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HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

HOTWELLS&CLIFTONWOOD
supported by

In spite of fears about pub-

lic safety and last minute
confusion over the venue,
the launch of the Brunel
200 celebrations on Satur-
day April 8th proved the
biggest crowd-puller in

Summer 2006
Published by Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association, Hope Chapel, Hope Chapel Hill, Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4ND
Hotwells s in c e The
‘Matthew’ departed for
America (1998 that is, not
1498!).
The area around Sion Hill and
the Observatory was jam- The suspension bridge newly illuminated
packed with revellers enjoying
the concert on a rapidly-erected stage. Highlights included Bristol Choral Society
with a programme of rousing crowd-pleasers and Andy Sheppard conducting a
specially-commissioned work for 200 saxophones.
Then, along with the thousands thronging Cumber-
land Basin and the swing bridge below, we were able
to enjoy a massive firework display as the new sus-
pension bridge illuminations came on, right on cue.
Some of us also enjoyed the childish pleasure of walk-
ing down the middle of Brunel Way (‘the flyover’)
closed to traffic for the first time in living memory,
while The Matthew and the Balmoral and a host of
smaller craft crowded the Cumberland Basin.
Sunday provided some chilled-out relief from all the
excitement with an eclectic multi-media event directly
under the flyover.
‘Triangulation’
Preparing for the firework display combined music,
spoken word and projected images which
made clever use of the outdoor space to in-
voke a slightly surreal atmosphere, while the
traffic (now unimpeded) roared around on all
sides.
Our local contribution to Brunel 200 has been
the ‘Hats-off to Brunel’ exhibition at the Create The stovepipe hat competion at CREATE
Centre which opened on April 4th attended, amongst others, by the Lord Mayor
NEWS

and Peter Lord from Aardman Animation. This was a celebration of the abundant
talents of our local artists and, on a
lighter note, an exhibition of stovepipe
In this edition: hats contrived from a wide range of !
Community News - 2 materials. This description cannot do
ing
Special feature on Transport justice to the ingenuity displayed. All n
issues - pages 3,4,5 credit to Sue Stops and her team for in
Meet Your Neighbour - 6 organising this inspired event (open W
Events & Activities - 7 until April 27th). r d
Who would deny that, at times like a
Aw
Contacts - 8
this, Hotwells is a very special place to
live! Ray Smith
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HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
O117 9291883
Admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
Wessex works on Hot-
well Road
Wessex Water is to restart work
on the Hotwells combined sewer
overflow (CSO), shortly after
Easter. The work will take place
around the Plimsoll statue and
should take up to 18 months to
complete (see article in Summer
2005 edition).
The new CSO has been nar-
rowed since the original plan-
ning application, and this has
accounted in part for the delay
in starting this work.
Construction work will generally
take place between 7am and
7pm, Monday to Friday. How-
ever, because of tidal condi-
tions, there will be times when
work may have to take place
outside of these hours. The foot-
path and cycleway will be main-
tained throughout the construc-
tion period.
Key site personnel are Dave
Holmes, construction manager
and Simon Watts, site manager.
Dave can be contacted on
07771 976065 and Simon on
07884 116291. Out of hours,
Wessex Water 24 hour emer-
gency number is 0845 600 4
600.
Plastics recycling
–an everyday story of
bureaucratic bungling
A new plastics bin was briefly
sited at with the other recy-
cling containers at Oldfield
Place in October last year.
Then it vanished! Detective
work by Community Links
and in particular Trevor
George discovered that the
Council / SITA had put it in a
place where the special truck
couldn’t get near enough to
empty it –so it was removed
to another area. Negotiations
are continuing about finding
another location and allocat-
ing another bin. For the latest
developments see the topic
at the HCCA website forum
www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.
uk/forums.htm
2 paper a leader in its field!
Community News
Retail Regeneration Bristol Civic Society, Sustrans and The Avon
Concerns about the decline in local shops Bat Society.
and services have been mentioned often and Emma Peddie
now your Community Association has man-
aged to acquire some seed-funding from the Argyle Place Park
St. James Fund charitable trust to enable us A group of Cliftonwood parents are work-
to work with local Traders and other busi- ing with the Council Parks Department to
nesses to see what improvements can be improve the children’s play equipment in the
made. We have booked an initial meeting Argyle Place Park next to the Lion pub. The
on May 9th at 6pm when Halina Pasiecznik Council confirmed their funding of this
will speak to us about her experience in scheme in December 2005. Great care is
helping with the formation of Bristol East being taken with this very small space which
Side Traders in Easton and her work with is enjoyed as much for its grass, views and
Christmas Steps traders. Anyone who open space as well as its play equipment.
would be interested in helping to set up a New play equipment should not encroach
Traders Association in Hotwells is welcome on the footballing area or into the centre of
to attend. Call or e-mail the HCCA office the park, blocking the views.
for further details. The Council have already done some land-
Ray Smith scaping work and will also be replacing the
current double gate with a less noisy one.
Land at Cliftonwood Terrace and new benches will also be put in. Local
Bristol City Council is in the process of de- fundraising will contribute to the costs of
ciding on the successful bid for its land be- this scheme and buy some new football
low Cliftonwood Terrace. The Clifton- goals.
wood Terrace Residents Association Hopefully, this will all be finished by the
(CTRA) put in a bid, proposing the creation summer and we can celebrate with a party
of a wildlife area on the land which would in the park! Residents are keen to have
be accessible to the public. The CTRA another Open Air Cinema which was so
feels that this land is important for wildlife popular last year. We’re talking about a
(including protected slow worms) as well as possible date of Saturday 2nd September –
a variety of plants, including the nationally- but watch local press and posters for details
rare Ivy Broom Rape. The land also forms nearer the time…
part of the green corridor linking Ashton Emma Peddie
Court and the Avon Gorge to Brandon Hill
and the city centre. HCCA Adminstrator
This bid received considerable local support Sadly, Camilla Kesterton, who has been with
– over 130 local residents signed the peti- us since September has had to leave to
tion and letters of support were received, spend more time on her college course. She
among others, from the Hotwells and has made a huge contribution in maintaining
Cliftonwood CA, Clifton and Hotwells Im- our records and dealing with the day to day
provement Society, Avon Wildlife Trust, admin that is essential to make sure every-
Colburn Homes (developers of Harbour one knows what’s going on in the commu-
House on Hotwell Road), Bristol Naturalist nity. We are very sorry to see her go and
Society, Clifton and Hotwells Labour Party, wish her every success in her academic
work.
Hotwells News wins award
At the Bristol Community Newsletter-
Awards ceremony held in February at the
Central Library, Helen Smith (pictured
right with Richard Wyatt from the Evening
Post) won the prize for best column (’Meet
Your Neighbour’) and Ray Smith won best
photo award (massage parlour demonstra-
tion). As well as a certificate, the winners
received an inscribed blue-glass paper-
weight. Thanks to everyone else on the
team who have helped to make your news-
Rage about roads continues
In spite of massive effort, cost and
time expended over the years on
various plans the environment in the
area remains dominated by cars,
and the initiatives for walking, cy-
cling etc. remain stalled, blighted by
the very real fear of injury, blocked
pavements and inhaling exhaust.
For many years, traffic has been a prob-
lem to Hotwells, Cliftonwood and Clifton.
Early post-war plans, still pasted on the
wall in the bar of Nova Scotia, show
broadly the same major road patterns we
see today, but it was only in the 60s that
those plans were achieved. Two bridges
with under and overpasses could easily
cope with the traffic of the day. But the
subsequent explosion in traffic speeding
through our community was not antici-
pated. By the late 1980s people were
beginning to complain - not just about
traffic volumes, but parking and rat-
running as well.
A comprehensive study by Bristol Poly-
technic (now UWE) resulted in the
'Clifton Traffic and Parking Study' ( which
included Hotwells and Cliftonwood) being
published. The executive summary's first
words were ' Clifton is facing a crisis.' - a
situation that has hardly changed. The
work and its report, made 14 recommen-
dations, ranging from provision of ade-
quate parking for new build premises,
through speed limit restrictions and their
' rigorous enforcement' , and perhaps
most importantly, a residents' parking
scheme. Few, if any of the recommenda-
tions were implemented, and by the late
1990s 'Clifton was again 'in crisis'.
The Bristol Parking Strategy of 1998 iden-
tified “severe parking pressure” and con-
sidered that “to avoid overspill
Kingsdown, Cotham, Clifton and Hot-
wells must be treated together”.
In 2002 CHASE (Cliftonwood & Hotwells
Action on a Sustainable Environment)
produced a detailed Neighbourhood
Transport Plan with many recommenda-
tions, supported by facts, figures and sur-
vey results. This was “well received” by
the city council but subsequent meeting
minutes show that the local “Sir Hum-
phreys” got hold of it and came up with
sufficient bureaucratic blocking tactics to
politely bury the issue once again.
Right up to date now, Bristol has a feast
of transport initiatives, the Joint Local
Transport Plan and the Greater Bristol
Transport Study (old joke about buses
comes to mind!). These have been used
as a reason once again to “do nothing
pending the report”. We continue to par-
ticipate in the network of concerned or-
ganisations trying to get some sense into
the Bristol transport scene. The latest
initiatives are the Bristol Transport Alli-
ance which is supported by many “old
campaigners” including the Civic Society,
Friends of the Earth, FOSBR etc. and the
“Doughnut Ring” group of neighbour-
hoods that will be affected by the Canons
Marsh and a possible congestion charge
scheme in the City.
James Smith
What views do you have con-
cerning local sustainability is-
sues and what campaigns would
you support? It is fundamental
that we try to represent the in-
terests of as many people as
possible (although the work al-
ways seems to fall on a con-
cerned few). Let us know if you
would like to get involved in the
debate. E-mail
admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
or raise a topic on our message-
board
www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk/
forums.htm . You can also leave a
message on 0117-9291883. All
calls will be acknowledged. If
you don’t tell us we don’t know!!
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HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
O117 9291883
Admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
Ashton Tram
The promoters of the Ashton
tram link between Ashton
Gate and the Industrial Mu-
seum (see article in Autumn
2005 edition of H&C News)
are currently carrying out a
patronage forecast and
would be grateful for your
help. It is hoped to operate
the service along the existing
railway between the Indus-
trial Museum and a car park
situated on vacant land in
the Ashton Gate area, with
stops at the Buttery Café, on
Cumberland Road (midway)
and by the CREATE Centre.
To Clifton and Hotwells peo-
ple, this would mean a tram
stop at CREATE which
would run to Princes Wharf.
Perhaps equally useful to
readers who live closest to
CREATE is that car storage
on a new, well managed car
park might relieve pressure
of on-street parking in
Cliftonwood and Hotwells
Let us know:
∗ If you would use the
tram?
∗ How frequently?
∗ Whether or not in the
rush hour?
∗ Any other comments
about the scheme?
Please e-mail your response
to:
Colin.Jefferson@uwe.ac.uk
and
keithhallett@hphltd.co.uk
Need a stamp?
Now the Hotwells Post Office
is no more, it’s a long walk to
Regent Street if all you need
is a stamp. So you may like
to know that Mr Cook at Hot-
wells Pine on Hotwell Road
is now kindly selling stamps
at his shop. Don’t feel shy
about popping in –even if
you don’t want a wardrobe!
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 New times for
new season ferry
commuter service
Cruise to work on
our new boat with our new morning
times for the Hotwells to City Centre
ferry service. In operation now, runs
weekdays all year round. Departs Hot-
wells:
0740, 0820 and 0900
journey time 20 mins.
Email: trips@bristolferryboat.com
BRISTOL PACKET BOAT TRIPS
Cruise the City Docks
or
Take a leisurely trip along
the River Avon to Beeses
Tea Gardens and
The Chequers at Hanham
Discover the Avon Gorge by
boat
For details check our website
or ring for this year’s timetable
www.bristolpacket.co.uk
tel: 0117 9268157
Wapping Wharf (SS Great Britain Car Park)
Celebrate your special occasion
with a cruise aboard Bristol’s most
spectacular ship “Matthew”. It’s
her 10th birthday and we’ve
planned an exciting programme of
harbour events and offshore sail-
ings – Individuals and groups wel-
come. phone: 0117 – 9273416
email info@matthew.co.uk .
See our cruising schedule at
www.matthew.co.uk
Matthew is operated by Shipshape and
Bristol Fashion Ltd
4 every 10-20 minutes.
Better ways to travel—your guide to
The information below is by no
means the definitive list of what is
available to people living in our
area. Timetables, routes and fares
change quite regularly, so there are
also some contact details to find
out the most up to date informa-
tion.
►BUSES
510 – Bedminster Down – Bedmin-
ster – Hotwells
operated by South Gloucestershire
Bus & Coach Company.
Operates hourly Monday – Friday
10am-1pm from Bedminster Down to
Hotwells via Bedminster Parade.
Stops in our area include Sydney Row
Baltic Wharf, Dowry Square, Hotwell
Road (stop A), Merchants Road,
Mardyke Ferry Road.
For more information on fares and
times please contact 0117 931 4340
57 – Henbury-Broadmead & Broad-
mead – Henbury
operated by First Bus
Operates Monday – Friday from
7.03am-9.25am & 4.35pm-6.16pm
from Blaise Castle, Henbury to Bond
Street in Broadmead and back again.
City-bound service stops at Hotwells,
Trinity Church. Henbury-bound stops
at Merchants Road in Hotwells.
8 – Temple Meads - Clifton – White-
ladies Road - Redland – Temple
Meads
8A – Temple Meads – Clifton –
Whiteladies Road – Blackboy Hill
Top
operated by First Bus
Operates Monday – Sunday and pub-
lic holidays except Christmas and
Boxing Day from 6.38am-11.20pm. It
stops in Clifton Village approximately
every 10 minutes.
9 – Temple Meads – Redland –
Whiteladies Road – Clifton – Tem-
ple Meads
9A – Blackboy Hill Top – White-
ladies Road – Clifton – Temple
Meads
Operated by First Bus
Operates Monday – Sunday and pub-
lic holidays except Christmas and
Boxing Day from 7.13am-10.35pm.
Stops in Clifton Village approximately
Night Flyers
Operate every Friday and Saturday
Night, leaving The Centre every hour,
on the hour, from midnight to 6am. N8
goes from Centre (stop Ch) and stops
in Clifton
First Bus: Fares & Concessionary
Schemes
First Bus offer a number of different
fare schemes including:
FirstTen – ten single journeys within
Bristol Zone 1 & 2 for one fixed price,
no time restrictions and no expiry
date. £10.00
Adults Season Tickets & Child Sea-
son Tickets. These can be purchase
for 1 week, 1 month, 6 months or 1
year, prices are dependent on zones
2 Months Free Travel!
Call the Customer Service line on
0845 600 1804 or visit any First
Travel Shop to find out how to gain 12
months unlimited bus travel for the
price of 10 when you pay by debit or
credit card payments
Free Travel for Concessionary
Pass Holders
People over 60 and the disabled are
now entitled to free travel on their lo-
cal bus services at off-peak times us-
ing a concessionary travel pass. This
is a Government- led scheme and the
local council is responsible for its im-
plementation. For more information
about free travel for concessionary
pass holders or to find out how to ob-
tain a concessionary pass, please
contact
The Travelcard Office, Bristol City
Council, PO Box 375, Bristol BS99
7GX
Open 8.30am-5pm Monday – Thurs-
day 8.30am-4.30pm Friday
Tel 0117 922 4100 for an application
form
local public and shared services
►PARK & RIDE SCHEMES
There are 2 park & ride schemes that
go through our area: A4 Portway
(Service 902), stops at Trinity Church
(set down only), Anchor Road (stop
PA set down only, stop PI pick up
only) Merchants Road (pick up only),
Long Ashton Park & Ride (Service
903) stops at Trinity Church (set
down only), Anchor Road (stop PA
set down only) Anchor Road (stop PI
pick up only).
►FERRY/WATERBUS
Please note boat times may be
changed at any time without
notice, due to unforseen circum-
stances please telephone if unsure.
Fares
SINGLE Adults £1.30 Child/Seniors/
Students £1.00
RETURN Adults £2.20 Child/Seniors/
Students £1.80
HOTWELLS ROUND TRIP(40MINS)
TEMPLE MEADS ROUND TRIP
(1HR) Adults £4.00
Child/Seniors/Students £2.50

The Hotwells Ferry/ Waterbus ser- researched by Rachel McNally

vice operates around Bristol historic
harbour 7 days a week all year ►CITY CAR CLUB
round. (excluding Christmas Day and
New Year’s Day). Over 20 cars are available around
Bristol to hire for as little as half an
The Temple Meads Service Oper- hour at a time. It couldn’t be simpler;
ates 7 days a week from April to Oc- book your slot on the web, open the
tober plus weekends and school holi- car with your personal smartcard and
days out of season. drive. No fuel bills, no parking prob-
lems (city cars have allocated park-
ing spaces), no tax, no insurance, no
depreciation (cars are changed annu-
TRAVEL CONTACTS ally).
The nearest car site in Hotwells is in
Traveline provides national and Albemarle Row. There are others in
local information on all aspects of Clifton Park, Gordon Road and at the
public transport. Southville Centre.
tel 0870 6082608 website You pay an annual fee of £140 (£70
www.traveline.org.uk
FirstBus – provides information
and fares on their services
Tel: 0845 602 0156
www. firstgroup.com
Bristol Ferry Boat Company –
provides information on ferry boat
services in and around Bristol
Harbour
Tel 0117 927 3416
www.bristyferryboat.co.uk
Travel Bristol Info Centre – of-
fers advice etc on all aspects of
travel in and around the city extra for a second driver) and then a
11 Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 charge per trip based on mileage and
4UB time. It’s cheaper than a taxi. More
Opening times: flexible than catching the bus.
Monday - Friday 08.30 - 17.30 City Cars are ideal for people who
Saturday 08.30 - 13.00 are not car-dependent but really ap-
www.travelbristol.org preciate the opportunity to shop at
Sustrans – where you can find the supermarket or go for a Sunday
out about sustainable transport walk in the country without having to
including cycle routes both nation- invest in a ‘jam-jar’ of their own.
wide and in Bristol. see www.smartmoves.co.uk
Ray Smith
Tel 0845 113 00 65
Website www.sustrans.org
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h.a.n.d.s
Fun, games and activities at
Hotwells and Neighbourhood
Daycare Scheme.
Open daily from 29 May to 2 June and
26 July to 1 September 2006 from 8.30
am to 6.00 pm at Hotwells Primary
School. £16.00 per day.
Tel: 0117 926 8372 for more informa-
tion or to book a place for your
child.
Small Ads
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Meet Your Neighbour
Writing about Margo without
including Brian after 50 years of mar-
riage is a challenge- so he will get a
mention! They recently celebrated
their wedding anniversary with 250
friends and family. These included 22
relatives from Scotland, four sons
and three daughters including Mike
and wife Cathy from New Zealand
and eight grandchildren. We know
Brian as our committed local coun-
cillor but do we know everything
Margo modestly achieves?
So to begin at the beginning, Margo,
born in Edinburgh, one of eleven children,
lived as an evacuee from age 4 to 9 in the
village of Kingston with two elderly ladies
who were “lovely”. One kept house while
the other looked after the farm. Four of
her brothers were in the next village, so
they met up at the local school and at
church twice on Sundays. They skipped
Sunday school once when they all went to
see a German plane which had crashed in
a nearby field. She also remembers naugh-
tily changing hymn numbers around on the
board in church !
So, when did she meet Brian? –
aged 16 ½ she was waiting for a brother
in a café in the evening but he didn’t turn
up so two military policemen sitting at a
nearby table offered to walk her to the
bus- and one, Brian, followed her on to
the bus. He was nineteen and doing Na-
tional Service at Edinburgh Castle. ……
They were already engaged when Margo
almost didn’t come to Bristol, being
tempted by a £10 ticket to emigrate to
Canada, but Brian got on a train , said
“We’ll fix a date” and so they married at
the Old Kirk in Edinburgh in 1956. The
reception was at Margo’s home in the
living room of their 3 Bed house. How did
eleven children fit in?
The couple lived for their first year
in the front room of 40 Ambra Vale East
where Brian had been born. Subse-
quently, they moved to No 23 with little
Sheena and Andrew and 6 hens and later
bought No 24. While they were doing up
No 24 the children slept in 23 and Margo
and Brian in 24 lit by candles and they only
- Margo Price
had cold water. They strung an extension
lead across the road for electricity until a
lorry drove into it!
Now, what doesn’t Margo do? She
became an auxiliary nurse at the BRI once
the children were grown. She has chaired
Living Memories local history group for 23
years which is held in the Trinity Rooms.
She has spent 5 years on the Community
Health Council doing inspections of hospi-
tals. She’s the Neighbourhood Watch per-
son, was a Street Warden at one time and
was a Trustee for Hope Centre for 15
years. She researches the Quiz questions
for Brian to use at the Trinity lunch club
for the elderly on Thursdays. She gained a
City and Guilds qualification in woodwork
and has upholstered furniture, and has
been one of the mainstays in the annual
Hotwells Pantomime since its beginning. In
addition, whenever I call in, she is enter-
taining the two little grandchildren from
across the road.
Margo summarises her life as
“That’s what life is all about, caring for
each other .”
Helen Smith
A collection taken at Margo &
Brian’s Golden Wedding Party
raised £365 for Maggie Flanagan’s
work with schools in West Bengal
(see Meet Your Neighbour Autumn
2005 edition of H&C News)
 Events and Activities
Kick-Off Youth Theatre
A friendly, welcoming group for any-
one aged 7-16 with an interest in
drama and acting. There are two groups
that run every Monday night – term time
only, one for ages 7-11 yrs, and an older
group for ages 12-16 yrs. Each group gets a
chance to work on a scripted or devised
piece of theatre and they work towards a
performance for family and friends approxi-
mately twice a year. Young people from
anywhere in Bristol are welcome.
When: Every Monday Term Time Only
from April 24th
5-6.30pm 7-11 yr olds
6.30-8pm 12-16 yr olds
Cost: £4/£3 concs per session
Where: Hope Chapel, Hope Chapel Hill,
Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4ND
F.f.i.: 0117 929 1883 or Email
admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
Rachel McNally
Open Air Art Gallery
The Hotwells Primary School Sum-
mer Fair, on Saturday 17th June from
2 to 4pm, is being combined this year
with an ‘Art on the Railings’ event in
Albemarle Row.
The road will be closed to traffic for the
day and turned into an open air art gallery.
Come and see the artworks produced by
local artists and community groups or bring
your own artwork to hang and sell. Exhibi-
tion from 1 to 5pm.
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There will be a green
theme to the day with
horticultural exhibits in
the street from Land-
mark, the landscape ar-
chitects from Hope
Chapel Hill, and a sale of
plants grown by Hotwells
School children in their
organic kitchen garden.
There’s also the possibil-
ity of a street ceilidh
between 4 and 6pm.
Activities for children will
include bouncy castle,
story telling, face painting,
coconut shy and football This year’s Hotwells Pantomime—‘Dick Whittington’, played to
goal scoring competition. capacity audiences for four nights in March
Stalls will sell flowers, gifts,
kids clothes, jewellery and the ever popular
tug of war is in the programme. And food within walking distance of where we live.
for everyone – BBQ, bar, teas, cakes and You may know some of the people already,
ice creams. For more information or to but if you don't, you soon will. Anybody
book a stall phone Kate Strange on 927 living in Hotwells and Cliftonwood is wel-
come and you only pay for what you eat
6973 or email on
and drink yourself.
kate.strange@blueyonder.co.uk.
Emma Peddie The next meal will be at Lockside Cafe
overlooking Brunel Lock at Cumberland
Basin - 8pm on Friday 26th May. We
Tables Together
The first "Tables Together" meal in would be delighted if you would join us. It
February was a lovely evening, so we is essential to book - phone Coral on
07971 812540.
are going to do it again.
The idea is simply to enjoy a meal and a For any other information phone Mark or
few drinks in the company of friends Marian on 9294646.
Ali Burrows MSTAT.
ALEXANDER
TECHNIQUE
&
SING RAGA
Spaces: Thursday
Evening Group.
0117 987 2989
Cliftonwood
www.aliburrows.org.uk
CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS * PRINTS
JEWELLERY * CERAMICS * ENAMELS
CARDS * SCULPTURE
84– 86 HOTWELL ROAD BRISTOL BS8 4UB
TELEPHONE 0117 929 2527
TUES-FRI 10AM—4.45PM Sat. 10AM—5PM
CLOSED MON.
7

253 Hotwell Rd
Tel: 0117 9273700
O N
NOW
USEFUL CONTACTS
Hotwells & Cliftonwood C.A.
Hope Chapel, Hope Chapel Hill,
Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4ND
tel: 0117 9291883
e-mail: admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
Web site: www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
Bulletin board:
www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk/forums
Hope Market – to book a stall
0777 337 0698/ 07840 290225
Hope Chapel – to book the hall for meetings par-
ties etc – 9215271
H&CCA Management Committee
Ray Smith (Chair) Newsletter & web site
Dennis Gornall (Secretary) Personnel
Brenda McLennan (Treasurer) Projects
Mike Timmins Open spaces
Rachel McNally Events
James Smith CHASE
Faruk Choudhury (elected Nov 2005)
Emma Peddie School Liaison
Pauline Barnes Community Links
Sandra Fryer Planning (elected Nov 2005)
Trevor George Bulletin Board
Andrew Curtis (elected Nov 2005)
8
EST. 1985
Security
Anti-Social Behaviour—24 hour action line – this is
council run but they keep records and this can be
used by the Police to take action – 0845 605 2222
Nick Shaw is our local Police Constable based at
Redland Police Station
0117 945 4453.
e mail – Nicholas.shaw@avonandsomerset.police.uk
Bobby Van Scheme – Free police security assess-
ments for the over 65s
0117 927 7777
Transport
Bristol Ferry Boat Company – 0117 927 3416
E mail : enquiries@bristolferryboat.co.uk
Website : www.bristolferryboat.co.uk
Bristol Dial-A-Ride – door to door bus service for
any person for whom for whatever reason public
transport is not accessible. The cost is about the
same as public transport. If you have a concession-
ary pass you can use this to travel at half fare.
0117 939 5525 Minicom 0117 9395525 .
E mail: admin@bristoldialaride.org.uk
website – www.bristoldialaride.org.uk