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HOTWELLS&CLIFTONWOOD
the public for the first time in April. The following report is from supported by
Summer 2008
quite believe our luck.
None of this would have been pos-
sible without your strong support.
So we want to say a huge THANK
The last Sunday of the month between 11am -12 noon will be a time when anybody
who feels like doing some work on the land below Cliftonwood Terrace can come
along and contribute to making this a great space for all of us to enjoy. That’s 29
June, 27 July, 31 August, 28 Sept.
NEWS
We now have over 100 individual artists working in all types of media from painters to poets, showing
work in homes and other venues throughout Clifton, Cliftonwood, Hotwells and Spike Island.
It’s shaping up to be a fantastic weekend so put the dates in your diary now!
♦ 17th October 6pm-10pm, Launch Event, The Hope Chapel, an evening of film and music. Screening
by local artists, live music and a bar! Free Entry
♦ 17th Evening, Launch event, The Clifton Club- details to be confirmed.
♦ 18th & 19th 11am-5pm Art of all sorts being shown throughout the area- all free entry!
♦ 18th & 19th evenings, music, poetry, performance and film screenings in café’s and bars throughout
the area- details to be confirmed.
Our aim is to ensure that we have a real community event. Local Artist, Trevor Haddrell, has provided
these fantastic prints to use on all publicity for the trail. Many participating artists have volunteered to
help with publicity, design and distribution, and we welcome any other support from members of the
community!
We will be promoting the trail as a ‘car free’ trail and including walk and cycle routes and public trans-
port options to minimise inconvenience to local residents and to promote the lovely walks and views
we have round here.
The deadline for artists who want to appear in the catalogue has closed, but if you are desperate to
show your work, we can provide signage and web links for a small fee.
If you would like to get involved in helping with the Art Trail, please contact Anna
admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk. We are particularly interested in musicians and bands who’d like to
perform during the weekend and venues who’d like to host them!
Anna Wilson
THE LION
19 CHURCH LANE CLIFTON Join The Transition Movement
Every so often a new social movement catches our imagination,
and right now Transition initiatives are spreading across the UK, at
a phenomenal rate. Each month a new group gets going, and
that’s what is happening right now in Hotwells and Cliftonwood!
So what, is this new and exciting movement? It is all about how we make the
transition to life beyond our current dependence on oil and how we manage
the challenges of climate change in ways which enhance our lives.
So rather than feeling hopeless, the Transition movement encourages us to see
ourselves and our community as providers of solutions rather than the source
of problems. It’s a hopeful and optimistic approach to how we may live in the
future. And it’s not about waiting for the government or the local council to
The Lion by Kate Edmunds act. Right now about 10 local groups across the city are taking small but im-
www.eggnogg.co.uk portant steps towards positive change.
Of course different communities respond in different ways, supporting each
BS8 4TX Tel 01179 268492 other, drawing on each others skills and knowledge, valuing the different con-
Your local needs you !!!
For those that have still to
tributions we can all make. And feeling less isolated in our search for personal
discover Clifton's best kept se- and community-wide solutions is all part of the Transition philosophy.
cret! As a first step we’d like to invite you to a showing of the award-winning film A
Why not pop in and say hello to Crude Awakening which asks the tough question, “What happens when we
us, enjoy our newly refurbished run out of cheap oil?” on
surroundings and superb food Thursday 5th. June, from 7.15 to 9.30pm at Trinity
& wine. Church Hall, Clifton Vale, BS8 4ST. The film will be followed by a
We hope to welcome all our
short discussion and an introduction to the Transition movement.
local residents soon!
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Events
Review—The Hotwells Pantomime
Snowella and the Dwarfs a glorious (light) satire on current fads: excessive dieting,
fitness training, celebrity cooking, even family history research, delighted full houses as
the Hotwells Community Panto continues to do, year after year..
The witty script had just the right amount
of innuendo to render it always suitable
for a family audience: ‘I wish I had a hand
in his lunch-box‘ delivered with ingenuous
charm by Snowella was as smutty as it got
- with the exception of the chorus num-
ber ‘You won’t believe what we find down
the drains’ which was truly touched with
genius.
The show took off with brio upon the
entrance of a fine,well-stacked chorus
raising the roof with ‘Food, glorious food’
- platter upon platter piled high: props and
costumes were amazing throughout: Ikea flat pack mirror with its puppet persona, not
afraid of answering back; bats that lent a hint of danger to the forest peopled by small
creatures(the children); the angel chorus on swings, with wings, halos, clouds and a
whole host of musical instruments, ascending and descending.
Characterisation was superb throughout. In a production that was totally an ensem-
ble piece in the true sense of the word, where every contribution counted to make a
community success, it would be invidious to pick out individuals; it was great to see so
many teens involved, so many able and willing dwarfs that the team could not be lim-
ited to seven; there were plenty of laughs, audience participation in I’m My Own
Grandpa sung with open-throated gusto by Vernon the Veg, as well as other sweetly
sung solos and duets in the right places, accompanied by the legendary and talented
Hotwells Pantomime Band. A five star performance, as ever was.
Marion Reed
DIARY
June 5th 19.15 Transition Bristol Meeting Trinity Rooms, Hotwells Rd
June 12th 18:00 Community Links meeting
June 29th 11:00 Garden working party Cliftonwood Terr.
June 22nd Bristol’s Bike Ride Various Venues Maya’s
July 27th 11:00 Garden working party Cliftonwood Terr.
Aug 1-3 Bristol Harbour Festival Harbourside gentle yoga
Aug 7-10 International Balloon Fest. Ashton Court
classes:
Sept 13th Doors Open Day Various venues
Sept 14th Bristol Half Marathon City Centre Monday, Pavey House, Clifton 6-7pm.
Sept 19-21 The Bristol Festival Lloyds Amphitheatre Wednesday, Hotwells Primary School
7-8pm
Oct 17-19 West Bristol Arts Trail Various venues
Tel: 0117 9542212
or 0117 9512371
13th Clifton Wood Crescent and
Southernhay Crescent street
party. Kick-Off Youth Theatre
Keep Saturday July 5th free for the Fun will be staging a performance of
starts at 2 pm and continues with dancing Police Play written for them by
in the street til late. There’ll be more live
Sam Berger on Monday 14th or
music this year, to add to the traditional
line up of bouncy castle, magic shows, Monday 21st July at 5pm at the
stalls, competitions, bar and evening bar- Hope Community Church. For
beque. The street will be car free until 4 more details please contact the
pm on Sunday CA office nearer the time. 7
∗ Class 4 & 7 MOT bays (2)
J H THOMPSON ∗ Latest diagnostic equipment
∗ Fully qualified mechanics, quality
BA (Hons) DO MRO control and chief mechanic
∗ Manufacturer genuine parts or
REGISTERED OSTEOPATH quality non genuine
∗ Free collection and delivery
39 Oldfield Road ∗ Free wash and vacuum
Hotwells ∗ Evening vehicle servicing (by nego-
BRISTOL Servicing - MOTs - Repairs tiation)
www.mastersgarage.com ∗ All vehicles serviced to 3.5 tonne
BS8 4QQ
Volunteers Needed
Cumberland Basin area
Do you like working with chil-
dren?
Would you like to improve their
safety?
Do you have one or two days
spare each month?
Phone Lifeskills on 9224511
USEFUL CONTACTS
Hotwells & Cliftonwood C.A.
3 Charles Place Specialist in Floor Mainte-
Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4QW nance, Carpets, Windows and
tel: 0117 9291883 Daily
co-ordinator: Anna Wilson Office Cleaning.
e-mail: Fully Insured
admin@hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
G. J. TREASURE
Web site: CLEANING CONTRACTORS
www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
5 Britannia Buildings
Bulletin board: Merchants Road
www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk/ Hotwells
forums Bristol BS8 4QD call
Tel: (0117) 9290578 Fax: 9144316 0117 973 7132
H&CCA Management
Committee
Dennis Gornall (Chair) Per-
sonnel
Brenda McLennan (Treasurer)
Projects Open for Dinner
Ray Smith Communications & Wednesday to
Traders Network Saturday all year
Mike Timmins Open spaces round. For special
James Smith CHASE bookings and en-
Pauline Barnes Community quiries, please call
Links Coral on:
Sandra Fryer Planning 07971 812540
Trevor George Bulletin Board
Rosemary Stibbon
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