Panto Sellout Success!

Nearly 800 people came HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD

to the four performances COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

of ‘Mother Goose’, this

year’s Hotwells Pantomime, staged in
March at Hope Chapel.

HOTWELLSNEWSSummer 2002
Shunning the trend towards ‘celebrity’
pantos, the Hotwells production relies
on a traditional story presented by
performers who have day jobs as
accountants, doctors and teachers.
Nearly a hundred, mainly local, people
were involved in staging this year’s
show, which is one of the annual
highlights of community life.
Everything from writing the script to
playing the music is the work of local
talent and open to anyone who would Tim Stevens as Turkey and Jane Stacey as Vulture
like to have a go. capture the Goose (Di Steeds) in this year’s show
This is not to underrate the experience
built up over 20 years of Panto one, watch out for announcements
productions and handed on from about auditions around December. All
generation to generation. Many come profits from the show go to support
back year after year so there must be Community Association projects.
some compensation for all the hard
work!. The youngest children (from 5
upwards) play an important role, as do
the teenagers, who, this year, Spreading the News
c o n t ri b u t e d o n e of t h e m os t You are able to read this because of
entertaining scenes. The actors on the dedication of our team of 50 or so
stage would be lost without the volunteer distributors who cover
musicians, costume makers, set (almost ) all the 2,000+ households in
builders, lighting and sound engineers; Hotwells & Cliftonwood. However,
a multitude of people who devote time we have gaps in the network caused
and ingenuity to ensure the show is a by p eopl e mo vi ng awa y a nd

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success. This year’s story presented i n c r e a s i n g l y , n e w h o u s i n g
some interesting challenges, including developments. We currently need help
an animated goose and a working pie in the following areas:
factory as well as some eerie sound
effects. • Hotwells Rd from Colonnade to
Many of our audience thought this Dowry Square.
year’s was the ‘best ever’ and they • Hotwells House (new flats on
could be right –but we’ll try to make Hotwells Rd at bottom of Ambra
next year’s even better! If you think Vale).
• Hotwells Rd south side from Trinity
you might enjoy working on the next Flats to Rose of Denmark.
• Brandon House, Jacobs Wells Road
Highlights of this Edition • Baltic Wharf estate
• Crosby Row/Ambrose Rd
Out & About Page 2 • Avon Crescent/Ashton Ave.
Planning Applications Page 3 • Cornwallis House
Your Letters Page 4 If you could possibly help with a 3
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Events Page 6 you please contact Sophie in the
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 Out and About in Your Community
HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD Hello All
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
I am now coming to the end of my third month with the
Community Association. I have spent much of the first few
months getting to know the area, the people (living and
Have you been to the working here) and the different activities already going on in
CREATE Café lately? It the area.
is open Monday – Fri-
day 8.30—4pm for Traffic and Transport
Breakfast, Lunch or just The Community Forum on Traffic and Transport at the end of February was a
a cup of tea. great success. The two key speakers, who were transport experts, helped inspire
Local, organic and fair- the meeting and gave ideas about the possibilities in Hotwells and Cliftonwood.
trade produce sourced The forum was well attended, with people from the community coming up with a
wherever possible. number of issues they would like to see taken forward. If anyone wants a copy
Many herbs and vege- of the report from the forum, then please contact Ina or Sophie at the HCCA
tables grown on site. office. By the time the Newsletter goes to print there will have been another
There are lots of other meeting on Traffic & Transport to form a steering group to take the ideas and
great things to look innovations forward.
around while you’re
there including the Youth Club
CREATE art gallery, The HCCA has restarted the Youth Club, which is being held here at Hope
demonstration Ecohome Chapel, Tuesday from 7-9. The club is for 13-19 yr olds. The HCCA is working
and other exhibitions. closely with the Church. The HCCA has three youth workers, Hannah, Ben and
Anna who run the club, and a team of volunteers from the Church who help out
Tel: 0117 9250505 with activities. The popularity of the club has been increasing since it started
Email: create@bristol- before Christmas. Now, the club regularly gets 35-40 young people turning up
city.gov.uk on Tuesday evenings. This highlights some of the issues facing young people, in
Web: www.bristol- that there is little to do in the area geared towards young people.
city.gov.uk/create There have been some teething problems with the club, and we have been doing
what we can to sort these out. Thank you to those members of the community,
especially the residents of Albermarle Row and the Polygon for their patience and
support. If anyone has any thoughts or comments on the Youth Club, please
Trinity Care Service at don’t hesitate to contact me. As more young people have started coming to the
Holy Trinity Church wish club, the need for more regular staff has became apparent. The Church have
to appoint a helped by providing some regular volunteers. We are also looking at getting
Care Worker/ further training for the workers and volunteers, to enable them to be more
Pastoral Assistant. effective in dealing with young people.
The youth workers have also been looking at other activities that could be carried
The Care Worker would out with the young people. At present there is a skate project, a DJ and decks
support the Project project, pool and a tuck shop run by the young people themselves. Look out for
Manager in the provision a youth club feature in the next newsletter!
of care at Trinity Care
Service, both at the Day Volunteering possibilities
Centre and at the clients If any of you are interested in doing your bit for your community, then we are
homes. The Pastoral hoping to set up a list of volunteers. We will endeavour to match your interests
Assistant will support the with different activities going on in the community. So whether you have an hour
Incumbent in the pastoral to spare every week or a few days over the holidays, then get in touch and we
work of the church. can try and find something suitable.
Further details and
application form write to Ina Hume—HCCA Community Development Co-ordinator
The Administrator, Holy
Trinity Vicarage, 6
Goldney Ave, Bristol BS8 Out to Lunch!
4RA or tel: 0117 Sophie and I have had the infinite pleasure of sampling two excellent
9734751. Hotwells eateries. The first was Popeye’s, road side café
extraordinaire. If you want a massive fry up, and a lovely view of the
harbour then look no further. Popeye’s is down by the CREATE Centre,
This post is partly funded
under the flyover
by Bristol City Council
We were also treated to a yummy school dinner at Hotwells Primary
School, which made us misty eyed with nostalgia!
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 GRANBY PLANNING
GREEN APPLICATIONS HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD

Community Update COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

I am sure you will have noticed the Edward Ware

Recent contact with the immense amount of building which has Development
representatives of the building been going on along the Hotwell Road.
company has resulted in the reply that Although it is encouraging to see The Edward Ware
they ‘have no further plans for empty sites being brought into use, Homes scheme for up to
consultation’. No application for mostly for residential use, the 24 uni ts o f
planning permission has been made, Community Group of the HCCA feel accommodation at the
either. that permissions are being granted bottom of Church Lane
At a meeting of Granby Green without the planners having much idea has been rejected by the
supporters held on the 14 April 2002, of what the impact of them will be on City Council central
it was decided to press ahead to try to the local community. Planning Committee.
secure and improve Granby Green for Various amendments to
the future. We well continue to work The old Neesham site near Dowry the scheme are being
with Bristol City Council to have the Square (256 Hotwell Road) is the sought by the Council
Green declared an ‘important open subject of the latest application. It is which take into account
space’ when the Local Plan is revised, described as ‘change of use to 10 the height of the
to seek Village Green status for Granby flats’ but is actually for 42 bedspaces proposed lower terrace
Green, and to continue to work on and communal facilities and 20 bike in the context of a
maintaining Granby Green as a parking spaces. The application number conservation area and
community resource for all. The is 02/00466/F/C. the fact that insufficient
possibility of working jointly with Avon information has been
Wildlife and Hotwells School is also The HCCA Community Links group has given on highway safety
being investigated. If you would like to written to the planners pointing out the during construction by
become involved, please do get in massive amount of permissions which the developers.
touch - your involvement will be most have been given recently in our area In the meantime
welcome! for similar types of development, representatives of the
At the HCCA meeting on the 15 April asking for an informal local plan to be HCCA are in discussion
2002 the status of the Granby Green prepared before any more applications with Councillors,
group as a section of the Community Council Officers and the
Association was reaffirmed, and some Developers to focus on
resources will be allocated to support the associated area
the Granby Green project. wide issues. Uppermost
It seems the right time to inject a note in the list of local
of ‘informal formality’ into the residents concerns are
workings of the group. Three years the effects of increased
ago an open public meeting elected a traffic, speed and
chair (Mike Timmins) and a treasurer (including this one) are considered and parking; the need for
(Jennifer Gill). Maybe the time is right has offered to help in its preparation. the maintenance and
to elect ‘officers’ again. Therefore it In particular we have asked if the improvement of open
has been decided to hold a meeting of planners assume that all the new space in an already
the Friends of Granby Green on Thurs residents will not be car owners (very densely populated area;
30th May 2002 8pm-9.30pm at Hope little car parking is being offered) and if the need for a
Chapel to elect posts, provide an so, on what evidence. We want to sustainable community
update and to form teams of know is any surveys have been carried with safe streets,
fundraisers, planners and practical out to see where people living in the pedestrian and play
teams to maintain Granby Green. If you new flats/bedsits shop. Are local areas.
are not yet a Friend of Granby Green facilities good enough? There is a great need to
come along to the meeting and join or c o n s i de r al l n ew
contact the HCCA office What do you think? Contact the HCCA developments in a
There will also be practical working office to share your views. holistic way, not
parties at Granby Green on Sun 12th scheme by scheme.
May from 10.30am and Sat 25th May Sue Otty
from 2pm - come & lend a hand, for Dave Brockington
however short a time!
Mike Timmins

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YOUR LETTERS year’s free membership of
YOUR VIEWS the 500 Club!
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Hope Community
Church News Dear Editor

Hope Community Church As residents of Freeland Place for the last 27 years
report that as a result of we would like to consider the case for re-developing STAR
their £1m in 30 days Granby Green and improving the other open spaces LETTER
funding initiative they in Hotwells.
have raised enough
funds to start the first It would seem opportune to remove the rose tinted glasses and recognise the
phase of the building general level of dereliction and make a positive effort to improve the environment
project this September. rather than take a negative approach to all proposals.
The current total raised Granby Green is both unused and unusable in its present state, it is almost
stands at £160,000 with wholly ignored as a public amenity and does nothing to enhance the area except
many possible extra in Springtime. Having attended the initial consultation meeting it would appear
finances on their way. the case for no development was used as a platform for many of those not
Pastors Silas and Annie immediately affected by the site to promote their own private agenda. Whilst
would like to thank all accepting the initial proposals may need to be refined and that the scale may
who contributed to the need reduction, we feel the community would gain far more from positive co-
fund. operation rather than the wholesale dismissal demonstrated to date.
T h e C h u r c h The other major open space similarly derelict is the land under the Cumberland
acknowledges that the Basin flyover. It may be remembered that before the local authority abandoned
building work will effect this area, it enjoyed some facilitates and was well maintained. This represents a
all those who hire the major gateway into Bristol and for a city hoping to become the Cultural Capital of
Chapel. They are Europe in 2008 it is a disgrace that should attract the interest of not just the
currently discussing this HCCA but all residents in an effort to put back some pride into Hotwells.
with the architect Gareth
Webb and will contact Alan & Barbara Hares
all Hirers ASAP. Dear Editor
Ina replies:
I have spoken to
Excellent Newsletter, I shall look forward to the
S il a s Cr awl ey ,
next one!
Deadline for Re lack of cinemas, why can’t we have movies
Pastor of Hope
Next C o m m u n i t y
at the Hope Chapel? All it would take is to rent a Church, and he is
Newsletter DVD player and TV projection equipment. If keen to put on
there was a monthly or weekly showing at a some old film
The Deadline for the reasonable price, I am sure the audience would
shows for people
next Newsletter is be adequate. We could even have the ‘old
at the Hope
September 1st 2002 fashioned’ format of Cartoon – B Movie – A Chapel. If any of
Movie. you are interested,
Send any Articles, How about it? then please let us
Letters, Adverts etc know so we can
to the HCCA office. Michael J Rogers
gauge demand.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS
Mr. Wijam Jaff - Hotwells' Postmaster
HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
When you walk into Hotwells' Post they can hold out no hope for a safe
Office to buy stamps, useful stationery and settled future.
PARKING
or a good quality card, you may Mr Jaff has therefore been trying to PROBLEMS?
wonder if our new postmaster, Mr help our other newer Kurdish refugees
Jaff, has a story to tell – well, here is in Hotwells. They are not allowed to The City of Bristol
some of it. work yet, although three of them are College produced a
qualified nurses. They are learning travel plan for their
Mr Jaff was born a Kurd, in Northern English but it is obviously dispiriting, College Green site
Iraq, the eldest of three brothers and having to rely on benefits when they with the object of
two sisters. He gained a degree in could be working in useful jobs. minimising car use.
metallurgy from an Iraqi University in They are in the
1982. He was then expected, by the process of monitoring
Iraqi government, to do National its effectiveness. If
Service in their army. This he refused you live in the
to do and instead joined a revolutionary Cliftonwood area,
group for 6 years. Eventually he had have you noticed any
to leave via Iran, and came to England increase in parking
as a political refugee, in 1989. He was problems in your area
allowed to work almost immediately, which are caused by
working at first in an electronics shop students/ staff
and then as an Estate Agent in London. parking? If so, now’s
He wanted to do a Masters degree but your chance to write
it would have taken too much time as to the Principal of the
he needed to work as well. He met his City of Bristol College
English wife, Claire, there and they – Brian Styles, giving
moved to Bristol and have two little your views.
girls. She teaches English as a second
language at Brunel College.

Both younger brothers live in Bristol

too, one as a shop manager and the
other, who is studying English at
Brunel, is being taught to run the Post
Office as well so that Mr Jaff can take
occasional breaks. You may well have Community
seen him in the Post Office recently. Illustration by Janet Margrie Noticeboards

Mr Jaff does manage occasionally to Our local community is lucky to have A big thank you to
visit his parents and sisters in found such a helpful and friendly new the Community Links
Suleimina City in the safe haven set up postmaster who enjoys being a group of the HCCA
by the U.N. in Northern Iraq. The listening ear to the problems of some for organising the
journey via Turkey takes three days of his customers. However 'Use it or two Noticeboards at
each way so he will appreciate his lose it' as many Post Offices are under Brenda’s and The
brother's help covering the post office threat, although Mr Jaff himself is very Lion Pub. Also a big
duties. keen to remain open for us. For thank you to June
example, he has had no new Lancaster for
The Kurdish people have been an pensioners this year as pensions are providing the
oppressed minority in five countries for being paid into banks, and local Noticeboards signs.
many years. 35 million are spread businesses are using franking machines
amongst Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and instead of buying stamps……but you If you wish to put a
the former Soviet Union, and they have could buy a £5 Jubilee Crown from poster in either of the
been involved in revolution since 1920. him! Noticeboards, just
Traditionally settled on the land, in Iraq drop it by the HCCA
they have been uprooted by war and Helen Smith office.
sanctions and although they find it
hard to leave, they are having to as

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HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Your C.A. in Cyberspace
The Communications
Group has a plan to
develop a Web site with
active participation from
individuals and groups in
the community. We
would like to find people
interested to work on the
overall design of the site.
We hope to organise
some training in basic
web appreciation and
use of a web site
development tool. We
would also like to be able
to set up some pages
containing local news
and events that can be
maintained by several
people using an internet
browser on their own
computer Once we have
a basic CA site set up it
would be nice to work
with other organisations
in the area in developing
their own content. If you
have an interest in
learning how to design a
web site for the
community or ideas on
what it should include
contact Ray Smith tel:
9277034 email
ray@ithelp.co.uk
Radio Bristol Festival
Following the
tremendous success of
the first local history
festival, a second will be
held on 1-2 June.
Hotwells & Cliftonwood
will be there! Full details
will be given on Radio
Bristol leading up to the
event. Its all happening
at the Council House and
will be FREE!
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HOTWELLS & CLIFTONWOOD
ARTS NEWS AND EVENTS
HOTWELLS PRIMARY
SCHOOL
EVENTS NEWS
Congratulations to Jenny Taylor
appointed as the new Head Mistress of
Hotwells Primary School. We are
looking forward to working more with
the School in the future and have
spoken about a number of projects that
we could benefit from working on
more closely together.
Kite Day
In association with UNICEF and Times
Ed, Hotwells Primary School are
organising a ‘Make & Fly your Kite
Day’ to raise money to help
Afghanistan children back to school.
Fly your kite and donate a £1 towards
the scheme. Date has yet to be set so
contact Hotwells School if you are
interested.
Summer Carnival
Organised by Hotwells School PTA is now
scheduled for July 6th. It will be a return to
the traditional format with a procession and
stalls on the school green. If you are able to
help or interested in running a stall then
contact Pauline Niblett tel. 9731762
Promises Auction
Another PTA event, will be held on June
21st in the evening at Hotwells School, to
raise money for moveable staging. These are
always entertaining so come along and offer
support. You might even pick up a bargain.
Ring Helen Caldwell tel: 9083303 to offer a
promise for auction.
As Hope Community Church
attempts to raise funds to
renovate Hope Chapel it seems
timely to include this picture of
the interior of the building taken
around 1974 just before the
original restoration by the
community association. Note the
number of seats available for the
multitude of worshippers, the
organ case still in situ and the
gloriously theatrical pulpit.
We wish the current congregation
well in their campaign to upgrade
the building to meet the needs of
a new generation of users.
KICK OFF
YOUTH HEATRE
NEEDS YOU!
We are always encouraging new
members to join. We have an all open,
all welcome policy with no audition or
any fuss.
At the moment the 8-12 year olds
meet Mondays 4pm-5.30pm and the
12-14 year olds meet Mondays
5.30pm-7.00pm.
Tiffany Strawson (the Kick Off Theatre
Facilitator) is in the process of
relaunching the 14-16 year old group
which has been meeting on Tuedays,
but is currently taking a small holiday
whilst Tiffany finds new recruits. The
group will restart on June 11th 5pm-
6.30pm and continue weekly. So if you
are 14-16 and interested in performing
contact the HCCA office on 929 1883.
Fees for half a term are £18 waged
and £12 unwaged. There are a limited
number of free places available
depending on circumstances.
Apprentice Placement
The HCCA is currently looking for a
Drama student for an apprentice
placement at Kick Off Youth Theatre.
The position would be voluntary and
would give the apprentice a huge range
of experiences in supervising children,
running workshops and staging
performances. The placement could
lead onto paid work in the Autumn.
Contact the HCCA for details.
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