke@lukehall.org.uk
Saturday 5 September
n HockeyFest - Yate Hockey
Team YOSC All day from 9.30am
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th
September
n Bee and Pollination Festival
University of Bristol Botanic
Garden T 0117 331 4906 www.
bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden
September 8
n Centre Squares Square
Dancing Club, in Winterbourne,
will be starting a beginner’s
class. If you would like to try
square dancing why not join us
for a cup of coffee and have a
go. We are a friendly club and
dance every Tuesday evening
to a caller who plays modern
music. The first three weeks are
free and square dancing is for
all age groups. If this appeals to
you please call 01454773370
or email your name to
callerscorner@hotmail.com so
that a committee member can
contact you nearer the time.
Tuesday, September 8
n Stepping Forward walk, 4
miles around Hawkesbury Upton,
10.30am from Beaufort Arms.
Wednesday 9 September
n Abbotswood Autumn Apple
Day Community Conversation
Corrine’s Café 2pm community.
aag@gmail.com or call
07890569196
Thursday 10 September to 30
October
n South Glos Discover Festival
www.southglos.gov.uk/discover
Friday 11th and Saturday 12th
September
n Chipping Sodbury Food
Festival High Street, Hatherells
Yard, Waitrose
Friday, September 11
n Stepping Forward walk,
meadows and lanes around
Engine Common North, 10.30am
from the Codrington Arms.
Saturday 12 September
Heritage Open Day,
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
1-5pm Free Barn Tours www.
winterbournebarn.org.uk
Sunday 13th September
n Heritage Open Day - Chipping
Sodbury guided wlak 11.30am
-12.00 Meet at the Clock Tower
Monday 14 September
Yate Dodington Safer Stronger
Community Group Cranleigh
Court Chapel, Cranleigh Court
Road, Yate. 7pm contact Sarah
Milne on 01454 864634
Monday 14 Septmber
n Sodbury and Yate Business
Association Chipping Sodbury
Golf Club 5.30pm to 7pm
Networking event
16-19th September
n Sodbury Players present The
Titfield Thunderbolt Chipping
Sodbury Town Hall
Box Office 0344 332 0230
Tickets £9 and £8 concession
Friday 18th September
n Sodbury Chamber of
Commerce The Beaufort
Hunt 12.30 to 1.30pm Special
guest Luke Hall e. admin@
sodburychamber.co.uk
miles around Kingrove Common,
10.30am from The Bell.
Saturday 19th September
n Yate international Festival
10.30am to 4.30pm Yate
Heritage Centre
Monday 21 September
n Chipping Sodbury Festival
AGM St John’s Church Centre
Wickwar Road 7.45pm
miles around Wapley Bushes,
10.30am from Shire Way
Community Centre.
25/26th September
n Chipping Sodbury Mop Fair
Friday 25 September
n Sailing on the sea of dreams –
storytelling for adults Yate Library
Age 12+ £3 www.southglos.gov.
uk/discover
Sunday 27th September
n LGBTQ Youth Cafe in Yate
Armadillo Youth Venue and Cafe
7pm www.yatearmadillo.co.uk
Saturday 3rd October
n 3rd Abbotswood Autumn Apple
Day 11am to 3pm community.
aag@gmail.com or call
07890569196
October 17
n An Evening with Paul Kerensa
at St Mary’s Church, Yate on
Saturday 17th October 2015
at 7.30pm. Come and enjoy an
evening of fun and laughter!
Bar and refreshments available
during the interval. Paul has
written scripts for the BBC’s
shows “Miranda”, “Not Going
Out”, “Dead Ringers” and “The
Now Show”. Tickets at £7 are
available from the Parish Office
or by ringing 01454 313105.
Regular
events
Monday
n 10am to 12 noon, Lipreading
Classes, Old Grammar School
Rooms, High Street Chipping
Sod bury, £21 every 6 weeks
(term time only). Contact Mary
Hall 07790 283939. email
lipreadingmary@yahoo.com
n New Zumba Gold Class
10-11am, Chipping Sodbury
Baptist Church Hall
£3.5 per week
heatherkimbell.zumba.com
Every Monday term time only
10am to 12 noon
Lipreading Classes Old
Grammar School Rooms, High
Street Chiiping Sod bury £21
every 6 weeks. Contact Mary
Hall 07790 283939 emai
lipreadingmary@yahoo.com
n Third Monday every
month Frome Valley Ladies
Probus 2-4pm Charter Suite,
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
T 01454 316301. Interesting
Speaker each meeting, raffle,
refreshments and occasional
lunches
n 1st Yate Boys brigade various
activities for boys 5+ meet at
Moorland road Methodist church
6.30pm. Contact Simon Crocker
01454 329017
n Bristol Budgerigar Society
hold meetings at Little Stoke
Community Hall, Little Stoke
Lane, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34
6HR. Meetings commence at
7.30pm on the second Monday
of each month. Chairman, Peter
Dark. Tel 01454 201217.
E-mail honey35@hotmail.co.uk
Details from the Secretary Colin
Parsons Tel 01454 775878.
E-mail colinpauline@hotmail.
com Membership; Adult £7.00,
senior £5.00, same address
partners £10.00, different
address partners appropriate
single rate each. Juniors free.
Visitors always welcome without
commitment or charge to see the
wonderful budgerigar breeding,
exhibition and social experience
that Bristol Budgerigar Society
can offer.
Tuesday
n Sodbury District Flower
Arrangement Society
The Society meets every month
of the year (except August and
December) at the Old Grammar
School in Chipping. Sodbury.
The second Tuesday of the
month we have a Practice and
Tutorial Class. On the forth
Tuesday of the month a guest
demonstrator joins us for our
Demonstration Evening.
All our meetings start at 7.30pm;
visitors and new members are
most welcome.
For further information contact
Pauline Holder, 01454 776361
n Art Club, Ridgewood Centre,
Yate: 7pm - 9 pm http://
yateandsodburyartsociety.
weebly.com. Tel Roz on 01454
316956 or 0794 194 6412
n Whist Drive, badminton Cricket
Pavilion, every 3rd Tuesday of
the month. 2pm start, tea, coffee
and cake included. Transport can
be arranged from Yate area. Tel.
07780343983 or 07840286179
or e-mail obsnews@bepp.co.uk.
Wednesday
n Art Club, Ridgewood Centre,
Yate: 7pm - 9 pm http://
yateandsodburyartsociety.
weebly.com. Tel Roz on 01454
316956 or 0794 194 6412
n Thornbury and South
Gloucestershire Amateur Radio
Club (TSGARC) we meet every
Wednesday in the Buckingham
Room at the Chantry in
Thornbury. Meetings usually
start at 8pm with people arriving
from 7:30pm. We welcome new
members and can train people
to pass their Amateur radio
Foundation and Intermediate
Licences. Our website is at http://
tsgarc.uk.
n Chakra Dancing Workout for
mind, body soul, Ridgewood
Community Centre, Yate, BS37
4AF. 0930-1030am £5 each on
the door. Suitable for all abilities
and fitness levels. 0795 440
6640 - www.julieshowering.co.uk
Thursday
n Chipping Sodbury Folk
Night Meets on 1st Thursday of
each month in function room at
Beaufort Pub . 8 pm - 11pm, next
date Thursday 2nd April.
Huge range of music and
performers covering various
genres , all welcome, performers
slots are available on a first
come basis. £1 on the door . Visit
our Facebook page for more info,
Chipping Sodbury Folk Night. Or
call Jo on 07974 381333.
Friday
Hatherell’s Yard Market 9am
to 4pm. www.facebook.com/
hatherellsyard
Saturday
n Hatherell’s Yard Market, 9am
to 4pm. www.facebook.com/
hatherellsyard
n Every second and fourth
Saturday Chipping Sodbury
Famers Market
Sunday
n Car Boots Sale at Yate Town
FC, Lodge Road Stadium, Yate
BS37 7LE. Every Sunday in July
and August, 8am-1pm.
New Opening Times
n The Chipping Sodbury Tourist
Information Centre will now be
open 10am - 4pm Monday -
Saturday ALL year round.
Looking for New
Members
Frome Valley Ladies Probus
We are a small and friendly club
for Retired Ladies who meet one
afternoon a month; with minimal
formalities.
Interesting Speaker each meeting,
Raffle, Refreshments and
occasional Lunches.
We meet 3rd Monday each month
2pm-4pm; in the Charter Suite,
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.
For more information telephone Val
on 01454 316301
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WE open the door this month
on the Quakers Meeting House
in Brook Street, one of six
properties in Chipping Sodbury
that feature a commemorative
plaque and form part of the
town’s heritage trail.
The trail can be followed
with the help of a map that is
available at the entrance to
Hatherell’s Yard, while a trail
guide is available at the Tourist
Information Centre.
Each plaque gives just a brief
glimpse of the life of its property
and its previous owners. This
month we feature a property that
dates back to 1692 and is the site
of an ancient burial ground.
The Quakers
Meeting House in
Brook Street
In 1772 the bailiff and burgesses
of the town agreed to contribute
£10 towards building a bridge
over Broad Brook and mill
stream in a move to bring
the road from Wickwar into
Chipping Sodbury via Church
Lane instead of Brook Street. It
is believed that pilgrims used the
route and the pilgrims’ symbol
of a scallop shell can be found
close by.
The scallop shell is thought
of as a metaphor for the pilgrim.
However, it also served practical
purposes for those on the
Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
route. The shell was the right size
for gathering water to drink or
for eating out of as a makeshift
bowl.
The meeting house was
built as a Quaker chapel in
1692 following a visit by Geroge
Fox, founder of the Religious
Society of Friends. From as far
back as the seventeenth century
the house has been used for
meetings of various groups,
including the Salvation Army,
the Society of Friends and the
Women’s Institute.
The Salvation Army came
to Chipping Sodbury in 1882,
initially as an outpost of the
Bristol Citadel. The outpost
eventually became a corps in
its own right and had, itself,
outposts in Yate, then a tiny
village, and in Acton Lane.
Records show that in 1884
the Chipping Sodbury corps
collected the grand total of £9 4s
4d during the Christmas period,
as reported in the War Cry of
July 4, 1885.
The organisation, however,
failed to take a great hold on the
town and the corps closed in late
1885 or early 1886.
Up until 1932, the house was
used as a Quaker chapel and
records show that in the 1940s
soldiers were billeted in part of
the building. It has been a private
residence since the 1980s.
Guided Tours now
available
Anyone involved with a club or
group can book a guided tour of
the heritage trail, which takes
about 45 minutes. It includes
a talk on each of the properties
with a commemorative plaque
and a brief overview of many of
the other historic properties in
the town.
To arrange a tour call 01454
334410 or email rounceval-
house@btconnect.com for
further information.
Celebrating our historic past –
Chipping Sodbury Heritage Trail
Volunteers invited to celebrate
tourist information centre
anniversary
A CELEBRATION tea is being planned to mark the 20th
anniversary of Chipping Sodbury’s Tourist Information Centre.
Founded in August 1995 by the councils of Sodbury, Yate and
Dodington, the centre has been a valuable asset to the area, helping
both visitors and locals through its work.
As well as providing information to tourists, it publicises local
events and sells tickets to annual favourites such as the Sodbury
Beer Festival.
It is based in the clock tower and staffed entirely by volunteers
and a part-time co-ordinator, who have invited anyone who has
ever been involved with the service to afternoon tea in the town
hall on Friday, September 11, from 3pm-5pm.
Contact Julie Elliott on 01454 854754 for more details.

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IN this year of high profile
anniversaries and events, it is
sometimes useful to remember
there is so much more to local
history that we can access.
Oral History Archive
What I like to think of as a
selling point for Yate Heritage
Centre is free access to local
history information. As well as
historic images on our website,
we can now offer more than
2,500 local history photographs
in our gallery computer covering
nigh on every aspect of our
history over the last 150 years.
Perhaps less well known is our
outstanding oral history archive,
which is now available to play
and read.
There are upwards of 200
oral history interviews accessible
for the visitor. Inevitably perhaps
with 20th century social history,
there are gaps in our knowledge,
which oral history can try and
address. Oral history can also
provide colour, opinion and
vivid description lacking in
other historic records. As a
result we have tackled a myriad
of different subjects, from the
bombing of Parnall Aircraft to
modern day immigration.
Some of our best oral history
was derived from the working
conditions of Newman’s foundry.
This material is evocative and
far removed from our modern
day working experiences. David
Woodsford worked in Newman’s
foundry between 1959 and 1963
and said:
“The floor was covered in ball
bearings. The floors were filthy -
a mixture of earth and concrete
had been broken up over the
years by having hot metal poured
on it and people scuffing around
on it. The metal overflowed and
formed droplets and of course
that was everywhere - you could
slide and fall around.
“Harry Andrews had a smaller
bucket. Probably, I don’t know, a
quarter of a ton of molten iron I
suppose that was on a monorail
system. You would just push it
around and just shout for people
to get out of the way.”
This is a tiny fraction of the
many good interviews available.
The Yate District Oral History
Project has also been recording
in this area since the late 1980s
and its material will be made
available to the public via
the heritage centre and other
locations in the future. Watch
this space.
Yate International Festival
Saturday, September 19
An established part of our annual
calendar is Yate International
Festival. We have tried to offer
a wide range of history and
culture as part of our service
and this year is no exception.
Highlights of the festival this
year include Cameroonian dance
and drums and Irish Ceilidh,
with old favourites such as the
Hindu Puppet Theatre and
Chinese Calligraphy. Cultural
stalls, including Polish and
Indian food and a host of other
activities, form the basis of
this popular event. For more
details of this free event, kindly
funded and supported by South
Gloucestershire and Yate Town
councils can be seen on our
website and around the area.
For your diary
September 22 - Yate Lecture
Series - History of the Protestant
martyr Bishop Hooper
September 29 - Heritage
Centre autumn quiz
September 29 - October 20 -
Yate Art Open
View from Yate Heritage Centre
Blast from the past: You can hear about the
Yate industrial history at the Heritage Centre

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