Redcliffe Voice Issue 6 Summer 2018

ISSUE 6 SUMMER 2018 LOCAL NEWS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
HIGHLIGHTS Summer Fun Talking Tables New faces
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Shake your trail feathers,
Gromit Unleashed is back!
Gromit Unleashed 2 sees Nick Park's Academy
Award-winning character, Gromit, return to Bristol this
summer for his second starring role in a charity
sculpture trail, but this time he's not alone; the lovable
pooch is joined by his pal, Wallace, and
arch-nemesis, Feathers McGraw!
Huge thanks to @eagle_vs_shark
for this fab photo!
We're very lucky to have been chosen as a location
for a Gromit this year. You can find the 'Bristol in
Bloom' Gromit (pictured), which has been sponsored
by Immediate Media and decorated by artist Ella
Masters, at the bottom of the steps in front of St Mary
Redcliffe Church until 2nd September 2018.
What's on in Redcliffe?
While the sun is out, its the perfect opportunity to explore Redcliffe and
enjoy the fresh air. Across the summer, a range of different activities for
families, children and young people across Redcliffe are taking place
(p2) - a great way of meeting new people!
But whatever your age, these pages are packed full of different events
and regular activities taking place in this neighbourhood for you to get
involved, from gardening (p8) to cooking (p5), neighbourhood planning
(p3) to Kung Fu (p4).
Redcliffe Voice
is funded and
supported by
Do you have spare time on your hands? Why not get involved in
planning an Autumn Festival (p8) or get involved in Redcliffe Voice (p6)!
Finally, we're interested in hearing about how you find out 'what's on in
Redcliffe' - check out our short survey on p8 and let us know what you
think!
Like us on Facebook
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Follow us on Twitter
twitter.com/redcliffevoice
For all your news, views and questions,
please email: redcliffevoice@gmail.com
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for children & young people
all ages, but adults are
For
for their children.
responsible
3-4. £20 per day.
Ages
in the forest, exploring,
Fun
for mini beasts,
searching
dens and cooking on an open fire.
building
a coach trip from Redcliffe to the
Join
with other residents.
beach
Marky to book on
Call
998673
07564
much more!
and
by Redcliffe
Hosted
Residents' Action Group
& Francombe Courts)
(Waring
11-19 (All abilities)
Ages
tea, toast & games!
Free
David on
Call/msg
0-5, run by Redcliffe
Ages
Centre: 0117 903 0334
Children's
7-11 - free!
Ages
a packed lunch.
Bring
at age 1-11, with an adult.
Aimed
craft and stories.
Singing,
by Redcliffe Children's
Led
0117 903 0334
Centre:
YOUNG PEOPLE
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Basketball
Thursdays, 5-7pm at The Cage
Summer Fun
Youth Drop In
Wednesdays, 4-6pm at Faithspace Flat
Playing Out
out to play or just have a cup of tea!
Come
Tuesdays, 4pm at Ship Lane Green or
Somerset Square
07928 249523 for more info
Stay & Play
Wednesdays 1st & 15th August,
10-11:30am at Faithspace
www.playingout.net
Monday 30th July - Thursday 2nd August
10am-3pm at Redcliffe Nursery School.
Forest Playscheme
Monday 30th July - Thursday 2nd August
10:30am-2:30pm at St Mary Redcliffe &
Temple School
Children's Sports Week
For more info call 0117 903 0334
Call Marky for more info on 07564 998673
Trip to the Mumbles
Coach
Saturday 18th August
£6.50 per child (with packed lunch)
Tickets:
£13.50 per adult.
and
Music & Craft Workshops
Wednesdays 1st August: Animal Antics
Wednesday 8th August: Ships & Sailors
10-12noon at St Mary Redcliffe Church
Just drop in!
Family Fun Day
Sunday 9th September, 2-5pm
in the grounds of Faithspace
bouncy castle, entertainers, food &
With
face painting, Disney characters,
drink,
Gromit Trail
Wednesday 22nd August
10-11:30am meet at Millenium
Square Fountains
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HAVE YOUR SAY
CONVERSATION
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Contact Your Councillors
Drop in to see your councillors at Faithspace on
the 2nd Saturday of each month from 10-11am,
or contact them directly via...
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Councillor Kye Dudd
cllr.kye.dudd@bristol.gov.uk
07584 370431
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Councillor Paul Smith
cllr.paul.smith@bristol.gov.uk
07817 943134
by Margi Johnson
Join the conversation
Redcliffe Residents Action Group meets on the first Monday
of each month, with the next meeting taking place
on Monday 6th August, 6:30pm at Proctor House
community Room. All are welcome!
One of the upcoming events they are organising
is a family fun day in September (see p2)
The Redcliffe Neighbourhood Forum have
been busy gathering local views on the
principles to be applied for future developments
in the area, with a large focus on Redcliffe Way
and Redcliffe Hill.
Local artists, Emma and Lily devised a creative and interactive
workshop, held in June, which gathered people, ideas and energy
for moving forward the Neighbourhood Development Plan.
For more information and to find out how you can get involved,
visit www.redcliffeforum.org.uk
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twitter.com/redcliffevoice
For all your news, views and questions,
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COMMUNITY
GIVE IT A GO!
Regular Activities at Faithspace
Ki Aikido
Time 7:00pm - 9:00pm
When Monday
Cost £3
Post Card Club
Time 7:30pm - 9:30pm
When 1st Monday of the month
Cost £3
Triumph Over Phobia TOP UK
Time 7:00pm - 9:00pm
When Monday
Cost Free
Coffee, Tea & Chat
Time 10:00am - 12:00pm
When Tuesday (term time only)
Cost Free
Sew, Needles & Natter
Time 1:00pm—3:00pm
When Tuesday (term time only)
Cost Free
Learning Brains Tuition
Time 5:00pm - 7:00pm
When Tuesday
Cost Variable & Affordable
Meditation
Time 6:30pm - 7:30pm
When Tuesday
Cost Free
1001 Nights Dance Society
Time 7:45pm - 9:30pm
When Tuesday
Cost £5
Sarcoidosis Support Group
Time 7:00pm - 9:00pm
When 3rd Tuesday of the month
Cost Free
Stay & Play for 1-3s
Time 9:00am - 11:00am
When Wednesday
Cost Free
Hymn Singing
Time 11:00am - 12:00pm
When Wednesday
Cost Free
Redcliffe Lunch Club
Time 12:00pm - 2:00pm
When Wednesday (term time only)
Cost £4
Mothers' Union
Time 2:30pm - 3:30pm
When 2nd Weds of the month
Cost Free
Film Club
Time 2:30pm - 4:00pm
When 1st & 3rd Wednesday
Cost £3
Kung Fu
Time 6:30pm - 8:00pm
When Wednesday
Cost £5
Baby Clinic
Time 9:30am - 11:00am
When Thursday
Cost Free
Stay & Play
Time 12:30 - 2:30pm
When Thursday
Cost Free
Afterschool Play Space
Time 3:30pm - 4:30pm
When Thursday
Cost Free
Movement Method
Time 6:30pm - 7:30pm
When Thursday
Cost £5
Community Meal & Prayers
Time 6:00pm
When Thursday (monthly)
Cost Free
ACE Women's Group
Time 10:00am - 11:30am
When Friday
Cost Free
Police Drop In
Time 1:00pm - 2:00pm
When Friday
Cost Free
Community Art Group
Time 2:30pm - 4:00pm
When Friday
Cost £5
Seventh Day Adventists
Time 9:30am - 2:00pm
When Saturday
Cost Free
Local Councillors’ Surgery
Time 10:00am - 11:00am
When 2nd Saturday of the month
Cost Free
For more information on
these activities or to make a
booking, please telephone
0117 925 8331 or email
infofaithspace@gmail.com
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FREE COOKING SESSIONS
CONNECT
Talking Tables
Local Bristol charity LinkAge Network is delighted to be working with Windmill Hill
City Farm, to run free cooking sessions for people aged 50+ who identify as LGBT+.
The Talking Tables project which is funded by Bristol Ageing Better, is made up of several 6-8 week free
cooking sessions at three of Bristol’s city farms. Research undertaken by Diversity Trust says that *LGBT+
people have told us that LGBT+ safe-spaces are vitally important for people to be able to explore a wide
range of themes, and so we hope Talking Tables will do exactly this.
Caroline McDonnell, Project Coordinator says,
“The sessions provide a safe and supportive environment
for older LGBT+ people to build confidence and engage in
an activity that enables them to meet and socialise with
other local people.”
By running the cooking sessions at the city farms
participants will gain skills and knowledge to cook nutritious
and tasty food, as well the opportunity to enjoy the open
air and harvest produce.
Want to get involved?
Sessions at Windmill Hill City Farm will take place every Tuesday 9th October – 13th November 2018,
from 10am – 1pm.
Talking Tables endeavours to be accessible to people with all access and dietary requirements, so if you
have a requirement, please contact us and we can discuss how we can meet your needs.
Get in touch
To find out more about the sessions and to book your place, please contact Caroline McDonnell
on 0117 353 3042 or email carolinemcdonnell@linkagenetwork.org.uk.
*Berkeley Wilde, Director at Diversity Trust
HAVE YOU HEARD?
Over the last 18 months, a group of local residents have been
collecting stories of people living in Redcliffe, past & present!
Want to have a listen? Check out the newly launched website here:
www.redcliffepresentperfecthistoriesofnow.com
Like us on Facebook
facebook.com/redcliffevoice
Follow us on Twitter
twitter.com/redcliffevoice
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We
need
SKILLS
HAVE A NEW EXPERIENCE
Improve your skills!
Community Learning are once again running a range of courses locally. Open to adults
aged 19 and over. Come and learn in a friendly and supportive class.
Sewing Workshops
(from September 2018)
Based at Faithspace we will be
running workshops to make
bunting and flags for the Redcliffe
Autumn Festival in October.
If you want to learn sewing skills,
we will be running some free
workshops to help you get
creating and making for you,
friends and family.
Level 2 Award in Food Safety
(November to December 2018)
Are you working or volunteering
where you may be handling food?
Join this course and add a useful
qualification to your CV.
Free if on any means tested benefits
and fee of £30.00 if not on benefits.
The course will run over 5 weeks and
have a free crèche. Booking is
essential for course and crèche.
Get Ready for Universal Credit
Changes to people’s benefits
mean that you may need some
support to get online, especially if
you are going onto Universal
Credit.
From the Autumn we will be
running a series of workshops to
help people get online, learn more
about Universal Credit and find
out how to ask for more support.
If you have ideas for course s or want to find out more contact Lucy Fieldhouse:
07788 353446 or lucy.fieldhouse@bristol.gov.uk
And have a look at our website for details of courses locally and across the city:
www.communitylearningwest.net
Redcliffe Voice is looking for people who...
care about Redcliffe
like to communicate
have skills in design or IT
want to get to know their neighbours
you!
If you tick any of the boxes above, we'd love to
tell you about ways to get involved in Redcliffe
Voice.
Email redcliffevoice@gmail.com or call/text
07518 607882 for more information.
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my name’s David Cousins and I’ve recently started with St Mary
Hello,
Church as a Community Youth Worker. I’m keen to meet and
Redcliffe
to local young people and parents to hear what different
speak
and services you want for young people in Redcliffe.
projects
are looking for equipment for youth projects in Redcliffe.
We
sports equipment, table tennis, pool table and arts resources
Games,
all be really useful for community activities for young people. I've
would
a van so can collect anything locally. Get in touch if you have
got
can email me at david.cousins@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk or
You
07928 249523 if you fancy getting involved.
call/message
name is Suzanne Ponsford and I'm a Community Development
My
for Bristol Charities. I am working with residents aged over 50
Worker
of the projects I'm currently working on is the Redcliffe Autumn
One
(see p8). If you are interested in being involved, please get in
Festival
you'd like to know more about how you connect with me,
If
call via 07584 278937 or you can email me via
please
Rachel Varley and I'm a Community Development Worker, also with
I'm
Mary Redcliffe Church. I’m keen to connect with people who care about
St
to find out what you would like to see in your community and how
Redcliffe
would like to be more involved in making things happen. If you have
you
me via rachel.varley@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk or call
Contact
231 0071 or 07518 607882
0117
SAY HELLO
NEW FACES
NEW FACES TO LOOK OUT FOR...
MEET DAVID...
anything that you think might be suitable.
MEET SUZANNE...
in the Redcliffe and Hotwells areas.
touch.
hotwells.redcliffe@bristolcharities.org.uk
MEET RACHEL...
ideas, skills or knowledge to share, please get in touch!
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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS
REDCLIFFE AUTUMN FESTIVAL
Bristol Charities and Faithspace are organising a Redcliffe Autumn Festival in October.
It will be an opportunity to showcase community
groups and events that currently run in the area but
we are also looking for new ideas. We are inviting
groups and local businesses to have a presence
and take the opportunity to show us a sample of
what they do.
In addition, we'd like to provide the opportunity for
people to try new activities so let us know what
you'd like to have a taster of! We would love your
input to organise this event and make it a success.
For more details please contact Suzanne on hotwells.redcliffe@bristolcharities.org.uk or
Sarah on infofaithspace@gmail.com or via 0117 925 8331.
A Fortnightly Comedy Night at the Velindra
‘This Next Act...’ is a fortnightly open mic, new material night and podcast
at which is recorded/takes place at The Velindra pub on the heart of
Bristol’s Harbourside. Running every other Wednesday from 7:30pm, and
hosted by local comedians Alex Kitson and Isaac Kean, its free to get in
and has laughs guaranteed, what’s not to love??!
Visit www.facebook.com/thisnextact for more information
Join the Redcliffe Gardening Club!
Every Thursday, 10am-12noon
Meet at the top of Somerset
Square before heading out
into the grounds and green
spaces of Redcliffe.
Share your views!
How do you find out what's on in Redcliffe?
Would you like to connect in a different way?
Please take just 2 minutes to fill out our short survey and help us
evaluate the ways that Redcliffe communicates.
www.tinyurl.com/whatsonRedcliffe
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