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The Week inEast Bristol & North East Somerset

Issue no 347FREE

A431 reopens ahead of schedule . . . page 3

End to 9 months of misery for motorists

Another St George pub to be lost . . . page 14

Go ahead for flats plan at the Air Balloon

The lights are on but . . . page 33

Unanswered questions on Keynsham development

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The Kelston Road reopened on Monday, nine months aftera landslide described as a potential deathtrap led to itbeing closed.And Mike Watts, the local man who opened a toll road tobypass the closed section of the A431 after the council said itwouldn’t build a temporary road, said he would probably justabout break even on his £300,000 investment.Lots of tributes have been paid to Mike Watts who opened the£2-each-way toll road in August and on which 125,000 journeyshave been made.On the social media site Twitter, comments include: “Youidentified a problem, saw a resolution and acted on it. Thebenefit to the community has been enormous. Thank you.Another tweeted: “A massive thanks to all involved in the tollroad. It's made my life so much easier.”

Bath & North East Somerset Council announced last Fridayafternoon that the A431 would reopen on the 17th, althoughThe Week In revealed last month that this was the expecteddate that traffic would start flowing again on the majorcommuter route.The A431 was closed on the Bath side of Kelston village in mid-February after huge cracks appeared. A council spokesmansaid the reopening at 6am on Monday, ahead of the Christmasdeadline it originally set, followed months of exhaustive work topermanently repair the damage caused by the severesubsidence, blamed on last winter’s relentless wet weather.The work cost in the region of £2.6m and involved drillingconcrete piles down as far as 15 metres below the existing

ground surface to stabilise the land and support the new road.Council Leader Cllr Paul Crossley and Cabinet Member forTransport Cllr Caroline Roberts, together with local councillors,joined members of the community and the team fromcontractors Skanska to officially reopen the road on the KelstonPark side at 6am on Monday.The first bus through was the 6.20am from Bath on service 319.Even though Mr Watts put in a planning application in Augustfor the road, the processing of the application by B&NESCouncil was ongoing until last week when he withdrew theapplication on learning that the A431 was reopening. Roadclosed signs are now at both ends of the toll road.However, Kelston Toll Road Ltd has received a bill from thecouncil for business rates to the tune of £3,500.

Kelston Road reopens ahead of schedule

Keynsham

More works on bridgeOnly months after strengthening work was completed on theStation Road rail bridge, details have been announced of workwhich will need to be completed to allow for the electrificationof the Bristol to London railway.Network Rail has a long list of track adjustments to make alongthe length of the line over the next two years and at KeynshamStation, not only does the track bed need to be lowered but thebridge parapets will need to be raised by some 60cm to ensurea safe distance between the bridge and overhead cables. Nofirm date has been given but the work next year is likely to takefour weeks. However, Network Rail predicts there will be noneed to divert traffic or close the footpath.


South Gloucestershire councillors have voted to get rid of thedistrict’s bring banks.The move is for a number of reasons including the fact that all thematerials collected at bring banks can now be recycled using thekerbside recycling collections.The savings will be reinvested toprovide better recycling services for residents of flats. There arean estimated 19,500 residents living in 9,306 flats at 748 locationsacross the district. The current services on offer have varied dueto restrictions on space and collection capacity.At some bring bank locations there have been issues with localbusinesses using them to dispose of commercial waste.The council also received a number of requests to remove bringbanks from car parks to free up additional parking spaces.Bring banks located at the Sort It! centres will still be retained andrecycling banks operated by charities and other organisations arenot affected.

Members of Keynsham Royal British Legion have reactedangrily to a claim by Bath & North East Somerset Councilthat they were to blame for the absence of the councilwreath at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.We reported last week that the wreath was conspicuous by itsabsence from the monument at Memorial Park gates. When weasked the council for an explanation we received no apology buta very blunt statement, claiming it was the Legion’s fault.

People can recycle their poppies at the customer service deskat Sainsbury’s until 24th November.All recycled poppies will go back to the Royal British Legion toenable them to either re-use or recycle them.

South Glos Bring banks axed to help payfor better recycling for flats

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Royal British Legion hits back overwreath claim


h Legion hits back overm However, Fred Bolwell, a former branch chairman and

president, told The Week In that the problem was solely downto B&NES Council’s lack of communication.He said: “Last year B&NES provided their own wreath. Thisyear our poppy organiser rang B&NES to ask if they wouldrequire a wreath. The reply was: ‘We’ll get back to you’. Theynever did.”He also says a wreath was prepared for the Chairman of thecouncil, just in case, but nobody bothered to ask for it.“If the B&NES representative had gone to the club before goingon parade on Sunday, he or she would have had a wreath to lay

at the Memorial Gates,” said Mr Bolwell.“The Legion have not got the manpower to run around handingout the wreaths to every group or organisation but it wouldappear that B&NES was the only one not picked up.“I would like to point out that unlike B&NES councillors, all theKeynsham branch officers are unpaid volunteers.”B&NES Council’s wreath is now in place at the war memorial,see above, with the message ‘Lest We Forget’.See Letters, page x


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Within just a few weeks of taking over the running ofWillsbridge Mill, the new custodians have their café upand running, events taking place and two tenantssecured.And an open day will be held in the barn next Tuesday, 25thNovember, for people to find out more about plans for a new26-space car park which will be accessed from WillsbridgeHill.Until this autumn, the mill buildings and land immediatelysurrounding them were leased from South GloucestershireCouncil by Avon Wildlife Trust. AWT told the council sometime ago that it did not want to continue with the lease whenit came up for renewal but it would continue to maintainWillsbridge Valley as a wildlife reserve.Community interest company Willsbridge Mill CommunityRefresh launched a successful bid to take over the site andhave become tenants at will. The group already had aninvolvement with the mill, having run the Coffee Mill caféthere, which had to close last year after AWT felt it was toodifficult to support. Getting the café open again has been a priority for WMCRas it will bring in vital revenue. The group are workingtowards securing funding to transform the buildings into aninspirational community space.Chairs and tables for indoor and outdoor use have beenbought with a grant secured from South Glos Council andsome furniture was also donated by a reader after an appealin The Week In.The café is open from 11am to 3pm on Mondays, Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.Room bookings are also being for parties in the barn andthere will be a Christmas wreath-making on 30th Novemberfrom 2.30pm to 8pm and a Christmas fair on 7th Decemberfrom 11am.Oldland Parish Council’s Youth Academy recently startedrunning a free project on Monday and Thursday evenings foryoungsters in Year 6 who are off to secondary school nextyear.Meanwhile, children’s activity club Woodland Rangers ismaking Willsbridge Mill its headquarters and will also beholding some events there. Model maker Jim Parkyn, fromAardman Animation, is also taking space in the old millbuilding. There are volunteer opportunities at WillsbridgeMill. Find out more about the group at the Willsbridge MillCommunity Refresh Facebook page.

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A reunion of former workers at 'The Mill' in Bitton is beingplanned for the New Year.The lunch is being organised by Tony Wilmott and will takeplace at the Fry Club in Keynsham on 8th January at12.30pm for 1pm.There was a paper mill at the Golden Valley site which closedin 1961. Automotive trim production started in 1963 andcontinued until 2006.The company under various ownership made interior trimpanels for the industry including seat backs, door panels anddashboards.Mr Wilmott said: "We would be pleased to hear from anyonethat worked at 'The Mill' during its various ownership -Prestfibre, British Moulded Fibre, Marley BMF, MarleyAutomotive Components and most recently IntierAutomotive."To find out more contact Mr Wilmott at 35 Cherry Gardens,Bitton, BS30 6JA, or call 0117 932 3453 or 07976 352 156.

Jan Davis and Sue Smith in the cafe

Reunion ofMill workers


Campaigners for a minor injuries unit at CosshamHospital have been left frustrated after health chiefsasked to meet with them to explain new plans to trial theservice in GP surgeries – but could not answer theirquestions.Meanwhile Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore has called fortwo trials to run simultaneously as soon as possible – one atCossham and one in a local surgery – to see what worksbest.South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group isplanning to trial a minor injuries service in GP surgeries,rather than opening the long-awaited unit at Cossham, butas yet cannot say which surgeries will be involved.Staff will need to be recruited to run the service and it looksunlikely that the trial will start until some time in early 2015.Nearly two years since Cossham reopened following its£19m refit – and without the minor injuries unit (MIU) thatwas part of the 2009 business plan – campaigners are angrythat the CCG still does not have firm plans for dealing withminor injuries, particularly as Frenchay Hospital closed inMay.Over 16,000 people have signed petitions calling for the MIUat Cossham. A decision had been expected this autumn butinstead the CCG is planning to pilot the scheme in GPsurgeries and assess how it works before coming to a finalconclusion.

Dr Jonathan Hayes, clinical lead at the CCG, and BenBennett, the programme director, met a small group ofcampaigners led by Reg Bennett last Thursday. Butbecause the health leaders had not yet met GPs to thrashout the plans for implementing the service, they were unableto give answers about where, when and how it will operate.An angry Reg Bennett said: “This meeting is a farcebecause you don’t have any answers for us.”He said people could not understand why the CCG was stilljust thinking about what to do and called for the minorinjuries unit to be trialled at Cossham, where the space isalready reserved. This was also favoured by Jo McCarron,Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Kingswood, who wasat the meeting as an observer.She told health chiefs that the campaigners had come to themeeting hoping for answers. She told them: “You can seethe frustration. We need reassurance that we will getanswers soon.”Dr Hayes said he appreciated the frustration but stressedthat the MIU was a “relatively small part of the jigsaw puzzleof urgent care” and that the CCG had to make the best useof resources for the 266,000 residents of SouthGloucestershire.Dr Hayes: “We are trying to do the best for everyone. We aretrying to work out a plan for the best possible set ofservices.”

Frustrated Cossham campaigners dismiss meeting with health chiefs as a ‘farce’


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He said the landscape had changed sincethe 2009 business plan for Cossham wasdrawn up, including a rise in the localpopulation, more elderly patients, a changeof Government and a change in theeconomy.MIUs can only treat minor injuries and donot treat minor illnesses. There are nodoctors at such units ,which are staffed byspecially trained emergency nursepractitioners. When they were first set up adecade ago it was expected that they wouldrelieve the burden on A&E departments butevidence has shown that has not been thecase.The estimated cost of providing an MIU atCossham has been put at just under £1m ayear.Dr Hayes said that was now being planned in SouthGloucestershire was a minor injuries service in localsurgeries closer to people’s homes, with the added benefitof doctors on the premises, providing a more “holisticapproach”.He pointed out that the CCG had been able to provide “overand above” what was in the business plan for Cossham,including a wounds dressing clinic, which operates atweekends and bank holidays, and a rapid access clinic forfrail elderly patients. The out-of-hours service BrisDoc hasalso been based at Cossham since the closure of Frenchay.Although Cossham serves mostly people living in SouthGloucestershire (80%), it lies just across the countyboundary in Bristol. Campaigners asked whether BristolClinical Commissioning Group was making similar plans for

a minor injuries service in the absence of the MIU openingat the hospital.Ben Bennett said it was a good point and he would befollowing that up with Bristol CCG.The Cossham campaigners took a stall at the seniorcitizens’ fair at Kingswood Community Centre on Friday,organised by Chris Skidmore, to rally support for yesterday’s(Wednesday’s) meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’sPublic Health & Health Scrutiny Committee, which wasconsidering a report from South Glos CCG.Mr Skidmore, who has been a staunch supporter of thecampaigners, said: “The CCG need to get their act togetherand trial the service at both Cossham and a surgery,perhaps Cadbury Heath.”

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Reg Bennett addresses an earlier rally


LettersWreath row Dear Stephen,I have just read the damning article inissue No 346 ‘Council blames Legion formissing wreath’. I blame the B&NES repwho failed to properly ask for a wreath inthe first place!Last year B&NES provided their ownwreath. This year our poppy organiser(who has just completed a very painfulcourse of chemotherapy for cancer) rangB&NES to ask if they would require awreath this year. The reply was: “We'llget back to you.” They never did.

A wreath was however, made availablejust in case. If the B&NES representativehad gone to the club before going onparade on Sunday, he or she would havehad a wreath to lay at the MemorialGates. The Legion have not got the manpowerto run around handing out the wreaths toevery group or organisation. Also itwould appear that B&NES was the onlyone not picked up! I would like to pointout that unlike B&NES councillors, all theKeynsham branch officers are unpaidvolunteers. I am a past branch chairmanand president and I also did welfare work

in and around Keynsham for over 15years.Fred Bolwell

Sounding board Dear Stephen,I am writing this letter to you regardingthe sound system inside St John’sChurch and at the Memorial Gatesduring the Remembrance service andparade in Keynsham.Myself and my fellow veterans took partin both the parade to and from thechurch and the wreath-laying. At thechurch we were seated about sevenrows from the front. During the servicewe could hardly hear any part of theservice due to the bad acoustics and thatincluded the reading of the names of thefallen.The same happened at the MemorialGates where again, we felt we hadmissed half of the service because of apoor sound system. I’m sure a goodsound system would not cost the earthand myself and my comrades wouldgladly contribute towards one.We believe the fallen deserve better onthis day of Remembrance - at least theirnames should be heard loud and clear. Many others shared our feelings and thismay not be the only letter you receive.W. J. Neale (ex-Royal Engineer)N. Hill, RA, R. Harvey, RTC,R. Harding, MN, L. Gibbs SLI

A forlorn effort Dear Stephen,I joined a number of people to view thewreaths left after the RemembranceService at the Keynsham Park entranceand was appalled to see B&NES’ forlorneffort as shown in the above photograph. Are they bereft of competent staff to

ensure a wreath would be ready to putup?Martyn WiltshireAncient Keynshamite

Horace Batchelor appeal Dear Stephen,A short while ago a one-person play onthe life of Horace Batchelor was stagedin the town and I'm wondering if a DVDwas made of the show and if so, I wouldlike to obtain a copy. Can anyone helpme with info re purchasing same?

Horace certainly made the name ofKeynsham famous 'cos even here in thewilds of Scotland, folk still remember hisRadio Luxembourg advert for his 'InfraDraw' football pools method.. So ifanyone can help me with details of howto obtain a DVD of the show I would beobliged. My email address [email protected] Wiltshire

One option for bypass Dear Stephen,Thanks for printing my letter last week. Isee there was a letter asking aboutwhich route for the Saltford bypass. Thisultimately will be a B&NES decision,based on surveys of the land. However, back in 1991, RPS Cloustondid some work on possible roads fromthe Broadmead Roundabout atKeynsham to the Beckington end of theFrome bypass. This did not come toanything, but it did include one optionthat was effectively a bypass of Saltford. The route was from BroadmeadRoundabout across the fields to thesouth of Saltford, skirting the golf courseand returning to the A4 just beforeAshton Leaze House. Quite why itreturned to the A4 so early was nevermade clear, otherwise such a route, butjoining the A4 nearer Corston Lane,would satisfy the overall requirement. Widening of the A4 from there to theGlobe would probably also be requiredto cope with the increased volume oftraffic with the additional 10,000 houseson the Bath to Bristol corridor.Reg Williams

A missed opportunity Dear Sir,A Saltford bypass? Definitely a goodidea but the real opportunity was missedyears ago for a direct, fast-track routefrom Bristol to Bath along the oldMidland Railway line.Linked into the Avon Ring Road atWarmley, it should have run straightthrough to the Newbridge A4/A36

junction at Bath. No turns, no entry orexit slips, no traffic lights or roundabouts,purely for through traffic - then the onlytraffic on the A4 or A431 would havebeen local.This would have benefitted both roads(the A431 through Bitton and Kelston is atwisty, hilly route and narrower than theA4) without ruining the beauty of thecountryside surrounding Saltford. Thecycle path could run alongside.However, with traffic on the A4/A431lighter, cyclists would find them morepleasant to use anyway.Mrs L OwenBath

Thank you Dear Readers,I would like to say thank you to theperson who picked up my council taxpayment card in Keynsham High Streeton Monday afternoon (3rd November)and kindly handed it in to the counciloffice, who returned it to me by post.Thank you once again.Mary BiggsKeynsham

Safety fears at civic centre Dear Sir,Whilst so many Keynsham people havevoiced their views on the appearanceand style of the new council building, myhusband and I have witnessed firsthand, a danger which has becomeapparent, since the barrier on thewalkway around ‘Bonzo Lounge’ on theBath Hill side was removed.My husband saw two young teenagerswalk along the top of the wall on the‘road’ side of the railings which runs fromSainsbury’s Local to Bonzo Lounge. Ithen witnessed a lad of about 10 years of

age doing the same thing a few dayslater. The wall itself which has a wide flattop, is very easily mounted as stepstake you to it at the top of Bath Hill. Wewonder how many others have alsodone this?

It goes without saying how worried weare, especially as alcohol will beavailable until late in the evening fromSainsbury’s Local when it opens.Youngsters will be able to obtain andconsume alcohol in the area, and couldwell challenge each other to walk alongthe wall.Surely a safety rail along the wholelength of the wall should have been fixedon the road side of the wall, as the wallis extremely high. We would urge the council to take noteof this hazard on their doorstep and actquickly before, perish the thought,someone falls onto the pavement below.Name and address supplied.


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Kingswood

Artist recovers from paralysis to celebrateshop's first birthdayThe Make and Do Emporium in Sandy Park Road,Brislington, celebrated its first birthday in September withtea and cake alongside loyal customers and supporters.However, just over three months earlier, owner Kirsten Clarkwas paralysed by Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare and seriouscondition of the peripheral nervous system which occurs whenthe body's immune system attacks part of the nervous system.Kirsten was treated in intensive care at Southmead Hospitalwhere staff saved her life. Their hard work led, several weekslater, to Kirsten having her tracheostomy removed andbreathing unaided. She was moved to a ward where in Juneshe was able to feed herself and able to use a wheelchair forshort periods. In July she was transferred to Frenchay’s Brain InjuryRehabilitation Unit. During her time there physios taught her towalk again through intensive therapy and she was graduallyable to complete tasks that we take for granted in everyday life.On 27th August she was able to go home.Meanwhile staff at the Make and Do Emporium, supported byother local businesses and Kirsten’s friends and family, workedhard to continue what Kirsten had started at the Make and DoEmporium.

Make and Do was originally set up as an online business in2010 by Kirsten with the intention of encouraging people to becreative and to provide beautiful handmade things for thosewho don't have time to make it themselves. She has a degree in Fine Art in Context from the University ofthe West of England. In 2005-2006 she did a PostgraduateCertificate in Education in Secondary Art & Design at Bath SpaUniversity and spent three years working as a teacher in Bristol. She has been involved in the arts in Bristol for several years,having been a director of Broadwalk Arts and chair ofSouthbank Bristol Arts. As an artist she has shown her workboth locally and nationally including Gasworks in London, theSaltburn Gallery in Teesside and Centrespace in Bristol.

Kirsten Clark


Police are appealing for the public’s help in identifying threemen they believe may have information about a burglary from ahouse on the Kingsway.Last week, they released CCTV footage of the men they wouldlike to speak to in connection with the burglary in which a largeamount of gold jewellery was stolen.The burglary took place on the morning of Friday 26thSeptember. If you can help call 101 and quote reference99869/14 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111Watch the CCTV footage at http://tinyurl.com/ltul7jr

Kingswood

Trio may have informationabout burglary


St George

Another piece of historylost as council says pubcan be converted to homesPlans to turn the Air Balloon pub into nine homes havebeen approved by the city council to the dismay ofcampaigners.St George West councillor Sue Milestone who objected to theproposals along with the Bristol Pubs Group said after lastweek's decision that she was “terribly disappointed” that yetanother public house had been lost forever.Cllr Milestone said the area had already lost five historic pubsin recent years - the Lord Rodney, Bell, Don Jon, Cross &Wheatsheaf – while the Chequers in Kingswood has beengranted planning permission for a Tesco.She said the future of two more pubs – World’s End and the Bull– was uncertain. Both have closed but it is unclear what ishappening with them.The Air Balloon Tavern has been sold to developers GriffonHomes who now have permission to turn it into a mix of one-and two-bedroom homes. A rear extension is planned followingthe demolition of the existing side extension and nine parkingspaces will be created along with cycle parking.A report to the council’s development control committee saidthe pub was clearly valued by its users and the community butthe value attached to the site by itself did not warrant refusal. Itwas considered that there were alternatives within a 10-minutewalk.The applicants said a viability report on the pub had beenprepared by industry experts Fleurets, concluding that it wasnot a viable business proposition, given its history of low

performance, marginal profitability and the high level ofcompetition.There were more than 30 objectors including the Bristol PubsGroup which considered it was a viable business.But there were also comments in support, noting the benefits ofa reduction in noise associated with the pub and that there werealternative public houses within walking distance.Cllr Milestone said that at a recent meeting at the pub, morethan enough signatures had been gathered to have the pubdeemed an asset of community value.She said: “What kind of environment are we creating for futuregenerations when we are losing our historic buildings at suchan alarming rate? Current Government policy favouringhousing development should not be a charter for developers tomake a quick buck.”

The Air Balloon Tavern


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Nurses win nationalaward for theirpioneering workTwo Sirona nurses who have pioneered a service helpingpregnant women in Bath and North East Somerset and SouthGloucestershire who suffer from extreme sickness have won anational award.IV therapy nurses Emma Moxham and Kim Bushill developedthe service for Sirona Care & Health to help women diagnosedwith hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and their work has beenrecognised as the best community service in the country.

The condition hit theheadlines when theDuchess of Cambridgewas admitted to hospitalin the early stages of herpregnancy with PrinceGeorge and again withher second pregnancyrecently.

Until Emma and Kim introduced the service giving intravenousfluids at home, the rare illness during pregnancy led to womenbeing frequently admitted to hospital as they dehydrated.The pair, who work across Bath and North East Somerset andSouth Gloucestershire for Sirona, were named winners of theNursing in the Community award, part of the Nursing TimesAwards, with judges describing it as an “innovative service thatis nationally replicable and came from a can do attitude”.More than 700 entries were received for the awards, with thewinners revealed at a glittering awards ceremony in London.

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Tracey Cox has been appointed as Chief Officer at Bath & NorthEast Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group, a role she hasbeen performing on an interim basis since June. She has played a key role in the commissioning of NHS servicesin B&NES since 2001 and prior to that, managed generalsurgery and orthopaedic services at the Royal United Hospital. Dr Ian Orpen, Clinical Chairof the CCG, said: “I amgenuinely thrilled that theCCG has been able toappoint such a strong,dynamic and innovativeleader. My fellow GPs and Iare very much lookingforward to working closelywith Tracey to deliver realimprovements in localhealth services, despite thelimited financial resourcesat our disposal.”

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New chief at ClinicalCommissioning Group

Tracey Cox


The latest addition to Keynsham’s growing cafe sceneopened to a packed house last week. Almost 300 people were invited to a private launch party at theBonzo Lounge on Wednesday before it opened officially thenext day.The Bonzo Lounge is the latest in West Country firm Loungers'portfolio of restaurants and bars and occupies a prime site inthe new Market Place development. With 170 covers and room for a further 80 on the heatedterrace, overlooking the terraced gardens and park, the firm hasspent over £500,000 transforming the site into a retro-stylehome from home, which has become the trademark of thebrand.

Jeremy Burton-Dickie, operations manager at Loungers, said:“We’re delighted to be part of this amazing new developmentand Keynsham is the perfect site for our Lounge concept.“There’s already a thriving and vibrant community and we’rereally looking forward to playing our part in the foodie scenehere.”The latest opening has been named after the famous 1960sBonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, one of whose albums was calledKeynsham. Twenty-five jobs have been created as a result. Open from 8amto 11pm and midnight at weekends (9am-11pm on Sundays),Bonzo Lounge caters for breakfast, morning coffee, lunch andevening meals.

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Bonzo Lounge opens with a bang


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Seasonal paradeThe annual Christmas on the Hill event takes place on Saturday6th December featuring the traditional parade which will set offfrom WDM in Broad Street at 1.30pm. Hundreds of people line the streets every year to watch theparade, which features musicians and majorettes.

Switching on the Christmas lights this year will be the well-known local singer and entertainer Frankie Johns, fromKingswood, who raises money for Help for Heroes.

Four Eyes Optician is a brand new, family-run business inHanham. They believe good quality prescription eyewear should beavailable to everyone at affordable prices. They are a ‘dispense only’ practice, so although they do not testeyes, they are able to provide quality eyewear, includingdesigner ranges at prices which are similar to those on theinternet, when you bring your spectacle prescription to them.

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People from in and around Keynsham are beingencouraged to attend the next meeting of the KeynshamArea Forum on Thursday 27th November.The Forum has been set up by Bath & North East SomersetCouncil and its partners as part of the Connecting Communitiesinitiative, which aims to develop a more joined-up approach totackling concerns raised by local people.The first meeting was held on 15th when members received apresentation about the recently adopted Core Strategy and theKeynsham Transport Strategy. Those who attended wanted toencourage members of the public to get involved and agreed tohold an ‘Ask the Forum’ session before the main meeting inNovember. This will take place between 6.30pm to 7.30pm, in theCommunity Room of the new Civic Centre and will be followedby the formal meeting of the Forum from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.Forum meetings are open to the public who may attend asobservers.Members of the Keynsham Area Forum include wardcouncillors, representatives from local town and parish councils,the Chamber of Commerce and community and voluntaryorganisations.The Forum is chaired by Tony Crouch, from Keynsham TownCouncil, and the vice chair is Adrian Inker, from Community @67 in Keynsham.Cllr Crouch said: “The Forum creates an opportunity for us tobuild on previous partnership working through the former ChewValley Area Partnership and ensure we are more joined up andfocus on what really matters. Encouraging members of thepublic to attend and tell us their views will help inform futurediscussions about priorities and actions.”Keynsham people, as well as residents in the parishes ofChelwood, Compton Dando, Corston, Farmborough, Saltford,Whitchurch and Marksbury are invited, and can raise questionsfor B&NES Council, Avon & Somerset Police, Avon Fire &Rescue, their parish council or any other public service. If you are unable to attend you can email questions [email protected], or call 01225 396975.

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Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore arranged visits for over 300local constituents to visit the House of Commons betweenSeptember 2013 and August 2014, figures published byParliament’s Education Service reveal.This included 255 people visiting for a Members’ Tour, and over80 pupils, including some from John Cabot Academy inKingswood and The Sir Bernard Lovell School in OldlandCommon, who participated in the education visits programme.Mr Skidmore said: “As the MP for Kingswood, I have alwaystried my best to help people have a look around the House ofCommons - after all, the place belongs to the British public.“It is fantastic that I have been able to help so many peoplelocally to have a tour of Parliament. If any constituent from theKingswood constituency is interested in going on a tour, pleaseget in contact with me and I would be delighted to help arrangethings.

“Sadly there is already a very long waiting list for PrimeMinister’s Questions, but I can help arrange for small groups tovisit Parliament and watch debates.”If you are interested in looking at booking a tour of Parliament,email [email protected] with your full name,address and telephone contact details.

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Nazi captors, has died aged92.He was captured at Dunkirkwhile serving in the RoyalEngineers and later enduredthe notorious Long March toPoland where he escapedfrom Stalag 8B after twoearlier breaks for freedom.He died at the Royal UnitedHospital, Bath, after a heartattack at his home hours afterthe nation had been engagedin Remembrance Sundaytribute to those who fell inbattle. His funeral was held yesterday(Wednesday) at Haycombe

Crematorium, Bath.Born at Reading, Mr Burrellbroke a family tradition of workat a local biscuit factory tobecome an engineer. After thewar he became a director ofan engineering company atBitton.A prominent Conservativeand former Rotarian, he wasa founder member in 1974 ofKeynsham and SaltfordProbus Club, for retiredprofessional and businessmen, and was its president in1994-96. He had also been along-time governor ofWellsway School, Keynsham,

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Ross’ and Clare’s families step up their fight for justiceRelatives of Ross and Clare Simons, who were killed by adangerous, disqualified driver in Hanham, are joining otherbereaved families in demanding a change in the law so thatin the case of multiple deaths, judges can impose a jailterm per victim.Having concurrent sentences, instead of sentences beingserved consecutively, would have meant Nicholas Lovell – thedriver who mowed down the young Hillfields couple in January2013 – would have been jailed for 21 years, rather than the 10years and six months that he received.Ross, 34, and Clare, 30, were knocked off their tandem bicycleby Lovell, who was being pursued by police at the time. Hisprevious convictions included 11 cases of driving whiledisqualified and four of dangerous driving. Tests showed that atthe time of the crash, 38-year-old Lovell, from OldlandCommon, had drugs in his bloodstream.Speaking in a debate on sentencing for dangerous driving inParliament, Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore, who has supportedthe families of Ross and Clare, said the law needed to bechanged urgently.He said: “We should not have this situation of what’s calledconcurrency when sentences are served together.”Mr Skidmore said the families of Ross and Clare would beworking with the fiancées of two men who were killed in similarcircumstances in Reading earlier this year and that on 1stDecember, families from across the country who have suffered

similar tragedies would be meeting for a summit atWestminster.Reading West MP Alok Sharma told the debate about KrisJarvis, a father-of-five, and dad-of-two John Morland, who werecycling in February of this year when they were killed by adisqualified driver called Alexander Walter, who was beingpursued by police.Walter, 31, who had a total of 67 previous convictions, wasdriving a stolen BMW at 70mph in a 30mph zone, while two anda half times over the alcohol limit and having recently takencocaine. He was sentenced to 10 years and three months.Mr Sharma said that the sentence was not sufficientpunishment for the devastation that Walter had caused.After the sentencing, Kris’s fiancée Tracey Fidler and John’sfiancée Hayley Lindsay launched an online petition calling forthe Government to amend the law so that in the case of multipledeaths, judges can impose a jail term per victim. Their petitionhas more than 24,000 signatures and the support of the familiesof Ross and Clare who also felt cheated by the justice systemand last year set up the Justice 4 Ross and Clare campaign fortougher penalties for dangerous drivers. They have already secured one victory – in May, as a result oftheir campaigning and a 15,000 name petition handed in at 10Downing Street, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announcedthat from next year, offenders who ignore their driving bans willbe jailed for up to 10 years if they cause a death on the road. A


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banned driver who causes serious injuries will get up to fouryears’ imprisonment.The current maximum sentence facing a driver who causesdeath while driving when disqualified is two years, with nospecific offence of causing serious injury by driving whiledisqualified.The Justice Secretary has committed to a review of all drivingrelated offences and penalties, which is expected to concludeearly next year.Victims Minister Mike Penning said he welcomed the debate inWestminster Hall and said his thoughts were with victims’families.

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A public exhibition will take place next week to updatevillagers on the redevelopment proposals for the derelictGolden Valley Mill.The meeting will take place at The Meadows Primary Schoolfrom 5pm to 8pm on Tuesday 25th November.The property firm St Congar, which own the site, are workingtowards submitting a planning application to redevelop it andhave announced that Linden Homes, which built the BaronClose scheme in Bitton, are their developer partner.A public exhibition was held in April at which plans for 110homes were revealed, and now there is to be a secondconsultation. Feedback has been reviewed and in conjunctionwith South Gloucestershire Council, design guidelines havebeen developed.People have been asked for their views on the proposed openspace around the remains of the former Methodist chapel nextto the A431 and suggestions from villagers were made at anopen meeting run by Bitton Village Residents’ Association lastmonth.The meeting was very much in favour of a community openspace and hoped it would become a real landmark and ameeting place for a wide variety of activities.

Suggestions included rebuilding all or part of what remains ofthe Wesleyan chapel as a shelter for village use, includingmarket space, while others favoured knocking it down anderecting an oak framed shelter.Other ideas included a community-run tea shop, a boules pisteand a piece or artwork or sculpture reflecting the history of themills that have been on the site.People will have the chance to suggest more ideas atTuesday’s meeting.

Bitton

Linden Homes named as housebuilder redeveloping old factory site


One of the main benefits of the new council offices issupposed to be their energy efficiency. Since thecontentious designs first saw light of day, we were told thenew buildings would make a significant contribution toreducing B&NES Council’s carbon footprint. So more thana few eyebrows have been raised in the last couple ofweeks as to why the lights seem to be left on all night.Keynsham North councillor Charles Gerrish asked that questionat last week’s B&NES cabinet meeting in Bath and was told thatthe building had only been partially handed over to the counciland that a lot of the final commissioning work was being carriedout at night and at the contractor’s expense. When he pointed out that at least one of the three buildings wasnow fully occupied by the council, Cllr David Bellotti, theCabinet member responsible for the Keynsham regenerationproject, chose to revert to political conjecture, rather thanactually answering the question. So we are none the wiser.Meanwhile, we have also had calls at The Week In askingabout the Sainsbury’s Local store which has looked set to openfor the last couple of weeks. Sainsbury’s has told us there is nodate yet fixed for the opening but that they expect it to be earlynext month. We also understand there have been problemswith BT and a lack of available telephone lines in that part ofKeynsham.However, according to one eagle-eyed reader, nobody shouldbe occupying the new development at all because a number ofpre-occupation conditions attached to the planning permissiongranted in 2012 have yet to be discharged. Principal among those was the condition that the highways

work on Bath Hill and Temple Street had to be completed beforeany building could be occupied. Work stopped suddenly lastmonth when contractor ERH Construction went bust. Sourcesat B&NES tell us, however, the work is scheduled to restart withnew contractors in January but it could be March before theyare completed.Among the other pre-occupation conditions yet to be met arethe complete reopening of the Civic Centre Car Park and thehard and soft landscaping work. Upon occupation, anothercondition was the implementation of a full review of on- and off-street parking in the area with any measures identified as aresult to be funded by the developer.While B&NES Council does not have a particularly good recordof planning enforcement in Keynsham, in this particular case itwould conjure up a scenario of the council taking action againstitself. We asked B&NES for a comment on the situation, and,yes, you’ve guessed, we are still waiting for a reply.

Keynsham

The lights are on... but is anyone home?


A Christmas eventincluding a festive marketand lantern procession willbe taking place in ChurchRoad on Saturday 29thNovember. The market will be atBethesda Church from10am to 5pm and from11am to 2pm FatherChristmas will be at theStripy Owl toy and giftshop. From 1pm there willbe street theatre and at2pm youngsters can enjoya toy hunt along ChurchRoad. At 4pm the lanternprocession will set off fromWhites Launderette to StGeorge Park where at4.30pm there will be an ‘Elfclosing ceremony’. Therewill also be live Christmasmusic during the day.

Next week's Keynsham Winter Festivalalso marks the 10th anniversary of localhairdressing salon Studio 9.Stylists Liz Patch and Nicky Roberts bothworked together and it was a chanceencounter with Molly Brain which led to thedecision to sell them the business on Bath Hill. Ever since, the two have worked hard and

become embedded in the local community.One of the many customers who have beenloyal to Studio 9 for the last decade is a local80-year-old who relies on Dial-a-Ride to bringher to the salon and treats it as a day out.“The last 10 years have just flown by,” saysLiz. “Nicky and I would like to thank all ourclients, old and new, for their loyal support.”

Ten years is a long time inany business and keeping upwith changing needs is nodifferent in hairdressing. Lizhas just completed a courseto allow Studio 9 to offer hairextensions while the couplehave also generated areputation for their carefultreatment of cancer sufferersand hair recovery.To celebrate their 10 years,Studio 9 will be holding anopen house and cake-cuttingduring the Winter Festivalnext Friday, 28th November.

Redfield/St George Get into thefestive spirit

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Salon’s 10th anniversary

Liz Patch and Nicky Roberts


On Armistice Day, pupils from The Meadows Primary Schoolwalked to the village war memorial in St Mary’s Churchyard foran Act of Remembrance.The youngsters from years 5 and 6 laid wooden crosses thatthey had decorated. Each cross was inscribed with one of thenames on the memorial – 32 from World War One and 16 fromWorld War Two.

The short service was led by the vicar the Rev Jeremy Andrewand there were also representatives there from the Royal BritishLegion.

Bitton

Young honourthe fallen


The PucklechurchPlayers are rehearsing fortheir panto, HickoryDickory Dock, by NormanRobbins, which takesplace next month at thecommunity centre hall inAbson Road.There are performanceson Thursday 4thDecember and Friday 5thDecember at 7.30pm,and on Saturday 6th therewill be a matinee at 2pm,while the curtain goes upagain for a show at7.30pm.Call 0117 937 3015 fortickets.

Campaign to stop Hanhammother being deportedgoes to 10 Downing Street

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The campaign to stop the UK BorderAgency from splitting up a Hanham familywent to 10 Downing Street on Monday.Mae Draper, who has been married to herhusband Kevin for 20 years, is facingdeportation to the Philippines as she wasissued with the wrong visa when she neededto come back to this country following a visit tothe Far East to see her father.The family, who live in Ansteys Road with theirdaughter Rhian, 14, and Kevin’s motherCatherine, are now in their second year oflegal negotiations and the latest refusal by theUpper Tribunal to grant permanent residencyfor his wife led to Mr Draper contacting localMP Chris Skidmore for help.Mr Skidmore has been supporting the Draperfamily, calling their story “tragic anddistressing” and set up a petition on hiswebsite which has been signed by over 2,000

people.The MP accompanied the family to No 10 onMonday to hand in the petition.Rhian attends the John Cabot Academy inKingswood which has also been supportingthe family.

Handing in the petition at Downing Street


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Hanham salon Aphrodite’s Looking Glass wore their PJs to workand made cakes to raise money.

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St John’s Church has published a booklet of Second World Warmemories from amongst the congregation, their friends andfamily. Being sold in aid of Help for Heroes, it is available from thechurch for a donation of £4.50.

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A meeting about the Bristol & Bath Railway Path is taking placeon Wednesday 26th November from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at theCity Academy in Russell Town Avenue.It is a chance for people to talk about the path and its future,hear plans, share ideas and get involved. For more informationcontact 0117 954 2836.

A 23-year-old man has been jailed for 12 months for burglary.On 8th September Sekou Sambou entered a property and stoleaudio mixing unit, sports memorabilia and a bottle of alcohol. Hewas disturbed by a residentand fled on foot. Police used a dog to trackthe scent of Sambou to anearby park where thebottle of alcohol was found.This provided fingerprintsand DNA which werematched to Sambou, whowas later arrested onsuspicion of burglary.On 30th October Samboupleaded guilty to burglary.As well as being jailed for ayear he was ordered to paya victim surcharge of £100.

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Railway path meeting

A Christmas fair will take place at Emersons Green Village Hallon Saturday 29th November from 10.30am to 2pm.There will be stalls, a café and displays on the stage, raffles andgames, and Santa will be in his grotto.Entry to the fair is free.

Emersons Green

Christmas fair

For their November meeting Kingswood History Society had achange of topic and instead of the Beaufort and Cleeve MilitaryHospitals, which has been rescheduled, they enjoyed aninteresting and illuminating presentation, The Great War 1914 –1918, Dispelling a few Myths & Legends.This was given by Martin Hornby, of the Western FrontAssociation. The group's next meeting on 2nd December will be a brief AGM,followed by a Christmas quiz and raffle followed by a traditionalAmerican Supper. All are most welcome to come but are askedto bring some food items for the supper. The society meets on the first Tuesday of each month (Januaryand February excepted) at 7.30pm, in Room 4 at the ParkCentre.Anyone interested can visit www.kingswoodhistorysociety.org ,contact Dennis Noble on [email protected] or justcome along to the meetings. Cost is £2.50 per visit, includingrefreshments. Annual subscription is £20.

Kingswood

History society hearsabout Great War

The 24th Kingswood 1stth Hanham Scout Group, which meetsat Christ Church Hall in Memorial Road, is looking for leadersand helpers.Scouts meet on a Thursday from 7.30pm to 9pm, Beavers meeton a Friday from 5.15pm to 6.30pm while Cubs also meet on aFriday from 6.45pm to 8pm.To find out more email [email protected]

Hanham

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Permissivepaths to reopen

Football

Hard-fought away winfor Keynsham

Permissive footpaths to the south and west of Saltford areto reopen at the end of the month, thanks to a deal brokeredbetween the parish council, community association andlandowner, as well as sponsorship from a local estateagent.Permissive pathways differ from rights of way in that they ownedby private landowners and farmers but maintained for walkersand horse riders to access in return for a subsidy from Defra.The payments ceased last year as part of Government cutbacksand there was concern in Saltford that these pathways werebeing closed and returned to arable use.Following a public meeting in August, a legal agreement hasbeen reached with local farmer Adam Stratton to open up 4.5kmof pathways and the cost of keeping them open for the first yearhas been met by Eveleighs Estate Agents. The cost of compensating the farmer for the loss of land,together with maintenance and insurance, is estimated at£3,000 a year and Saltford Community Association has nowembarked on a fundraising operation to ensure there is moneyto pay for subsequent years.Saltford residents are due to receive donation envelopes with asuggested donation of £25 for walkers and £50 for horse riders.Anyone living outside the village who wants to become involvedcan email [email protected] for a donation envelope.

Keynsham Town continued their run of away games in theToolstation League Division One, with a fine 1-0 win at CalneTown last Saturday.The Ks adapted to the muddy conditions better than their hosts,restricting them to a solitary chance in each half. By contrast,the Ks attempted to play their usual free-flowing football andnearly took the lead on 20 minutes. They finally took a deservedlead in the 70th minute when Morgan burst into the penalty areaand crossed hard and low for Liam Robson to knock the ballhome. They managed to hang on for victory and now lie in 14thposition in the league table, with 22 points from 20 games.

Walking football in HanhamFollowing the success in Keynsham, walking football has nowcome to Hanham. The lunchtime sessions take place everyWednesday at Hanham Community Centre from 12 noon andare perfect for all ages, whether retired or working. Contact NickDewfall on 07411 013516.

Firm sponsors U-12s teamStructural Systems Ltd are proud to be the new sponsors of thekit for Keynsham Town Junior Under 12s who play in the AvonYouth League Division 1.

Bryan Stone and Richard Tyers presented the team andmanager Mark Jones with the kit before a recent home game. Mark Jones said: "The team are very grateful to StructuralSystems for the new kit and it is great that we are sponsored bya local business."

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