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 A flattering result which is in part based on the perceived air quality of the City! But some might argue that khaki rather than green is a more relevant colour, given our car-choked roads and their often ...
19 December 2019
 You can read the latest news from local Green Party Councillor Jude English here  
26 November 2019
 A talk giving advice and answering questions on how to improve the environment along the Gloucester Road. Details on the poster above.
04 October 2019
The Environmental Audit Comittee lambasts the proposed environmental standards in this draft Environmental Bill designed for when we have left the EU, saying it ‘severely downgrades’ the environmental ...
26 April 2019
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 ...
14 November 2018
A summary of the wide ranging work of this group during the last year can be found here
05 November 2018
Gloucester Road Business Improvement District (GRBID). New plants in planters have now been set up with the aid of local volunteers and Street Scene while Wild Leaf have provided the plants and Bishopston ...
08 October 2018
This newsletter includes articles on 'Cycle Sunday' - Sept 2nd, and 'Action on Car-free Day' - Sept 22nd. The complete newsletter can be read here ...
19 August 2018
This includes an update on the petition to keep the existing cafe - Fay's tea garden, in St Andrews park and the worsening parking problems in St Andrews and St Werburgs. The full newsletter can be read ...
24 March 2018
This latest newsletter from local Green Party councillors includes disappointing news about the plans for the North Bristol Baths, air quality, problems with plastics disposal and the work of the green ...
15 March 2018
By April 2019 the council has a target to reduce what it spends each year on parks by at least £2.868 million. This means services will need to be run in a very different way. The Council says it will ...
18 November 2017
This series of talks and events ties in well with the Bishopston Society's major initiative of involving individuals and local groups in working towards ways of improving the air quality in and around ...
26 September 2017
Date: 10 June 2017 Venue: The Suite, M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN Time: 11:00 - 14:30 Further details can be found here
03 June 2017
On 4th May, anyone living in Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire will be able to vote for a new West of England ‘metro mayor’   25 April, 6.30pm – 8.30pm  Arrival and ...
20 March 2017
This newsletter covers the latest news on green issues, both local and wider Bristol-based ones which are being addressed by our local Green Party councillors and those in other Bristol wards. See the ...
15 March 2017
Are you working, volunteering or campaigning in the waste, recycling or reuse field and do you have ideas about how to deliver Bristol’s aspirations to become a zero waste city? Details of this full ...
08 May 2016
The Parents Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) at Bishop Road School would like your help to raise funds to create better outdoor green spaces and gardens at the school. We would like to ask you ...
27 April 2016
... Fair and the Community Fair, we moved on to hearing from our speakers Andrew Garrad told us about what has been happening since Bristol became European Green Capital 2015.  This is a prestigious award ...
05 October 2015
... in Redland Green the design for the new benches in the play area has been finalised.  It’s fair to say that there was some disappointment at the replacement play equipment in the play park when it was ...
15 September 2015
... those living nearby to keep an eye out for notices and to put your comments forward to us and to planning officers. Green Capital Last month (June), Bristol hosted the European Green Capital Award ...
04 September 2015
With the recent advent of two Green Party councillors for Bishopston, Daniella Radice & Tim Malnick, this was clearly seen by them as worthy of a new website, which can be seen here
31 August 2015
The Bishopston Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership has announced that there is £2,435 from the Green Capital Fund available to groups that wish to apply.  If you would like to apply for ...
03 August 2015
This includes items on: •    Independent Living Allowance •    Consultation extension to GCCC floodlights application •    Consultation on libraries •    Incredible Edible in Bishopston To see ...
27 November 2014
... neighbourhood enterprises that had a common theme of the development of local green spaces for the benefit of the community. Each of the three speakers shared a tangible and infectious enthusiasm for their ...
30 September 2014
As part of Bristol 2015 – the year that we celebrate being European Green Capital – grants are being awarded to projects that help change attitudes and behaviour towards sustainable living. In our ...
16 September 2014
... and behaviour towards sustainable living, and to enable every neighbourhood in the city can play an active part in identifying and delivering projects for Bristol’s European Green Capital year 2015. More ...
21 August 2014
The latest news from the Bishopston Green Party councillors, Tim Malnick and Daniella Radice can be seen in this eNews here  
02 August 2014
... wide-ranging programme of activity taking place in Bristol in celebration of the achievement of the title of European Green Capital City 2015; the first UK city to hold this prestigious award. More on ...
14 July 2014
The latest E newsletter from Bishopston’s Green Councillor Daniella Radice and prospective Green councillor Tim Malnick covers, as usual, a very interesting mix of subjects on a range of issues, both ...
04 April 2014
                                                      Daniella's latest newsletter covers a wide range of topics - 24 in total - including 'Walking Maps Project', 'Horfield Common Pond', 'Big Green Week', ...
02 February 2014
One of the very few surviving ‘green’ areas in the urban surroundings of Redland and Bishopston is imminently threatened by development.  This is the site of the old New Church building on the corner ...
28 January 2014
Anti-social and nuisance behaviour, although not common in St Andrews Park, has become an increasing problem in the summer months, particularly for those living on the roads immediately adjacent to ...
01 September 2013
   This is an article specially commissioned by the Bishopston Society, in which Daniella Radice, our Bishopston councillor, considers the implications of this award for Bristol and its future green ...
25 August 2013
... Partnership area (Cotham Gardens, Horfield Common (Bishopston bit), and Redland Green) and these others were also asked to list their priorities.  FOSAP decided to determine priorities by holding an on-line ...
02 December 2011
 First step to improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gases has been taken by First West. More information here  
18 February 2020
... couples to move to Bishopston at this time at the time was the unsatisfactory provision of State secondary education in the days before the building of Redland Green School. So by 1973/4 Bishopston was ...
04 October 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
Scientists at Lancaster University are about to test a scheme using different species of evergreen hedges planted along school fences designed to mitigate air pollution levels in schools adjacent to busy ...
25 June 2019
39. Festival of Nature 2019
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Bishopston may not be over endowed with green and 'wild' spaces, but Bristol as a whole does have a lot of parks and open spaces where groups are working hard to encourage and develop their potential for ...
20 May 2019
...  We are supportive of the move towards densification in order to prevent the city expanding out into the Green Belt and to achieve a density which will support improved local facilities and public transport. ...
20 May 2019
... Manchester is going to invest in these two green modes of transport. Read the full story here - and hope that Bristol might be shamed into taking similar budgetary action, given its aim of becoming one ...
03 April 2019
42. BCR Street Scene March '19 Newsletter
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... greener city. It's that time again and BCC are gearing up for the annual Great Bristol Spring Clean event in support of the Mayor’s Clean Streets campaign. Reserve your litter picking kit and join in between ...
05 March 2019
... click ‘Upload’ icon near the right hand side. Click on ‘green ‘Browse’ box at bottom. This takes you to your computer files where you can locate your image. Click on the image you want to use, then on ...
26 February 2019
... Way – quiet roads and some traffic free sections up to Lockleaze and downhill through Stoke Park. Pick up the Frome Greenway to Oldbury Court and across to the Bristol to Bath cycle path back to Temple ...
26 February 2019
... but enjoys access to parks, allotments and green spaces. But as well as the built, economic and natural environments, we love Bishopston’s social environment too. So we think it’s time to celebrate Bishopston’s ...
06 February 2019
... and bakers, lounges and pubs, greengrocers and corner stores are all invited to do or offer something special to showcase their country’s culture – food, drink, flags, costumes, music or art. Food and ...
15 January 2019
... Meanwhile leader of the Green group Eleanor Combley supported the motion but said there needed to be “real solutions” to combat air pollution in the city. She added: “We need walking and cycling infrastructure ...
17 December 2018
48. The Cheese Project
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The CHEESE pilot project was setup in March 2015 with funding from Bristol Green Capital 2015. The CHEESE Project aims to reduce domestic energy losses, at low cost, by up to a third. This saves money, ...
02 May 2016
49. Bristol <span class="highlight">Green</span> Doors
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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
50. Bristol Parks Forum
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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 Bristol Green Capital Partnership is a free membership organisation whose aim is to make Bristol “a low carbon city with a high quality of life for all”.
23 April 2016
Narroways Hill is a little grassy & wooded ridge dissected by railway lines lying just North of inner-city Bristol, in the neighbourhood of St Werburghs. It has always been an open space and as the city ...
19 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
54. Sustainable Bishopston
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The local 'green' group, looking at ways to live our lives in a more environmentally friendly way. ...
19 April 2016