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The one-way system onKeynsham High Streetshould remain, according to53% of survey respondents.

The results were announcedlate on Monday. A total of1,559 responses werereceived to the public

survey carried out in thefirst two months of this year,one of the highest responsesreceived in any recent

council consultation in Bathand North East Somerset. While 53% stated theythought the one-way trial

should be continued in itscurrent form or withspecified improvements,39% said it should be haltedand 8% were unsure eitherway.The scheme was imple-mented just over 12 monthsago in response to publicconsultation on thecouncil’s Placemaking Planand the Keynsham Trans-port Strategy whichrecognised the need toreduce traffic on the HighStreet and improve thepedestrian experience.In addition to more than1,500 people completing thequestionnaire either online,on the street or at the library,

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Continued from page 1over 100 businesses (80%of businesses in the towncentre) returned a businesssurvey about the trial.Workshops were held withthe Accessibility & ActiveTravel Forum and theKeynsham NeighbourhoodPlan group. At the February KeynshamTown Council meetingcouncillors decided that theoverall impact on theenvironment had beenpositive and that furthermonitoring of air qualityand footfall should takeplace. This has just gotunder way with monitoringequipment just installed. Monitoring data publishedin March showed a clearimprovement in air qualityat several locations with theHigh Street the mostsignificant. Rock Road sawa deterioration due to theincrease in traffic but alllocations are currentlybelow danger levels.

Mark Shelford, B&NESCabinet Member forTransport and Environment,said: “We’d like to thankeveryone who has given ustheir views on the HighStreet. We’ll be studying thefeedback we’ve receivedcarefully and looking at theimpact the trial has had onair quality, traffic, footfalland parking before makinga decision on its future. Inthe meantime we’ll continueto monitor air quality andpedestrian movement in andaround the town.”Paul Myers, CabinetMember for Economy, said:“Through the business

survey, we have heard fromretailers within Keynshamwho are concerned aboutfalling trade in the towncentre. It’s important to listen tothe business community andwe recognise that highstreets across the UK aresuffering.“Improving the quality andenvironment in the towncentre is necessary tomaintain Keynsham as adestination in the long-termfuture and ensure that thetown is positioned to adaptto changes in the way thatpeople spend their time.Without cutting traffic

through the High Street, itwill be difficult to bring inadditional funding toimprove the town centreenvironment.”Cabinet members are due tomake a decision in thesummer about the future of

the High Street, and whetherfurther investment will besought for Keynsham towncentre. The full results of the surveycan be seen on the council’swebsite: www.bathnes.gov.uk.keynsham

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Also inthis week’sissueGridlock Keynsham . . . pages 6 & 7

New leader for S.Glos Council . . . page 9

Lifesaving instructorsteps down after 35years . . . page 14

Council earmarksland for socialhousing . . . pages 16 & 17

Public support for Keynsham one-way trial

A junior school’s Ofstedrating has fallen from Goodfour years ago to RequiresImprovement following arecent inspection.A period of “unsettledleadership” at SummerhillAcademy, plus “historicalweaknesses” in the qualityof teaching, has led to adecline in pupils’ progress

and attainment at the end ofYear 6. But Ofsted says leadershipand its capacity for furtherimprovement have beensecured, and the newheadteacher has highexpectations. The school’s work topromote pupils’ personaldevelopment and welfare is

said to be good, andyoungsters are polite andwell-mannered.In a letter to parents theprincipal said thejudgement is “a fairreflection of where we areon our developmentjourney” and that the reporthas many positives tocelebrate.


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Junior school on itsway to improving

Communities across ourarea celebrated the RoyalWedding at the weekend.Residents at KingfisherLodge care home in Saltfordenjoyed a buffet lunch sothey could all watch thewedding together, and chefKaren made an elderflower

and lemon cake, which iswhat the Royal Weddingguests enjoyed too. Victoria Hunt, activitiescoordinator at the home,said: “It’s prompted ourresidents to talk about theirweddings, which has beenlovely.”

Celebrating the

St Augustine of CanterburyPreschool in Downendenlisted the help of parishpriest Father FrankBermingham in their very

own celebration of theRoyal Wedding. Meghan and Harry’s roleswere filled by Holly andOscar. Pre-school manager

Elaine Williams said: “Thechildren have been soexcited about the RoyalWedding that we decided tohold one of our own.” The picture on page 4 showsa rather hesitant Harry, withMeghan and thecongregation holding theirbreath!Unity Oldland MethodistChurch held a fundraisingBig Brekkie for ChristianAid on Saturday and invitedpeople to stay and watch thewedding on their big screen.They raised more than £300.Meanwhile the traders onHanham High Street hungout the Union Jacks and thefamous bollards on BarryRoad at Oldland Commonraised smiles as they wereall dressed up for theoccasion.


Royal Wedding

Kingfisher Lodge party organisers Victoria Hunt, left, andJulie Tucker, right, with resident Elsie Youngman


After several weekswhere the predictedtraffic gridlock aroundKeynsham appeared notto have materialised, thismonth the naysayersseem to have been provedright.The trigger was the start ofthe next phase in thestaged installation of a newjunction at the entrance toSomerdale together with alight-controlled crossingopposite the stationentrance. Crucially, thishas involved three-waytemporary traffic controlsinstead of two, buttogether with work on the

ring road at Hicks Gateand the start of resurfacingwork on the KeynshamBypass, the situationquickly turned chaotic.At times last week, queuesstretched back along theA4175 Keynsham Road toBitton and LongwellGreen, and on BristolRoad as far as Hicks GateRoundabout. Studentstravelling to school inKeynsham faced extrapressure with GCSE andA-level exams gettingunder way, and there werestories on social media oftraffic jams causing delaysof up to an hour.

Kingswood MP ChrisSkidmore has beencontacted by constituentsaffected by the gridlockand has written to theleader of B&NES TimWarren. Sam Bromiley,who represents OldlandCommon on SouthGloucestershire Council,has also written tohighways officers at bothSouth Glos and B&NES,highlighting “the appallingtraffic surroundingKeynsham and Wills-bridge due to the timing ofroadworks on the only twodirect routes, theKeynsham Road and the

ring road near Hicks Gateroundabout”.One Facebook comment toB&NES Council read:“Well done on managingto bring the whole ofWillsbridge, Bitton,Longwell Green, Warmley,Oldland to a completestandstill cus (sic) ofroadworks at Hicks Gate,Keynsham & Bitton. 1hour to get from LongwellGreen to Keynsham.”Another chastised B&NESon Twitter, saying: “Yourtweet on clean air zones isironic given the totalgridlock your Keynshamroadworks are causing inBitton, Willsbridge andLongwell Green at themoment.”Last week, contractorsMontel told us they werehopeful that the three-waytemporary lights would bescaled back to two-way bythis week (21st May). Aspokesperson said: “Wehave introduced additionalresources and we havebeen working onSaturdays in order toaccelerate the programme.We have a number of thirdparty trade contractors dueon site this week (SSEContracting & WesternPower Distribution inparticular). “If they perform as we’vebeen promised, then wehope to be able to reducethe three-way signals to atwo-way set up early nextweek.”The controversial decisionto allow the Somerdaledevelopment to proceed

with just one access wastaken in September 2013.B&NES Council’s ownhighways department hadopposed the scheme untiljust days before theplanning application wasdue to be heard,withdrawing its objectionfollowing a new reportsupplied by trafficconsultants working onbehalf of Taylor Wimpey.In the Section 106agreement drawn upsubsequently between thecouncil, Mondelez(Cadbury) and TaylorWimpey the closing off ofChandos Road andinstallation of a new three-way junction at theentrance to Somerdale andStation Road was to becompleted before 50houses were occupied onthe site. The Week Inreported last April thatplans had been delayedand temporary bollardsplaced at the entrance totry to control constructiontraffic and the increasinglevels of residentialvehicles using thejunction. At that time, local B&NEScouncillor Charles Gerrishtold us: “The problemswith this junction havebeen a long-runningchallenge which I andfellow councillor BrianSimmons have beenpressing council officers toresolve for many months,and so I am pleased thereis a recognition that theoriginal junction designneeds to be reviewed.

Roadworks combine to

Long delays along Keynsham Road . . .


“I understand the concernsresidents have and sharetheir frustration in notfinding a solution sooner,and Brian and I are doingall we can to get thismatter resolved.”But the problem remainedthat Taylor Wimpey hadwon planning permissionto build the junction theyhad claimed in 2013 wasthe only viable solution.Any variance to this wouldhave required a newplanning application,increasing the delay andthe cost while B&NESplanners had already giventhe developer permissionto build the three-wayjunction.So in January of this year,the first of six differentphases of constructionwork along Station Roadgot under way, by whichtime more than 230 homesat Somerdale had beenoccupied. Work is expec-ted to complete next

month, which will alsohave included overnightroad closures on theA4175. According to theS106 agreement, work toinstall a new light con-trolled junction and left

filter from the A4175 toAvon Mill Lane must becomplete before 450homes are occupied atSomerdale. See Letters,page 10Pic credit: Carolyn Russell

bring chaosThe answer is when it’s ‘deterrent paving’. The Week In hasreceived calls and letters asking about the new paving whichis being laid along Station Road alongside the Somerdalewall. The deterrent paving is just that, the aim being to preventpeople from walking down that side of the road. A TaylorWimpey spokesman explained to The Week In thatdiscussions had taken place with B&NES Council during theplanning stages and it was felt that a barrier was neededbetween the highway and the wall to protect against largevehicles which overhang and wing mirrors colliding with thewall on the bend. He pointed out that once the junction at the Somerdaleentrance is complete, the route will become more apparent topedestrians. By the time the junction works are complete, sotoo will the first stage of the footpath and cycleway to theHams. It will then mean that passengers coming from thestation will be able to use the crossing and then the pathdirectly to The Chocolate Quarter.

When is a footpathnot a footpath?

. . . and as far back to Willsbridge

Another drone picture of queuing traffic

Emersons Green councillorRachael Hunt has beenelected to serve as Chair ofSouth GloucestershireCouncil.She named the two charitiesshe will be supporting duringher year in the role as NextLink, which offers specialistdomestic abuse services, andFreewheelers Blood Bikes,who provide a free out-of-hours motorcycle courierservice to hospitals in theSouth West.Brian Allinson (StokeGifford) was elected to serveas Vice Chair.

Ian Blair, the outgoing Chair,raised more than £1,600during his year in office. Thiswill be split between hischosen charities Borderlandsand Off the Record.

South GloucestershireCouncil has a new leader –Longwell Green councillorToby Savage.The Conservatives, whocontrol the council,

unanimously backed CllrSavage after the formerleader Matthew Riddleannounced prior to lastWednesday’s annual generalmeeting that he would not

be not seeking re-election.Cllr Riddle, who representsSevern ward, said hebelieved that a new energywas required to take theparty forward a year beforethe 2019 local councilelections. Speaking at the AGM, CllrRiddle also paid tribute tothe leaders of the oppositionLabour and Lib Dem groupsand said that although theyhad their politicaldifferences, they all careddeeply about local residentsand their communities. Inturn they paid tribute to him.Toby Savage, 35, has been acouncillor since 2015.Before being elected leader,he was the deputy leaderand held the portfolio forSchools, Skills &Employment - which he willcontinue to hold.


SUNDAYCHEMISTS

Sunday 27th MayBoots, Gallagher Retail Park, LongwellGreen (10.30am-4pm) Asda, Longwell Green (10am-4pm) Boots, Emersons Green Retail Park(10.30am-4.30pm)Sainsbury’s, Emersons Green RetailPark (9.30am-4.30pm)Stockwood Pharmacy, 78 Hollway Road,BS14 8PG (9am-7pm) Keynsham Pharmacy, 15 Station Road,BS31 2BH (10am-5pm)Tesco, Callington Road, Brislington(10am to 4pm)Morrisons, 688-718 Fishponds Road,Fishponds (10am-4pm)Boots, Avonmeads Retail Park,St Philips Causeway (11am-5pm)

Sudoku1-Easy 2 -Hard

Leadershipchange at SouthGlos Council

Toby Savage

Rachael Hunt

New Chair announcesher charities

Cllr Karen Walker is the newChair of Bath & North EastSomerset Council.She has spent the last year asVice-Chair, supporting theoutgoing Chair Cherry Beath.Cllr Walker has representedthe Peasedown St John wardsince 2015. As Chair she haschosen Dorothy HouseHospice and Forces Online asher official charities for theyear.The new Vice Chair is

Eleanor Jackson who hasrepresented Westfield since2007.

Karen Walker

New Chair of B&NES Council


LETTERSHolding councils toaccount for chaos Dear Stephen I would like to add to the view of KJackson: Council to blame forKeynsham gridlock.There are actually roadworks on allthree routes into Keynsham asworks have also started on thebypass and roundabout by Waitroseas well as Somerdale and the ringroad. The students at Wellsway Schooland Broadlands started their GCSEand A level exams last week. This isenough of a stressful time on ouryoung people without a 45-minutejourney (normal travel time is sixminutes) from LongwellGreen/Willsbridge and other localareas to school without the addedanxiety of arriving late for theirexams. There are employees of thecouncils paid by us tax payerswhose job it is to coordinateroadworks - I suggest they are heldto account as they have beennothing short of incompetent. Allthe surrounding roads have beengridlocked for hours every day forthe last two weeks and according tothe notices, this will be ongoinguntil July so also raising thepollution levels again from thealready unacceptable levels on theseroads. What are B&NES and SouthGlos doing about it? A Ford

My solution to towncentre queues Dear Editor The last time I wrote regarding thetraffic queues on the Bath side ofKeynsham was over two years ago,and nothing has changed.The problem is the Bath Hill up tothe High Street, left into TempleStreet and right into Rock Road, andguess where the problem is?The pedestrian traffic lights onTemple Street are not phased toallow traffic a free run and the mini-roundabout has the problem of ‘afteryou’. Even if the lights were betterphased, there is still the problem ofthe mini-roundabout and hencestop-start.B&NES should grab the bull by thehorns and install a proper set ofjunction traffic lights at the junctionof Temple Street and Rock Roadthat incorporates a pedestrian phase,thus doing away with the two sets ofpedestrian lights and mini-roundabout.Also this hopeful solution should doa lot for air quality on BathHill/Temple Street as the traffic willactually move and not be stop-start.I wonder if anyone is listening?Keith of Keynsham

Keynsham’s trafficsystem is a disgrace Dear Editor What bright spark approved

roadworks on all roads from Bristolto Keynsham at the same time - i.e.Hicks Gate, the ring road andKeynsham Road from Willsbridge?I bet they don't have to commute toor through Keynsham from EastBristol. No wonder local traders aresuffering. There is no forwardthinking and the traffic system in thetown is a disgrace to the townplanners. Dennis Sherman

One-way benefits arefar outweighed Dear Editor I could not agree more with KJackson (Issue 525) regardingKeynsham traffic hold-ups resultingin hold-ups along the dualcarriageway towards LongwellGreen and back from Hicks Gate toBrislington.But surely he is not that naive tobelieve that B&NES Council, orindeed Keynsham councillors, areconcerned with traffic hold-ups, thecontinual daily jams from the top ofBath Hill (Sainsbury's) tosometimes the garage in Saltford,and causing long queues along theWellsway and also coming up theother side of Bath Hill, causingannoyance and traffic fumes. This will probably not be enough toconvince said councillors of themistake of the High Street one-waysystem, which they will be too pig-headed to reverse, by justifiably

saying that there is less pollution onthe High Street and it is morepedestrian friendly, even though thisis far outweighed by the long trafficqueues and the extra pollutionelsewhere. Mr Charles

Unusable footpathraises safety concerns Dear Sir Who on earth at B&NES Councildreamt up the idiotic idea ofinstalling a footpath you cannotwalk on on Station Hill, Keynsham,between the entrance to Somerdaleand the new elaborate footpath fromSomerdale to the station?

At the moment people have to crossthe busy dangerous Station Roadtwice within 100 yards to get downStation Hill Idiotic!Dave Johnson Chair, Keynsham Walkers areWelcome

Petition highlightsanimal welfare Dear Stephen Thank you for publishing my recentletters about animal welfare atslaughter in the UK. I have beenencouraged by the response theyhave generated among your readers. An online petition has now been setup to try and persuade thegovernment to act. The link ishttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/ 218343 or just Google Petition218343. At the time of writing it had justunder 6,000 signatories. At 10,000the government is obliged torespond and at 100,000 it will haveto consider a debate on the issue. Please read it, sign it and forwardthe link to as many people as youcan. Thanking you in advance.A RadfordKeynsham

Younger generationdeserve more credit Dear Editor M O'Regan seems to condemn allunder 16s for the character faultslisted - even to not being able to tellthe time on an analogue timepiece!So whose fault is it that apparentlythey are all degenerates? Whyshould they not vote when they canjoin the Armed Forces and getmarried (now there's a challenge)? Itis he/she generation’s fault,

assuming that like me he/her is over65.In fact there are huge numbers ofvoters - all over 18 of course - whoact the same or similar to thoseunder 18s and comprised the paltry68.7% turnout in last year's electionIn contrast there are huge numbersof 16 to 18-year-olds having to faceup to the prospect of the problemscreated by the “much brighter” oldergeneration - housing, pooreducational support, underpaid jobspollution. Perhaps, despite that, theyare even brighter just because of thegreater challenges than when the“much brighter” older generationwas their age, and that those under,say 30, are not all boozing, takingdrugs or driving like maniacs assuggested.I know quite a few under 18s andadmire them for their intelligence,stamina and inquiring minds, andam glad I had it comparatively easyyears ago when this country wasflourishing, and the world wasn’t soglobally interconnected.Alan ElkanDownend

Hidden price rise Dear Editor B&NES Council are keeping thecost of our garden refuse collectionsfor this year at £44, which is thesame as last year. Good news you may think.

However, as the collections willnow only be for nine months of theyear, the price should have droppedto £33.This means that they are in factcharging an extra £11. A hidden riseof 33% which is ten times the rate ofinflation!Pete PooleKeynsham

Repeal of Section 40 isdisturbing Dear Stephen Once more I very much welcomethe attention (Issue 525) you havedrawn locally to the “scuppering” ofthe press inquiry into the abuses ofvulnerable individuals by ournational press under Leveson Part 2. This had been promised in the 2105Conservative Party Manifesto andpublicly promulgated by DavidCameron, Ed Miliband and NickClegg. Sadly, I was not consulted onthe 2017 Manifesto that had this onpage 80 of its 88 pages: “Given thecomprehensive nature of the firststage of the Leveson Inquiry andgiven the lengthy investigations bythe police and Crown ProsecutionService into alleged wrongdoing,we will not proceed with the secondstage of the Leveson Inquiry into theculture, practices and ethics of thepress. “We will repeal Section 40 of theCrime and Courts Act 2014 (sic),

which, if enacted, would forcemedia organisations to becomemembers of a flawed regulatorysystem or risk having to pay thelegal costs of both sides in libel andprivacy cases, even if they win.”Sadly this “will not proceed” hasbeen leveraged through by the nowvery narrow margin of our reducedmajority after the last election. So,OK that’s ‘democracy’, but I amdisturbed by the way the repeal ofthe Section 40 has in effect beenslipped through on the back of thisstymie of Leveson Part 2. I amsurprised that Jacob, my MP, doesnot appear to be seeking to bringsome reasonable balance betweenthe enormous financial and mediapower of our press barons by whichthe ordinary individual is outgunnedso easily and readily. It is in fact theloss of Section 40 that leaves thingsvery much as they were in thatregard. Although I could not dare suggestJacob moderates his Brexitingbarrages for the sake at least ofParty unity, let alone the country atlarge, I would urge him and hisneighbouring fellow MPs to find away to help individuals subjected tounfair reporting as they are now,without prospect of the Section 40which would have balanced powerbetween them and the barons.Terry EdwardsKeynsham


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Campaigners in Keynshamhave held a secondsupermarket protestagainst plastic packaging. Around 60 shoppers gatheredat Waitrose on Saturday 12thMay to highlight theenvironmental problems ofsingle-use plastic packaging. Keynsham Plastic Re-action,which organised the event toput pressure on supermarketsto reveal the amount ofplastic they create, pay more

towards its safe disposal, andtake urgent steps to phase outits use, staged a similarprotest in March at Tesco inthe town.Organisers say there was avery positive response fromthe public at their latest event,some of whom joined in.After shopping, the food wasstripped of its plastic, whichfilled two shopping trolleys.Waitrose had been informedof the event, and accepted the

plastic back at the end,promising they would recyclewhat they could. Helen Stone, one of theorganisers, thanked everyonewho had come along to theprotest at Waitrose: “It showsthe strength of feeling acrossthe community. We have allseen or read about thedevastation caused by plastic,in our oceans and on land.Whilst some supermarketsare announcing positive changes, we want to keep the

pressure on and demand thatthey act more quickly.“Our call for action is that weall refuse unnecessary plasticwhen we shop, write to theCEO of our localsupermarket, write to ourlocal MP and/or council andspread the word amongst

family, friends, neighbours.”The next protest will be in themorning of Saturday 16thJune at a venue to beconfirmed. More informationcan be found on the group'sFacebook page, KeynshamPlastic Re-Action.Pictures courtesy of MacMacAleer & Clare Anderson


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A local lifesavinginstructor is to step downafter 35 years of teachingsurvival, rescue andswimming skills to thechildren of Kingswood. Lawrence Geraghty, 69,who lives in Hanham,started swimming andlifesaving over 45 years

ago, making the movetowards teaching some 10years later. The decision to step downcomes at a turning point forLawrence as he bidsfarewell to his latest groupof Rookies, who havequalified from the coursewith distinction awards after

five years with him. The Rookie Lifeguardprogramme, which is thejunior award scheme fromthe Royal Life SavingSociety (RLSS) UK foreight to 12-year-olds, hasbeen running at KingswoodActive Lifestyle Centre forsome time now, with classesalso taking place at BradleyStoke and ThornburyLifestyle centres. In recognition of his manyyears of service, RLSS UKhas awarded Lawrence withone of their highest honours– an ‘Honorary LifeMember’ status. And while Lawrence’sretirement from servicemarks the end of an era forthe Rookies, the programme

is set to continue followingthe appointment of LouiseTowler. Louise is a qualifiedRookies Instructor, life-guard and duty manager atKingswood and is excitedabout taking over the helmfor the Rookies. She saysshe has great plans to growthe provision and currentlyhas vacancies for newRookies to join. Sessionstake place on Wednesdaysbetween 4pm and 6pm.Children are welcome toattend a free initialassessment, which can beorganised by contacting theteam at KingswoodLifestyle Centre. Lawrence said: “It’s anemotional wrench to standdown from the Rookies

after such a long time. I wassupposed to fully retire afew years ago, butsomehow, I just couldn’t doit! When I realised that mylatest group were just aboutto qualify, I knew that thetime was right for me toretire. “It’s been particularly sad tosee this group move on asthey’ve been with me for solong. They qualified fromthe course a few months agobut refused to leave, so weentered them for a higheraward to keep them going.The Rookies can be likeMarmite for some children,but this group have reallypicked it up and it was apleasure to see them withtheir certificates at our last


Lifesaver Lawrence stands down

The Kingswood Rookies with Louise Towler (far left) &Lawrence Geraghty (far right)

session. “Some of the children havealready asked if I’ll comeback, but I think now is theright time to pass the roleonto someone else so I canspend some much-promisedtime with my wife.” Centre manager atKingswood LifestyleCentre, Martyn Hinam,said: “The Rookie awardscontinue to provide childrenwith a wide range ofexciting and rewardingactivities that help them tomake friends and learnskills that could be essentialto saving someone’s life. “Lawrence’s contributiontowards the Rookie sessionshas helped to make a realdifference in the local

community and we’re reallysorry to see him step down.While his teaching daysmay be over, we’re sure thisisn’t the last we’ve seen ofLawrence in Kingswoodand we hope he continues topop in while enjoying hiswell-earned retirement.”

The Rookie Lifeguardprogramme is part of theNational Plan for TeachingSwimming (NPTS) deve-loped by the AmateurSwimming Association. Formore information visithttps://www.activecentres.org/swimming/Rookies/


after 35 yearsPeople are being advised to be wary if they are offered cheapdesigner sunglasses for sale. Thieves smashed the glass door of Specsavers in Keynshamin the early hours of Wednesday 2nd May and made off withthe complete display of branded shades. Apart from the damage caused during the break-in, theproblem for anyone purchasing the sunglasses is that theyoffer no protection from the rays, says store director RichardAlexander. The glass has no protective quality against UV rays andanyone purchasing them risks damaging their eyes.As we went to press we learnt of a similar burglary over theweekend at Boots Opticians on Keynsham High Street.

UV warning overstolen sunglasses

Lawrence Geraghty handing over to Louise Towler


South Glos Council hasdrawn up a list of 55 plots ofland across the districtwhich it is planning totransfer to Merlin HousingAssociation to support thedelivery of more affordablehomes.The sites – including some in

Kingswood, Cadbury Heath,North Common, Staple Hill,Soundwell and Mangotsfield- are a mix of landscaping,highway verge, hard surfacedand cleared sites, such asformer garages. The parcels of land wereretained by the council when

its housing stock wastransferred to Merlin in 2007.At that time it was consideredin the council’s interests tohold them for either futurehousing development or saleto generate capital receipts. Most are either considered aliability to the council or not

capable of standalonedevelopment.The council says: “It wasdecided in 2014 to approachMerlin with a view toregularising this, whilstworking together to generatenew affordable homes. Sincethat time a ‘land package’ has

been agreed in principle toinclude 55 parcels of land.The intention is to transferthese freehold to Merlin.Where it is possible andviable, Merlin will build newaffordable homes, with thislikely to require the inclusionof their adjoining land insome instances. It is currentlyanticipated that this proposalcould generate approximately42 new homes. “There is an added benefit tothe council of removingongoing maintenanceliabilities, these being passedto Merlin or their successorsin title where there is nodevelopment potential, buttheir maintenance benefitsMerlin properties.“On the occasion that a parcel

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of land does not provide aviable development schemefor Merlin, but has potentialto generate a capital receipt,they are permitted tosubsequently sell these atmarket value…subject to thecapital receipt beingreinvested in addressing theneed for affordable housingin South Gloucestershire.

Where a parcel of land withinthe package is considered tobe capable of standalonedevelopment prior to thetransfer, best considerationwill be payable by Merlin atthe outset.”Included on the list areparcels of land at EarlstoneCrescent, The Grove andGreat Leaze at Cadbury

Heath; at Mulberry Close,Bredon Close, WitcombeClose and Barrington Closein Kingswood; SamuelWright Close and offTorrance Close in NorthCommon; Boyd Close andHigh Street in Wick; HilltopGardens, Gorse Hill andJames Road in Staple Hill;Brook Road in Mangotsfield;Boscombe Crescent inDownend, and at MorleyClose in Soundwell.The public consultation runsuntil 26th June. There is anonline survey that people cantake part in – look under‘Consultations’ on thecouncil’s website. Papercopies of the survey can alsobe found in local libraries andOne Stop Shops.


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Kingswood, Keynshamand Downend are amongthe locations in andaround Bristol that will behosting a sculpture as partof the 2018 GromitUnleashed 2 trail.It follows the success of theGromit Unleashed andShaun in the City arts trails,which saw two of Bristol-based Aardman Animation’smost loved characters raisemore than £6m for BristolChildren’s Hospital charity,Wallace & Gromit’s GrandAppeal.This summer Gromit will be

joined by his pal Wallaceand arch nemesis FeathersMcGraw to raise even moremoney for the appeal. From2nd July until 2ndSeptember, trail fans canexplore more than 60sculptures, eachindividually designed anddecorated by high-profileartists, designers, innovatorsand local talent.The one in Kingswood willsit near Boots in the KingsChase Shopping Centrewhere he is expected to be aterrific draw to the townacross the nine weeks of the

trail. He is being sponsoredby Kingswood accountancyfirm Evans & Partners tocelebrate the 75th tradingyear. Director Olly Evanssaid: “It will be the first timethat the sculpture trail hasfeatured Kingswood in thetrail route. We are proud thatour sponsorship is helpingto raise money for a charitywhich is so renowned in theSouth West.”Avon Valley Adventure &Wildlife Park in Keynshamis also sponsoring asculpture while Downend &Bromley Heath Parish

Council is sponsoring onefor Badminton Road.For the full list of sponsors

and locations visithttps://www.gromitunleashed.org.uk

While Keynsham has a greatmix of shops and services,there are many thriving smallbusinesses that you may notyet have discovered as theyaren’t in the town centre.For example, BroadleazeNurseries on the A4 BathRoad is a friendly, family-runbusiness where the staff haveknowledgeable experience.The garden centre has alovely range of well-pricedplants and shrubs, hanging

baskets, produce, pots andplanters, as well as highquality firewood and coal.Check out their special dealswhen you visit - Broadleazehas plenty of free parking andis open seven days a week –check their website foropening times. Chandag Road Pharmacy,next to McColl’s supermarketon the Chandag estate, is afriendly and independentbusiness offering a wide

range of services. As well asfree prescription collectionfrom all GP practices inKeynsham & Saltford, andfree delivery too on request,the pharmacy offers healthchecks (including bloodpressure and glucose),seasonal flu vaccinations andtravel health advice.While you’re there – there isfree parking outside - checkout their great range ofsummer essentials at greatprices.Meanwhile KITco, based atStockwood Vale on theoutskirts of Keynsham, canadd your logo, message,brand or identity to mostproducts within theirextensive ranges. They offer workwear,leisurewear, sportswear andpromotional products andalso stock and source a widerange of safety wear, plusindustrial and janitorialsupplies.

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The problems thatqueuing traffic is causingon a daily basis outside theSort It centre inMangotsfield werehighlighted to SouthGloucestershire coun-cillors last Wednesday.The recycling centre hasbeen significantly enhancedand expanded since it wasbuilt in the 1960s butCarsons Road hasn’t, sayslocal councillor Ian Adams.He started a petition after aparticularly bad Saturdaylast month when the queuescaused such chaos that thepolice were called.He handed in the 173-namepetition at the council

meeting and councillorsalso heard from StewartHadley-Clarke, who liveson the nearby Siston Hillestate, who spoke abouthow vehicles queuing forthe tip obstruct CarsonsRoad and local residents getcaught up in it. Mr Hadley-Clarke also saidhe felt that the reduction insize of the black bins meantpeople were making morevisits to the tip.Cllr Adams believes a sliproad is the answer to thequeues but acknowledgesthat is expensive and thatthere are land ownershipissues, so he wants thecouncil to look urgently at

measures such as betterefficiency with peopleunloading their cars at thesite.He says there are only twoweighbridges and that in theafternoon, site lorries end upqueuing which coincideswith school pick-up times.Queues at weekend oftenextend back to the A4174ring road.Cllr Adams has spoken tolocal MP Chris Skidmorewho says he has beencontacted by lots ofconstituents about the issueand is supporting CllrAdams.Adding to the frustration isthe fact the Sort It centre’s

web cameras, which peopleare advised to use to checkhow bad the queues are,have been out of action for along time.Last week the councilacknowledged that there is atechnical issue with the webcamera lenses regarding the

quality of the recording, andsaid it is working with itscontractor Suez toovercome this.“We hope to have this workcompleted by the end ofMay when it is envisagedthat the cameras will beoperational again.”

Ramping up the pressure totackle recycling centre queues

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An extra £365,000 will be investedduring 2018/19 in mental healthservices across Bristol, SouthGloucestershire and North Somersetfollowing a successful bid by localhealth chiefs to NHS England.It follows an evaluation of the HOPEpilot suicide prevention project run inconjunction with Public HealthEngland and local voluntary sectororganisations. The project offers support to peoplewhose mental health is affected byfinancial difficulties.“This funding is vital if we are to endthe tragedy of suicide in the area,” saidDr Peter Brindle, medical director ofBristol, North Somerset and SouthGloucestershire Clinical Commis-sioning Groups.

“It will allow the CCG, theuniversities, Public Health and thevoluntary sector to work together tomake a real impact on this importantissue.“In light of the recent rise in suicidesand self-harm in young peoplenationally and locally, we have agreedto use some of this money to supportsuicide prevention initiatives aimed atthose in the universities and FEcolleges in the area.“This will include an immediatesystem wide focus, working with theuniversities on increasing capacity toprovide a broader range of support andincreasing access to advice andcounselling for students internal andexternal to the university.”Funds will also be used to focus on

men, as a local high risk group, in twoways. The first is through a newservice offering psychosocialintervention to address acute distresscreated by financial, employment orwelfare difficulties. This will be donethrough the expansion of the HOPEproject.The funding will also be used to raisemental health awareness and wellbeingfor men in the area. The CCG will work closely withPublic Health and the voluntary sectorto promote suicide prevention trainingin industries, such as construction, andpromote events aimed at men such asMovember and other sports-relatedmental health promotion workincluding a Time to Change footballtournament.

Extra investment inmental health services Emersons Green Primary

School and BlackhorsePrimary School have bothretained their Good Ofstedratings following visits byinspectors.Ofsted said that theleadership team atEmersons Green Primaryin Guest Avenue hasmaintained the goodquality of education in theschool since the lastinspection.The leadership team atBlackhorse Primary inBlackhorse Lane,Emersons Green, was alsopraised, with the inspectorsaying that headteacherSimon Botten, his teamand governors share aclear vision that everychild should reach theirfull potential.

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Andrea Arlidge, chief executive ofWellsway Multi Academy Trust(WMAT), has been named a nationalleader of education and WellswaySchool in Keynsham has become anational support school and anational teaching school. National leaders of education use theirknowledge and experience to provideadditional leadership capability inother schools in need of support. Teaching schools work with partnerschools in an alliance to provideteacher training and professionaldevelopment. Mrs Arlidge said: “We are delightedthat the strength of Wellsway Schooland our multi academy trust has beenrecognised in this way. We are lookingforward to developing our work as ateaching school, supporting school

staff and new entrants to the teachingprofession to make a difference in theirschools and trusts.” Schools Minister Lord Agnew said:“I’d like to congratulate WellswaySchool and Andrea Arlidge on beingappointed as a teaching school and anational leader of education. Theyshould be very proud of thisachievement. “Teaching schools and national leadersof education are supporting otherschools, attracting and training the bestnew teachers and developing the nextgeneration of leaders.” Other secondary schools in the trustare IKB at Keynsham, SBL in OldlandCommon and The Bath Studio School.Keynsham primary schools St John’s,Chandag Infant and Chandag Junior,and The Meadows Primary School at

Bitton are also run by WMAT, as isAspire Academy, a special school inBath.

Double accolade for WellswayMulti Academy Trust

A 40-signature petitioncalling for improvementsto slow traffic using theroad that leads acrossSiston Common to the siteof a proposed new housingdevelopment was handedin at last Wednesday’smeeting of SouthGloucestershire Council.Planning permission wasgranted earlier this yearfor eight new homes onthe site of Bridge HouseFarm. Local people hadvoiced concern that itwould lead to a dramaticincrease in the number ofvehicles accessing andexiting the narrow single-track lane where there isno footpath.

SistonPetition callsfor measuresto slow traffic

Andrea Arlidge


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Building on the successof the annual HanhamChristmas Fair, HanhamBusiness & CommunityPartnership are currentlyplanning a HanhamHigh Street SummerFair.The fair will be onSaturday 14th July from2pm to 5pm and theorganisers are lookingfor local craft and foodietypes to have a stall. Email HanhamHighStreet [email protected]

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A controversial shake-up of theplanning system in SouthGloucestershire was halted at the11th hour last week.A report proposing changes tomodernise the system, bringing it morein line with how some other authoritiesnow process planning applications,had been due to be debated at theannual general meeting on Wednesday.The Conservative-controlled councilhad said the new system wouldhelp ensure that the authority coulddefend its decision-making - in thelast year alone, it spent nearly£966,000 fighting appeals and payingout costs. But after being elected as the newcouncil leader, one of the first things

Toby Savage did was to announce onTuesday that the proposed changeswere being delayed: “Fresh leadershipprovides a fresh opportunity to reviewthese proposals and engage withopposition councillors in a spirit ofopenness and cooperation. “We do need to make changes to alocal system that hasn’t changed withthe times. I don’t believe the existingset-up that the council has historicallyopted for is serving the best interests ofresidents and the communities inwhich they live and work.”After Cllr Savage’s announcement, thenewly-elected leader of the Lib Demgroup Claire Young welcomed thedecision: “Residents and oppositionleaders were given no warning of these

proposed sweeping changes before lastweek, and it looked as if theConservatives were planning to pushthem through without cross-partyconsultation. I welcome Cllr Savage’sapology for the way this wasmishandled and look forward toworking with him in a constructiveway to improve these proposals beforethey are brought back to council inJuly.” The Labour Group’s Lead on planningpolicy matters, Roger Hutchinson,said: “I was very concerned thatmajor changes to our planningsystem would be forced throughwithout any scrutiny, so I welcome thispause which will allow us toreconsider them.”

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A £3,000 life-savingdefibrillator which theMangotsfield communitypulled together to fund hasbeen stolen, police said lastWednesday.The public access machinewas installed on the walloutside the Salutation pub inSt James’ Place in February2017. The pub hasundergone a major refur-bishment and reopenedearlier this month as TheGrapevine Brasserie.Regular checks are made onthe defibrillator andeverything was in place theweek before last. The outercasing is still intact but theinternal equipment used for

resuscitating a suspectedheart attack is no longerthere.The initiative for thedefibrillator came from thelocal Charnfield Neigh-bourhood Watch after aguest speaker from GreatWestern Ambulance Servicespoke to members abouthow they save lives.The group then setthemselves the challenge ofproviding a defibrillator forthe community. EmersonsGreen Town Council gavefinancial support andMangotsfield School held anon-uniform day. Moredonations came fromMangotsfield Festival

organisers, the Lions Clubof Chipping Sodbury andlocal businesses and therewere other individualcontributions.If anyone has anyinformation about itswhereabouts contact thepolice on the 101 number.

Mangotsfield

Life-saving equipmentis stolen from pub

Wick Football Club, who play at Oldbury Lane, areholding their annual charity veterans (over 35s) Six-a-Side on Saturday 2nd June.Now in its ninth year, a great social event for allinvolved is promised. Games kick off at 11am to allowthe competition to be over before the scheduled5.15pm England clash against Nigeria at Wembley,which the club are planning to show on a big projectorscreen in their clubhouse. The bar and barbecue will be open all day. Over thelast three competitions the club have donated morethan £1,500 to charity and their target this year if theymanage to fill all the 16 team spots is £500. This year’s chosen charity is Prostate Cancer UK.This week the club tell us they are three teams short soif you would to enter a team contact Matt Davis on07977 510352 or email [email protected]

Wick

More teams arerequired for annualveterans competition


Kingswood HeritageMuseum is again hostingthe annual DouglasMotorcycle Rally andCavalcade this Sunday(27th May).The rally starts at 11am andthe Cavalcade - including arun along one of the formerbike testing circuits via theChew Valley – begins atnoon. There is a specialsignificance this year - theowners' club that organisesthe event is celebrating its90th birthday.The world-famous Douglasmotorbikes were built inKingswood from 1907 to

1957. Some 25,000 wereconstructed for military usein World War One.Kingswood HeritageMuseum has a majorexhibition featuring themarque, including one ofthe machines designed forwartime despatch riders.The bikes were regularwinners of the Isle of ManTT races.Anybody who thinks thatthese high-poweredmachines were solely thepreserve of men would bewrong. Before World WarTwo the firm had a race-winning women'scompetition team, lead by

Irene and Rosina Douglas,and their cousin Margaret.The rider on the left in thephoto, Louie McLean, waspart of the team of womenthat won the InternationalVase in 1927 againstmen's teams from all overEurope.Also on 27th May, thevolunteers from Tools forSelf Reliance will be settingout their stall on themuseum forecourt, sellingcarpentry, gardening andother sorts of tools to raisefunds for its charitablework. And both the women'sand men's DIY groups willbe looking for new recruits.

Museum again hosting annualmotorbike celebration

Bath Ales officially opened the doors of its new state-of-the-art brew house in Warmley last Tuesday. Hare Brewery has doubled the West Country brewer’sprevious brewing capacity. The multi-million-poundinvestment project will enable Bath Ales to produce50,000 brewers’ barrels of beer - close to 14.5m pints ayear. More than 500 guests throughout the day joinedcelebrations at the brewery in Southway Drive, whichwas officially opened by Tarquin McDonald, chiefexecutive of Bath Rugby. Sophisticated new equipment at the four-vesselbrewery will enable the team to produce a wider varietyof beer styles to complement Bath Ales’ existing range. James Staughton, chief executive of St AustellBrewery, who welcomed guests and local officials atthe brewery opening, said: “Today’s official openingmarks the culmination of two years’ hard work sincewe acquired Bath Ales in July 2016. I’m thrilled thatwe’re all here today to celebrate the next chapter in thestorybook that is Bath Ales and the coming together oftwo South West businesses with shared values.”

Warmley

Grand openingfor Bath Ales’new brewery

Police have charged a 33-year-old man with a burglary inKeynsham. Daniel Milburn, ofBurnham Road in Highbridge,had been the subject of awanted appeal. He is accusedof the burglary of a premises inBroadmead Lane on 11thFebruary. Milburn is due toappear before Bath Magi-strates’ Court on Monday 30thMay.

Man chargedwith burglaryin Keynsham

James Staughton, left, & Tarquin McDonald


A petition with close to 500signatures was handed in toSouth GloucestershireCouncil last Wednesday,highlighting how parkingrestrictions in Warmley areaffecting the Post Office onTower Road North.The petition was handed inby local councillor IanAdams on behalf ofYogendrasinh Gohil, whosays the impact of theresidents’ parking schemehas severely impacted on hisbusiness. Residents’ parking bays wereintroduced in Tower RoadNorth, Station Road andCrown Gardens in Warmleylast autumn, giving them

priority parking in acongested area. The residents’ parking zonewas introduced at the requestof local people fed up withall-day commuter parkingfrom business and industrialunits in the area, particularlywhere this has made itdifficult for them to use theirdriveways and has createdroad safety hazards. But as a result, Post Officecustomers are finding itdifficult to find somewhereto park and there are farfewer visits to the branch.When the parkingrestrictions were introduced,the council said thathighways officers would be

monitoring the impact onroads in the area.Cllr Adams told last week’scouncil meeting that somepeople who live by the PostOffice had indicated theywould be happy for changesto the scheme to allow formore spaces to be given overto 20-minute parking fromMondays to Fridays from9am to 5pm.However, it could takebetween 12 and 18 months toimplement a TrafficRegulation Order so CllrAdams has asked the councilto look at whether therecould be any interimmeasures to relieve thepressure on Mr Gohil.

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Bath & North East Somerset: In Keynsham on Charlton Road and Coronation Avenue; at Manor Road in Saltford; on theA431 Kelston Road; on the A37 at Pensford Hill and on the A39 at Corston.

South Gloucestershire:On the A431 Bath Road at Bitton; in Oldland Common on High Street and Mill Lane; inLongwell Green on Long Beach Road and Court Farm Road; on Bromley Heath Road inDownend; on the A432 Badminton Road south of the A4174 Avon Ring Road and atKendleshire; on Parkwall Road in Cadbury Heath; on Abbots Road and Whittucks Road inHanham; on Gloucester Road in Staple Hill and on Victoria Road at North Common.

Bristol:In Brislington on the A4174 Callington Road; in St George on Nags Head Hill and on theA420 Bell Hill Road/Two Mile Hill Road; also on Sturminster Road in Stockwood and onWhitchurch Lane.

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Alderman Ian Smith, whorepresented Downend onlocal councils for manyyears, has died.A Conservative councillor,he served on SouthGloucestershire Council andits predecessor KingswoodBorough Council, and wasalso a parish councillor. Hewas made an Alderman in2011. His funeral was lastWednesday. Paying tributeto him at South GlosCouncil’s meeting thatevening, Downend coun-cillor Janet Biggin said that

he had been brought up inSoundwell and attendedlocal schools before trainingto become an electrician.As well as being acouncillor, he was also agovernor of several schoolsand involved with theCitizens Advice Bureau andthe community centre atLincombe Barn. Cllr Bigginsaid that he believed thateveryone should putsomething back into theircommunity.Tributes were also paid atthe meeting to the late Jim

Cullimore, a former Mayorof Kingswood and Chair ofSouth Glos Council, whosedeath at the age of 97 wereported on in Issue 523.A minute’s silence was heldat the council meeting forboth men.

Alderman Ian Smith dies

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South Gloucestershire Council has teamed with the FineFamily Foundation and Friends of Page Park to launch ParkYoga, a free one-hour outdoor yoga session every Sundaymorning in the Sensory Garden in Page Park throughout thesummer. Everyone is invited to attend on Sundays from 10amto 11am, including children, and all abilities are welcome. Justbring your mat or a towel, and some water.

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