ISSUE 23 JULY 2006

Summer has certainly arrived with ice creamsmelting in record time and holidays just aroundthe corner.Lots of interesting things are happening locallyand we have a special focus on some of the many‘green’ initiatives that are taking place in KnowleWest. Check out the ‘What’s on’ guide to summeractivities for the kids and don’t forget to fill

out the Hearts and Stars nomination form.Have a good summer!If you want to contact the editorial group,please call the Neighbourhood Renewal officeon 908 4248.

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front cover: Top – Street RepsBottom – England flags in Torrington Avenue

YOUR NEWSLETTER 2006

COMMUNITY CLEANS UP Cover Story!

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VISIT THE WEBSITE AT: WWW.KNOWLEWEST.CO.UK

IN THIS ISSUENeighbourhood Renewal p4Community News p4 – p7Achievement p8 – p9Hearts and Stars Nomination Form p9

Summer Activities p10Police, Crime and Security p11New Faces p12Notice Board p12

The residents of Knowle West Action Group(KAG) have been working hard to make a differenceto the community in which they live. Following apublic meeting with Housing, Police andNeighbourhood Renewal, a day was planned fora big community clean-up, to officially launchthe Street Reps, and encourage people to signup to a Good Neighbour Agreement. Find out how the day went on p7.

On Friday 9 June, Dawn Primarolo MP attendedan open day at KWADS, along with professionalsfrom all over the city who work with drug usersand their carers. The aim of the event was toraise awareness of the changes here since ournew funding was awarded, so that workers cansignpost people to KWADS for all our openaccess, drop-in, groupwork, and one-to-oneservices.

As a Patron of KWADS, Ms. Primarolo’s supporthas been invaluable during recent months as wewere facing closure, and she acknowledged theimportance of appropriate, well-funded, easily-accessible support in the community for drugusers and their carers.

All our new services are now up and running andavailable to anyone concerned about their ownor someone else’s drug use – look out forposters and leaflets around the area in the

coming weeks. If you would like to know moreabout what we offer, or have any concerns youwant to talk about, please feel free to drop intoour building or give us a call on 0117 9533870.

Lucy Delaney KWADS

KWADS NEWS

Kate Croucher KWADS, Dawn Primarolo MP, Bob Francis KWADS

below: Rubbish cleared from the communityright: A local young person lends a hand

WHAT A SIZZLER!

Sizzling stir frys, scrumptious smoothies anddelectable Danish pastries were just some ofthe tasty morsels on offer at the launch ofFilwood Community Kitchen on 15 June.

After an entertaining morning of hands oncookery demonstrations, Edward Shaw, Chairmanof Bart Spices cut the ribbon and officiallyopened the kitchen. A tasty and healthy lunchfollowed, beautifully prepared by Chef FrancineRussell and a team of 6 local women.

Sue Moss, Community Development Worker atKWHA, was impressed by the way local peoplereally got involved in the project. “People tookresponsibility for different things, they were keento volunteer and there was a real willingnessand enthusiasm to take part.”

Redesigned and fitted out with new equipmentand utensils, the kitchen is for anyone in thecommunity whatever their ages or interest, whowants to get involved in cooking alongside othersin a friendly and informal environment.

Funding is now being sought to employ a devel-opment worker to design courses and activities,such as cooking on a budget, cooking for one,

for small children and for diet related conditions.

Bart Spices have offered fantastic support, sup-plying goody bags for the launch and giving acommitment to supply all the herbs and spicesfor the life of the kitchen.

The kitchen is funded by NeighbourhoodRenewal, managed by Knowle West HealthAssociation, and supported by Bristol S & WPrimary Care Trust and a steering group whichincludes several local residents.

For more information, contact KWHA on 0117963 9569.

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Edward Shaw cuts the ribbon

Well, we didn’t quite make it all the way but

you’ve got to hand it to Knowle West – what a

display. Streets lined with bunting, flags on

cars, houses, vans, roofs, small dogs, Fantastic!

TEA WITH THE QUEENRepresentatives from KnowleWest Media Centre havebeen invited to a GardenParty at Buckingham Palaceto celebrate receiving TheQueen’s Award for Voluntary

Service. The Award recognises excellence in voluntary activities carried out by groups in thecommunity. KWMC was nominated for theaward because of its work in using media as atool to involve people in the regeneration oftheir communities, to build skills and createopportunities for participation on initiativesthat promote social, cultural and economicdevelopment.KWMC will receive a certificate signed by TheQueen, and a piece of commemorative crystal.Well Done KWMC!

ENGERLAND!

NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL

NEIGHBOURHOOD MANAGEMENT

POLICE CHIEFS VISIT pictured: Mandy Shute, Moira Wallace, Jeff Foreman, Dr Hamblin, Colin Port & Pat Filer

Hello everyone! Well I have settledwell in Knowle West and I want tothank everyone for the fabulouswelcome I have been given, theamount of support from everyoneI have met has been great. My

team, Anita and Val, have also been very patientwith the multitude of questions I have had toask them and I thank them too.

I have noticed that many people are confusedand concerned about the new NeighbourhoodManagement pilot and what it will mean to thearea. In short, NM is a government funded programme just like Neighbourhood Renewal. Intime, Knowle West will have its own ‘deliveryagent.’ This will not be one provider deliveringNeighbourhood Management but will be madeup of a variety of people, including residents,(who will be voted on to the board), statutory

agencies such as the police, and of course, thevoluntary agencies in the area.

We will be having three events in September toask you the residents, and the agencies, todecide what the delivery agency will look likeand who will be a part of its membership. This isto ensure that the delivery agent is a reflection ofKnowle West, and who better to decide what isneeded than the residents and people whowork here.

If anyone would like to have a chat about thedelivery agent please call our office and arrangeto come and see me. You could try popping inbut I can't guarantee I will always be in theoffice! Please look out for your invitation, andposters about the events in September.I hope you all have a great summer.

Mandy Shute NM Manager

Workers at the Neighbourhood Renewal officewere on their best behaviour when top policechiefs dropped by for a visit. Moira Wallace, Director General for Policing, Crime & Anti-Terrorism, Colin Port, ChiefConstable of Avon & Somerset and Dr Hamblin,Chair of Avon and Somerset Police Authoritywere on a fact finding tour around areas ofBristol to see for themselves some of the crimeinitiatives taking place in local communities.Also pictured are Jeff Foreman, Sector Inspector,Mandy Shute, NM Manager and Pat Filer, resident.

The Walk-in Centre will move to the HengrovePark hospital site in 2008/9 where it will beexpanded to form a Minor Illness and InjuriesUnit. The expanded service will be able to diagnoseand treat – still on a walk-in basis - a widerrange of conditions than it can at present,meaning that more people in South Bristol canbe treated locally and will no longer have totravel in to the city centre to the Bristol RoyalInfirmary.

Other health services at the Health Park such asthe community sexual health service, the privatedialysis unit, smoking cessation, continence clinics

and all the services at William Budd HealthCentre will remain.

Bristol South & West PCT and the Health ParkManagement have been working together toobtain local people’s views on what other healthservices they would like to see at the HealthPark. A number of ideas have emerged forhealth services which meet the Health Park andPCT’s strategies, for example, rehabilitation andhealth education and children’s services.

If you want any more info contact GemmaCollings at gemma.collings@bristolswpct.nhs.uk

WALK-IN CENTRE MOVE

COMMUNITY NEWS

Knowle West Website is being launched on 17July. With loads of information about the area,local organisations, events and a messageboard, log on, take a look, leave a message andtell us what you think! Got an event coming upthat you want to see promoted? Then call Martin on 903 0445

LOG ON KNOWLE WEST

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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CHANGES IN EARLY YEARS SERVICES IN KNOWLE WEST

Based in Knowle West, using real street namesand locations and written in the vernacular,Shawnie is an account of family life one summerin Knowle West. But this is no ordinary family;alcoholism, incest, child abuse and mindless violence are the everyday norm as the charactersplay out their parts in the story.

The book is written under a pseudonym by asocial worker who has lived and worked in thearea for a number of years. It is a work of fiction.

We asked a panel of readers, from a teenager toa grandmother, what they thought of the book.These are some of their comments.

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Very hard to readbecause of the dialect.It was disturbing andextreme. The authoris profiting from hisjob experience which I find questionable. I wouldn,t adviseanyone to read thebook, I found it awful.Ann, senior citizen

When you startreading it you don,twant to put it down.It is realistic but youdon,t want to believeit. I think it is theway people talkaround here. It,sbased in Knowle Westbut it happens every-where, not just here. I didn,t like the end;I want to know whathappens to the central characters.Mandy aged 35

I found this book difficult to read as it was written in so-called Knowle Westdialect. Some events in the book are fac-tual and others are fictional, for some itmay be difficult to distinguish betweenthe two. There are many things peoplecould spend their money on and I wouldnot recommend this as one of them.Rose grandparent

If the author wanted toportray the reality of abuseit could have been donewithout sensationalising it ina novel. With his experiencehe could have produced anexcellent non fiction to raisepeople,s awareness to theawful sadness that takesover many people,s lives.

Victims of abuse should behelped, not used to line asocial worker,s pockets.

I will not recommend thisbook, and I feel ashamedthat I have added to EdTrewava,s royalties.Kylie, aged 33

It made you think abouthow parents could do thatto their own children andhow could a mother sitback and watch what washappening and do nothingto stop it. It made it sound bad forthe people in Knowle West.We are not all like that.Zoe 15 yrs

In response to the Government Programme,whereby Children’s Centres are being rolled outacross the country, early years services inKnowle West are being re-configured.

The Sure Start Local Programme is evolving tocome into a new framework, which will result intwo Children’s Centres for this community by2008.

The first of these is Footprints Children’sCentre based at The Park and this will be fol-lowed by Knowle West Early Years Centre bythe end of 2007.

This will build on the already strong relation-ship between the 2 centres with many staffworking across both facilities.

BBootthh CChhii llddrreenn’’ss CCeennttrreess wwii ll ll ooffffeerr::All year round full day care integrated withearly education

Flexible services including outreach services tomeet the needs of parents/carers and children

Childminders drop-in and training support

Group activities, one to one advice and accessto other specialist services

For further information please contactFootprints Children’s Centre on 9039781 andthe Knowle West Early Years Centre on9030214.

GREEN FOOTPRINTS GARDEN CENTREGreen Footprints at the Park offer low costwhole foods, hanging baskets, and fruit andvegetables on sale from their allotments.A compost toilet, large poly tunnel to growherbs and bedding plants, an orchard and a

beautifully constructed green shop are all in theprocess of being created. Volunteers from cityaccountancy firm KPMG, have just planted 200native British trees around the boundary of ThePark. Mil Lusk, the driving force behind GreenFootprints has her own Green Top Tips. Theseinclude:Cut hedges little and often, clippings can thenjust be swept under the hedge or mowed in witha lawn mower, the clippings will then compostquicker.Cut the grass once a week if needed but let itgrow longer, it makes good mulch and can bespread beneath shrubs and hedges.Cardboard boxes make cheap and efficient tem-porary compost bins, this will also help thecardboard decompose.Shredded junk mail can be added to compostbins.Dog, cat and human hair can all be added tocompost bins along with bedding from hamsters,guinea pigs, rabbits etc – no cat or dog wastethough.Save water that you get when defrosting thefridge/freezer - good for watering house plants,rhododendrons or other acid loving plants.To find out more about Green Footprints

ring Mil Lusk on 903 9782.

It is high summer and time to watch out forblight on your potatoes and tomato plants. Atthe first sign of any blight on your potatoes, youshould cut down the stalks and dispose of them.This should prevent the tubers becoming infect-ed. Tomatoes however, need to be pulled upentirely and burned – do not compost them.

Continue sowing salads every 2-3 weeks forfresh produce throughout the summer and intothe autumn. You might like to include orientalleaves, spring onions, lettuce, beetroot andradishes.

Water conservation: Due to recent dry spells,your garden will probably require watering atleast once a week. Remember, one weekly soak isbetter than a little every day. You should takemeasures to ‘recycle’ water where you can.Water butts can be filled with rainwater, or bath

water and washing up water used (provided youhave used environmentally friendly detergents).A hosepipe uses over 500 litres of water anhour, while the humble watering can uses only 7litres per trip and only goes where you want itto. Water wisely!

Happy Gardening!

Lesley Belgium

COMMUNITY NEWS

Look around and you may notice lots of ‘green’initiatives operating in Knowle West at present.Local projects such as Re-store, Northern SlopesInitiative, Archimedia, Coffee House Challengeand Green Footprints at the Park, are all tack-ling environmental issues in different ways. Knowle West Media Centre is getting youngpeople involved in looking at environmental

issues through the medium of film and video,and the Love Bristol Festival in July will involve1000 volunteers in environmental activities.Get involved in the environment, come to thenext Coffee House Challenge meeting, take partin the Love Bristol Festival or help build a strawbale panel for the new Media Centre onLeinster Ave!

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GARDENING TIPS

KNOWLE WEST GOES GREEN

Volunteers from KPMG

COMMUNITY NEWS

Think or Swim, a film about Knowle West beingevacuated from flooding caused by global warming,was shown at the Health Park Cafe on 20thJune. Dave Harvey, Political Editor of BBC West,chaired an audience discussion about what wecan do locally to protect the environment.Defeat The Heat was also premiered at thisevent, which shows a young person from KnowleWest challenging his family and friends to livemore sustainable lifestyles. Other recent film successes include TheFancier’s Foe featuring local, Bill Tucker and hispigeons. This was shown on BBC Points Westand launches ‘Untold West’, a BBC competition

for local people to submit short film ideas.Paradise Found, a film made by a group of pupilsfrom the School of Christ the King, wasscreened at Leeds Young People’s Film Festival inApril and shall be shown at ShowcommotionYoung People’s Film Festival in Sheffield in July.

Claire Simmons KWMC

The KAG Community Clean-up day dawnedsunny and warm with skips delivered to variousstreets before 7am. By 7.30am people wereeagerly filling skips and by 8.30am they werefull with over 250 tonnes of rubbish removed!I was overwhelmed by the response from thecommunity and their willingness to help eachother, as this was what the day was all about.Most residents within the zone received a knockon the door from housing, police, fire and envi-ronmental health officers. They were there toprovide support, education and help, plus someenforcement work concerning untidy gardens

and untaxed/abandoned vehicles. They alsooffered a service from a Recycling Doctor!

I cannot thank enough the residents and volun-teers who helped with the litter picking event.

Love Bristol, local children and Project X/ PositiveFutures walked the streets filling litter sacks. It wasfantastic seeing young people taking a pride inthe community.It was also a big day for the Street Reps withtheir official launch; they will be out and aboutto help the community report environmentalissues. Following all the hard work, a fun afternoon atEagle House was organised by residents. Youngand old joined in, including a PCSO on the boun-cy castle! Under 21 England football player,Jennison Williams signed up young people tothe Respect Your Neighbour Agreement andjoined in with the football competition.Even the GWR black thunders turned up to join in.

A great day was had by all - the community hasjoined forces!

Michelle Bane Area Housing Manager

COMMUNITY CLEANS UP Cover Story!

Rising sea levels, melting ice bergs, floods anddroughts - more and more scientists andexperts are starting to agree that our world is

changing and it will affect us all. Can we doanything to help this situation? Well, a groupmet at the Health Park in June to discuss howwe can raise awareness of the problems we mayall face in the future and what we can do on alocal level.Topics discussed included raising awareness,educating young people, lobbying for changesto improve the environment and supporting ini-tiatives already in place such as recycling. The next meeting takes place at the Health Parkon July 25th at 5.30pm, anyone is very wel-come to come and share their views.

FILM SUCCESS FOR KWMC

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COFFEE HOUSE CHALLENGE

pic above: Jennison Williams, Cllr Chris Davies & Michelle

Jennison with kids signing Good Neighbour agreement

ACHIEVEMENT

THE OWL IS FLYING

As you know, Novers Lane Infant and JuniorSchools are amalgamating to form GreenfieldPrimary School. The logo for the new school isan owl flying across fields. To mark the new

school, children from both schools spent 2 dayswith artist David Bowers of Mosaic Madness.They have created the logo as a large mosaic thatwill be put high on the outside wall of the Hall.

A number of people have asked why the newschool is not Novers Lane Primary. HeadteacherJulia Skinner explained that:

“This is a new school with a new vision and newfacilities and a new name will help to emphasisethis. The logo shows that we will be soaring toreach our full potential. It is also a memento ofNovers Lane Infant school which had an owl asits motif.”

Greenfield Primary School opens in September.

Patients and staff at William Budd HealthCentre and the Walk in Centre are set toenjoy free performances of live music, in a pilotproject funded jointly by Awards for All andBristol City Council Arts Development.

The £6,000 project, dubbed Music While YouWait, will see groups of musicians from threedifferent musical traditions give live performancesin GP and health centre waiting rooms acrossSouth Bristol. Opening the project at KnowleWest with a performance of Colombian pan-pipes will be artist Maurizio Velez, an activepresence on London’s world music scene.

“I’m very excited by this initiative”, says RuthYudkin, project co-ordinator. “I’m confidentthat music in the waiting room will have a pos-itive effect on the atmosphere for patientsand staff, and will also introduce people tomusic they may not have heard before.” Music While You Wait, a partnership between

Bristol South and West PCT, Live Music Now!and Bristol City Council, will run between Julyand November 2006. Maurizio’s performancewill take place on the 20th of July, between9.30am and 10.30am in the South BristolWalk in Centre and between 11am and 12pmat William Budd Health Centre. Classical andfolk musicians are scheduled for Septemberand November.

LIVE MUSIC COMES TO KNOWLE WEST

Local resident, Carole Casey, decided to take astand against a petty crime in the neighbourhoodand has won an award for her effort.Carole confronted the perpetrator of the incidentand got them to apologise and redress the victim– community justice in action!By dealing with the crime effectively within thecommunity, Carole was nominated for a TakingA Stand award and won £1000 for local causes.

Carole will split the money between localgroups, ‘It’s a man thing’ and the domestic

abuse project, and will fund a main prize at theannual Hearts and Stars awards. Carole says“The money goes back into the community soeveryone benefits.”

Knowle Action Group (KAG) also won a TakingA Stand award and a £1000 prize.The awards celebrate the bravery and courageof local people and organisations who havetaken a stand against anti-social behaviour andare run in partnership with Crime Concern andthe Co-op.

We have found the maker of the large crucifixthat hangs in St Barnabas Church (TheShrinking Church article by Ken Jones, Issue22). Royston Perret, now a manager living inBirmingham, made the crucifix in the mid1980s as part of an art project while attendingMerrywood Boys School.

Royston was chuffed to bits tohear that the crucifix still hangsin St Barnabas and said hewould make sure he pays a visitto see it next time he visits hisfamily in Bristol.

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TAKING A STAND

CRUCIFIX MAKER FOUND!

HEARTS AND STARS AWARDS - NOMINATION FORMThe Hearts and Stars Awards is an annual event celebrating the work done by local volunteerson the estate.

If you would like to nominate someone for thePeople’s Choice Award and the GoodNeighbour Award 2006, please enter thedetails below and return by 27th Oct. 2006.II wwoouulldd ll iikkee ttoo nnoommiinnaattee::

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ACHIEVEMENT

KNITTING FOR OXFAMA group of senior citizens at HomemeadSheltered Housing have been busy over the last6 weeks creating a huge range of colourful babyclothes for Oxfam. Edna Davies, Olive Ford, JoyceBebbington and Rose Williams have spent theircoffee mornings, evenings and spare momentschatting and watching TV, to the background ofclicking needles.

Olive said the project started as a result of hergiving up smoking, “I picked up knitting needlesinstead of a cigarette” she said. “We knit, watchTV, have a laugh and sometimes a little drink!”

Most of the ladies haven’t knitted for years andare proud of their efforts, “It feels like a greatachievement” said Edna.

Jackie Liddle

The Park Health & Fitness Suite has chosenAnni Williams as their member of the month.Anni began coming to the Park Health &Fitness Suite as a GP Referral COPD Patientback in September 2005. On successfullycompleting the course, Anni has committed toimproving her quality of life and has continuedto attend the Health Suite 2-3 times a week.Anni is now completing over 15,000 steps aday using her pedometer, which is a fantasticachievement and well above and beyond whatDoctors classify as active.You can contact the Park Health and FitnessSuite on 0117 377 3382.

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Bristol City Council has committed to supportthe Knowle West Media Centre’s Archimediaproject - to rebuild Leinster House. Support isalso coming from Objective 2, Urban 2, theArts Council and SRB6 to fund a £2,100,000environmentally focused community media centre.Plans are already underway to finalise the designby the end of the year that will include wallsmade from straw bale panels that local peoplewill be able to help build. If you would like to getinvolved, please contact Sandra Manson orMiles Ford on 0117 377 3161 or call in at KWMC.

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

ARCHIMEDIA BALED OUT!

pictured: Edna, Olive & Joyce

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Not got anything planned for the kids this summer? Fear not, there’s plenty going on locally for tots to teens.

Knowle West Sure Start at The ParkAge: under 5s and their familiesSummer timetable and trips outContact: Sure Start on 903 3781

Knowle West Churches Together, NewryWalkAge: 5-11yrsFrom 21st -25th Aug, 1.30-4pmCost: £1.50 for 1st child, £1 for others infamily per weekCrafts, drama, games, cookingRegistration Sat 19th AugContact: Margaret Jones 963 3240

The Mede Community CentreAge: 5-11 yrsFrom 27th July – 25th AugCost: £3 full day, £1.50 half day, trips cost extraSports, crafts, film & video work, cooking,karaoke and water fun daysTrips include Animal Farm Country Park andDrayton ManorContact: Maureen Cole 904 1220

Hengrove Community Arts CollegeAge: 8-16 yrsMon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10am-2pmSwimming, sports, arts & crafts, computersCost: £1 per day for Hengrove students & newyear 7s£2 per day for non-Hengrove studentsTrip days on Weds:2 Aug – Bristol Play Day at College Green 12-4pm9 Aug – Blaise Castle 10am-4pm16 Aug – Bath Park 10am-4pm23 Aug – TBC30 Aug – Fun event at Hengrove Play Park10am-4pmBook early to avoid disappointment!Contact: Andrea 07967 808 442

Project X and Positive FuturesAge: 12+Fishing, outdoor pursuits, sailing, golf andsportsMost activities will be for groups of young peoplethat we have been working with during the year.Contact: 377 3881

Football Festival Week at Broadplain YCAge: 10+7th -11th Aug, 12-4pm£1 per person per dayFootball coaching and fun tournaments/competitionsContact: Positive Futures 903 9776

Eagle House Youth CentreAge: 13-19 yrs31st July – 24th Aug, 10am-4pmCooking, computers, circus skills, t-shirt print-ing, dance workshops, trips and much moreAlso babysitting course for 14yrs+An accredited course, including first aid andhow to respond in an emergency when babysit-ting. To successfully complete the course, youwill need to attend for 30 hours.Contact: Eagle House Youth Centre 977 7795

Broadplain YCAge: 8-11yrs26th July – 1st Sept, 8am-6pm daily£12 full day, £6 half day (8am-1pm, 1pm-6pm)Sports, arts, computers etc

Contact: Cath Fisher 964 9774

Calling all girls who love football!During July, Broadbury Park Girls will be signingon U12s, U14s & U16s ready for the new season. Interested? Then drop into Broadplain YC anynight during July between 7-9pm. You will needa £5 registration fee.Don’t forget, the Youth Club is also open Mon-Fri, 7-9.30pm, only 50p a night.

Inns Court Youth ProjectAge: 10+Mon, Wed, Fri, 1-4pm, costs only 50pGreen woodworking, drumming workshop, cooking, arts and sportsTrips include:Deep sea fishing – 16-19 yrs at £2510 pin bowling – 10yrs+ at £3Camp & Alton Towers – 10yrs+ at £20London – 10yrs+ at £20Babysitting course: 14yrs+ beginning week of 21st AugContact: Mark or Sandra 953 2049

Detached Project (PAYP)Age: 15-18yrs‘Closed group’ day trips on Tues 8th, 15th,22nd and 29th Aug for existing contacts. We will also be working with Positive Futures tooffer a series of ‘youth worker versus youngpeople’ sports activities, with a BBQ to follow,on Thurs 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st Augustfrom 6.30pm.Open to all young people from 13-19yrs andit’s free. Contact: 0797 1039 665

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POLICE, CRIME & SECURITY

Your Policing TeamFilwood Ward’s new Neighbourhood Policing Teamhas been in place for a few months. The finaltouches in constructing this team have resultedin the appointment of a new sergeant for thearea of Filwood and Knowle. PS Jon BANE will beheading the team for the foreseeable future.

Whilst there is still further PCSOs to come, wehave set about dealing with many of the issuesraised to us from members of the community.We thought we’d take this opportunity toupdate you with some of the progress madethus far:

Anti Social BehaviourWe have continued our bus patrols, with both PCSOsand PCs travelling around Filwood on First Groupbuses to stamp out Anti Social Behaviour. Please spread the message, if you engage insuch activities you run the risk of being arrested.

The team have been looking to vastly increasethe amount of time spent patrolling the area onfoot. This has hopefully meant that you willhave seen far more of your local bobbys! If thisis not the case please let us know. We valueyour comments and if you have ideas on how wecan improve the service we give to you, tell us.

We are also travelling around the beat on moun-tain bikes. This is another feather to our bowand has been very successful in the fight againstAnti Social Behaviour.

DrugsWe have often been told that this is a main areaof concern for many residents. Since the begin-ning of June our team alone have executed over15 warrants and pre-planned operations relatingto drugs on Filwood Ward. The pro-active team,which works alongside your beat managers andPCSOs are dedicated to seeking out the sourcesof drug related problems in your community.Their success is very much dependant on helpfrom the community which they serve.

If you have any information which is linked toany criminal activity please let us know, eitherby calling our main switchboard on 08454567000 or crimestoppers on 0800 555111.You do not have to give your name.

Knowle West Clean UpThis was a day of mixed emotions. The day itselfwas a perfect illustration of the heart of theKnowle West Community. The amount achievedin such a small space of time was nothing shortof miraculous. This was the culmination of a greatdeal of hard work and planning spanning months.

However, the tragedy that followed the event lefta deep feeling of sorrow. Our greatest sympathygoes out to the family and friends of BarryWilson. We would like to take this opportunityto thank all the members of the community whocame forward to assist us in the investigation. Inthe light of such tragedy it was another testamentto the spirit of the community.

You can contact us by:Phone: 08454 567000. Ask to be put through to oneof the Filwood Beat Managers at BroadburyRoad Police Station.Web: www.avonandsomerset.police.uk click on the local pages, where you can leave a message for us.Post:Filwood Beat ManagerBroadbury Road Police StationBroadbury RoadKnowleBristol

PC2781 Kerslake Filwood Beat ManagerBroadbury Road Police Station

Hi, my name is Neil Burwelland I am the new CommunitySafety DevelopmentWorker employed by SaferBristol. My role is to workwith residents, communitygroups and professionalsto reduce crime and makethe area a safer place tolive and work.

I have been involved in tackling crime work formore than 12 years, and am very excited aboutstarting my new job. I am looking forward tolearning from local people and working withresidents and professionals to make the area asafer place.

My name is RachaelFurnivall. I was brought up in Knowle West andpreviously worked herefor 5 years before goingto work in Hartcliffe and Withywood as aCommunity SafetyDevelopment Worker. Iam now pleased to be

back in Knowle West working with your neigh-bourhood policing team. My role is aroundreducing low level crime and fear of crime, par-ticularly anti-social behaviour, by communityengagement and other alternative methods. Call me or Neil on 0117 903 1788 if you wishto discuss any of the above.

pictured: PCSO Mitzi Bland, PC Duncan, PCSO Silful Ullah, PC Kerslake

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Issue 24 due out OctoberNewsletter Contact Number – 908 4248All articles express the views of individual contributors and donot necessarily represent the opinions of the NeighbourhoodRenewal Steering Group.

DDOO YYOOUU LLOOVVEE BBRRIISSTTOOLL??Then it’s your chance to show it at the Love BristolFestival on 26-29 July. 1000 volunteers from acrossBristol will be taking part in a range of communityaction projects which could be anything from graffi-ti removal to painting a mural. Come up with ideasand let’s make it happen! If you want to get involved or can suggest a project,download a form or phone 377 3393 for more details.

Hengrove Park will be a hub for community eventsall weekend with an amazing Free CommunityFestival on Sunday 30 July, 12 noon -10pm. Localbands, artists and DJs will showcase alongside asport zone, demos from Skate Pros and a familyzone packed with fun including inflatables, facepainting, tug-of-war, live cabaret, hot air balloonrides plus much more. For this and details of othercompetitions visit www.lovebristolfest.org.

Listen In: LBFM 87.7 FM community radio willbroadcast events starting on air, 17 July. Don’t for-get to tune in!

NEW FACE

CChhrriiss JJaacckkssoonn - New Labour Councillor

First of all, can I say a huge 'THANK YOU' toeverybody who voted for me on 4 May - and ifyou didn't, please still contact me if you have aproblem that you need me to help sort out. Itwas great talking to so many local residents during the campaign and on the day. I promiseto work hard on your behalf to deal with yourpriorities, as told to me on my walkabouts.

Safer streets - I want to improve policing in thearea and think we should take a tougher line onantisocial behaviour and drug dealing.

Improved facilities - I am supporting localorganisations’ efforts to improve Knowle West,and will back their efforts to bring funding intothe area.

Cleaner neighbourhoods - I am campaigning forthe end of the £15 charge for bulky wasteremoval, and want to see tougher action and afaster response to fly tipping.

These were just some of the things YOU told methat needed addressing.

I also pledge to keep in touch through regularnewsletters and advice surgeries, but if you needto speak to me in the meantime, you can call meon Tel: 3533163, email me at: christopher_jackson@bristol-city.gov.uk or write to me at the council house.

Chris Jackson

Labour Councillor for Knowle West

HELP NEEDED!New recruits wanted for this year’s Panto,

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, to be performed

to locals and children on Fri 15th Dec.

The group is run by residents and we are looking

for people to help in a variety of roles, such as

acting, helping backstage, curtains, scenery,

costumes, lighting, sound and makeup.

If you are interested or can help please ring Kay

on 07748522839 or Sue on 07891654918.

DANCE MAT DISCOKWMC presents Dance Mat Disco at Ashton CourtFestival, 22nd-23rd July in the Blackout Tent (downthe bottom of the hill on the left).

Three Workshops on Saturday at 1pm, 2pm and5pm - going round the festival site making videosof what’s going on. Workshops are free and opento all ages.

Disco 5pm-5.30pm on Sunday - all ages. Thematerial collected from the first day will be used tomake great music and video stuff using 6 dance mats.The dance mats will be in the audience so you canjump around on them and mix up the festival onthe screens and speakers.

Please come to this and tell everyone you knowabout it. The more people that want to dance thebetter.

Dani KWMC

CONDOLENCESWe would like to offer our condolences to the familyof Barry Wilson who tragically lost his life in anincident in Knowle West on 30th May.

The Editorial Team

FUN ON BROADWAY!On September 9th on Filwood Broadway, residents,Traders and Agency Workers are organising agreat day out: entertainment, cart race, teadance, music stage, dog show…and more!If you would like to help us organise the event or take part on the day, please contact Iris on953 0689.