How's Bishopston doing over air pollution? Watch what's going on for cleaner air! In this section you are invited to observe good and bad things you see in our community , share them with others and analy ...
04 May 2018
This section focuses on transport bugbears, what they are and how our community has already been active in pushing simple highway schemes.
We also call for action to revive the way local bugbears are ...
04 May 2018
Bishopston Community Fair is being held at the Bishopston Library. More information here ...
13 September 2019
The Community Fair is an event organised by the Friends of the Library, The Bishopston Society and Bishopston Redland and Cotham Community Partnership, in conjunction with Bishopston Library.
We ...
26 June 2019
You can read the latest news about Golden Hill Comunity Garden at community garden ...
06 June 2019
This latest newsletter includes latest newsletter details of their Spring Fair.
11 April 2019
Wondering what is going on at the Golden Hill Community Garden? Their latest newsletter can be read here ...
08 February 2019
Details on the next Public Forum meeting and other Community Partnership business can be seen in their newsletter here ...
10 January 2019
The latest BCR CP newsletter includes items on the Consultation on next year's Council budget and the next BCR CP Public Forum meeting. See here for full details
11 December 2018
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 newslette ...
25 October 2018
... Partnerships? Q4 to Mayor: What is the process proposed for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allocation decisions and community involvement in those decisions? Q5 The Bishopston and St Andrew’s traffic ...
28 August 2018
To know how good or bad the air quality is in your neighbourhood and to inform any actions you may want to take to improve it, you first need to be able to easliy and accurately take the necessary measurements. ...
24 July 2018
The power of ordinary citizens and community groups to shape the character of our area will be the focus of The Bishopston Society's autumn public meeting.
Scheduled for Tuesday 2nd October 2018 (at 7.15p ...
12 July 2018
Plans now revealed for Clean Air Day Bishopston on Thursday 21st June feature public support pledges and a "community call-out", 6-7pm, at Boston Tea Party, Gloucester Road, followed by a clean air walk ...
06 June 2018
Everyone is invited to make a clean air pledge and come to a "community call-out", on 21st June, 6-7pm, at Boston Tea Party, Gloucester Road, followed by a clean air walk.
Locals are now being invite ...
06 June 2018
OK but don’t highway works and transport projects rely on Council expertise?
Yes, but community input can be very important, if not essential, in identifying them in the first place and speaking up for ...
04 May 2018
Two diseased trees in Egerton Road need to be replaced. But Council money for replacement has stopped. Crowdfunding has recently been successfully used to find money for replacement trees in Longmead Avenue, ...
25 April 2018
The Bishopston Society became a founding partner of a new organisation that emerged from the ashes of a predecessor body.
Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Community Partnership (BCRCP) was officially ...
28 February 2018
Update on the Bishopston, Cotham & Redland Community Partnership News Public Forum this Thursday Feb 22nd: See details at BCR meeting ...
21 February 2018
All are welcome to Wassail at the Horfield Organic Community Orchard on Saturday 13 January 2018, 2 - 4pm
Toast the orchard for a fruitful harvest
Bring ribbons, clouties & shining things to dress ...
09 January 2018
Horfield and District Allotments Association (Bristol) is pleased to announce further details of our community history project to celebrate our 100th Anniversary. Two initial events have been planned. ...
28 March 2017
The Bishopston Society is ideally placed to take on the role of Bishopston’s “community hub”, or at least that’s a prospect emerging from the Society’s recent Annual General Meeting.
Contributors, ...
22 October 2016
... Rd Central looking bright and cheerful is among one of the projects supported by the latest round of grants given out at BCR’s Community Fair at St Michaels and All Angels Church on 17th September.
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07 October 2016
The Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership is again running its *Community Fair* on Saturday September 17th at St. Michael’s Church on Gloucester Road.
The Fair will run from 12:30 ...
19 August 2016
The Memorial Stadium has now been granted the status of an Asset of Community Value.
The background to this request by TBS is set out here
ACV status is a timely and welcome recognition by the ...
09 November 2015
The Bishopston Society (TBS) has applied to Bristol City Council for the Memorial Stadium to be listed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV).
TBS is concerned that the special history of the site ...
26 October 2015
Make a beeline for Horfield Organic Community Orchard on Sunday 18 October. We were thrilled to welcome a late summer swarm of bees into a hive made by one of our members.
The swarm alighted on ...
02 October 2015
The event will include an opportunity to apply for and vote for funding for projects in our area. There will also be skills exchange workshops and opportunities to meet our MP Thangam Debbonaire.
The ...
01 August 2015
The roots of Horfield Organic Community Orchard (HOCO) run deeper, spread wider, and are probably older than you think. Enabled by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, orchard members explored the ...
25 November 2014
History The Golden Hill Community Garden was born out of the efforts of the Horfield and District Allotment Association, in particular a group of people who wanted to create a community allotment which ...
24 November 2014
... with commercial space to provide employment and services for the growing local community ”. In other words, to make the usual huge profit (they wouldn’t be interested otherwise) with the sop to the community ...
03 February 2014
... facilities listed as 'assets of community value'.
This has resulted in 774 nominations being made with 558 becoming "community assets". Civic groups including Rotherham, Bedford Park and the Peck ...
23 November 2013
The following information is from The Avon Wildlife Trust: Feed Bristol has finally set sail and we are well underway. We are now recruiting Grow Leaders, Volunteers and Community Groups to crank this ...
26 April 2012
Bristol City Council is moving forward with the introduction of a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for Bristol. The Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) will also be amended ...
25 November 2011
Councillor Bev Knott threw doubts on the Localism Bill at the Bishopston Society Open Meeting on 4 April 4 2011 but spoke up for the Neighbourhood Partnerships, in which we are actively involved.
The ...
06 April 2011
... amenities and built environment, and popular for representing community interests over planning matters (for example), has successfully broadened its appeal over the last few years by working additionally ...
16 September 2019
... in the community .
So welcome and help them by explaining about:-
Waste and recycling- A collection calendar helps or one of our welcome flyers, or direct them to BWC web site
https://www.bristolwastecompany.co.uk/bins-recycling-street-cleansing/students/ ...
13 September 2019
... retention ponds
Community allotments and green houses
Community orchard
Controlled residents’ parking
Large green open spaces
This was an opportunity to start an ideal/purpose-built new community ...
08 September 2019
... acts" stand with UWE's ClairCity and Centre for Transport and Society teams.
You're invited to "Join the Conversation" with community colleagues in an early evening slot, and finally enjoy an evening ...
07 June 2019
... s pledges made previously or on the occasion
Hear from community activists about air quality and climate
Contribute your voice to the campaign
Tell us what you think we should do next in the Cle ...
23 May 2019
... for her and her staff, they also created much concern in the local community , many of whom see her Tea Garden as an essential element of the Park’s great popularity, hence the 5,000 signature petitio ...
23 April 2019
... Community and Media, Parks and Gardening, and Sport and Wellbeing were all present to inform us about their work and how one can get involved in or support what they do.
Thus local photographers Paul ...
17 April 2019
Thursday 20 June is national Clean Air Day in Britain.
Clean Air Bishopston is running a series of local activities throughout the day. The aim is to get people in the community to think about the ...
16 April 2019
... in partnership with existing community groups to undertake community-led high street and town centre cleans.
Since Gloucester Rd has 350 retail shops, second only to Broadmead and Cabot Circus (452) ...
07 April 2019
... and is part of the Love Where You Live campaign.
This campaign helps to build relationships between the student body and the local community , as well as improve sustainability in the city. Every summer, ...
27 March 2019
... music, gardening and growing, local history, and community & media.
At this special event, which diverts from The Bishopston Society's usual public meeting format, you'll have a chance to find out m ...
19 March 2019
... community organisations and traders groups have been opening up recently. We supported a vote for BID to continue (see here).
TBS also has sympathy with the negative campaigning and other discourteous ...
18 March 2019
... o emphasise that it's not an advertising activity but is focused on awareness-raising, in an informal community setting without requiring flashy professional facilities.
Please bring along a supply of leaflet ...
15 March 2019
... on how to interpret the results when published and also offers support and resources to help you andyour school community get involved in making changes happen at your child's school. See also this articl ...
20 February 2019
... on Thursday (see above). There are other issues which need to be discussed (traffic, parking, crowd management, stewarding, community liaison etc) and you will be updated. Local Councillors will be attending ...
17 February 2019
... seasonal events and Christmas lights;
has led or stimulated various imaginative local initiatives including a new contactless charity donation point;
is working with us and other community organisation ...
14 February 2019
31 August 2018
31 August 2018
Helpfulpeeps is a Bristol based startup that is creating a community where people share their time, energy, skills and knowledge to help each other for free. They have a simple ethos: ask for whatever ...
25 October 2016
Bristol Green Doors runs educational events to inspire, encourage and enable domestic green refurbishment in our community and support others to do the same. ...
02 May 2016
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Voscur
(Search - Web Links / Bristol)
This site contains a wide range of information and resources tailored for Bristol's Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) ...
23 April 2016
The Bristol Student Community Partnership has been established to increase community confidence by bringing together partners and provide a co-ordinated approach to promote student/community relations ...
23 April 2016
Main aim: to provide a valuable and empowering service for underprivileged and marginalised groups of people within our community whose lives would greatly improve through the benefit of having accessible, ...
23 April 2016
Stoke Park Action Group is a member group of Lockleaze Voice – a community group formed to ensure the views of the Lockleaze community of Bristol are heard by those making decisions that affect our neighbourhood ...
23 April 2016
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Locality
(Search - Web Links / National)
Locality is the leading nationwide network for community -led organisations. ...
23 April 2016
Horfield Organic Community Garden was set up in 1998. The orchard is planted to show that local grown fruit can be eaten and enjoyed all year round. ...
23 April 2016
Coexist hosts Hamilton House as a space in which we collectively live, work, play and innovate to create a better world for each other, our community and the environment. Coexist is a social enterprise, ...
23 April 2016
A group of volunteers working to ensure that Horfield Common – including Wellington Hill Playing Field, and the Ardagh – are able to be made use of, and enjoyed by the local community as the amazing assets ...
23 April 2016
CAG consultants is a cooperative business, one of the UK’s leading sustainability, climate change and community engagement consultancies. We provide practical and policy level solutions to economic, social ...
23 April 2016
... help link up with interested parties and community groups, source funding, protect veteran trees…… ...
23 April 2016
Bristol Parks Forum was established by Bristol Parks as an umbrella organisation for community park groups and organisations in the city with an interest in their local parks and green spaces. The forum ...
23 April 2016
The aims of the group are to maintain, develop and promote the amenity and heritage of Redland Green for the benefit of the local community and those who use the Green. ...
19 April 2016
A website aiming to inform about the community of Stokes Croft - Quarter of Culture, Centre for Ideas. ...
19 April 2016
Part of the mission statement: We will provide benefit to The Community by promoting the interests of the area, and by seeking to work with the skills of the whole Community to influence the direction ...
19 April 2016
... from further afield. The local community wants to see the dereliction of this site addressed as a priority and it will work with any organisation that shares its vision for the future. ...
19 April 2016
