Community Diary

YR Youth Club Disco - Tuesday 13th December from 6.30pm

At the Eden Grove Methodist Church Hall

Ages: 9 to 16‟s only. Free Entry

Carols in the Park - Saturday 17th December 6pm onwards

Why not come along and join in with the community with old and new carols within Poets Park with

mulled wine and mince pies.

Community Carols by Candlelight - Sunday 18th December 6.30pm

At St Gregory the Great Opposite the Orchard School

Traditional carols & readings by local residents. Followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

Community Christmas Meal - Wednesday 21st December 12noon onwards

At the UHCT Community Centre, Eden Grove

A nice home cooked community meal, served by local residents.

Traditional Midnight Mass by Candlelight - Saturday 24th December 11pm

At St Gregory the Great opposite the Orchard School

A traditional Midnight service by candlelight.

Welcome to your new Newsletter This is the first newsletter “The Rag” a collaboration of the Upper Horfield

Residents Action Group (RAG), Upper Horfield Community Trust (UHCT) &

Bristol Community Housing Foundation (BCHF).

This is your community newsletter written by resident‟s for resident's so read on

and get involved.

Welcome P.1

What‟s on P.2

Residents Action Group P.3

Community diary P.4

The RAG A community newsletter for Upper Horfield; written by residents for residents

Printed and Published by:

The Upper Horfield Community Trust

The Community Centre, Eden Grove Methodist Church,

Eden Grove, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0PQ

Email: news@uhct.co.uk Web: www.uhct.co.uk Tel: 0117 969 0011

Supported by:

A nice home cooked community meal,

served by local residents Wednesday 21st

December at 12noon at the community

centre

Starter

Cream of tomato soup or

Leek and potato soup

Served with a bread roll

Main Course

Roast turkey

Served with stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast po-

tatoes, roast parsnips, creamed potatoes, brus-

sels sprouts, carrots, swede and gravy.

Vegetarian option - nut roast

Pudding

Christmas pudding & homemade custard

or homemade trifle.

Followed by tea, coffee & homemade

mince pies.

Tickets £5 from the

Upper Horfield Community Trust Office.

Limited availability so book soon.

Community Christmas Meal

Saturday 17th December

6pm onwards

Please join us in Poets Park for a

wonderful and joyous time.

There will be carols, mince pies,

mulled wine, lanterns etc.

With a special visitor.

If you would like to make any mince pies

please contact Dean on

0117 9690011

Carols in Poet’s Park

www.uhct.co.uk/RAG

www.uhct.co.uk

www.bchf.co.uk

Useful Neighbourhood Contacts

POLICE

Beat Managers: PC Alan Gentry 4481 (streets to the west of Filton Avenue)

PC Stephen Harding 1860 (streets to the east of Filton Avenue)

Call 101 for all non-emergency reports

BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL

Customer Services

(to report waste, litter, recycling, highways, street lights, bulky waste, graffiti, abandoned

vehicles, sex & drugs litter) Tel: 0117 9222100 Email: customer.services@bristol.gov.uk

After hours emergency number: 0117 9222050

Dog Warden

Sarah Davies. Tel: 0117 922 2500 Email: sarah.davies@bristol.gov.uk

Parks and Open Spaces

Tel: 0117 922 3719 (option 4) Email: bristolparks@bristol.gov.uk

Community Safety (Safer Bristol)

Jenny Dean. Tel: 07810 506968 Email: jenny.dean@bristol.gov.uk

Contacting your elected Representatives

Horfield

Cllr Cheryl Ann (Lib Dem) Tel: (0117) 353 4717 Email: cheryl.ann@bristol.gov.uk

Cllr Peter Levy (Lib Dem) Tel: (0117) 377 2068 Email: pete.levy@bristol.gov.uk

Lockleaze

Cllr Sean Emmet (Lib Dem) Tel: (0117) 903 1509 Email: sean.emmett@bristol.gov.uk

Cllr Guy Poultney (Lib Dem) Tel: (0117) 353 4719 Email: guy.poultney@bristol.gov.uk

Charlotte Leslie MP for Bristol North West (Con)

Tel: (0117) 962 9427 Email: charlotte.leslie.mp@parliament.uk

Scouting in

Upper Horfield

Would you be interested in

Scouting? We are collecting the names of

people who may be interested in joining a

local Beavers, Cubs or Scouts groups.

For more information contact Dean on

(0117) 9690011 or e-mail: info@uhct.co.uk

Advertising

Would you be interested in placing a advert

within The RAG? If so please contact Dean

on (0117) 9690011 or

e-mail: news@uhct.co.uk for further

information

Deadline for next edition

Articles, news pieces, pictures need to be

with the editorial team by 21st December by

contacting The RAG on (0117) 9690011 or

e-mail: news@uhct.co.uk

Acknowledgment to:

Mr Trevor Deadman LRPS

Photographs throughout publication

December 2011 issue

What’s on at the UHCT Community Centre at Eden Grove Opening Times: Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm & Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm

Day Activity/Class Cost Details

Monday

Gentle exercise with Judy Lee

2pm to 3pm

Ongoing weekly group

£3.00 A gentle exercise and mobility class for anyone who

would benefit from maintaining joints, stretching,

reaching and bending. Sitting and chair exercises

included. Come along and join in with a very

friendly group

Tuesdays

Painting in watercolours

With Tony Pace 10am to 12pm

(12 week class) £6.00

A class to learn how to use watercolours to

produce beautiful Images. Why not give it a go?

Equipment can be provided for your first session. Painting in watercolours

With Tony Pace 1pm to 3pm

(12 week class)

Confidence with computers

A support group

Free A group to help support people with mental health

issues.

YR youth club

Detached youth work

Free Age range 9 to 16

Contact: matt.holman@bchf.co.uk

Wednesday

Outset Bristol Free Ever thought about setting up your own business?

Why not visit www.outsetbristol.co.uk for more

info

Creative writing

A support group

Free Come and join our friendly group in a relaxed

environment to help support and expand your

mind.

Short mat bowls

1.30pm to 3.30pm

Ongoing weekly group

£3.00 Join a friendly group, meet people and take part in

an enjoyable game.

Refreshments included

Thursdays

Oil and acrylic painting

With Tony Pace 9.30am to12.30pm

£8.00 An advanced group of oil and acrylic painters, if you

have some skills and would like to develop them

further join up today.

Gentle exercise with Judy Lee

10.30am to 11.30am

Ongoing weekly group

£3.00 A gentle exercise and mobility class for

anyone who would benefit from

maintaining joints, stretching, reaching and bending.

Sitting and chair exercises included. Come along

and join in with a very friendly group

Painting in watercolours

With Tony Pace 7pm to 9pm

(12 week class)

£6.00 A class to learn how to use watercolours to pro-

duce beautiful images. Why not give it a go?

Equipment can be provided for your first session.

Tai Chi

With Paul Hinam 11.30am to 12.30pm

£3.00 Using light stretching and gentle exercise, Tai Chi is

an art designed to improve health and well-being.

Friday Craft and chat

1.30pm to 3.30pm

A support group

Free Come and join this friendly supported group who

provide a safe space to have some fun and

company before the weekend

Residents like you have been working together for Upper Horfield

read on to find out what they have been doing so far.

The first public meeting of the Upper Horfield Residents‟ Action Group

(RAG) met on Thursday 10th November to agree the main priorities for

action in the area. These were:-

Sorting out the new CCTV system in Poets Park

Campaigning to get a pedestrian crossing provided at the junction

of Toronto Road and Gloucester Road North

Securing a future for the YR Youth Club at Eden Grove

Improving the cleanliness of our streets

Thirty residents were at the first meeting and a steering group has been

formed to ensure the group continues to campaign for action in the estate.

What is really encouraging is that Upper Horfield was well represented at the recent Horfield Neighbourhood Forum meeting thanks to RAG members and

the issues above were all put forward strongly and were taken away by the

local councillors and council officers at the meeting. By working in this way

we can start to see Upper Horfield residents having a strong voice so our

issues are clearly communicated to those who are in a position of being able

to help.

As well as campaigning for action, the Upper Horfield RAG is bringing a little

Christmas cheer to the area too and is pleased to announce a Christmas

Carol and Mulled „wine‟ event at 6:30pm on Saturday 17th December in Poets

Park (at the bottom of Shelley Way), BS7 0PZ. Please bring your lanterns

along as we want to give the event a real Christmas feeling. If you are able to

donate some mince pies too that would be very much appreciated by

everyone. Remember, it is us, the residents of Upper Horfield, who can make

the estate a great place to live b y mucking in together and showing everyone

what we are capable of!

Finally, after the idea was put forward by some RAG members, we have been

offered sponsorship from the Upper Horfield Community Trust to have a

Christmas Tree put up in Poets Park – this is now in the hands of Bristol City

Council Parks Dept. who, at the time of going to print, have agreed to source

a tree and get it planted in time for the Carol event on the 17th December.

So, Upper Horfield RAG is your local group and it‟s all about getting involved

to create the kind of place we all want to live in – we can do so much by

working together and rolling up our sleeves – if we wait around for other

people to sort out our problems we may be a long time waiting. But we do

thank those who are more than willing to help us do the things we want to

do, but the most important ingredients are local folk!

To find out more or to get involved, join us on Facebook: www.tinyurl.com/upperhorfieldrag email: rag@uhct.co.uk or call

Dean on 0117 9690011

It’s your estate so get in touch and get involved!