Children enjoyed a laugh and a joke and learnt how to juggle and spin plates on sticks and on their fingers in Clifton Down shopping centre at the weekend.

The free entertainment was watched by mums and dads as two clowns had their kids in stitches as they tried their hand at some of the circus tricks.

The clowns ran several shows throughout the day and below are some of our pictures.

Clifton Colour has now opened its new studio and is offering free studio sittings for the first six weeks, from July 12.

Call in to book in store or telephone 0117942862

Defeats for Brazil and Argentina surprised all the entrants in our World Cup competition.

Unfortunately, no-one came up with the correct four semi-finalists which would have resulted in a prize of beer for the boy and a beauty pampering session for the girl.

No-one put Holland in the final four.

Uruguay are the other surprise inclusion who are in the semis alongside Spain and the impressive Germans.

Olympic gold medalist Amy Williams was in Clifton Down Shopping Centre when she visited the Panansonic Store.

Panasonic, who sponsored Team GB at the Winter Olympics, presented Amy with as 50-inch 3D HD TV and 3D Blu-ray player in recognition of her achievement.

The 27-year-old from Bath won gold in the women's skeleton to end Britain's 30-year wait for an individual gold at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

She set a new track record of 53.68sec in her third run, winning with a combined time of 3mins 35.64secs across all four runs.

Clifton Down Shopping Centre manager Lisa Grinnell has rubbed shoulders with Bristol City footballers at Ashton Gate.

The shopping centre has sponsored the shirts of one of the players, Welsh international Lewin Nyatanga, this season and Lisa went along to receive a shirt signed by the defender at a special sponsors’ evening.

Lisa had the chance to meet and chat to Lewin, pictured right, and several of the City players, together with caretaker manager Keith Millen who also signed the shirt.

Lisa plans to hold a raffle in aid of a local charity over the next few weeks.

Burton-born Lewin, joined City from Derby after he had spent spells on loan at Sunderland and Barnsley.

Internationally the 22-year-old won caps for Wales Under-17s and Under-21s, before becoming the youngest player to turn out for the Wales senior team in 2006, aged 17 years and 195 days.
Tottenham’s Gareth Bale has since taken Lewin’s record after appearing at the age of 16.

City will have a new manager next season as Steve Coppell takes over the reins from Millen on May 11.

Lisa with Lewin Nyatanga and City's caretaker manager Keith Millen

Andy Brindle, the former manager of Clifton Colour, the photo finishing service in Clifton Down Shopping Centre, is now the boss!

Andy, 41, pictured right, from Clevedon, has taken over the business from Dave and Penny Ryley who retired earlier this year but he is still getting to grips with the idea that he’s in charge.

“I still can’t get used to the fact that it’s now my business,” said Andy.

“I seem to have been part of the furniture here for about 15 years but Dave and Penny are just on their way back from a holiday in New Zealand and I still keep thinking the bosses are coming back.”

Peterborough-born Andy, who moved to Nailsea and latterly Clevedon where he lives with his wife and two children, is bubbling with ideas to take his business forward.

Clifton Colour was established 22 years ago and provides a quality film processing service for professional and amateur photographers as well as local businesses and several strings have been added to their bow over the years.

These include passport/ID photography for all ages/countries and a laboratory which is fully digital and produces high quality photographic prints from camera cards and CDs as well as traditional 35mm and APS film with also on-site canvas/posters prints  and many more photogift ideas.

The last five years have seen its largest ever investment in the latest digital printing technology,including 6 Kodak instant print kiosks.

Among Andy’s plans for the next few months is the opening of a new portrait studio in the shop’s basement to which he is now adding the finishing touches.

Although privately owned, Clifton Colour has a licence with Kodak and has frequently been awarded the Kodak Express Certificate of  Excellence.

New manager at Boots in Clifton Down Shopping Centre is Tracy Austin, who has returned to the store where she started as a counter assistant in the early 1990s.

Tracy, 36, who is a Bristol girl through and through, only took up her new post on Monday (March 9).

She has moved to Clifton Down from the store in Bedminster.

She has worked for Boots now for 17 years, having previously worked in Keynsham, Broadmead, Eastgate Retail Park and two former Bristol stores in Fishponds.

Although still settling in, Tracy said the Clifton Down store is really busy, much busier than Bedminster, but she is really looking forward to the new challenge.

Community support officers Sue Passmore, Nadine Horton and PC Jez Burstow are regular visitors to Clifton Down Shopping Centre, giving advice who anyone to needs it.

They have a stand in the Centre every Thursday and hand out lealets, answer questions from members of the public and give helpful tips and advice about safety and crime prevention.

"The public have got used to seeing us in the Centre and I think they feel comfortable talking to us about all sorts of things whereas they wouldn't go into a police station. We like to think we are providing a service which helps the community and we enjoy coming in to meet so many different people," said Sue.

The officers are in the Centre every Thursday until 1pm.