Knowle West newsletter - Issue 28 Jul 2007

ISSUE 28 JULY 07

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NEW JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES SECTION

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WELCOME ALL

Hello fellow Knowle West residents,this is your Editor, Makala Cheung.I would like to thank everyone whohas worked really hard to makethis issue (listed on the back page).In this issue you’ll find a brand newyoung people’s page (pg 15) anda summer events special (pg 8 +9). We’ve also got all the usualcolumns and handy tips on howto sign up to the new onlinedebating Issues Forum (pg 7). We even have Knowle Safe joiningus on page 13 and news fromCommunity Safety on page 11.

I hope you enjoy our bumper,full-colour summer edition! Wehave been able to go full-colourdue to selling advertising spaceand we are hoping to make thisa regular occurence.If you’d like to help make the nextnewsletter, then why not join ourclub? Learn journalism, photography,design and meet people.

Come along to Filwood CommunityCentre in the Restaurant (next toCommunity Kitchen) 6.30–8.30 pmon the 2nd and 4th Monday ofevery month, (except Bank holidays).

We run on a drop-in basis, soanyone can pop in aged 13+. We constantly welcome newideas and feedback from any age.So join the club or send in yourstuff (stories, photos, letters,poems, jokes, comments… even acrossword or wordsearch!)eemmaaiill:: mmaakkaallaa@@kkwwmmcc..ccoo..uukk tteell:: 00111177 33553322889955

The Florence Brown CommunitySchool in Leinster Avenue is proudto show off its improved schoolentrance to the community.

This is thanks to the Prince'sTrust XL Club at the school. They successfully bid for aNational Lottery Big Boost Grant.

This money enabled them to createa mosaic sign (pictured left) withMosaic Madness. Then theypainted tired woodwork andplanted some shrubs. Students,staff and visitors now experiencea much brighter entrance as they enter the school!

Anita Pearce and MargaretRawlins were both recognisedfor the work they do in our community, at the RESPECTCommunities event held atWestminster, London 20/6/07.

Also Margaret received an awardfor tackling a street robbery thattook place in Newquay Rd, whena young lad was set upon androbbed by 3 people.

Above: Margaret & Anita with SueStrickland (Gov. Respect taskforce)

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FLORENCE BROWN FIX-UP

RESPECT IN OUR COMMUNITY

TONY BLAIR READS OUR NEWSLETTER

Local councillors Chris Jackson and Jeff Lovell will be regularly looking in at the newonline forum, so you can take up any concerns with them. See page 7 to register.

NEW FACE JEFF LOVELLOUR NEW LOCAL COUNCILLOR WHOWILL BE JOINING CHRIS JACKSON


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A family fun day was held atFilwood Community Centre inJune. We had a variety of activities.Everyone had an enjoyable day.There was designing plant pots,cooking in the kitchen, arts andcrafts, penalty shoot out, facepainting, smoking advice and tea and cakes. There was someamazing singing and dancing. Ihope this becomes a tradition in Knowle West!

YOUR LETTERS

HOT TOPIC - TOO MANY JARS AT JARMANS?

Community news

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MMaarrkk LLee LLeeiivvrree local resident

Traders at Leinster Ave (“Jarmans”as we call it) have had enough. It seems that daytime drunkenbehavior is proving damaging totheir businesses. I am even told ofelderly shoppers being harassed. Of course Broadbury Rd Policestation is not exactly miles away!But I am sure that a lot of anti-social behavior is not reportedfor fear of recriminations or thewaste of valuable Police time.I think the increase in anti-socialbehaviour at Jarmans could havesomething to do with the installationof cameras at Filwood Broadway.Perhaps then, trouble is movingto areas with less surveillance.Maybe another camera might bethe answer?

Another problem: Being a busy shopping precinct,why are there no litter bins outsideJarmans shops for litter? An issuethat was raised before, over a yearago, but the traders say they arestill waiting for bins to materialise. Hopefully I will have brought yourattention to these local problems:raising awareness about thechanges we are going through inKnowle West.

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Year 5 pupils from eight schoolsin Knowle & Hengrove made theirway to The Park to take part ina careers conference this June,designed to raise aspirations andawareness of a range of differentprofessions.

Armed with a digital camera thechildren met professionals fromhealth, police, education, mediaand Blue Watch Bedminster FireService and had a look around afire engine.

In the afternoon children down-loaded the photographs they hadtaken, and made them intopostcards to be displayed intheir schools.

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Every time I go to the shops inMarshall Walk or to the MedeCentre all you can see is groupsof youths hanging around waitingfor their drug delivery. This is nofun for people like me; I am disabled and find it very difficultat times to get around them all. Not only that but the Inns CourtResidents Association (ICRA)cleaned up the area and had aseat installed along with railingsfor people to sit and meet upwith others.This has become ameeting place for a lot of youthswho leave it littered with rubbish.Yes there are CCTV camerasaround but this does not deter them.At the last ICRA meeting we spoketo the council about this area butso far nothing has been done.The police are not able to do much,but move them on to anotherarea to cause problems. Something must be done aboutthis for the sake of the local resi-dents and their children.Inns Court resident(name and address supplied)

The other day I was walking upConnaught Road, when I lookeddown Padstow Road and saw theSalvation Army. In all the 50 yearsI’ve lived here I’d never oncebeen inside…so I went in. Theywere just finishing their coffeemorning as I went in. Someonecame straight over to me andwelcomed me. I thought, “What anice place, friendly warm andclean.” They were busy cookingdinner, and there were a lot ofpeople there, men, women, andchildren of all ages.They help everyone, no-one’sturned away. I was surprised atall the things they have goingon. I was given a leaflet. I shouldjust like to say thank you to themfor all they do and keep up thegood work!Marguerite Jordan, local resident

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A FUN DAY AT FILWOODcover story

PCSO Siful Ullah, and resident Ann Smithkeep a check on all the fun!


SUMMER GARDENING

EEmmiillyy NNiicchhoollssoonnEnvironmental programmes,KW Media Centre

We’ve just received some fundingto develop a project to helptackle climate change acrossthe community, from this Augustuntil December 2008. We willsupport 100 homes in KnowleWest to reduce the carbonemissions coming from everydayactivities. We will work on sixdifferent themes; energy reduction,waste reduction, healthy living,local food, travelling smarter andgetting more enjoyment out oflocal open spaces and wildlife.We are looking for householdsto take part across the 6 zonesof the new “Community InPartnership.” So do you wantto be part of this project? Youwill be supported by a projectleader and local champions totake up the challenge and youwill be given help to get startedand have access to on-lineinformation as well as a carbonpassbook to record your activities.

We will also be holding localevents and campaigns thateveryone can get involved in.We are currently seeking tenpeople with an interest in environmental issues to runcampaigns during the project.So have you got an idea thatcould help Knowle West to gogreen? Let us know about it.The FREE Knowle West FoodFestival will take place onSaturday 29th September from10am to 4pm on FilwoodBroadway. There will be a villageshow where you can enter yourproduce and crafts, an enter-tainment area, cookingand growing demonstrationsand lots of information aboutwhat's going on around food inKnowle West. So come alongand have some fun!If you want to get involved ineither of these projects contactEmily Nicholson:tteell:: 00111177 99003300444444 eemmaaiill:: eemmii llyy@@kkwwmmcc..ccoo..uukk

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High summer, or it should be bynow! Your flower garden, potsand hanging-baskets should be asweet- smelling riot of colour;but don’t forget to water andremove dead blooms to encouragenew flowers.How about your vegetables? Ifyou started early, many of yourcrops will soon be ready to harvest(later sowings will ripen inSeptember/ October). Early peas,new potatoes and baby carrotswill be jostling with spring onions,beetroot and other salads forspace on your dinner-plate. All home-grown, lovely!But don’t think that the best isover - or still growing in yourplot - how about sowing forAutumn and beyond? Early peas,spinach and carrots can be sownnow to harvest from October.Courgettes, butternut squash andpumpkins can be grown fromyoung plants (ready now inGarden Centres) and many saladscan be grown from seed in justsix or eight weeks. How aboutplanting some cabbage to provideyou with lovely spring greens?It’s also time to think about whatspring bulbs to grow, and planwhere, or even to plant pots ofhyacinths to be ready forChristmasHappy Harvesting!

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The Disabled Christian Fellowship(DCF) Adult Day Centre on RuthvenRoad has installed a number ofwater butts to collect rainwaterfrom their roof to water theirnew gardens and allotments. Altogether they will be able tostore over 2,500 litres of waterat any one time and keepreplenishing it during the summer.

As rainfall becomes less easy todetermine, storing water is oneway to keep ahead of the gameand become more self-sufficient.It also helps to save water andcontributes to saving carbondioxide emissions at the sametime (processing water to makeit-clean enough to drink useslots of energy). And they willhave saved £3 on their waterbills for each replenishment!

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CARBON MAKEOVER

RAIN WATER HARVESTING


NORTHERN SLOPES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

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Progress on the new Knowle WestMedia Centre eco build is goingwell. On Monday June 25th, thefirst straw panels were fixed tothe building, forming the outerwalls. 43 straw bale panels havebeen built on a farm in Failand.Local sponsors such as BristolCity Council, Aardman and AvonFire & Rescue have built panelsalong with local community groupsand staff of KWMC. The concretecore of the building has beencompleted and the finish is excellent.Over the next few weeks, we willsee the outer walls completed andthe windows and roof go on. All exciting stuff!


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You can see and hear blackbirds, robins and sparrows,A black cat hiding in the long grass.Butterflies fluttering on a sunny day,Cabbage white, orange tips, small blue and tortoiseshell,Hoverflies, bees,Hundreds of small black spiders, Sunbathing on the brook bank,In amongst the goose grass and nettles.

Images right show the Brook before and after a recent community clean-up

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Glyn Vale and Wedmore Vale (theBommie) commonly termed as theNorthern Slopes, are due for someimprovement works as part of theNeighbourhood Renewal fundedParks Improvement Programme. The project has been working witha group of local residents calledthe Northern Slopes Initiative todevelop a design based on twoprevious local consultations. The completed design will outlinea long-term vision for the Slopes.Prioritised works to improveaccess and increase seatingopportunities are programmed tostart this autumn. The project is combining forceswith the Allotment InvestmentProgramme to also include

improvement works on fouradjoining allotment sites. Nature in the City, has beenorganising community naturebased outreach activities andrecently, with Living Rivers and AvonWildlife Trust, took Connaught PrimarySchool pupils onto the Slopes. They followed an ancient piperoute from the Northern Slopesto Victoria Park and took part inbug hunting, tree identification andlooking at the colours of nature.

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The boys are hanging round theshops,I think the neighbours might call the cops,The girls chew their fingertips andtalk about hair,And a mother shouts at her kidsand starts to swear.The collerless black dog crosses the road,The pigeons peck at the crust like it was gold,A cars tyres screech and there‘s the sound of a siren,The rubbish goes nowhere and it’s still piling.It’s school closing time and there’sthe sound of laughter,There’s a party to go to and thenafter,Homework and playstation in thatorder,‘Cause tommorrow’s a school dayand I’ll be a bit older.A really hot day and the pigeons are flying, Haven’t seen the black dogI guess that he’s hiding,The streets are quite empty thefootball is on,The boys and the girls are having some fun.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDSOF KNOWLE WEST

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We have lift off!COMMUNITY INPARTNERSHIP

JJUUSSTT TTHHEE TTIICCKKEETTMMaarrkk LLee LLeeiivvrree local resident

Stuck at home with a small amountof cash, like to go somewheredifferent for a change instead ofjust staying in? Well then the Mede Sprint couldbe the answer, with cheap afford-able away days to various loca-tions in the Bristol area as wellas the usual trips and journeyswithin the Knowle boundary.

Started back in 2003 with moneyfrom the Urban Challenge (whichruns out in March 2008) theMede Sprint is still going strong.

So successful, a second bus wasneeded to meet demand, thebuses are totally reliant upon you!More young people are the targetfor the company, three local schoolshave used the buses recently togo on a trip to Clifton Zoo. Themyth that the Mede Sprint busesare just for the elderly is wrong.So what are you waiting for, givethem a call on the number belowto find out where they could betaking you and your family thissummer. Don’t forget there iswheelchair access. MMeeddee SSpprriinntt 00111177 99004488221155

MMaannddyy SShhuuttee NM

The elections for the Zone Repswas held on the week of 14thMay. We had just under 300 peoplevote in the election and we werevery pleased with this, but hopeto build on this in future elec-tions. The first thing that hasnow been decided (by vote) isour official name: Community InPartnership. Zone Representatives are: AnnSmith, Rose Manning, MargaretRawlins, Denise Britt. We have 2vacancies that we hope to fillonce the partnership is up andrunning, and we have had a lotmore interest in the last 3 weeks.The first meeting of the partnershiptook place on 4th June, and wasfor residents only, to discuss whatresponsibilities they will have andwhich statutory and voluntarybodies we will be inviting to siton the board. There will then be an officiallaunch in September. There will bea monthly meeting of the boardand members will need to decidewhich task groups they wouldlike to attend. The task groupscurrently are: Community Safety,Local Governance Group forEducation, Health & Well-being,Economy (which is run jointly withHartcliffe and Withywood) Liveabilityand the Housing and BuiltEnvironment Group. For a full report of the election,and meeting timetables and min-utes (available from July) you canfind it on www.knowlewest.co.uk

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GGrreegg VVaann LLaauunn local resident

Action Indoor Sports (previouslyWhitchurch Sports Centre) wouldlike to congratulate the Dark Angelson their success in the recentHip Hop World Championship.Action Indoor Sports Foundation,which is the charity side of ActionIndoor Sports, were pleased tobe able to help the Dark Angelswhen they asked for help withsponsorship. We were able tosupply the training shoes and tracksuits they required. In the future,Action Indoor Sports Foundationwill be looking for other projectsto support in the local community.

Action Indoor Sports is a £75million per annum business thathas been successful on 3 conti-nents over the last 22 years. Wehave now opened our first UKsite at Whitchurch in Bristol. Thearena offers a unique opportuni-ty to Bristol and the whole UKto play Action Cricket, Soccer,Netball and Beach Volleyball. Inaddition to these sports ActionSports also has badmintoncourts, bowling, and a gym with anewly constructed free weightsroom. We run soft play eachweekday, soccer schools, andfun days in the school holidays.

You can even have parties therefor you or your children. You canalso take time to relax in theInteraction Bar and try a bite toeat from the Action Restaurant.The best thing of all is that youcan play your favourite sport anyday regardless of the weather aseverything is INDOORS!

The Whitchurch arena is the firstAction Sports Arena in the UK andis something the communities ofSouth Bristol should be proud of.It will certainly put South Bristolon the map this September whenthe 2007 Indoor Cricket WorldCup will be held at the arena,with 375 players and supportersfrom 12 countries.

Action Indoor Sports Cricket,Netball and Soccer Teams willhave the fantastic opportunity towear the England shirt in top-level amateur competition againstAustralia, South Africa, and NewZealand, with tours taking placeat home or abroad on an annualbasis. Join the hottest game inTown!

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MEDIA CENTRE WIN“A community project [in KnowleWest] which helps young peopleunlock their potential has scooped anaward...” To read the full full storysee community notice boards or goto www.knowlewest.co.uk



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Fill in the ‘Registration Information’section. You can ignore the infofurther down the page eexxcceepptt‘Always notify me of replies’. We recommend you choose ‘yes’so you receive an email whensomeone adds to your debate(you have the option of cancellingthis later).

Finally, click on ‘Submit’ at thebottom of the page and you cannow add to existing topics orstart new topics by clicking on them.

We have launched the newKnowle West Issues Forum. Thisallows you to have online discus-sions on subjects of interest tothe Knowle West Community. You can find the forum by going towwwwww..kknnoowwlleewweesstt..ccoo..uukk and click-ing on the ’Debates’ button.You can now look at the variousforum subjects – Green Stuff,Health, For Sale etc. (The phpbblogo is the home button)

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The Working Communities Teamis a friendly team of advisorswho offer a free confidential and voluntary service to anyone agedbetween 16-65 in this neighbour-hood.We can help you with: Finding a job;Training opportunities; In-workbenefits; Benefit advice; andmuch more...

The team have a wide range ofskills and abilities, including anin-depth working knowledge ofbenefits, Jobcentre Plus services,and the ability to speak variouslanguages.

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IInntteerrnneett DDrroopp iinn OOppeenn!!There is now an Internet Drop InClub for people in Knowle West!It’s open between Mon–Fri 9:30-2pm. So if you would like to takeadvantage of this great opportunitycall us on 0845 0090 329 for abooking or pop in and see us atThe Park. There is a chance toset up evening sessions if severalfriends get together and make arequest.

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to use so what you waiting for?Whether you want to checkemails, search the web, practicesome IT skills, help set up awebsite or for help to register onthe issues forum. If you get stuckKevin or Mark can help you out.Training in the future will beavailable with Gerry Painter.KKWWWWEEBB tteell:: 00884455 00009900332299

YYou can also go to Fou can also go to FilwwodilwwodLibrary for internet access.Library for internet access.FFilwood Libraryilwood Librarytel: 0117 9038581tel: 0117 9038581

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Summer events for young people

Manned by James, Hannah andAna, this bus offers young peoplethe chance to do somethingpositive.Activities like computer trainingand Internet access are available,and possibly in the future a mix-ing facility for aspiring young DJs.So if you’re aged between 16-22,got nothing to do, and are looking

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YYoouutthh UUttooppiiaa is Knowle West’snew and exciting Performing ArtsCompany for young people aged11-19. Based at The Park, DaventryRoad, the project offers sessionsinDance (Hip Hop), Drama, Music(MC & DJing) and Circus Skillsopen to all abilities. It’s run by Bristol’s innovative artscharity View to Learning with moneyraised through the Big LotteryYoung Peoples Fund. Hannah Klewin, Youth Utopia:‘We have set up a permanentperforming arts company in theheart of Knowle West because webelieve that the young peoplehere have the potential, courageand commitment to realise theircreative ambitions.’tteell:: 0077880077 997788668888

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HHoosstt OOrrggaanniissaattiioonn:: Positive FuturesKnowle/Filwood ProjectEEvveenntt nnaammee:: ‘This is our Journey’TTiimmee:: 7pm (for a 7.30 start)- 9pmDDaattee:: Tuesday 17th July 2007LLooccaattiioonn:: The Park, Daventry Road,Knowle, BS4 1QDThe evening will consist of a fourfilm screening of the hard work andprogression the boys from KnowleWest have made. It starts withthe first film, 4 years ago, of howthe young people got involvedwith the project, then 3 years onhow they broke down barriers ofracism and now 4 years on, howthey are positive role models inthe community and teaching whatthey have learnt to the youngergenerations over the whole ofBristol. If you have any questions or youare interested in attending pleasefeel free to contact James Edwards.tteell:: 0077881100550066996622 // 00111177 33777722664477eemmaaiill:: [email protected]

POSITIVE FUTURESFILM SCREENING

PIZZAS, BURGERS, CHICKEN NUGGETS, SMOOTHIES, MUFFINS, FLAPJACKS

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Crèche available for those too young to cook(only 50p/child/session)

Available dates1st group Monday 30th July and Thursday 2nd August 2nd group Monday 6th August and Thursday 9th August 3rd group Monday 13th August and Thursday 16th August

Time 10.30am -12.30pm

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See page 10 and 12 for details

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Arts and crafts, Indoorsports, trips and BBQand Disco with parents

Sports, arts, computers, games,activities and trips

Pottery, art, T-shirtprinting, jewellery-making,cookery, outdoor pursuits, fishing trips, day trips,motorbike maintenancewith REVVS

Circus skills, hip-hopdance, MC and DJ &Drama

Doing up a courtyardspace at The Park foryoung people to use

Summer dance schoolall abilities, last dayend of summer show

Anyone who has aninterest in working insport or dance, or whojust wants to learnmore about themselves

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...for the young people to goto the summer events (butwalk if possible, as the healthyand environmentally friendlyoption).

Seats are limited - if demandis high we may have an extraminibus.

The Sprint will be doing thefollowing route:

TThhee MMeeddee9.15 and 9.45

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Do you only have a limited amountof money for food budget and wantto cook cheap and healthy food?We offer a 6 week cooking on abudget course at FilwoodCommunity kitchenDates & timesTues 12.30 - 2.30pm 24, 31st July, 7, 14th August2 week break then 4 & 11th SeptThis is free to residents of KnowleWest (inc. ingredients), also youtake home the food that is prepared

during each sessionCreche facilities (max 8 yrs age)book in advance (50p per child)tel: 01179 639569 email: [email protected] courses include: Healthy EatingSpecial Diets, Youth/ Community GroupsHealthy Lunch Boxes Cooking forBeginners

Funded by NR. Herbs & Spices kindlysupplied by Bart Spices


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The allotment course is part ofEdible Landscapes. It runs everyTuesday until 21st August, theyare free, people can keep anythingthey grow. There are tools to useand a range of seeds providedfree. There is a morning session 9.30- 11.30, an afternoon session12.30 - 2.30 or late afternoonsession 3-5pm. This is at BuriedTreasure Community Garden Centre.The Smallholders are also holdingsessions with the Mede Gardengroup. Sessions are 10-12 0r 1-3 or5-7 on Wednesdays.tteell:: 33779922886622 // 0077881100 447744555588

Every Monday between 9:30 and12pm the Mede Writing Group meets.Train for literacy qualifications, dosome creative writing, or chat andmake new friends. The City ofBristol College supports thegroup. There will be a poetry workshopMon 10th of Sept as part of BristolPoetry Festival (6th—16th Sept).There are also trips out. Allabilities and ages are welcome.One of our group has had severalpieces of work published. So youcould be next.tteell:: 0077996677 774400333344 ((KKaattee BBrruuccee))

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The Disabled Christian Fellowship(DCF) Adult Day Centre/ Workshop, forpeople of all ages with disabilitieshas activities including crafts, card-making, woodwork. Cooked lunches,

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In partnership with Safer Bristol Knowle Safe andThe Police,the Reporting Box Scheme, originally inKnowle West, has been expanded to take inBedminster, Knowle (Broadwalk), Knowle Park andSouthville. The scheme is designed to allow resi-dents to rreeppoorrtt ccrriimmee aanndd AAnnttii SSoocciiaall BBeehhaavviioouurr ttootthhee PPoolliiccee wwiitthhoouutt ffeeaarr ooff rreepprriissaallss..

The Boxes are located in the following areas andlocations; Knowle West including Knowle Safe inFilwood Broadway, The Mede Centre, Inns CourtPost Office, The Walk-In Centre, Salcombe RoadArea Housing, Melvin Square Post Office; Knowleinc Knowle Park Post Office, Knowle Post Office onWells Road; Bedminster Road Convenience Store,Victoria Park Post Office and The Southville Centre.

There are forms available at all locations for peopleto complete and post in the boxes. Police CommunitySupport Officers open the boxes regularly and information is fed back to the police.

Good information is needed for police to take forwardthe reports examples of good information willinclude, names and addresses of perpetrators, reg-istration number of any vehicle involved, date andtime of event and a description of what took place.

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DDoo yyoouu sseeee yyoouunnggsstteerrss ggeettttiinngg uuppttoo mmiisscchhiieeff aanndd ggeettttiinngg aawwaayy wwiitthh iitt??

DDoo yyoouu tthhiinnkk aannttii ssoocciiaall bbeehhaavviioouurriiss oouutt ooff hhaanndd aanndd nnootthhiinnggaappppeeaarrss ttoo bbee ddoonnee??The grim reality is that theseproblems go on all around thecountry. The Police and Housingdeal with the worst cases, butmany residents simply don’tbother reporting problems wedefine as “nuisance” or “harass-ment”, and in Filwood most ofthis is caused by youngsters.As a parent of a teenager, I knowthat they need freedom, theywant to hang out and be withtheir friends. Parents may not seetheir kids for hours at a time andcan be unaware of the havoc theyare creating for someone else.Parents can just be at the end oftheir tether trying to keep controlof kids, always telling them “stayout of trouble”.

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SStteepp 11)) A youngster causes upsetor distress to someone – perhapsby damaging their property orplaying football against their house.SStteepp 22)) The victim recognises thechild and reports the problem tothe community justice circle. SStteepp 33)) A circle volunteer visitsthe parent, explains what hashappened and requests a meetingbetween the parent, child andvictim. SStteepp 44)) If everyone agrees tomeet, the community volunteerguides them through a discussion– why did the child do the asb?How did it make the victim feel?What can be done to repair the harm?This gives the child a chance toTHINK about what they do, andthe victim the relief of speakingout about what has upset them.SStteepp 55)) The child feels embarassed,ashamed, surprised and many otheremotions. The victim often feels aconnection with the child who hasbeen brave enough to come and speak.

SStteepp 66)) Often the meeting resultsin an agreement that the childwill repair something or do some-thing to help the victim. If thechild is very young, they apologise.We hope residents will not feel thisis a cop out – it’s really hard toface someone you have harmed.With trained volunteers from theestate, we want to respond quicklyand efficiently to anti-socialbehaviour incidents when theyoccur. We want residents toreclaim dealing with the problemsin Filwood, not wait for a policemanwho can’t be everywhere at once.

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With a huge effort and lots offundraising, the lanes behindNovers Park Road are about tobecome officially Rubbish Free.After months of discussion withresidents we have a consensus

about what should be done andare currently installing 5 gates.This will prevent the easy accessof vehicles which drop rubbish atall hours and motorbike nuisance.

The Police, City Council Housing,Knowle Safe and the Safer BristolPartnership have all contributedfunds in a collective effort toimprove life. NeighbourhoodRenewal has paid for the cost ofremoving a mountain of debristhat has built up over years.

Residents are delighted and areplanning a clean up and streetparty in August to celebrate.Resident Chad at 127 said ”I’mecstatic, and I don’t mind keepingthe gate painted”.

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MASSAGE & AROMATHERAPY

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The law says you need to tellthe council about it so we canensure the children involved arewell cared for and safe.

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Come along to The Knowle WestHealth Park Company inside SouthBristol Walk-in Centre. Learn aboutAromatherapy and massage.There are fun and informativeworkshops, and no previousexperience is required but youmust be prepared to give andreceive the massage techniqueslearnt to and from other membersof the group.

A 10 week course starts Friday 7thSeptember 2007. Costs start from £20.BBooookkiinngg iiss eesssseennttiiaall..tteell :: 337777 22225555

Message in a bottle is a simplescheme, which involves a smallcanister, an information form andtwo stickers, which are given topeople with medical problems orallergies, to store medical infor-mation in their fridge, incase of fire.

This is a national scheme and wehave been running it in BristolPrimary Care Trust since 2005. In that time we have given out10,000 bottles.If you would like a bottle foryour fridge, ask your CommunityNurse or contact David Manning:tteell:: 99000022226666 eemmaaiill::ddaavviidd..mmaannnniinngg@@bbrriissttoollppcctt..nnhhss..uukk

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The Bristol Childminding Associationheld their annual conference atthe Mede Community Centre onApril 26th. The conference wasopened by nationally famedspeaker, Ros Bayley, who wowedthe audience with her rhythm andrhymes providing an informativeand entertaining session. The theme of the conference was‘Inclusion is Fun’ and includedworkshops covering; autism,epilepsy, speech development,visual impairment and asthma.The conference attracted 60 child-minders from all over Bristol tothe Mede, which proved to be anexcellent venue where everyonehad a fun and interesting daythat has given childminders theknowledge and ability to enhancethe high quality care they give tochildren.

Young Bristol Women up to the age of thirty can now get free confidential counselling at The Park Daventry Rd. Free childcare available, to book an appointment or more infocontact Viv or Amy tteell:: 00111177 996666448855 oorr 0077887799 003333006655

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Since April 2006 at least 40 parentsfrom Knowle West have attendedParentline Plus courses.Congratulations to the 6 localparents who have achieved OCNaccreditation at levels entry, 1and 2 in Building Parenting Skillsthrough attending our parentingcourses. Two more parents arecurrently training as volunteerson our Befriending Pilot Project.If you are a parent interested inattending a workshop orIndividual Support Sessions atThe Park, Daventry Road or tellus what parenting issues youwould like support with.

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This month I walked fromHartcliffe to Westminster, to callon Gordon Brown to find peacefulsolutions to the world’s problems. I was shocked by the recent UNreport that life in Iraq hasbecome unbearable. I wanted toknow if Gordon Brown wouldstick to the pledge made by thegovernment to rebuild Iraq withwell-targeted financial help.I am calling for a debate abouthow peaceful solutions can befound for other conflict. I want topromote justice and cooperation.DDrr.. DDiiaannaa WWaarrnneerr tteell:: 00111177 994422 66330033

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GET REALCAN’T BEAT FOOTBALLON THE STREETS?

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I myself would rather go to a goodfield to play football but some kidsdon’t.

One young resident I spoke to said:“I have had people come up to meand my mates and moan at us aboutplaying on the streets. But theyprobably did it when they were little.’

Another resident I spoke to said: “Alot of the kids don’t seem to haveenough road sense. They walk rightin front of me when I’m driving. It’svery frustrating. If they paid moreattention to the cars, then maybe itwouldn’t be such a problem.”

I think playing in the streets startswhen you are young because you’renot allowed very far. If you want tohave a game of football with yourmates, there’s a tournament thissummer…see the events pages 8-10.

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TThhaannkkss ttoo The Neighbourhood Newsletter group: Anita Pearce, Marguerite Jordan, AnnSmith and Rose Manning. The Evening Post for page 6 article. Thanks to theNewsletter Drop-in club team: Ivor Fearnely - Sub-editor, Mark Le Leivre - CurrentAffairs/Hot Topic Columnist/editorial assistant, Jack Perrett - Youth Reporter/ editorialassistant/Get Real Columnist, Lesley Belgium - Environmental Issues/editorial assis-tant/Gardening Columnist, Karron Chaplin - Health and Local Issues Reporter, ChadDowns - Design Assistant and columnist. Terri-Ann McKenny Photography and News.NNRR MMaannaaggeerr Mandy Shute. All at KWMC who facilitate the production of the NewsletterEEddiittoorr [email protected], DDeessiiggnn Tanya Hayzell & Rowena Dugdale

All articles express the views of individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group or KWMC.

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BRAND NEW SOFT PLAY FOR KNOWLETTIINNYY TTEEAARRAAWWAAYYZZRUN BY PARENTS FOR PARENTS

MMaakkaallaa CChheeuunngg Editor

Children are soon to get an exciting newadventure play area located in the heart ofKnowle at Broadwalk shopping centre, in theformer job shop. It will be a family run business venture,owned by a local couple, Kathleen andDaniel, who as parents themselves wantedto provide a fun and safe environement forchildren aged 0-9, to play and learn, as wellas somewhere for parents to meet!Wanting to be involved in the local communityhas been a major factor in the location ofthe business. Kathleen and Daniel felt thatthe area needed an action packed indoor

play centre for local kids and a high qualitycafe, with reasonable prices and a goodmenu selection.They aim to offer a low cost solution to par-ties, without comprimising quality: taking thestrain and the mess out of throwing a partyat home for the kids.Due to start mid August, they will be open 7days a week! To find out more, and follow the progressionof the work on this exciting new development

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Knowle West newsletter - Issue 28 Jul 2007