Walking is simple, free, and one of the easiest ways to become healthier and help improve air quality. In this section we aim to tempt you to leave the car at home and do more walking: you can discover ...
04 May 2018
Make a clean air pledge! We're encouraging local residents to pledge to make a small but significant contribution to cleaning up Bishopston's air, in conjunction with others.
This section presents the ...
04 May 2018
Welcome to our Planning section, revamped May 2018 to coincide with the launch of our new planning portal. A major part of the "core business" of The Bishopston Society concerns the built environment in ...
29 December 2012
One of The Bishopston Society's concerns for our area is pubs and other alcohol outlets. We are not opposed to alcohol sales, local entertainment venues or social activities - far from it, they are integral ...
29 November -0001
Cycling is cheap, enjoyable and an easy way to become healthier and improve air quality. In this section we aim to encourage you to leave your car at home and try cycling. Here you will find: how you can ...
26 February 2019
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
... represented by air pollution. At and around Boston Tea Party, Nevil Road, we are "leading the way local ly with a series of activities planned for all ages".
Those were the words of Bishopston Voice ...
07 June 2019
Dear Planning Department,
We have studied the Local Plan's Draft Policies in some detail and consider that the overall direction is positive for a more sustainable ever-expanding Bristol in the future. ...
20 May 2019
The evening, which was aimed at celebrating the wide range of local cultural amenities and activities, was already buzzing with conversations well before the meeting had officially begun, this while the ...
17 April 2019
... interventions that may not materialise, or fail to deliver the expected benefits.We think there needs to be a much greater emphasis on overcoming the challenges of too many local journeys made by car with ...
08 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
The complete Local Plan document is a somewhat daunting one which requires a lot of reading! However, see our article alerting you to some of the important issues raised by the document here. Focusing ...
19 March 2019
There are plenty of opportunities for cycling in and around the Bishopston area.
Maps and cycle routes are available from local bike organisations, but here are a few suggestions for starters.
Ideas ...
26 February 2019
These examples of primary schools acting to reduce the levels of car induced air pollution in the vicinity of their school should encourage others to deal with this UK wide problem.
Let's hope Bristol ...
14 February 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
Seth Piper, Local NGO environmental activist recently wrote a piece that was highly critical of BCC's policies on dealing with the city's huge traffic problem. In his article he says:
Stand on any junction ...
19 October 2018
... at both national and local level is lagging behind the public's demand for action to be taken on improving and developing alternatives to car transport. The full survey report and a useful summary of its ...
07 September 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
Sometimes it is good to extend our view beyond our immediate neighbourhood. Though it is not that far beyond. Just a few miles north of us is the River Severn and its associated Levels landscape.
'A ...
09 August 2018
The Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Community Partnership newsletter gives links to how you can go on line and give your views on the 'fine tuning' of local speed limits by responding to the BCC consultation. ...
09 July 2018
News from Kingsdown Conservation Group on the putting up ceremony on Monday June 18th of a new blue plaque for the poet Robert Southey can be found here. More about Southey's connection with Bristol can ...
15 June 2018
In response to concerns by residents of Bishopston and St Andrews about persistent parking problems, a hundred local residents attended a meeting on Saturday 12th May, supported by councillors from both ...
14 June 2018
... and 21st May, and Walk to School Week takes place between 21st and 25th May.
A related recent development is the extension of Bishopston's local walking maps.
Details of all three of the above have ...
05 May 2018
Walking enables you to explore your local area on foot and get to know your community.
Why not set yourself a challenge to walk in all your local parks and walking paths?
You don’t have to travel ...
04 May 2018
... Victorian and were simply not designed for cars. A lot of our traffic is ‘local ’ as opposed to passing through. A recent survey to understand traffic issues in the roads between the junctions of Ashley ...
04 May 2018
Organised walks in Bishopston will feature as part of Bristol Walkfest, which runs for the whole of May 2018.
Two local walks have been organised, and will be led by, Bishopston Society's very own Kevin ...
27 April 2018
The Let's Walk Bishopston group has now released an extension to its series of local walking maps, which is now available here on our web site alongside the originals.
The new extension emerges from ...
27 April 2018
The Gloucester Road and its independent traders and businesses appear to be on track towards a future healthy, sustainable local economy.
This was the general consensus that came out of the lively panel-based ...
20 April 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
Many people who care about air quality and congestion in Bristol are concerned that Bristol’s Mayor, Marvin Rees, is having second thoughts about building a Bristol arena at Temple Meads and is considering ...
04 March 2018
The Local Plan Review will look at BCC policies that determine the way that decisions are taken on planning applications in the city. It will include decisions on the areas which can and can't be developed ...
26 February 2018
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
A new smart venue in the Gloucestershire Cricket Club’s Pavilion building, a record attendance of 75 people, two interesting topics introduced by local speakers and a fascinating and amusing talk by ...
19 April 2016
While not part of our immediate ‘patch’, the Lower Severn Vale Levels landscape forms one of the largest areas of countryside close to North Bristol. Because its scenery is not spectacular and is in ...
03 October 2014
This information comes from Councillor Fi Hance's latest enewsletter:
A couple of new schemes are being consulted on – the first at the bottom of North and Cromwell Road and the second relating to ...
19 September 2014
... area, the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership have a total of £10,000 available for local groups with good ideas.
The key themes of the Bristol 2015 year are energy, resources, ...
16 September 2014
... but rather, had arisen from a local perception of what was needed. In order to succeed, these local origin suggestions for how our ‘liveability’ could be bettered, would essentially be dependent on their ...
09 April 2014
... walking routes across and through that area of our neighbourhood.
The project aims to develop a local action plan to implement, where possible, the recommendations in the 2011 BCC Walking Strategy; ...
15 February 2014
Welcoming the announcement from the Local Government Association that councils should be able to decide for themselves via the planning system whether betting ...
01 February 2014
In recent years local people, the media and the rest of the world it seems, have taken an interest in the Gloucester Road. It is increasingly regarded as an asset to be cherished and supported. This appreciation ...
16 February 2012
If car owners local ly reflect the national trend, then it isn't imagination that hunky SUV type cars are becoming more and more common in this affluent area of North Bristol . In 2018, nearly a quarter ...
10 December 2019
... of free parking in each visitor space. This can help local shops get more trade from the turnaround of visitors.
● What are the benefits of a Residential Parking Scheme?
○ Easier parking. Parking spaces ...
26 November 2019
If you are a parent that sees your child regularly run (and breathe) the gauntlet of those thoughtless engine idlers outside your local school, you might want to consider with other concerned parents, ...
26 November 2019
You can read the latest news from local Green Party Councillor Jude English here
26 November 2019
... diverse points that were made is as follows:-
Similar local civic societies such as the Henleaze Society and the Redland, Cotham Amenity Society (RCAS) are suffering from similar problems of difficulties ...
20 November 2019
... that it will have a positive impact on some of our most polluted local roads, including Gloucester Road, Ashley Down Road and Muller Road.
Some parts of Bishopston are within the charging clean air zone, ...
12 November 2019
... budget, local councils get funding for these developments. However, although WECA is nominally responsible for transport across the region, Martin sees a reluctance on its part to take on the complexities ...
24 October 2019
... population, little sense of community, and very few local activities. It was a poor area which meant we could afford to live here. Many houses were occupied by pensioners and were becoming poorly maintained. ...
04 October 2019
This thorough and detailed survey reports on the experience of the pedestrian on Gloucester Road, Bristol between its junctions with Zetland Road and Berkeley/Sommerville Roads, which forms a local high ...
02 October 2019
... in modern style apartment blocks. The design reflects Georgian precedent with the use of white render and ties into the local street pattern by the liberal use of rubble stone and traditional boundary ...
08 September 2019
Plans for local councils' CAZs would need to be Class D ones (which includes polluting private vehicles) if the best benefit to cost ratio is to be achieved. Bristol has so far refused this option because ...
03 September 2019
... pollution monitoring with the children. There are also plans afoot to bring together a group of parents called School Streets Bishopston, two from each local primary school to support each other and share ...
29 July 2019
... would like to show local people there is a vibrant voluntary sector in the neighbourhood and give an opportunity for local organisations to attract more supporters and volunteers.
Maybe you belong to ...
26 June 2019
... and inspiring mini talks from local organisations on how they are confronting and offering ways of mitigating the problems of Bristol’s polluted air.
Our local effort on Clean Air Day, organised ...
21 June 2019
... to tower.
Comments: Berkeley Road Methodist Chapel is a local landmark and a locally listed building within the Bishopston Conservation Area.
We are supportive of the principle of residential development ...
14 June 2019
Promoting Bristol's local shops, markets, cafes/restaurants, pubs, hairdressers etc. Run by Bristol City Council. ...
23 April 2016
Local ity 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
Friends of St Andrews Park are a key partner to Bishopston Society and we too love the park! Their web site is excellent - many discussions on local hot topics, lots of great photographs, particularly ...
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
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
Campaigning group aiming to keep local highstreets alive by encouraging the use of local independent retailers, cafes, restaurants.
23 April 2016
Mission statement: Bristol is one of the leading city’s in the UK for public art commissioning and for its programme of projects with artists of local , national and international significance. Our programme ...
23 April 2016
Sustainable Redland started in 2005. We are not an ‘institution’ – we have no staff and no committee. We are one of many local groups working on how Bristolians will thrive beyond oil, and on lightening ...
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
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
... of Stokes Croft and the surrounding area. It will be home to many activities, businesses and people and will be a buzzing vibrant place, busy with people not just from the local area but who have travelled ...
19 April 2016
Local allotment organisation
19 April 2016
HowZat? is a campaign group formed by local residents from Bishopston and Ashley Down. The objective of the group is to challenge and revise the stadium expansion plans put forward by Gloucestershire County ...
19 April 2016
This is one of Bristol's 14 partnerships representing devolution of decision-making to local communities, in this case across our ward and neighbouring Redland and Cotham. See the "Neighbourhood" for more ...
19 April 2016
Friends of St Andrews Park are a key partner to Bishopston Society and we too love the park! Their web site is excellent - many discussions on local hot topics, lots of great photographs of the wild life ...
19 April 2016
Formed in 1988 to encourage knowledge, appreciation and preservation of local history in the area.
19 April 2016
This is the 'Official Website' for Bristol’s Gloucester Road. It is a business orientated site that supports the local Independent traders. ...
19 April 2016
The local 'green' group, looking at ways to live our lives in a more environmentally friendly way. ...
19 April 2016
Free monthly 'Magazine' giving news of local events and advertisements for local businesses ...
19 April 2016
GRAB - The Gloucester Road Alternative Bag Campaign - is a group of local residents, shoppers and traders who are interested in helping the Gloucester Road become more sustainable - environmentally and ...
19 April 2016
