Knowledge newsletter - Issue 34 Oct 2008

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Plans for local HealthplexPage 10

Summer Street Party Page 3

Action Packed Summer Page 11

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For the residents of Filwood, and parts of Knowle and Windmill Hill

ISSUE 34 OCT 08

FREE NEIgHbOURHOOD LEARNINg!

local resident (and a very proud parent!)On the 17th August my family and me went to Newquay Road Park playing fields to watch a friendly football match between Eagle House Juniors and brislington. What a brilliant day, the field was jam packed with parents and children who are normally playing in the street. My son has joined the training and he loves it. The atmosphere was fantastic and when the players ran down to the pitch with their kits on all look-ing the same, they looked so smart it brought tears to your eyes and lumps to your throats, they made us feel so proud to be in this community. Well done to the coaches, you

must be really proud for what you have achieved with these children. We can’t wait to come and watch many more.

CIP THEME gROUPS • CIP 6-8pm: 6th Oct The Park, 3rd Nov Filwood Community Centre 1st Dec The Park• Health 12-2pm: Healthly Living Centre: 8th Oct, 12th Nov, 10th Dec• Planning 2-4pm HLC: 8th Oct, 12th Noc, 10th Dec• Community Safety 2-4pm HLC: 20th Oct, 17th Nov, 22nd Dec• Livability 10am-12noon Filwood Community Centre: 24th Oct, 28th Nov, 19th Dec For more info t: 0117 908 4248

FOOTbALL TOURNAMENT COvER STORyIt’s that time of year again, kids go back to school, and the leaves on my trees are starting to go brown - boo hoo.

Well, this issue we look back at some of the fun summer events, as well as highlight the great things still to look forward to.

Xmas edition due out 8th Dec. Copy Deadline 5th Nov noon.

email: [email protected] tel: 0117 353 2895

• How to Have Your Say? 1 October • Who is the Council Anyway? 14 Oct • What Really Happens When You Ring the Police? 13 November www.voscur.org/training/community t: 0117 909 9949 / e: [email protected]

EDITOR’S WELCOME

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Local families enjoyed bristol’s “Play Day” at college green this August, as part of the annual celebration of children’s right to play. Organised by bCC.

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OvER 50’S CLUb TRIPS I have been on several trips this year with the Over 50’s Club who meet Tuesdays at Filwood Community Centre and the Over 60’s Club who meet Fridays at the Novers Club.

The Tuesday Club went to bourton-on-the-Water, Weymouth and Weston-Super-Mare.

The Friday Club went to Weymouth, Paignton and Dawlish-Teignmouth.

The weather was really kind to us and a lovely time was had by all of us.

Ann Smith, local resident

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The committee organised a street party in Novers Park Rd/ Drive on 19th July.

This was a day for the streets to get together and celebrate. There were many events which included, bouncy castle, face painting, bbQ, games, fancy dress competition, horse and cart rides, puppet show, raffles, bottle stall, Epic Photography and the Tree of Life. The local police and Media Centre attended.

It was a fantastic day with a great turnout. The children had a brilliant time receiving chocolate, sweets and prizes all day long. Even the adults joined in the games.

A very special thank you goes out to all the people who helped, attended and organised the day and a big thank you to Jarmans shops, Carmel Café and everyone who donated and brought raffle tickets to help make this a FREE day for all. Another successful event!

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MUD PIES ANYONE? resident/KWMC employee

When it comes down to it most people are big kids! This was never more evident than when the Carbon Makeover participants set about building an outdoor earth oven from clay & mud at Knowle West Media Centre in early September.

For those that aren’t familiar with an earth oven, it is one of the most simple and long-used cooking structures. It costs next to nothing to make, as it is simply a chamber made out of one of the best building materials on the planet; the earth from under our feet! The skills needed to make it are just the ones we were born with! The process was long and slow but the end result was worth it!

The earth oven is the Carbon Makeover’s contribution to KW’s Arts Trail on 13th Sept, but its magic moment came on 14th Sept at the Carbon Makeover Food Fayre. When it was fired up we made pizza’s in it! yum yum!

In the last newsletter we told you about the brilliant work of Team FAb (fight the bag) who are working round the clock to make Knowle West plastic bag free! Well since then they have been running a workshop with toddlers from local nursery, Footprints.

They wanted to teach the kids, whilst they are still very young, about recycling and the how bad plastic bags are for the environment. The Nursery is making every effort to use less plastic and from now on they will be using compostable nappy bags. They will also be

encouraging parents not to bring any plastic into the nursery.

On top of this, whilst the Team FAb grown-ups have been busy making cloth bags out of recycled materials the Team FAb teenagers have been busy making a short film. The film is about why we in KW should be saying ‘no’ to plastic bags and how bad they are for the environment.

DON’T FORgET Come to the sewing circle; St barnabas Church Daventry Road, every Monday 12-3pm OR first Tuesday of every month, 6-pm. email: [email protected] tel: 0117 903 0444

Misty Tunks

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by now, Autumn will be well and truly established: the days are noticeably shorter and much cooler. Time to prepare your garden for 2009!

As you harvest each crop, take out the remaining debris and dig over the ground (or refresh compost of crops grown in containers). Over the winter, the weather will get into the soil and break it down for you. Then you will easily be able to make new seed beds and add fertiliser where needed (for hungry crops like potatoes).

Once you have cleared and prepared your ground, why not cover it with black plastic or horticultural fleece? This will warm the soil up and allow you to sow seeds up to a month earlier in spring (depending on the weather).

Now sit down with a hot drink on those chilly evenings and have a good look through the seed catalogues. Why not try something completely new for 2009? Go on - you know you want to!

Happy gardening!

local resident Ideas to save money, live more healthily and go green! • Consider creating a natural garden, or small areas within your garden – to attract wildlife. • Avoid expensive and polluting artificial fertilisers and pesticides – try natural alternatives/methods. • Avoid garden products made from tropical hardwoods and consider softwoods, or hardwoods such as beech and oak, instead – a Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) symbol means good sustainable management. • Choose non-peat composts at the garden centre as a lot of peat comes from areas rich in wildlife.

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KW Online If you’re thinking of buying a computer for Christmas - why not learn how to use it first?! At the Knowle West Online Centre we can show you how to: • Buy the right P.C. or laptop for your needs.• Use the internet - including websites like e-bay, facebook and moneysupermarket.com.• Keep your kids safe when they are online.• Send and receive emails for free.• Print photos from your digital camera.• Use programmes like Microsoft Word.• Write a C.V. and search for jobs online.• Research your family tree. So if you are a total beginner or just want to know more about your computer call in and book a lesson at: 6 The Square, Knowle West or call 07941 435 262 between 10 and 4 and leave a message.

COMINg SOON!gerry Painter

bEAT THE CREDIT CRUNCH editor/resident

bristol’s answer to the Credit Crunch has arrived, a new website where you can exchange goods and services, save money and help promote sustainable living and positive change.

The site, barter buddies, was launched this summer, and is the brainchild of two local businessmen (bS4 brothers - they call themselves).

Walt Tarrant said: “The idea was brewing for over a year. Me and my brother Ian took early retirement and put some of the money into our idea. I feel a mixture of excitement and nerves...it’s now a reality which we’re both very pleased with.”

The website was developed with gWS media, and you can sign-up for a free trial membership at: www.barterbuddies.co.uk

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gET INvOLvED WITH MEDIA Are you passionate about music? If you are a musical artist of some kind, be it a MC, Female vocalist, Instrument Player (guitar/keyboard/brass etc.) and would like the opportunity to have your work recorded in a professional studio environment under the supervision of an experienced sound recordist, contact us now for the chance to come and use the studio facilities at the KWMC to record, post-produce, master and share your work.

All you need is a passion for music, some sort of material to work with, and good attitude. get in touch now via our facebook page, email us on [email protected] or just come down to the centre on Leinster Avenue, Knowle West, and say hello, it could be the stepping stone to your future musical career.

Film and Photo show Come and see a collection of the last years work at KWMC, 29th October 6-7pm, as part of our AgM. t: 0117 903 0444 e:[email protected]

The Amazing Archive group completed their year long heritage project with the opening of the Knowle West Amazing Archive Exhibition at the bristol City Records Office.

The group met the Lord Mayor of bristol, who presented each of them with a certificate to celebrate their achievements over the last year on the Heritage Lottery Funded project.

The exhibition uncovers the rich and diverse heritage of Knowle West, and includes animation, photographs, oral histories and local artefacts and is on display at KWMC until November.

To take part in future projects please contact Nicky Williams e: [email protected] t: 0117 903 0444.

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OPEN DAy AT bRUNEL HEIgHTS

SATURDAy, 11TH OCTObER, 10AM – 1PM.

If you would like to find out how we can help you buy a home of your own, why not come down to our open day?

What’s more, to make buying a home accessible to more people, we are offering 40% shares for sale on our apartments and we will even carpet it for you free of charge if you reserve on the day.

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We have the following properties available for New build Home buy at brunel Heights: • 11 two-bed apartments for sale for £115,000 – purchase a 40% share for £46,000 and pay rent of £86.25 pcm. • 7 three-bed houses for sale from £155,000 – purchase a 50% share from £77,500 and pay rent from £177.60 pcm.

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Think buying a home is beyond you? Think again!Step on the housing ladder with New build Homebuy (shared ownership).

We currently have a selection of brand new, two-bed apartments and three-bed houses available at brunel Heights, off Connaught Road, Knowle, bristol.

Our properties are built to an Eco Homes rating of ‘very good’, which means your home will be designed to reduce your energy consumption and save you money.

Other benefits include turfed rear gardens to the houses, door entry systems for the flats, gas central heating, fully-fitted kitchens (with oven, hob and extractor hood), a recycling bin within the kitchen area, cycle storage, and a shower fitted over the bath.

We have already helped eight families buy their own homes at brunel Heights and a further four have now reserved properties, so don’t miss out – call us today and see how we can help you jump on the ladder too!

For more information contact us tel: 01225 366 025 email: [email protected] visit: www.somerhomes.co.uk

Free 10-week programme for children (7 to 13), above their ideal weight, & their families.Fun activities, healthy eating information, & confidence. MEND will be running in Knowle West in January. tel: 0117 922 3656 visit: www.bristol.gov.uk/mend

The NHS are seeking your views up to 17th October 2008 about how to improve and develop maternity and newborn services. www.avon.nhs.uk/bhsp email: [email protected] freephone 0800 015 5127

WALKINg gROUPSEvery Monday 11.00 amOne Heart group (up to 1 mile – 10-30 minutes) A great way to: ♥• exercise♥• meet new people♥• explore new places♥• reduce your risk of a whole range of diseases ♥• help to build your fitness after an illness or operationFor more information get in touch with us at the address below.

bUggy WALKINg Thursdays 10.00 – 11.00ambegins Thursday 28th August at the Knowle West Health Park (Walk-in Centre) outside the café. Up to a mile around the Health Park. No need to book, just turn up. For info tel Laura Hathway on 0117 3772257A great way to: ♥• Exercise♥• Meet new friends♥• Interact with your children♥• Opportunity for children to mix with others • Fun walks / Treasure hunts / Days outPlus the playground and café for refreshments at the end.

Transport to and from the Health Park can be arranged with Mede Sprint t: 0117 904 8215Knowle West Health ParkDownton Road, bristol, bS4 1WH

KW Health Association We welcome Tina Richardson as Knowle West Health Association’s new Community Kitchen Co-ordinator at Filwood Community Centre. Tina didn’t waste any time before she started with cookery courses and she has lots more planned! To find out which courses you can join, please phone Tina on 0117 9639569 or go to http://www.knowlewest.co.uk and click on events.

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Cookery Courses for all

!• Lloyds Pharmacy, Knowle – 0117 97 17445

• Silverman Chemist, Knowle – 0117 97 76743 • Tesco In-store Pharmacy, Brislington – 0117 99 17447 • Lloyds Pharmacy, Bedminster – 0117 96 61230

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WHOLE CENTRE TRIPThe trip to Court Farm was a fantastic success! Two coaches took families to the farm, near Weston-Super-Mare, the children and adults enjoyed animal encounters, fun in the adventure playground, a tractor ride and a picnic in the sunshine.

OFSTED We had an Ofsted inspection in July 2008. The outcome was good. Some comments made by the inspector were:

“Children’s Health is actively promoted through well and established daily routines and effective practices”.“Children are happy and excited as they arrive in the Centre”.

SUMMER CELEbRATION DAyThe sun shone for us on our Summer Celebration day where families and staff enjoyed taking part in activities set out throughout the Centre which included face painting, mark making, balancing games, making play dough, fruit kebabs, painting on fabric and enjoying a picnic together.

KWCC SUMMER FUN / OFSTED NEWS

Families and children of Footprints Children’s Centre enjoyed a fantastic day out at Avon valley Country Park!

Activities included soft play, adventure playground, petting animals, boating lake and a country trail. Footprints would like to thank Avon valley Country Park for making us feel so welcome.

The Footprints staff would like to wish all of the children lots of luck for starting new schools and nurseries in September. We will miss you.

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FOOTPRINTSFootprint’s Children’s Centre is part of bristol City Council’s first phase of the Children’s Centres in the city. We are open 8am - 6pm weekdays, 50 weeks of the year. Max 60 children capacity at any one time. Children can access daycare places by referral, by paying fees, and children aged 3 or over can access nursery education funding.

tel: 0117 903 9781 / 377 3610www.footprintschildrenscentre.com

KNOWLE WEST CHILDREN’S CENTRE

Knowle West Children’s Centre provides Day Care for children aged from 3 months - 4 years.We have a new Early years 1 room providing 6 paying places for babies aged 3 months - 2 years.Early years 2 (Children aged 2 - 3 years) has 36 places including 8 paying places.

Early years 3 provides statutory nursery provision for 3 - 4 year olds as well as wrap around care for up to 16 children.

We are open for sessional and wrap around care from September ‘08 8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday.To find out more information on available places and prices or to arrange a visit then please call us tel: 0117 903 0214

Thank you Staff at Knowle West Children’s Centre would like to thank all parents/families for their support last year and look forward to welcoming back existing families and meeting new families this year.

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bristol Active’s designs for the complex show how it would deliver:• Eight-lane 50-metre main swimming pool designed so it can be split into two smaller pools - enabling serious fitness and family fun activities to be run at the same time.• Learner pool • Health spa • Climbing wall • Creche• Moveable floors in both pools, making them accessible for disabled customers and able to accommodate swimming lessons and different age groups.• 150 station fitness suite • Healthy Living Zone• Three aerobics, fitness and dance studios• Sports hall for team games and athletics training• Café set in a ‘winter garden’, connecting the centre to surrounding parkland.• Modern and attractive changing facilities and meeting rooms.• Environmentally-friendly Biomass boiler for ‘green’ power and low carbon footprint

People across Knowle could soon be able to enjoy one of the best new leisure facilities in the UK - thanks to the council-led regeneration scheme that’s now taking shape at nearby Hengrove Park.

Work has just got underway on building the roads and installing some of the services that will open up the site and enable the ‘healthplex’ leisure centre and other facilities to be accessed and linked to gas, electricity and other services.

In addition to the leisure complex, the first stage of the scheme will deliver a new community hospital, a skills academy and a new business HQ for a major South bristol company.

Bristol Active, the organisation selected by the council to build and operate the £30 million leisure facility, have published some of their designs for the centre (see pictures above) - and are currently applying for planning permission.

If it gets the final go ahead, the complex will provide more than two and half times the swimming capacity of South bristol’s existing, outdated facilities and would double the number of people taking up swimming in our city.

The new ‘healthplex’ would link up with the new hospital to promote healthy lifestyles and help people in areas like Knowle to manage their health needs.

Subject to final planning approvals, work on the leisure complex will start in the spring of 2009 and it could open its doors to customers in autumn 2010.

For more about the regeneration scheme at Hengrove go online to www.hengrovepark.com

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South Together This summer saw over 500 local children and young people taking part in a whole host of activities as the South 2gether providers ran a packed programme throughout August with all kinds of sports, arts, adventure, creative, performing arts and multi-activity programmes as well as day trips, fun days and community clean-up days.

Providers such as youth Moves, Magic Play, Project X, Positive Futures, the Dark Angels Dance Academy and the South 2gether Extended Schools Partnership offered activities at various locations including The Park in Knowle and Action Indoor Sports centre, Whitchurch.

“It’s been brilliant! If I didn’t come to the activities I would just have been sat at home on the computer all day…My favourite part was the beach volleyball and the trip to Cricket St. Thomas. And I got to meet people from my new school” (Matthew, age 11)

“Thanks for such a brilliant day out! The kids are all sitting round playing together the game they won (without arguing) which hasn’t happened for ages.” (Text message from a parent following a day trip)

“Really enjoyed the kite festival as I have never flown a kite before.”(Age 10)

We are currently planning activities for the October holiday. For more information please call Andrea on 07944872216 or email [email protected].

Details of additional activities and childcare provision across the city are available from the Children & young People’s Information Service (Tel. 0845 129 7217).

Or use 1 big Database - an online directory of information on all services available for children & young people aged 0-19 years in bristol:www.1bigdatabase.org.uk

Mouth of the South young journalists took a break over the summer. They will be back next Issue. www.kwmc.org.uk/mos tel: 0117 903 [email protected]

Andrea Rea

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WARNINg! If your child is due to start school in September 2009 (next year) the last date to apply for a school is October 24th 2008 (this year!) For support contact Denise at the Family Information Service on 0845 129 7217. email: [email protected]

There will be a Parentline Plus workshop about:

Dealing with Angry Outbursts

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Free creche – must be booked in advance

Please ring Parentline Plus on 9535525 to book a place.

Also free confidential individual support sessions available for any

parenting problem!

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Holiday Activities - Summer ‘08

There will be a Parentline Plus workshop about Dealing with Angry Outbursts, at The Health Park, Downton Rd, Knowle West, Thursday 16th October 2008 9.30 – 11.30. Free creche – must be booked in advance. Please ring Parentline Plus on 953 5525 to book a place.Also free confidential individual support sessions available for any parenting problem!

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T hanks to The Newsletter Steering group: Ann Smith, Denise britt, The Resident Production team: Chad Downs - Assistant Designer, Michael Smith - Artisist/Cartoonist (apologies no comic this month due to film production), Debra Johnson - Debbie’s Dates, Lesley belgium - gardening Collumn. Neighbourhood Management: Anita Pearce & Kurt James. Knowle West Media Centre who facilitate the production: Makala Cheung - Editor ([email protected]), Tanya Hazell - Design

All articles express the views of individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the NM Steering group or KWMC

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From July 2008 there have been some exciting new changes to the sports facilities at The Park Centre in Knowle. These facilities are now going to be collectively known as ‘The Park Sports Centre’, where we will be running a wide range of different activities to suite everyone!

We have the following facilities available to hire: Sports Hall / Multi Use games Area Two Dance Studios / Sport Pitches.These can be booked on an hourly basis please contact the gym staff on 0117 3773382 for availability and prices.We also have a Health and Fitness Suite, with a wide range of membership options to suit everyone, including a pay as you go membership.

We also run an exercise programme with specially qualified instructors called the active choices exercise referral programme. This is for people suffering from a number of different health conditions. Please contact us, or your local gP for more information.

A selection of activities and classes currently running.• Circuit Training starts Thursday 21st August. £3.00 per session and runs 7pm till 8pm (beginners) and 8pm till 9pm (more advanced). • Badminton Courts every Thursday 3pm-6pm. £5 per court per hour. Courts available at other times, please call for details.• Teen fit gym sessions – Health and Fitness suite available for children aged 14 to 16 to use. £1.50 per session. Weekdays 4pm – 5pm.• Girls and Boys boxing club (11-16 year olds) – Starts Saturday 4th October. 10.30 am – 11.30am• Children’s Birthday parties – Sports Hall and Dance studios available to hire for a children’s party, with or without one of our members of staff. Many more activities and classes to follow soon!

MON/TUES THURS SATS OvER 50’sHip Hop & Cheerleading Sessions A fun and funky way to keep in shape and learn some new moves.5-6pm, In the Studio at The Health Park, Downton Rd, KNowle West.50p per session.Hips bums & Tums Knowle West Health Park, Downton Road, Knowle West.Sessions are Tuesdays 6-7 & 7-8pm and take place in the Studio.Costs are £3 a session.

Step aerobicsKnowle West Health Park, Downton Road 6-7pm in the Studio, £3 a session

Newsletter Club Learn skills, make decisions, and be part of a team. 4 sessions per issue up to copy deadline, 10-11.30 am. Why not come and get involved while the kids are at school? If you have any questions or suggestions contact- e: [email protected] t: 0117 9530101

Football Training Newquay Rd fields & Eagle House Courts

Saturdays 10am during winter months t: 0117 908 4248

(Usually Tuesday and Thursday evenings)

Silverscreen Film Club FREE FILM SCREENINgS Knowle West Media Centre 1.30PM refreshments, start 2PM, Tea and Cakes served at half time. For dates tel: Katie / Karron 0117 903 0444

The Wednesday Club at Eagle House 1pm-3pm

Over 50’s Club (bingo) at Filwood Community Centre -Tues 10-12noon

Over 60’s Club at Novers Social Club Fri 1-3pm

CHARLIE DARK ‘Have Box Will Travel’ tells the semi-autobiographical story of a boy in pursuit of a dream. Transporting you from humble beginnings in a bedroom in South London to spinning records in some of the biggest clubs in the world. Exclusive one off performance October 23rd at Knowle West Media Centre. Pre-show featuring rapping from some of Knowle West’s finest talent at 7pm followed by Charlie’s show at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (£3 Conces). tel: Katie Taylor on 01179 030444

THE ALL NEW PARK SPORTS CENTRE

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