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YOGA: Finding the balance

Yoga is not an exercise regime yet we do exercises! It is about the mind yet we stop our thinking? It appears to be a good stretch yet it is not about flexibility! These are just a few of the contradictory impressions yoga has among the general public, including many of those who attend classes: so why the confusion?
Gary Osborn-Clarke will give a free talk on June 14, where he will explain what yoga is all about, why it helps us, and more.
A talk for everyone:  whether you have attended classes or not.

To get a taster read Gary blog: http://www.yogabristol.co.uk/2017/05/15/finding-the-balance/

Gary has been teaching yoga in Bristol since 2003 and practising for more than 22 years.
To find out more about him, see his Testimonials page, http://www.yogabristol.co.uk/testimonials/

His website: www.yogabristol.co.uk

Languages Cafe

USE IT OR LOSE IT! Wanting to keep your French up to date? These monthly sessions offer informal discussion on current affairs and cultural topics. The level is ‘rusty A level’ or equivalent.

 

Story Saturday Gold

Story Saturday showcases fresh new stories to surprise and delight, entertain and enthral, read by writer-performers in a warm, friendly, cabaret atmosphere.  We will feature six new stories on the theme of Gold.  Story Saturdays is an offshoot of popular and regular Bath event, Story Fridays.

What our audience thinks:

‘Enthralling’, ‘The stories were good – often funny, and well told’, ‘Quaint and quirky’, ‘Fascinating’, ‘Great way to spend an evening!’, ‘I’ll certainly come again!’, ‘I’d never been to one of these story readings before and it was …great!’

Story Saturdays is run by A Word In Your Ear and Kilter Theatre.

 

 

 

 

Wild Oats on ‘Nutrition for Health’ by Mike Abrahams

Well-being – a series of one-hour talks with question and answer sessions on a wide range of issues about personal well-being.

The talk subjects range from nutrition to exercise and movement and relaxation.

A small charge of £2.00 per head per session is made to cover costs.

The dates are Wednesdays at 2.00pm to 3.00pm.

17th May with Katie Thompson on ‘Power and Beauty Within’.

24th May with Mike Abrahams, Wild Oats on ‘Nutrition for Health’.

The talk begins at 2pm and finishes by 3pm but do try to arrive a bit before for a prompt start.

The Red Court

Rapscallion Theatre presents… THE RED COURT

THE RED COURT tells the story of a real-life 21st century Chinese Macbeth. The play meshes Shakespeare’s tragedy with a story of scandal, corruption and murder that rocked China and gripped the world.

In 2011, China’s Premier-in-waiting was popular, charismatic and very ambitious. His rise to power seemed unstoppable.  Behind him stood a ruthless wife, a British fixer and a fortune-teller who had predicted his destiny. What could possibly go wrong?

The Red Court is the winner of a national playwriting competition run by the Confucius Institute at Sheffield University. It appears at the Rondo prior to a tour to China.

The Red Court incorporates elements of Chinese theatre, and is performed in Rapscallion’s signature theatrical and energetic style.

“…a skilled and flexible cast…a crisply directed and tightly written demonstration of all the theatrical skills” **** Theatre Bath on Dare To Care, Bath Fringe 2016

Written by Clare Reddaway
Directed by Carolyn Csonka
Performed by Mayur Bhatt, Michelle Wen Lee,
Sarah Curwen and Ashley Green

The show starts at 7.30pm but why not arrive a little early and enjoy a drink at our bar – open from 7pm’

Shakesbeer Promenade Performance – 22nd April

Following last year’s enjoyable performance of the Bard’s best bits in and around the green spaces in Clifton… we’re doing it again!
When?
22nd and 23rd April
This year’s theme is Love and Conflict, so expect to see Romeo weep over Juliet in Birdcage Walk and sword fighting on the Green. There will be three shows each day – 1.30pm; 3.30pm; 5.30pm.  All begin in the Fringe Pub on Princess Victoria St (maybe with a beer?)
Tickets £8 from the Library. See you there!
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Paula O’Rourke

I worked in schools for many years as Head of English and came to Bristol in 2013 to work in a new school out near Parkway but didn’t like it there. I then began working for the National College for Teaching and Leadership which means I work from home and have a lot more flexibility – and let’s be honest, more time. Teachers DO really put in a lot of hours! Being new to Clifton and having always been part of communities (married to a soldier and then always at the hub of big schools) I wanted to get involved in ‘village life’ when I set up home here in the heart of Clifton. Libraries were under threat of closure in my first summer in Bristol and I got involved in trying to ensure that ours stayed open. When the reprieve was announced, I was delighted, but not blind to the obvious which is that ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it.’ And as much as that applies to muscle tone, it also applies to taxpayer-subsidised services. That is when I gathered support for what has become Friends of Clifton Centre and Library. In May 2016, I was elected as one of the two councillors for Clifton and am delighted to be able to continue to work to create what I hope will, eventually, be a thriving community centre and library facility.

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Marian Tucker

I’ve lived in Hotwells and Cliftonwood since 1979 and have been actively involved in the local community for the past 32 years. I worked as a physiotherapist in Bristol for over 20 years doing community work and arthritis research and am now semi-retired. I’m currently a director of Bristol Community Ferry Boat Company and Network for Social Change and the coordinator for the Green Party in Clifton.

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Kate McNab

Bristolian, attended Christchurch Primary School, where the building is today occupied by the library and an increasingly varied number of classes for our community. Ex-Jazz group – Sweet Substitute, ex- Bristol Old Vic Company, ex-Theatre In Education practitioner, ex-Drama teacher at Ashton Park, Kate currently administrates, produces and performs in shows for Ministry of Entertainment. Kate has lived in ‘the village’ all her life. She wants to introduce ‘Clifton Sings’ into her erstwhile school building and hopes to kick-start live amateur and professional performances alongside a range of drama activities. Through the website Streetlife she has already noted a wealth of interest among local people in becoming involved in the above community projects.

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Stella Harding

I have spent my career as a teacher in early years. I took voluntary redundancy six years ago and my daughter and I bought Rainbow Cafe and we have loved becoming part of Clifton village life. I live in the village with my younger daughter and I want to see the library used as a community centre – which every village should have! ‘