May 2016 - Thornbury Magazine

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Thornbury
Magazine
For the community by the community
MAY 2016
Putchers and Puts
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Thornbury
Magazine
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Cover photograph: Alex Bamield with salmon caught in the putchers of Folly Weir,
Aust. July 1967. Photo by Nick Large.
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Filnore Woods in May
MAY
2016
by Jerry Dicker
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Small Copper Butterly
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If you like spotting butterlies look out for the Small
Copper. They like dry sunny places to bask in the
sun. The males will chase off any other insect from
their chosen sun-lounging spot. Unfortunately,
although their habitat is plentiful, they are in
decline. Experts think the warming climate causes
the late brood of butterlies to come out in autumn
n
instead of hibernating.
Rowan in lower + elder + hawthorn
The white lowers of blackthorn are fading, to be replaced by more white-lowering
shrubs and trees. Rowan’s creamy lower heads will produce those bright orange
berries for birds in August. The strange smelling Elder will also come into bloom. And of
course our many Hawthorn bushes will produce arching sprays of May blossom, named
after the month.
Jack-by-the-Hedge
So named because of the way this lowering plant
stands to attention alongside hedges. Although in the
cabbage not the onion family, the whole plant smells
garlicky. It’s also called garlic mustard or hedge garlic.
It’s one of the caterpillar foodplants for the Orange Tip
butterly. Male orange tips are easily recognised with
their white wings tipped with – you guessed it – orange.
Females are just white.
Greeninches hanging on
Greeninches have been decimated by a disease called trichomonosis; a 53% decline
since 1979. Make sure you regularly clean your bird tables and feeders. Their song
is a proper summer sound: a series of trills at slow, medium and rapid speeds, with a
characteristic “izzzz” at the end.
Path clearing
For the next few months we shall be concentrating on keeping paths clear at Filnore
Woods, so come and use them or better still, help us to clear them at one of our regular
work mornings. ◙
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Small copper butterly photograph: Jerry Dicker. Jack-by-the-hedge from Northern Bushcraft.
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NEWS AROUND
ST PETER’S HOSPICE SEVERNSIDE SUPPORT GROUP would be delighted to welcome
you to Afternoon High Tea on Wednesday 25 May at the Methodist Church Hall in Thornbury
at 2.30pm. The guest speaker will be Mrs Jane Fearnley Whittingstall, garden designer,
author, columnist and grandma. Tickets are priced at £10 (to include a full home-made high
tea) and are available from Thornbury Town Hall from 2 May, or pay at the door. Please
support St Peter’s – your local Hospice.
BASKET TRAPS FOR SEVERN SALMON On 10 May a new exhibition will open at Thornbury
and District Museum and continue until August. “Putchers and Putts” will feature the wicker
basket traps once widely used in the Severn Estuary for catching salmon. This Exhibition
has been planned by three Thornbury residents. Deryk Huby and Don Riddle for many years
had the ishery at Haywards Rock near Berkeley, which contained both the cone-shaped
putchers and the massive funnel-shaped three-sectioned putts, used for catching eels and
shrimps as well as salmon. During the late 1960s Nick Large took a series of photographs
of the local salmon isheries – all of which have now disappeared. Today, putchers can still
be seen as loral features for Thornbury in Bloom. The museum is open Tuesdays to Fridays
from 1-4pm and Saturdays from 10am-4pm. Entrance is free.
ALVESTON SINGERS invite you to their Summer 2016 concerts, to celebrate The Fair
Season with Dvorak’s Songs of Nature and Elgar’s From the Bavarian Highlands, plus a
selection of traditional and folk songs, on Saturday 18 June, at the Methodist Church, Alveston
and on Saturday 25 June in the United Reformed Church, Thornbury. Both concerts start at
7.30pm. Free admission with retiring collection for Meningitis Now and BRACE.
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FREE TRAINING FOR CARERS Carers Support Centre, a local charity, is offering a variety
of FREE tailored training courses and workshops for 2016. The charity helps people who
care for someone, whether it is a friend or family member. They offer advice, information and
support, as it can often be dificult for carers to know what they are entitled to and what help
is out there for them. Their courses are open to anyone caring for a family member or friend
in South Gloucestershire or Bristol. They could be looking after someone who is ill, frail,
disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems. 1) Postural care Workshop:
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CANCER RESEARCH UK The Thornbury and District Cancer Research UK Committee
are holding a Coffee Morning at the Alveston Methodist Church Hall on Wednesday 4 May
between 10am and 12noon. There will be homemade cakes, jams, chutneys, used books,
jewellery and cards for sale, together with an opportunity to win some wonderful rafle prizes.
Please come along and support us in raising funds for this very worthwhile Charity. We look
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CALLIGRAPHY LESSONS AT THE CHANTRY Calligraphy: the art of beautiful writing. Have
you ever fancied trying your hand at this fascinating art? Did you learn italic when you were
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Got a wedding coming up this summer and want to add that personal touch to your special
day? Come along to this taster session and ind out if calligraphy is for you. The class will
explore this fascinating subject, with basic techniques and simple tools. Suitable for both
left and right handed people, young and old. It is a very practical course exploring the many
varied uses of this skill with plenty of opportunities to explore your creativity and exercise
those grey cells. All materials will be provided on the irst evening. The taster lesson (£5)
is on Wednesday 4 May at The Chantry, from 7.30-9.30pm. A seven week course starts on
Wednesday 11 May. For further information and to reserve a place, contact Fiona Mitchell,
Tel. 881545.
THORNBURY METHODIST PLAYERS present Strangers in the House. It is a thick foggy
night in a London suburb. The Jones household is full of mystery. The clocks don’t tell the
right time, and the people are not who they seem. Penny and Mark are trying to understand
Mrs Benbow, as well as their parents and their own love lives. As the action progresses
more is revealed about each character and their secrets. What is the truth? This mysterious
comedy by Victor Lucas is being performed by Thornbury Methodist Players from Wednesday
18 to Saturday 21 May. Performances begin at 7.45pm and tickets cost £7. Contact for
tickets: Tel. 414749 or 600503 or available at the door. The charity we are supporting with
this production is Cancer Research UK. Please come along, have a good evening out and
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AN EVENING WITH FOUR CLASSICALLY TRAINED VOICES. Four third-year students
from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff performed with the Alveston
Singers in Thornbury and Alveston last Christmas, to much public acclaim and enjoyment of
the performance of the soloist roles in Handel's Messiah. It is with real pleasure and pride
that we can announce the four singers have agreed to return for a special concert at 7.30pm
on Saturday 7 May in the Baptist Church, Gillingstool. Local residents may be aware of the
musical progress and prowess of Thornbury-born and bred Aaron Holmes (baritone). He
appeared with Tom Perkins (tenor), Cristina Negoescu (mezzo) and Grace Wyatt (soprano)
at the performance of last year's Messiah, and Cristina and Grace also sang at a recent
performance in Thornbury of 456765 8659: . The concert to be given by these four young,
talented performers will feature their favourite songs and recital pieces and will include
classical pieces, musical theatre songs and even the odd traditional folk song. Any proceeds
from the concert will be donated to the Armstrong Hall Redevelopment Project (Phase 1)
which is concentrating initially on the dressing room area used regularly by youth groups and
local amateur dramatics groups, as well as by professional performers at the annual Arts
Festival. This is a rare chance to appreciate the talent of outstanding students who, who
knows, may one day appear at the highest level of our national musical heritage. Suggested
donation for tickets is £10 each (£5 for under 18s). Tickets can be obtained from Thornbury
Town Hall or from the Baptist Church or by phoning 412272.
WE AT FASCINATING RHYTHM will be holding a Fashion Show and Sale at the Armstrong
Hall on Wednesday 15 June, at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. This popular event (we run it most
years) will showcase fabulous cut-price bargains from quality High Street labels! All items
are available for purchase on the night with cash or card payments. For more information
please contact Vanessa, Tel. 294937 ;: email Wallington@btinternet.com Tickets £6.
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THIS SUMMER The Castle School will be celebrating their amazing history by running an
exhibition displaying archive material including artefacts, photos and documents spanning
the last 50 years. The exhibition will run from Monday 13 June to Saturday 25 June and
they would love you to share your memories with them. These could be in the form of
photographs, videos, stories or soundbites and the school will try to include as many as
possible in the exhibition. They are particularly interested to see photos spanning the
generations of families who attended Castle School from 1965 to the present day, and old
uniforms, diaries or other such items. They are also looking for volunteers to be responsible
for curating the collection from the last ive decades – this may appeal to those of you who
went to the school within a period of the school’s history. If you would like to be involved with
this or can help with any memories or other items mentioned above, then please telephone
862108, email: 50years@thecastleschool.org.uk, or make contact via the school's Facebook
page – The Castle School 50th Anniversary. Further details of the event will be available
when conirmed, via the school website and Facebook.
SUSTAINABLE THORNBURY is organising a number of workshops in May and June.
Bike maintenance is on 21 May at 9.30am at The Chantry. Also at The Chantry, at 11am:
Make your own toiletries using natural materials, and at 2pm: Make Jewellery from recycled
materials. On 4 June, 11am at The Chantry: Make creams and ointments with herbs and
at 2pm: Create irst aid remedies with herbs. On 11 June, this time in St Mary’s Church
Hall at 9.30am: Food Preserving – learn to make jam, chutney, and how to bottle. On 18
June, back in The Chantry, at 2pm: Remodel your clothes – upcycle, refresh, change your
wardrobe. To book a place at any of these workshops, Tel. 619069 or 416778. The cost is
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N the irst Tuesday evening of each month a group of about twenty enthusiastic
members, with a range of ages, of a special club, meet from 7.30 to 9.30pm in
the Alveston Methodist Church Hall. The Club was formed thirty years ago by Don and
Margaret Harding, and its momentum has been maintained ever since. The attention to
accuracy and detail in the making of tiny items for dolls’ houses is the essence of what
the Club is about, and while many items are crafted at home, each month’s meeting is
centred on making something special. One meeting may, for example, be to create a
miniature garden corner or a shopping trolley or a collection of fruit – or a tiny elephant!
There are tea and biscuits too, of course.
The Club has a committee of eight members and they meet four times in each year,
with Secretary, Treasurer and Chair, who is Vivienne Craig – she has held the post
for sixteen years. In Vivienne’s Thornbury home one meets a number of wonderfullyconstructed miniature houses and their amazing contents. There is a superb house
standing about 4’6” high, constructed to a one-twelfth scale, and when the front is
opened, there are revealed ten beautiful rooms intricately furnished in the Georgian
style – most of the items of tiny furniture and tiny people have been accurately made
and dressed by Vivienne herself, with some assistance from husband Les constructing
some brickwork and slate tiles. There are also cottages made to one-twenty-fourth
or even one-forty-eighth scale. Bricks, plastering and thatch look so real, as do the
immaculate interiors. One truly remarkable house has a room whose walls are covered
with miniatures of family photographs – real photographs of generations of her family.
Not all kits for certain items are purchased – many are created by members themselves,
and Vivienne’s next project is to create a miniature Brownie box camera.
As often happens in communities, members of different organisations co-operate and
support each other, and recently the Club provided a “Seaside” display at the Alveston
Flower Show. From time to time visiting speakers and demonstrators give talks and
presentations to gatherings of other societies and clubs, and this Club’s activities would
make ideal topics for visiting speakers.
Many members originally joined the Club because a friend or family member had invited
them along, but there are no doubt a number of other folk who would be fascinated with
what the Club has to offer, and would enjoy this very special creative activity. Each
month in this Magazine the Club’s meeting is shown for the irst Tuesday of the month,
and Vivienne’s contact phone number is given – 01454 501901. The Northavon Dolls
House and Miniature Club has so much to offer. ◙
THORNBURY COMMUNITY GARDEN'S popular afternoon "Walled Garden Walks" are
being organised again this summer. They will visit four or ive gardens hidden away in or
near central Thornbury, including Christ the King Church Prayer Garden, celebrating its 10th
year. On Wednesday 22 June the walk will inish with tea and biscuits in Thornbury Castle
gardens, when the rose garden should be at its best. On Tuesday 12 July we inish with tea
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pace. Full details next month, but book a date now – places are limited!
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SUPER SUCCESSFUL SWIMARATHON The Rotary Club of Thornbury held their annual
Swimarathon at the Thornbury Leisure Centre on the weekend of 4/5/6 March; and once more
the event was a great success. Over the weekend 60 teams swam a total of 6,594 lengths of
the pool; that represents an astonishing 164,850 metres. Not only that, but the sponsorship
gained by those teams amounted to nearly £13,000, one of the best weekend totals in
the 30 year history of the event. Taking into account Gift Aid and corporate sponsorship,
the total should be over £15,000. The event was opened by Thornbury Town Mayor, Cllr
Guy Rawlinson, accompanied by Rotary President Ben Bradley and Helen Mackay from
the Jessie May Trust, one of the headline beneiciaries. The other headline charity is the
National Eye Research Council, based in Bristol, and of course, many other local groups
and charities will beneit over the coming year. Thornbury Rotary would like to express their
gratitude to all who supported the event including the corporate sponsors, “Panache” – the
Castle School Steel Band who entertained us, and of course all the swimmers, their friends
and family who came along to support and add to the atmosphere. Thank you all!
THORNBURY CHORAL SOCIETY will be holding their next concert at The Castle School,
on Saturday 7 May at 7.30pm. The works to be performed are Rossini’s William Tell
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and Min Kim (bass). Tickets cost £12 (£2 for under 16s) and may be obtained from Thornbury
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THORNBURY LIBRARY There is still time to have your say on the future of the South
Gloucestershire Library Service; the consultation ends on 13 May. We are encouraging
people to let us have their views on the proposals, details of which can be found at www.
southglos.gov.uk/librarychanges and consultation forms are available at the Library.
The Severn Vale Art Trail continues until Saturday 7 May and throughout this year’s Trail
the Library will be showing a slideshow of participating artists’ work, including photography
by Tom Vooght. It will be available to view on our plasma screen during library opening
hours. If it is not showing at the time of your visit please ask a member of library staff, who
will be happy to run it on demand. Please note that the Library is closed on Thursdays
and Sundays; see www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries/thornbury for opening times. Printed
copies of the Severn Vale Art Trail guide are available from the Library. Children’s halfterm holiday drop-in activity: Tuesday 31 May 11am-midday. Drop in for free family fun,
aimed at primary-aged children. Adult supervision required, no child under 8 years to be
left unattended. The Chatterbooks Reading Group for children aged 9-11 years meets
monthly on Saturday afternoons. New members welcome – next meeting Saturday 21 May,
2-3pm. Children discuss specially selected book titles and take part in fun activities related
to books. There is no cost to take part. Parents and carers of interested children should
email thornbury.library@southglos.gov.uk to arrange their child’s place.
MEMORY SERVICE DROP-IN Are you worried about your memory, or the memory of a
relative or friend? Drop in for a chat with staff from the Memory Service (Avon & Wiltshire
Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) who will be at Thornbury Library on Tuesday 3 May
from 2-4pm. This is a free service and there is no need to book. A further date is to follow
on 7 June (2-4pm).
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CHRISTIAN AID WEEK: the week we love every neighbour. Picture a young mother of four.
Her husband has left. She has no land. No assets. No savings. And the only work she can
get is backbreaking manual labour for as little as 74p a day. Her home has been looded
several times and last August it looded again. This is Morsheda. She is our neighbour, and
she desperately needs our help. From 15-21 May, our church will join with more than 20,000
others across the country for the sake of people like Morsheda. Across the UK and Ireland
we will deliver 7 million envelopes to our local neighbours to raise money for our global
neighbours in need. It is an opportunity to reach out to our community, and to make sure
some of the world’s poorest people have enough to eat and a safe place to live. A Home
Safety Package from Christian Aid could raise Morsheda’s home on an earth plinth, safe
from the lood plain, and give her resources to invest in things like farm animals, seeds and
a composting kit – giving her the tools she needs to build a better future. A new chance at
life for Morsheda costs as little as £250. Volunteers from the churches try to raise as much
money each year as possible and they will be putting envelopes through many doors in the
town. Some will be called for in a day or two, others cannot be collected, so we ask you to
follow the instructions on the slip enclosed with the envelope. Please be as generous as
you are able. Gift aiding any amount adds another 25 per cent. This year there will also be
other opportunities to donate: on Thursday 19 May, a coffee morning and home-made card
sale will be held in Ruth Parker's house at 8 Midland Way, 10am-12 noon, and on Saturday
21 May there is a coffee morning at the URC, Chapel Street, at 10am and a Musical Concert
of local talent at Christ the King on Castle Street, at 7.30pm, price £5. Thank you from our
desperately poor neighbours.
THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF THORNBURY is holding a Charity Coffee Morning at 10am
on 19 May at Thornbury Cricket Club, Alveston, in aid of Head Injury Support. All the usual
stalls will be there, including cakes, books, plants etc.
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THORNBURY ORCHESTRA comprises players who either live (and practise!) in Thornbury
or in nearby villages and the surrounding area. Since its irst tentative meeting in November
2002, the now lourishing orchestra has grown to nearly sixty players, of all ages. The
orchestra performs all of its concerts for charity, and over the years many thousands of
pounds have been raised for good causes. This summer the charity is Thornbury Area Youth
Music (www.thornbury-music.org). The conductor, Christopher Hill, already had extensive
experience conducting amateur orchestras in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Manchester and
Bristol, before coming to Thornbury. Since becoming the orchestra’s conductor he has taken
them through many challenging and enjoyable works. The United Reformed Church provides
a perfect venue for rehearsals, and the nearby Wheatsheaf is a convenient watering hole.
Hiring or buying music from the publishers can be expensive; fortunately, Thornbury Library
along with other libraries, have been extremely helpful and has sourced most of the musical
scores so far, enabling the orchestra to keep costs down.
The orchestra is run by an enthusiastic committee, which plans the concerts, working closely
with the conductor and players. Our next concert is on 11 June, at 7.30pm in Castle School,
with music by Dvorak, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn and Frith. Conductor Chris Hill, Leader
Janet Lewis. Tickets cost £8 and can be purchased via the orchestra’s website www.
thornburyorchestra.org.uk and at the door.
Following the success of Thornbury Orchestra a new group, Thornbury Chamber Players,
has been set up to play a repertoire for smaller string ensembles. Rehearsals take place
in Thornbury on Thursday evenings. Players interested in joining are asked to email Guy
Halley at guy@thornburyorchestra.org.uk
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CONCERT WITH A TELEVISION THEME It’s that time of year again when the Thornbury
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come and join us at the Armstrong Hall as we explore the sights and sounds of the world of
television from the 30 lines of John Logie Baird through to the high deinition of the modern
era. Our concert “On Air Again!” offers up the chance for many more group members to
shine and show what they can do. There will be a mix of choral, solos, duets, a capella and
dancing to enthral you, including sketches from popular TV programmes, as you are taken
for a trip down memory lane, or for an insight into yesteryear. There will be memorable songs
across the decades from the 1920s to the present day, songs associated with the all-time
great TV performers, popular hits synonymous with programmes like Top of the Pops, and
so much more. Including a matinée, there will be only three performances: on Friday 3 June
at 7.30pm and on Saturday 4 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are bookable online at
www.tmtg.org.uk, £12 adults, £10 concessions and a family ticket for four costs £36. Group
discounts of 10% can be arranged via our Box Ofice for 10+ seats. For enquiries, call Angie
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ODAY we certainly have no shortage of entertainments. Many of us now have
online access to ilms, whether you are into comedy, horror or drama. But 700 years
ago opportunities were very limited. One of the few sources of entertainment might be
your local church, where you could listen to stories of hellire and damnation while
looking at the gargoyles and grotesques for illustration. The talk by John Putley to the
March gathering of Thornbury History and Archaeological Society was both entertaining
and interesting. John, from the Gloucestershire Archive, is one of only two people in
the country making a study of these often seen but little understood stone creatures.
A gargoyle (derived from the Latin gar meaning throat) is simply a decorated water
spout, which directs rain water out from the walls to prevent water and frost damage. A
grotesque is a similar decoration that does not have this function, often applied to the
end of a beam or corbel.
The history of gargoyles starts, as most things do, with the ancient Greeks, who
decorated spouts for rainwater runoff with lion’s heads. The Romans copied the Greeks
in this, as in everything, but started using human masks as well as lion heads. The
Saxons didn’t really need rainwater spouts as their steep thatched roofs overhung the
walls, but they decorated timber beams with animal motifs. The Georgians didn’t use
gargoyles in their austere classical architecture, but the Victorians reintroduced many
in their Neo-Gothic churches and public buildings.
The huge explosion of gargoyles in the Middle Ages began with the Normans and their
stone churches and cathedrals. A notable example is Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire.
Gargoyles reached their zenith in quantity and artistic quality during the 13th and 14th
centuries when people were becoming more prosperous and more inclined to express
their individuality. Unfortunately we know very little about the production of gargoyles
because they were not deemed important enough to document. No accounts survive
which detail the supply of gargoyles so we don’t know who paid for these sometimes
seemingly frivolous decorations. Perhaps stonemasons or their apprentices were
just having some fun in their spare time. Certainly it is dificult to imagine the church
authorities paying for some of the more subversive examples.
The styles of gargoyle vary widely but tend to fall into three main groups; Human,
Animal, or Angels and Demons. Humans are often depicted playing musical instruments
or singing (music being another important medium of entertainment in the Middle
Ages). It is thought that some gargoyles were designed to produce sounds from their
open mouths when the wind blew in the right direction. Many human gargoyles are
humorously bawdy, (gurning and mooning at the vicarage being popular motifs) nicely
demonstrating the medieval idea of comedy. On the more horriic side there are vast
numbers of angels or demons, often shown in the process of eating people or with
people inside them. They illustrate the medieval idea of heaven and hell in the same
way as wall paintings, few of which have survived until the present day.
If you want to see some examples and ind out more you can visit Gloucestershire
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Could you volunteer for Carers Support Centre?
OULD you make a difference to someone who is ill or disabled? Do you want
to give a carer a break? Carers Support Centre runs a sitting service in South
Gloucestershire which gives companionship. The local charity links volunteers with
family carers and the person they care for. They provide this service FREE to carers in
South Gloucestershire, but currently have a long waiting list and they urgently need to
recruit more volunteers. A carer is someone who cares, unpaid, for a family member or
friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health problems. Volunteers are motivated
by their desire to help carers; and they give their time regularly and build a relationship
with the cared for person. They typically volunteer for two to three hours per week or
fortnight. They are given training and ongoing support. Their help means a carer can
take regular time out – to meet friends, go shopping, or simply enjoy a hobby.
Marilyn Crump, Sitting Service Co-ordinator explains: “A volunteer needs to be someone
a carer can trust and who wants to build a relationship with the cared for person. We
take time to ind out about and train volunteers so that we can match them carefully to
a family. This means that carers can take a regular break in complete conidence that
the person they care for will be happy and safe.” The service relies on volunteers who
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different person; it has been heart-breaking for him. Since Irene’s diagnosis Ray has
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has always enjoyed art and craft work.”
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Our town has a large number of streets, but many are not called “streets”. Add
Road, Close, Avenue, Drive, Court, Way or Street to the following. Apologies if your
address isn’t mentioned.
1. Elizabeth ?, 2. Cheviot ?, 3. Midland ?, 4. Davis ?, 5. High ?, 6. Bath ?,
7. Howard ?, 8. Hamble ?, 9. Hyde ?, 10. Avon ?, 11. St. John ?, 12. Hillbrook ?,
13. Dean ?, 14. Larkspur ?, 15. Windrush ?, 16. Rock ?, 17. Solent ?, 18. Trent ?,
19. Coombe ?, 20. Malvern ?.
ANSWERS ON PAGE 44.
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THORNBURY RAMBLERS are a very friendly group who enjoy country walks of varying
lengths from four to about twelve miles. Most walks take place on Sunday mornings with
a few on a weekday summer evening and perhaps on a Saturday. Social events are also
held throughout the year, examples being ilm shows, a quiz, mulled wine etc. The annual
subscription is only £6 and on walks car sharing usually happens, expenses being reimbursed
to the driver. Members come from a wide area, a good many from Thornbury (where we
assemble) and the surrounding villages, plus Bristol and sometimes further aield. So why not
give us a try and see how friendly we are. A wide variety of terrain and items of local interests
are covered and we stop for coffee and a picnic lunch. For further details please have a word
with Peter Bird 413924 or view our website which is www.thornburyramblers.org.uk.
ARE YOU RETIRED AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW? If so, why not consider
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men. We meet on the irst Wednesday of each month for lunch, with a speaker. There is
much convivial chat. There are no fund-raising activities. Give it a thought and if you are
interested, call Roger Jephcott on 418126.
A LOAD OF OLD COBBLERS (and some butchers, bakers and candle-makers as well) is the
theme of the irst walk in Thornbury and District’s 2016 summer walks programme. We will
show you where everything from soap to saddles, beef to beer, and baskets to bonnets were
made and sold in Thornbury in days gone by. Wallpaper making, leather tanning and ropemaking are some of the less well-known activities also carried out in the town and there is a
less than salubrious connection with the Cawardine family, once famous for its tea and coffee
shops in Bristol. There is even a link with the real tailor in Beatrix Potter’s Tailor of Gloucester
story. We start from the Museum in Chapel Street at 6.30pm on Friday 20 May and the walk
will last about one and a half to two hours, inishing in the High Street. The walk is suitable
for wheelchair users. We would ask you not to bring dogs, apart from guide dogs, please.
Tickets cost £3 and should be obtained in advance from the Museum, Tel. 857774 (during
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introduction to mental health awareness covered ways to build resilience and wellbeing
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ind ways to engage with their local community through volunteering. Guest speakers
representing the Ofice for Civil Society Local (SW), CVS South Gloucestershire, Involve
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In your Parish Church this month!
by Revd Jan
AY is a lovely time of year to stroll down from the town and visit St Mary’s, then
maybe wander down the Pithay and round by the town cemetery. Many people
drop in to the Parish Church for a quiet moment and to sense the peace of this place of
prayer, where folk have come for centuries to meet with God.
At the beginning of May the Severn Vale Arts Trail will be on and three exhibitors will be
in the church, as well as others in venues nearby. We welcome the artists who remind
us of our God-given creativity; we are made “in his image” – not all of us can paint or
sew; I certainly can’t, but we do share in delight at the beauty of God’s world and the
creative gifts of our local artists.
From 9 May until 14 May there will be a special Prayer Space in St Mary’s, with the
theme “Thy kingdom come”. Bishop Rachel is encouraging us to have a special time
of prayer between the festivals of Ascension (on 5 May) and Pentecost (15th May) as
we seek God’s leading for the future of our Diocese. The Prayer Space will help us
to relect on what God’s kingdom might look like, with symbols and simple symbolic
actions. For example, placing your hand into a tray of sand and pondering the handprint
it leaves, helps us to relect on what effect each of us has on those around us – do
we bring God’s love to others, do we encourage them, are we a life-giving inluence
on them? Come and use the Prayer Space at any time during the day that week, the
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Every fourth Sunday of the month there is a concert in St Mary’s at 4pm, and on 22
May the concert is given by a String Quartet. Entry is free with a retiring collection, and
afternoon tea is served after each concert. Come and enjoy lovely music and food!
Meanwhile of course regular services continue, on Sundays at 8am, 10.30am and 6pm;
on Wednesdays at 10am, and Saturdays at 9am. Parents of pre-school children are
warmly invited to bring them to “Hopscotch” on Thursdays at 9.15am in term-time.
Whatever your interests I hope you will come into the Parish Church this month and
enjoy the events, the worship or the sense of tranquillity there. ◙
This month’s cover is from a photograph taken by Nick Large. It shows Alex Bamield
with salmon caught in the putchers of Folly Weir at Aust in July 1967. He is standing
on a strip of metal sheet resting on willow laths, to stop his feet sinking into the Severn
mud.
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Abbreviations: AH-Armstrong Hall, CCC-Chantry Community Centre, CH-Cossham
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MCH-Methodist Church Hall, OBA-Old Bakery Annexe, RSCP-Rock Street Car Park,
SMC-St Mary's Church, SMCH-St Mary’s Church Hall, SPC-St Paul's Church,
TBC-Thornbury Baptist Church, TCC-Turnberrie's Community Centre, TH-Thornbury
Town Hall, TL-Thornbury Library, TLC-Thornbury Leisure Centre, TMC-Thornbury
Methodist Church, URC-United Reformed Church.
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Tue 3
Zumba, TCC, 10.30-11.30am, every Sunday. www.zumbathornbury.com.
Family Service, SMC, 10.30am, for all the family, without Holy Communion.
Thornbury Rambling Club walk, all welcome. Meet at RSCP at 9am to share
lifts. Further details from 413924 or visit www.thornburyramblers.org.uk.
Severnside Ramblers: Tresham. Spring walk in the Cotswolds, 10 miles. Meet
Aztec West Blue Zone, 9am. 616344.
May Day Bank Holiday
Alveston Gardens Association, Jubilee Hall, Alveston, 7.30pm. Peter Downe,
“Legless in the Rocky Mountains.” Visitors £2.
Yoga, CCC, 1.30-3pm and 7.30-9pm, every term-time Tuesday. Prior booking
necessary. 412643.
Kumon Maths and English, SMCH, 3.30-5.30pm, every term-time Tuesday and
Friday. 281037.
St Mary’s Baby and Toddler Group, SMCH, 10-11.30am, every term-time
Tuesday. Find us on Facebook.
Twins+ Club (for families with twins or higher order multiples), SureStart
Children's Centre, Gillingstool, 1.30-4pm, every Tuesday. 269524.
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Advanced Spanish Conversation, CCC, 10am-12 noon, every term-time
Tuesday. Penelope Boosey 415294, or 414268.
Chess Club, CCC, 7.30-11pm, every Tuesday. 850814.
Tuesday Studio Painting Group, Thornbury Art Club, OBA, 2-4.30pm every
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Happy Hands Toddler Group, CKCH, 9.30-11.30am, every Tuesday, also
Thursdays.
Community Choirs, URC, 9.30-11am, every term-time Tuesday. Liz Martin
07891 036145.
Meditation Group, CCC, 7.30-8.45pm, every Tuesday. 415895.
Pilates, TCC, 7-8pm, every Tuesday. Jill 07775 514686 or
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Drawing Class, CCC, 10am-12 noon, every Tuesday. £5. Shirley 419184.
Music Time, Early Years, TCC, 9.30-10.30am, every term-time Tuesday.
868485.
Zumba Kids, TCC, 5.30-6.30pm, every term-time Tuesday. 868485.
Belly Dancing Class, Function Room, The Swan, High St. Thornbury, 8-9pm,
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Zumba. 6pm; Zumba Toning, 7pm; AH, every Tuesday.
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Zumba Gold Class (Age 55+), TCC, 10-10.45am, every Tuesday, also
Thursdays. Pauline 07788 424976.
Fitness Pilates, Alveston Youth Centre, 11am every Tuesday. 07840 683676.
Thornbury Town Band rehearsal, URC, 7.30-9.30pm, every Tuesday. Please
join us. 632041 or www.thornburytownband.com
Get Singing Thornbury, TCC, 7.30-9pm, every term-time Tuesday.
Philippa, phil@getsinging.co.uk
Daisy Daisy Shop, new or gently used children’s clothes, shoes, books, toys
etc. TCC, 11am-2.30pm every term-time Tuesday and Friday. Caroline
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Precise Pilates, Crossways Infant School, 6.15 and 7.30pm every Tuesday.
Sally Cullum, fully qualified Body Control Pilates teacher. 07809 759858.
Thornbury Gospel Choir, TBC, 6.30-7.45pm every Tuesday. Heather and
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Kick Boxing for Kids, TCC, 6-7pm every Tuesday. 868485.
Kick Boxing for Adults, TCC, 7-8.30pm every Tuesday. 868485.
Northavon Dolls House and Miniature Club, Alveston MCH, 7.30pm.
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Thornbury Diabetes Local Support Group, AH, 8pm.885604 or
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Waterpolo Club, S. Glos., The Ridings School, Winterbourne, 7-8.30pm,
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Town Council, AGM, Council Chamber, TH, 7.15pm, followed by the
Armstrong Hall Charitable Trust AGM.
Memory Service Drop-In, TL, 2-4pm.
Wed 4 Yoga, CCC, 1.30-3pm and every term-time Wednesday. Prior booking 412643.
Line Dancing, Christ the King Primary School, Beginners 7-7.45pm,
Intermediate 7.45-9.30pm, every Wednesday. Newcomers welcome.
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9.45am-12.30pm, every Wednesday. Pamela Macleod 610553.
Ballet, CCC, 4-8.45pm. Pre-school class, 1.30-2.30pm, every term-time
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French Advanced Conversation, CCC, 10am-12 noon, every term-time
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Stand and Deliver, Children’s Drama Group, Brook Way Community Centre,
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Table Tennis Club, Castle School Sports Centre, 7-9.30pm, every Wednesday.
885839.
Solo Dance Classes, Crossways School, 7-8.30pm, every Wednesday. Sixweek courses, £7 per class. Bev 01453 889394 or dancefigures.co.uk
Lip Reading Class, AH, 1.30-3.30pm, every term-time Wednesday. Mary Hall
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Wednesday Welcome Baby and Toddler Group, Tytherington Village Hall,
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Fitness Class, TCC, 6-7pm, every Wednesday. 868485.
Dynamics School of Dance, freestyle disco dancing classes, TCC, 4.305.15pm (age 4-6); 5.15-6pm (age 7-11); 6-6.45pm (beginners, age12+)
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Pilates, TCC, 6-6.45pm and 7-8pm, every Wednesday. Jill 07775 514686
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Insanity Classes, CH, 10.30am, every Wednesday.
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Coffee Morning, TL, 10.30-11.30am, every Wednesday. Free. 868006.
Bridge Club, Alveston Methodist Hall, 7.30-10.30pm every Wednesday.
Ralph Smith 01275 840006.
Whist Drive, SMCH, 7.30pm, every Wednesday. 416484.
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Zumba, CH, 9.30am, every Wednesday. www.zumbathornbury.com
Coffee 10am and Midweek Shoppers’ Service 11am, TMC, every Wednesday.
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Supply and Fit
Luxury Vinyl Tiles
Carpets
Woods and Laminates
Cushion Vinyl’s
Beds and Mattress Showroom
Call in to our showroom at:
Unit 1a, Cooper Road, Ind. Est.
Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 3UP
Tel: 01454 851492
www.prestigelooringltd.co.uk
Specialist in Property Maintenance:
Quality Kitchen Fitting / Bathroom Upgrades / Plumbing / Tiling / Painting
Flooring / Fencing / Gates / Fascia’s / Soffits / Sash Window Repairs
Local and Reliable
Graham Pedley
01454 260372 07891 482286
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Insanity Classes, Gillingstool Primary School, 8.20pm, every Thursday.
www.armstrongfitness.co.uk
Thornbury Sea Cadets, Cadet Centre, behind Castle School 6th Form Centre,
Gloucester Road, 6.45-9pm, every Thursday and Monday.
Friendship and Exercise Club, easy exercise and socialising for older people,
MCH, 10.30am-12 noon, every Thursday. Amy 07731 451885, or Brian
Gardner 862296 or sunwin@blueyonder.co.uk
Thornbury & District Museum, History Research Group, URC, 7.30pm.
885087.
Farmers Market, St Mary Centre, 9am-1.30pm. 888822.
Wesley Guild, MCH, 2.30pm.
Canasta Club, AH, 2-4pm, every Friday. 416654.
Thornbury Dog Training Club, Jubilee Hall, Alveston 7.15pm, every Friday.
416706 or 415063.
Weight Watchers, TCC, 9.30-10.30am, every Friday. Sian Miller 07974 579982
Bumps and Babies NCT Playgroup, TBC, 10-11.30am, every Friday. Sandra
07546 256313.
Art Therapy Workshops, Tockington, 2-4.30pm, every Friday. Lynne Francis
07787 762747.
Your Call Theatre Group (for ages 13-21), URC, 6-8pm, every Friday.
Jill or Bay, 413850. Fun, friendship and drama!
Music Time, Early Years, TCC, 9.30-10.30am, every term-time Friday. 868485.
Book Start Bear Club RhymeTime for pre-school children, TL, 11-11.30am
every term-time Friday. 868006.
Fitness Group for adults with learning disabilities, 11am, every Friday. Contact
Tom 07738 855144 for venue details.
Thornbury Food Bank, TBC, 2-4pm, every Friday. 419118.
Bright Stars Soccer Tots, TCC, 4-5pm every term-time Friday. 868485.
Thornbury Carers’ Support Group, CCC, 1-3pm. 07763 192812
Coffee and Craft Morning, Morton Baptist Church, 10.30am. 01453 520154
Northavon School of Drama, CCC, 9.30am-12.30pm, every term-time
Saturday. 884154. .nytc@blueyonder.co.uk
Pilates, CCC, 9-10am, every Saturday. Maree Rice 01179 502411.
Coffee Morning with Fairtrade stall, URC, 10am-12 noon, every Saturday.
Cookery School for Boys and Girls, TCC, 10-11am ages 4-7, 11.10am12.10pm ages 8-11, every Saturday. jo_green29@yahoo.com
Thornbury Area Music Centre rehearsals, Marlwood School, various classes,
9.30am-12 noon, every term-time Saturday. 299932 or
info@thornbury-music.org
Family Rhymetime, TL, 11-11.30am, for families with under-5s, term-time only.
Litter Busters, Origins Café, TCC, 9.30am. New volunteers welcome.
Alveston Gardens Association, Jubilee Hall, Alveston, Plant Sale.
Thornbury Country Music Club, AH, 8pm, Best of Friends.
WEA Day School, “The Story of ‘The Blues’”, CCC, 10am-4pm. £32. Enrol at
www.wea.org.uk or 0845 4582758 for information or to book a place.
Thornbury Tennis Club, Clubhouse Opening event. All welcome. Linda Mantle
07929 221902.
Concert with four classically trained voices, TBC, 7.30pm. Tickets from Town
Hall, Baptist Church, or 412272. Suggested donation £10, under 18s £5.
Thornbury Choral Society Concert, Castle School, 7.30pm. Tickets £12, under
16s £2, from the Town Hall, or 416518.
Kids Praise, SMC, 4pm, for children up to 7, and parents.
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Mon 9
Tue 10
Wed 11
Thu 12
Fri 13
16s £2, from the Town Hall, or 416518.
Kids Praise, SMC, 4pm, for children up to 7, and parents.
Severnside Ramblers: High Above the Wye. Ancient stones, spring flowers,
woodland, open heathland and field paths. 9.5 miles. Meet Aztec West Blue
Zone, 9am. 01594 845423.
Filnore Woods, work morning, 10am-12 noon. Meet LCCP.
World Dance Group, CH, 7-9.30pm, every Monday. Hazel 01453 834125.
Ballet, CCC, 4-9.15pm, every term-time Monday. 01179 605844.
Table Tennis Club, Castle School Sports Centre, 6.30-8.30pm, every Monday.
885839.
Monday Studio Painting Group, Thornbury Art Club, OBA, 9am-12 noon, every
Monday. 260202.
Book Start Bear Club Pre-school StoryTime, TL, 2.15-2.45pm, every term-time
Monday. 868006.
French, Beginners, CCC, 1-3pm, every term-time Monday. Penelope Boosey
415294 or 414268.
Tai Chi, Christ the King School, 7pm, every Monday, Ben Milton.
01179 493955.
Mindfulness Meditation, Tockington, 2-3.30pm, every Monday. Lynne Francis,
07787 762747.
Life Drawing/Painting Class, Castle School, 6-8pm, every Monday, £5. Shirley
419184.
Drop-in service for IT problems, TL, 10am-12 noon, every Monday. Free.
Wing Chun Kung Fu, TCC, 7-9pm every Monday. 868485.
Pilates Class, Manorbrook School, 6.30-7.25pm every Monday. 413898.
Thornbury Sea Cadets, Cadet Centre, behind Castle School 6th Form Centre,
Gloucester Road, 6.45-9pm, every Monday and Thursday.
Precise Pilates, CCC, 6pm and 7.15pm every Monday. Sally Cullum, fully
qualified Certified Body Control Pilates teacher. 07809 759858.
Baby Massage Classes, TCC, 11am-12 noon every Monday. 868485.
Zumba Adults, TCC, 6-7pm every Monday. 868485.
Jigsaw, group for families with children with additional needs, SMCH, 1.30-3pm
every term-time Monday. Tor Goodman 413779.
Spanish course, CCC, every Monday, 6pm. Cintia Silva 07780 831996 or
cintia.belen82@yahoo.co.uk
Thornbury Camera Club, TCC, 7.30pm for 7.45pm. Judging Competition 5.
Thornbury and District Stamp Club, CCC, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Woodlands
Philatelic Society, Open Auction. Cliff Clifford 418644.
Memory Café, MCH, 10.15-11.45am, Sue Rowley, 412941 or Mary Wilkins
610168.
New exhibition, Thornbury & District Museum: “Putchers and Putts”. Entry free.
Town Council, Environment Committee, Council Chamber, TH, 7.30pm.
Your Healing Space, TCC, 7-8.30pm. 07866 633622.
Townswomen’s Guild, CH, 7.30pm, Sue Allen, “Working on the TV show
‘Casualty’”. Competition: Pestle and mortar. Sales table: Books.
Thornbury Lions, CCC, 7.30pm.
Thornbury Craft Club, SMCH, 7.30-10pm. Val Trigg 883597.
Town Council, Playing Fields and Cemetery Committee, TH, 7.30pm.
Severnside Ramblers: Northwick and Severn. Banks of the Severn and
country pathways, 2 hours. Meet Aldi car park, Bradley Stoke, 9.30am.
632134.
Thornbury and District Stamp Club, CCC, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. AGM and
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632134.
Thornbury and District Stamp Club, CCC, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. AGM and
Auction. Cliff Clifford 418644.
lifts. Further details from 413924 or visit www.thornburyramblers.org.uk
Arabian JIGSAW Fundraiser, Show, AH, 7.30-10.30pm. £11 in advance,
12.50on the night. http://arabianjigsaw.bpt.me
At Your Service”, SMC, 4pm, informal worship.
Severnside Ramblers: Norton St Philip. Faulkland, Laverton and Hardington
Wood, 8-9 miles. Meet Aztec West Blue Zone, 10am. 01179 334998.
Christ the King Social Club, Quiz Night, CKCH, 8pm, every 1st and 3rd
Wednesday. All welcome. New members to the Club also welcome.
Thornbury Camera Club, TCC, 7.30pm for 7.45pm. Interactive evening hosted
by Martin Nimmo and Rob Eschle.
Thornbury WI, MCH, 7.30-9.30pm. Sue Horsfall 885043 or Sue Newton
secretaryatthornburywi@gmail.com.
Bosom Buddies meeting, Function Room, The Swan, High Street, 7.30pm.
Severnside Ramblers: Prior’s Wood, evening walk. Easy undulating stroll
including woods in the care of Avon Wildlife Trust, 3.5 miles. Meet Aztec
West Blue Zone, 6.30pm. 416321.
Severn Vale Flower Club, AH, 2pm. Demonstration, Joan Southerton, “Bits and
Pieces”. Competition: From Me to You. Visitors £4.
Methodist Players, Strangers in the House, 7.45pm. Tickets £7.414749 or
600503, or at the door.
Farmers Market, St Mary Centre, 9am-1.30pm. 888822.
Thornbury and District Museum Geology Group, CCC, 7.30pm. 416882.
Charity Coffee Morning, Inner Wheel Club of Thornbury, Thornbury Cricket
Club, Alveston, 10am.
Christian Aid Week, Coffee Morning, 8 Midland Way, 10am-12 noon.
lifts. Further details from 413924 or visit www.thornburyramblers.org.uk
Thornbury Museum Summer Walk: “A Load of Old Cobblers”, meet 6.30pm, at
the Museum, Chapel Street. £3. Tickets in advance from the Museum.
Thornbury Picture House. Film: Of Horses and Men (15), CH, 7.30pm. Nonmembers £5 on the door.
Sustainable Thornbury Workshops, CCC. 9.30am: Bike maintenance; 11am:
Make your own toiletries using natural materials; 2pm: Make jewellery from
recycled materials. £10 per workshop, £8 for two or more. Older children
(with parent) half price. 619069 or 416778 to book.
Chatterbooks Reading Group, children 9-11, TL, 2-3pm. No charge.
Christian Aid Week, Coffee Morning, URC, 10am; Concert, CKCH, 7.30pm. £5.
Family Service, SPC.
Monthly Concert, String Quartet, SMC, 4-5pm, followed by afternoon tea.
07956 556048 or js.organist@gmail.com
Severnside Ramblers: Avebury, out via Windmill Hill to Yatesbury, return via
Cherhill White Horse, 13 miles. Meet Aztec West Blue Zone, 8.30am. 01179
315108 or 07581 698944.
Thornbury Camera Club, TCC, 7.30pm for 7.45pm. Adrian and Vanessa
Herring, “Our Uganda Experience”. Presentation of digital and prints.
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Tue 24 Memory Café, MCH, 10.15-11.45am, Sue Rowley, 412941 or Mary Wilkins.
610168.
S. Glos Fibromyalgia Support Group, Alveston MCH, 7-9pm. Open Evening
415374 or 887427.
Town Council, Town Development Committee, Council Chamber, TH, 7.30pm.
Wed 25 Thornbury Magazine Collation, SMCH, from 8.30am.
St Peter’s Hospice Severnside Support Group, MCH, 2.30pm, Afternoon High
Tea. Guest speaker: Jane Fearnley Whittingstall. £10. Tickets from Town
Hall from 2 May, or at the door.
Filnore Woods, work morning, 10am-12 noon. Meet LCCP.
Thu 26 Concert, St Helen’s Church, Alveston, 8pm. Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin,
with music bridging blues, folk, country and Americana. Tickets £12. Steve
Hitchins 07973 496525 or steve.c.hitchins@gmail.com
Town Council, Finance and Policy Committee, Council Chamber, TH, 7.30pm.
Fri 27 End of School Term 5.
Alveston Local History Society, Methodist Hall, Alveston, 7.30pm, David
Hardill, “The Anti-Slavery Movement in Bristol”. Visitors welcome: £2.50.
Severnside Ramblers: Frenchay/Snuff Mills/Stoke Park. River walk, open
parkland, gentle slopes, some gates/stiles, 2 hours. Meet Aldi Car Park
Bradley Stoke, 9.30am. 07930 761813.
Sat 28 JIGSAW Lending Library, SMCH, 10am-12 noon. Details from
admin@jigsawthornbury.org.uk
Sun 29 . Severnside Ramblers: Gray Hill. Heath, woodland and country lanes, several
climbs,12 miles. Meet Aztec West Blue Zone, 8.30am. 01179 391685.
Mon 30 Late May Bank Holiday
Tue 31 Children’s half-term holiday drop-in activity, TL, 11am- 12 noon.
JUNE
Wed 1 S. Glos Fibromyalgia Support Group, Alveston MCH, Coffee morning,
10.30am-12 noon. 415374 or 887427.
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TMTG Concert, “On Air Again!” AH, 7.30pm Fri; Sat 2.30 and 7.30pm. Adults
£12, concessions £10, family ticket for four £36. 07516 270140.
Sat 4 Sustainable Thornbury Workshops, CCC. 11am, Make creams and ointments
with herbs; 2pm, Create first aid remedies with herbs. £10 per workshop, £8
for two or more. Older children half price. 619069 or 416778 to book.
Mon 6 Start of School Term 6.
All articles and contributions for News Around and What’s On for June to reach
Ken Harris by 1 May, and for July to reach Pauline Montgomery by 1 June
Answers to Thornbury Streets puzzle
1. Elizabeth Close, 2. Cheviot Drive, 3. Midland Way, 4. Davis Court,
5. High Street, 6. Bath Road, 7. Howard Road, 8. Hamble Close,
9. Hyde Avenue, 10. Avon Way, 11. St. John Street, 12. Hillbrook Road,
13. Dean Avenue, 14. Larkspur Close, 15. Windrush Court, 16. Rock Street,
17. Solent Way, 18. Trent Drive, 19. Coombe Avenue, 20. Malvern Drive.
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CHURCH SERVICES
ANGLICAN:
BAPTIST:
St Mary’s Parish Church; Holy Communion 8am,
Parish Communion 10.30am, Evensong 6pm.
St Paul’s the Hacket: Parish Communion 9.15am.
Gillingstool Family Services 9.15am and 11am. (1st Sunday 11am only)
Evening Service 6.30pm. Midweek Meetings: Tel. 419118.
METHODIST: High Street: Sunday Morning Service 11am.
Wednesday Shoppers’ Service 11am. Tel. 418176.
ROMAN CATHOLIC: Christ the King, Castle Street: Mass Sundays 8.30am, 11am.
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH: Chapel Street: Family Worship and Junior
Church 11am. Other services as announced.
QUAKERS (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS): Meetings for worship every Sunday
10.30am, The Chantry, Castle Street. Tel. 412603.
MORTON BAPTIST CHURCH: Horse Lane, Lower Morton:
Sunday Services 10.30am and 6pm. Wednesday 7pm Tel. 301834
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