News from The Bishopston Society and others
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The most recent e-newletter from Eleanor Combley includes funding for local projects and an update on the Council's consultation on the 20 mph limit. It can be read here
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There has been a 40% increase in Bristol bus use in the last 8 years, but commuters switching to public transport by bus still experience slow journey times because of traffic congestion.
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The Bishopston Society is pleased to announce that our Planning Portal has now been relaunched.
This unique and innovative web service provides an interactive view of local planning applications that we are scrutinising, and often making representations to Bristol City Council on, on behalf of YOU, the members of our Society and other Bishopstonians.
New records recently just added to the portal, furthermore, are historically significant, by coincidence.
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This includes the Society's views on planning proposals for sites including the BRI, Broadwalk shopping centre and Portwall Gate. Full details of the Society's comments on these and other planning applications can be seen here
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A summary of the wide ranging work of this group during the last year can be found here
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Four films looking at aspects of Bristol's history presented by the film maker Gordon Young. Thursday Nov 29th at 7.30, Friends Meeting House, Hampton Road, Redland. More information at film night
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At present, Bristol’s parks are in limbo. The cumulative effect of swingeing cuts in government grants to local councils has meant that Bristol Council no longer has the resources to run and maintain its parks in a way that was previously possible before this savage surgery took effect.
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Included in the newsletter are: details of a recent Tree Conference and the detailed report on this on its website and a short film on the success of a community farm recently set up near Chew Valley Lake. Transition Bristol's newsletter can be found here
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For details of events being organised by the Community Garden for accessible family adventure day in half term and also for a bonfire and free view of Bishop Road's firework display, see their newsletter here
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At a lively public meeting of The Bishopston Society on 2nd October, a range of powerful ideas for improving Bishopston was gathered.
The ideas were the meeting's response to the key question of the evening, "How can we as ordinary citizens exploit people power to improve Bishopston?", following and in conjunction with our guest speakers.
