Penhill is a small, family‐run Residential Home, owned by Steve and Barbara Ann and managed by Kath O'Dwyer; it is located in beautifully tended gardens on Station Road, Shirehampton.

Penhill's excellent standard of care has now been recognised with one of the top 20 'Recommended' Awards given to the South West and rated one of 4 for the entire country! Darren Jones, our local Member of Parliament, was invited to present the Award for this marvellous achievement at a celebration party at Penhill held on Saturday, 8^th June.

As Shire Editor for this month, I was asked to attend the party and it was a truly joyful occasion! After the presentation, cream teas, strawberries and cream were served by the most friendly and welcoming staff, happy residents and their families singing along with a visiting entertainer; and my own guided tour by Steve Ann showed me what a beautiful home Penhill really is and so deserving of this Award. Many, many congratulations.

(Fiona Grinham)

On 18^th May, Shirehampton Methodist Church were hosts to the Pop Up Market run by Goram Events CIC. This followed on from the successful Pop Up Market held in Lawrence Weston two weeks earlier.

Visitors found a varied selection of items for sale including personal care, health and well‐being products, cakes and baked goods, hen party items, bespoke cards, dragon flies and straws made out of bamboo, salsa dips, jewellery, jams, marmalade and chutneys too, all being sold by local people. Refreshments were available, you could buy raffle tickets for a prize draw and there was a steady stream of customers during the three hours it was open.

Kathryn Courtney

One summer event many look forward to is Goram Fair and it did not disappoint. A selection of fair rides were kept busy throughout the day and being a family event there was plenty to see and do.

A dog display was presented by Paws For Thought with plenty of barking! Avon Riding Centre provided horse rides for children, Arts Enlarge were doing printing activities as well as showcasing the Goram Giant made by local children and adults, and also displayed Avona. The High Seas Theatre presented their pirate show with young children getting dressed up and being involved in the play. Some even became pirates! Great fun. There was also a belly dancing display and the Gospel Generation Community Choir performed their new song Beyond The Tide by Dionne Draper especially written for Goram Fair. Ldub Bike Project were also at the event with plenty of bikes to choose from. Birds of prey and reptiles also made an appearance and if you were brave enough you could hold a snake!

There was also a varied selection of stalls for the person who loves to shop from cakes, jewellery, plants, gifts and books to crafts, clothes, home goods and stalls representing local community groups.

The gusty winds at times failed to put off people as the warm sun shone brightly. Several thousand people attended and it was a thoroughly enjoyable fun day for all. Goram Fair is run by volunteers headed up by Darren and Kirsty who are also the organisers. It takes a lot of work to pull this community event together each year, so a big thank you to you all for all your hard work.

Kathryn Courtney.

Another splendid Fun day was hosted at the PBA club this year and it was fantastic to see all the families, members and non‐members alike, enjoying the sunshine and grounds.

This year there was a balloon inflation to rival the Bristol balloon fiesta, thanks to Craig Thompson and troops; 6 balloons were inflated including a giant dragon; there was a full size fun fair courtesy of Jenkins Amusements; and a sensational stage line up which included the PBA's regular entertainers Ian Kenna, Delonzo Gee, Dave Dean and ultimate party band ‘The Regz' followed by JK Disco! If that's not enough, there were also displays put on by Precision X Dance, VMA Martial Arts, and The Bristol Mods scooters paid us a visit alongside photographers from Shire newspaper who captured these great shots of the club.

All in all, it was an impressive community event which is exceptionally well supported by those who volunteer their time and effort right through to those that come along and enjoy the PBA's beautiful setting and entertainment. The committee would like to thank all involved in the Fun Day for their hard work and also thank the local businesses which donated prizes, as follows:

• Craig Thomson Balloons Hot Air balloon ride x 2
• Wood Family Butchers £25 voucher
• The Ox Evening meal x 2
• X‐Cell Hair and Beauty £30 beauty voucher
• Clifton Rocks Jewellery £30 voucher and 2 x necklaces
• Luigi's Barbers 1 x free haircut
• Fabulous Nails 2 x £10 vouchers
• Ruby Jeans Cream Tea
• Bristol Port Company Port Tour
• Simply Fish 2 x £5 vouchers
• PBA Club 2 x membership voucher
• Belle de Jour Florist, Clifton

(Emma Baldwin)

B&M Express are proud to announce the new store opening in Shirehampton that opened at 9am on Monday 3^rd June. We feel very privileged that David, a representative for the Shirehampton Community Action Forum, agreed to cut the ribbon to officially open the new store where they were presented with a cheque for £250 to donate to their charity.

The opening welcomed the local community with a goodie bag giveaway, whereby the customers had to spend £5 in store in order to be given a free goodie bag worth over £5. Shoppers did not miss out ! If they weren't one of the first 100 customers, leaflets were also available in store that offered coupons with some fantastic deals that are on offer throughout the first three weeks of the store opening. The business is continuing to grow as we plan to open 30 new stores a year across the Heron Foods and B&M Express estate.

We are looking forward to continuing to welcome new shoppers to B&M Express and provide top quality products at the lowest possible prices.

Charlotte Collinson (Marketing Co‐ordinator)

Ever wanted your local goats' milk and your brambles cleared at the same time ?

Tynings Field news is about bramble clearance work done by a pair of goats and three human goats ! At 8am Andy mowed the grass and Caroline started clipping. Then it rained and a few Jehovah Witness people dropped in on us. Street Goat unloaded two lovely female goats and we worked in the rain, cutting brambles in the goose pen.

You can find Street Goat on Facebook. They let goats go to work by munching on bits of disused land. You can also join their goat farm's milking shift coop and get all your milk fresh, unpasteurised for £70 a year. The benefit of goats' milk outweighs that of cows' milk.

We are a registered smallholding but we would also like to branch out.

If there are 4 to 6 people interested in a rota, either a part‐time shift in keeping a Billy goat for land clearance, or two full‐time females for milking and dairy plus munching; we have an ideal area of ground, just north of the goose run which will keep them fed and occupied. Street Goat can lend you goats or give advice on where they should graze. Goats don't eat expensive food and survive mostly on vegetation. They mellow with gentle handling and can be walked on a lead.

I hear you say ‘What do I need ?' I'd say a couple of buckets to start with. Then you need to talk to Caroline at Tynings Field Community Group and Street Goat.

(Caroline Penny)

Get set for a community fun afternoon on the August bank holiday! We've been planning it with our friends from local churches, and hope to hold it by the riverside on the Cotswold Estate. A monthly church service has been held in the Cotswold Centre for around 20 years. This continues to meet monthly on each second Sunday at 4.45pm.

We recently celebrated one of our members, Jo Hill, graduating as a new worship leader. We are blessed in having her lead many of our services with great enthusiasm. She also heads up the Kids Club, which our young people have rebranded to become kiGglle (kids included in God's greatness; learning and leading everyday)! Our young people teach us so much. They are passionate about social justice, which often makes us adults sit up and think.

Talking about social justice, over the past year our church has been in discussions with the council, job centre, Shirehampton Community Action Forum (SCAF) and other local organisations supporting people who are out of work and/or looking for training opportunities. The purpose has been to plan how we can run a jobs, training and enterprise (JTE) hub from our premises. We have felt God calling us to open our building, which is often closed on weekdays, to better support people in our community; this opportunity is an answer to our prayers and we are very excited about what will happen next. We will be having some building improvements but envisage the current users of our building will still be able to use our premises throughout the work. The laying of new carpet to complement our colourful new chairs is imminent. A reminder that we have vintage cinema seats for sale, which until recently were used as our church pews, please get in touch if you are interested.

Our worship on June 9^th was held at Sea Mills as part of their centenary celebrations. It was a joyous occasion with wonderful singing from the congregations of Shirehampton and Westbury‐on‐Trym Methodist Churches. One of our members, Dottie North, led the service. It was MHA (previously known as Methodist Homes) Sunday and Dottie, who worked with MHA for many years, related the history and work of the organisation along with humorous and touching stories. One of our dear members, Rowland Williams, recently stayed at Horfield Lodge, run by MHA. We who visited him were impressed by the care offered. As Dottie said, we saw God's love in action.

We are now hosting Movies on Mondays (previously Chapel Film Club) which alternates with an afternoon tea; as you can tell this runs on Mondays, and starts at 2pm. We have our coffee morning with bacon butties on the first Saturday of each month. Our church service is every Sunday at 11am. All are welcome.

If you are interested in hiring our premises please contact Bridget Williams (0117 982 0586).

May God's peace be with you all during July.

Everyone at Shire Methodist

Thanks to those of you who met Darren at his new Powered by You stall, which recently popped‐up outside the Coop on Shirehampton High Street. He is keen to hear as many of your views as possible and will be bringing thePowered by You street stall to a high street near you soon. . Thanks also to everyone who joined the June Café Politics at Morgan's Coffee Shop at Kingsweston.

Many of you have invited Darren to your community events recently from the Dursley Road street party to the annual afternoon tea party at Penhill Residential Home on Station Road where he presented an award recognizing Penhill as one of the best residential homes in the country. He also helped to celebrate 100 years of Sea Mills by taking part in the volunteer‐led Heritage Walks and attended the Goram Fair at Blaise Castle.

Darren asks constituents to take part in his annual constituency‐wide survey. He wants to hear if he is representing your views in Parliament and championing the causes that matter to you locally. He is also keen to better understand how you'd like him to communicate with you in the future.

Darren Jones MP

Member of Parliament, Bristol North West

The 17^th May marked a special anniversary for the local Men's Social Club, 65 years since it opened its doors on its present location in the High Street.

The weekend started on Friday night with a race night, Saturday was party night with Sophie Silver singing and Sunday saw the club hold a pool competition with members vs. the committee. The winning team of course was the committee winning 5 ‐ 3.

Georgina Lloyd is the Stewardess of the club and gave a brief history. The first club opened in a tin hut in Walton Road about 1947. We are unsure of the exact date as it wasn't written down at the time. It later moved to some rooms in the Estate Office for a few years before it went through the hoop and in 1954 we were given the piece of land the club now stands on. And it's from this date we are celebrating.

John Scanlon along with his brother are trustees of the club. Their father Bill was a founding member and his picture along with other founders hangs up in the bar. I was about 11 years old when the bar opened. Dad did shift work at the Smelting Works and I used to come up with a couple of empty lemonade bottles to get filled so they were available for dad when he got home. I used to knock on the back door and be frightened as to who was going to answer.

I was about 17/18 years of age when dad first brought me up to the club on a Sunday lunchtime. There were guys playing dominoes and cards sat at their tables. He brought over the odd drink to me; needless to say getting up to go home, the mind was willing but the legs were weak and dad had to carry me home !

There are so many characters I remember. Our only entertainment was a piano in the bar that a couple guys used to play. One character was Chris Burfitt, who most probably had the worst singing voice you could imagine; my dad would stand up and say 'Everybody, cards and dominoes down Chris is going to sing.' He'd ask my dad, ' Bill, what do you want me to sing?' and my dad would say, ' I want you to sing Danny Boy in Polish!' Those were the days.

Of course the club has changed and now has an entertainment hall added (since1968) for parties and events. They've also done a lot of fund‐raising for local community groups over the years. Hopefully future generations will keep this club going for another 65 years. Happy Anniversary!

Kathryn Courtney

When Saturday 25^th May finally arrived it was all aboard the Dartline Coach for the Summer Tour, based at the Royal York and Faulkner Hotel in Sidmouth. Built in 1810, the first purpose built hotel in the town and situated close to the sea and the shops; it proved to be an excellent place to base the tour.

Thirty two bowlers and four supporters travelled to the seaside town in East Devon to enjoy not only the seaside but six days of bowling at a different venue each day. The touring party included bowlers and supporters from City and Port of Bristol, Bristol, Severnvale, Henleaze and Bristol Arrow, four of them ‐ Dennis Gazzard, Maureen Bristow, Peter Cornish and Pam Wright ‐ first time tourists with the club.

The first game of the tour was in Sidmouth, not too far from the hotel. This was followed by a visit to Budleigh Salterton, one of the oldest clubs in Devon and known as a games club because they play sports other than bowls. Here, there was the only overall win of the week for the tourists.

Mondays bowling was in Exmouth at the Madeira Club, the largest bowling club in Devon.

On Tuesday there was a shorter journey to Seaton to bowl on a green with sea views and the first cream tea of the week.

On Wednesday, a little further to travel to bowl on a very fine green at Ottery St.Mary, was really very good, and, another cream tea !

Heading towards home on Thursday but still time for another game at Culm Vale, Cullompton and a real feast at the end of another enjoyable game.

As always, there were prizes for the best winning rink each day but also something to be worn around the neck until the following day; this time it was ducks, for the rink losing by the most shots and the ducks did move around quite bit during the week. There was a prize for the top lady and for the top man bowler during the tour. Winners were Ken Davies and Jenny Gardiner.

A very good and enjoyable tour was once again organised by Lis Davies, (her fourteenth), with support from Bill Hatherall and Ken Davies. This was the last tour that Lis will organise but a committee has formed to ensure that the tour will continue next year.

Julie Looker earned a second round game in the Ladies Champion of Champions by beating Lindsay Collin in May. She was drawn at home for her second round game against Christine Batt of Henleaze. It was a well contested game with each player leading at times and both winning a number of successive ends, but Christine eventually drew the decisive shots to win 21‐17.