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FUTURE OF ST. ANNES WELL • STORY COMPETITION • BRISLINGTON CONSERVATION AND HISTORY SOCIETY
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July has been a challenging month for the Nightingale in Brislington. There were a few
mistakes on my part such as writing down the wrong information about St Anne’s Well, and a few delivery issues to boot. However, the future is becoming more optimistic. Many of you have emailed or phoned to volunteer delivering magazines to your road and for that I’m grateful. Last month we had a lot of help from Rhian Greaves, Kayleigh and Mikayla Jones, Terry Hicks, Kerri Hall, Ruth Morgans and Heather Hogg.
This month we have contributions from Ken Taylor about St. Anne’s Well - do buy his book from the Library
if you’d like to learn more about our local institution, Jonathan Rowe on the Brislington Conservation and Historical Society, plus cool artwork from Nombo. On top of that we have the regulars, What’s On and a spot from the Women’s Institute.
There are some big changes ahead though, we will be going bi-monthly until Christmas so there’s more time for me to organise new editions. It’s been quite tough to organize each issue while delivering them and working at the same time. This means a autumn/halloween special in October and then a Christmas/New Year special in December.
With Halloween in mind, we have launched a themed short story contest for both adults and kids here - http://bit.do/brizcontest1. We’ll be working on a fantastic range of prizes that includes being published in the magazine and hopefully, in a print anthology too.
Don’t forget, you can support both me and the Nightingale by becoming a Patron here: http://bit.do/nightingale - Please support us if you can.
Mark Wollacott Editor [email protected] 971 6669
Contentspage
4 What’s on...
5 News
6 Brislington Wi
7 Brislington conservation and history society
8 Halloween story competition
9 The future of St. Annes Well
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August
8th Makers of Bristol Tour, 1:30pm, £5pp
11th & Forest Funday - Critters & Creepy Crawlies, 12th 11am, £20pp
13th Wild About Worms, 10:30am, £5pp
13th The Gruffalo, 3pm, £4pp
13th Forest Funday - Stone Carving, 11am, £30pp
14th Night at the Cemetery Tour, 7:30pm, £8.40pp
15th Wonderful Women Tour, 1:30am, £5pp
18th & Forest Funday - Mud and Magic, 19th 11am, £20pp
20th Wild About Birds, 10:30am, £5pp
20th We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, 3pm, £4pp
21st Bat Walk, 7:30pm, £10pp
22nd Sculpture Tour, 1:30pm, £5pp
24th & Forest Funday - Wonderful Wood, 25th 11am, £20pp
27th Wild About Bugs, 10:30pm, £5pp
28th Superworm, 3pm, £4pp
28th Night at the Cemetery Tour, 7:30pm, £8.40pp
29th Ceremonial Way Tour, 1:30pm, £5pp
September
7th Lightsaber Combat, 6:45pm, £9pp
11th Night at the Cemetery Tour, 7:30pm, £8.40pp
12th Bristol Doors Open Day, 10am, £5pp
13th Water Bowl Stone Carving Workshop, 10am, £90pp
20th Writing, Storytelling & Movement, 10am, £50pp
25th Night at the Cemetery Tour, 7:30pm, £8.40pp
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11th Bright as a Button Makeup Pouch, 6:30pm, £13.50pp
19th Cozy Four Square Cushion, 7pm, £36pp
Other Events
August
15th Messy Church, 10am, St. Luke’s
25th Hungerford Road Community Centre AGM, 7:30pm
September
6th Brislington Wi Family Garden Party, 1 to 5pm, St. Lukes Scout Hut, Jean Road. Adults £5pp Children £3pp (Includes high tea)
15th Brislington Wi, 7:30pm, Arnos Manor Hotel
19th Messy Church, 10am, St. Luke’s
Brislington Conservation and History Society
August27th The Visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
to Bristol for the Opening of the Royal Edward Dock in 1908, with Jean Routley
September24th The Women’s Movement in 19th Century Bristol,
with Prof. June Hannam
Weekly Events
Zumba with Kate, Every Monday 10am, at URC Wick Road
Craft Club, Every Monday 7:30 to 9.00pm at St. Peter’s
Lunch Club, Every Tuesday and Wednesday 10:30am to 1.30 pm at St. Peter’s
The King’s Arms Pub Quiz, Every Tuesday, 8pm £1 per person, maximum 6 people per team
Over 50s Club, Every Wednesday 2:30pm to 3:30pm at St. Peter’s
The King’s Arms Open Mike Night, Every Thursday, 8pm
Out There, Forest School Sessions, 5-7 year olds, 9:45am to 12pm, £10pp
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New Forest School OpensOut There is a quality, affordable and alternative childcare provider that specialises in outdoor play and learning and is run by qualifi ed teachers, trained in Level 3 Forest School. Their primary aim is to offer children more opportunities to play outside in the natural environment and children will be able to spend maximum time outdoors, either in Nightingale Valley woods or in the grounds of their unique and secure setting.
This summer, Out There are running a holiday club from Monday August 3rd to Friday August 28th for children aged between 8-11 years old at East Winds Activity Centre (St Anne’s/Brislington). The club will run as an ‘out of school’ childcare facility from 8.00 - 18.00. Breakfast will be provided on arrival up until 9.30am. Whether you book a half-day, school day or full day, the price includes a daily 2 hour Forest school session led by a trained Forest School leader in Nightingale Valley Woods, where children we be able to play outdoor games, build dens, practice whittling and make fi re (amongst lots of other things). Back at the Activity Centre, children will be free to play or
engage in child or adult led activities (indoor and out) such as role-play camping, art workshops or cookery classes. There will be a wide range of activities and play equipment for children to choose from. Snacks will also be provided.
Out There want to offer a free taster session to parents /children for up to 1 hour where parents and children can stay and play or parents return within the hour. This must be booked in advance by phoning 07954416147 or emailing [email protected]
• Full day £25.00 – 8.00am-6.00pm• School Day £19.50 – 9.00am-3.30pm
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Sibling discount 50p per extra child
Brislington Goes Green ApeThe winning project in Brislington for the 2015 Neighbourhood Arts Project as part of Bristol’s Green Capital 2015 Award will be the Sailor’s Walk project run by The APE Project. Based in St. George, the APE Project will be engaging residents around St. Anne’s Woods with an arts/play trail in November.
According to Bristol 2015, the APE Project “are an artist/playworker led community arts, play and environmental organisation. Their passion is for empowering communities and creating opportunities for children, young people and adults to engage in
meaningful ways in arts and play for positive social, individual and environmental outcomes. APE have done lots of engagement work in Greater Brislington, so will be welcomed back warmly.”
So far, the Nightingale has been unable to get any more details about the project, how it relates to the environment, how they might engage with the wider Brislington community or what its long term legacy will be. Hopefully more will be revealed in the coming months.
NewsWick Road Library Saved? The battle is not over yet, but Wick Road Library took a step toward safety after recent council meetings. It now appears that the library on Wick Road will be saved, but nothing has been set in stone. If saved for now, the library will be faced with shorter opening hours (min. 20 per week) and a greater dependency on volunteers. This is a statement of intent only, so it is not binding and we will only fi nd out the fi nal decision in the September council meeting.
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Meetings are 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7.30pm at Arnos Manor Hotel, Bath Rd. To come along as a guest: £5. Membership: Currently £18 for the rest of the year
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This year the Women’s Institute celebrates it’s 100th birthday. And with it a whole host of
festivities – the highlight in many people’s books being a garden party hosted by the Duchess of Cornwall in Buckingham Palace.
Inspired by this Brislington Wi are holding our very own garden party for the whole family on Sunday 6th September. The price of tickets include a high tea consiting of a selection of sandwichs, savories and cakes, along with scones and cream.
All proceeds will go to charity including The Rainbow Centre for Children - our charity of the year.
We can’t promise the Duchess of Cornwall, but there will be a live band, games for all, face painting, and a lot of laughs (and a limited licenced bar – well… its not all about the tea in Brislington WI! )
To book your tickets please contact Janice on 07814 030413 or email [email protected]
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Brislington Conservation and History Society (BCHS) was formed in 1984 to promote interest
in Brislington past, present and future. The society established a conservation area, centred around the old village and 15th century parish church of St. Luke’s, and was involved in the saving of Lynwood House on Bath Road, currently being restored and redeveloped after being derelict for 30 years.
We have produced many leafl ets and articles on the local history of Brislington, as well as two books Brislington (1995) and Brislington Revisted (2008), and the BCHS has also collaborated with two local history DVDs, Yesterday’s Brislington (2001) and Brislington Remembered (2002) made by 1st Take Video.
We hold monthly meetings in St Cuthbert’s Church Crypt, Sandy Park Road, on the last Thursday of the month, which are open to non members. Members can also join in on coach trips, social occasions and other events.
If would like to become a member, have a Brislington local history enquiry, or just want to fi nd out more, come along to one of our events contact Chairman, Jonathan Rowe [email protected].
Annual individual membership is £5 single or £7.50 for a couple (at same address). We look forward to seeing you!
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TUESDAY St Anne’sWicklea Academy, Wick Road 7.30pm Tel: Emma 07867 783911
WEDNESDAY BrislingtonSt Christopher’s Church, Hampstead Road 5.30 & 7.30pm Tel: Emma 07867 783911
The well as we know it, with its circular stone wall and enclosing railings, was constructed
when St Anne’s Wood opened as a public park in the early 1920s. Several years later the well was given a pillared canopy with a stone sphere on top (instantly targeted by boys throwing stones). Today’s picturesque little ruin serves peacefully as a wishing well, but with the centenary of the park drawing near, thoughts of restoration – even complete re-landscaping – will come to the fore.
We may distrust the medieval coins found in the well, but other artefacts date to the early 1700s, so this was no mere Victorian folly. The 18th century well shaft may have replaced a much older structure, and it’s possible this site was sacred even before the medieval pilgrimages to the chapel downstream.
Modern visitors still fi nd something special about this place. It seems to calm everyday cares and, in this clearer frame of mind, new insights can solve problems... As such, it may still be claimed as a healing site. Is it just coincidence that the tranquil waters of this holy well were said to improve eyesight – helping us see more clearly?
We need to approach the question of its future with great care and sensitivity – or risk spoiling something possibly very ancient, rare and valuable indeed.
By Ken Taylor, author of The holy well and the Chapel of St Anne in the Wood (on view and on sale at Wick Road Library).
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