... the benefits, find out about local events and activties, join a walking group or sample local walks, rise to a walking challenge or click onto the wider world of walking. ...
04 May 2018
Pledge your support for cleaner air in Bishopston! We're encouraging local residents to make a small but significant contribution to cleaning up our air, in conjunction with others.
This section present ...
04 May 2018
... our area, so this section includes material on our work monitoring local planning applications, wider developments, archiecture, licensing and related matters. ...
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 integra ...
30 November -0001
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
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 juncti ...
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 it ...
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 hav ...
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
... re 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 Ash ...
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 Kevi ...
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 fro ...
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 develope ...
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
... budget. GRE&T is providing the theme and the advertising, but relying on the enterprise and imagination of the individual businesses taking part to make it a special day for high street local s and visitors ...
15 January 2019
... and others including local councillors.
CAB’s work is primarily health-focused, and its vision is a Bishopston with clean air supporting the health and quality of life of future generations and, ...
15 January 2019
... collecting and disseminating information. We have also been busy listening to the many hundreds of local residents who share our concern about traffic levels, increasingly uncontrolled parking (often by ...
15 January 2019
... a joint campaign to urge the government to provide funding for the schemes currently being drawn up by local authorities in their Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. The campaign asks the question, ...
08 January 2019
... changes to public spaces in Bristol Campaigning for the walking environment Council and WECA organisation Mayor Transport schemes Local transport policy National transport policy Local planning polic ...
08 January 2019
... thanks to a large investment of work by local volunteers and a full assessment of its successes can be seen here ...
19 December 2018
... submitted by Lib Dem councillor Mark Wright received cross party support at a meeting on Tuesday (December 11). The zones, which have been adopted by other local authorities including Bury and Southampton, ...
17 December 2018
A world wide problem of course, not just a local issue. But readers of this website may not have seen this latest report by Greenpeace on what our supermarkets are doing, planning to do - or not doing ...
11 December 2018
Topics in this latest edition include, Bristol Rovers Events permission, First's reduced local bus services, local Network Rail upgrades and spending of developers' S106 money on community projects. Yo ...
11 December 2018
... and the economy remain uncertain. Local government planning departments are under growing pressure to perform, but many report that they do not have sufficient resources, skills and capacity. Evidenc ...
09 December 2018
... ; Tolley, 2011; Sustrans, 2006
Across Europe, a broadly positive relationship has been observed between the quality of public spaces and people’s perceptions of the attractiveness of the local area (Holcomb,199 ...
07 December 2018
... see how they can support local community groups such as ours and to put some more helpful advice on the webpage about how home/business owners can clean up graffiti themselves. The next meeting of the ...
04 December 2018
The government, not content with the disastrous legislation they have introduced to undermine local planning rules through their 'Permitted Develpopment Rights', are now going ahead with consultation o ...
03 December 2018
It seems unlikely that local residents will experience any benefits from a new parking app aimed at easing parking which is to be trialled in Bristol on the Gloucester Road and along North Road.
It ...
03 December 2018
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 ...
08 November 2018
... t for listed building consent.
Saga, what saga?!
Here's hoping that this move might herald the beginning of the end of the long-standing saga about this famous local landmark. As many readers will ...
08 November 2018
A 15 storey building being proposed for Totterdown has been met with many local objections. The Bishopston Society and Bristol Civic Society are both firmly against these high rise blocks, with which our ...
07 November 2018
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 ...
04 November 2018
... conditions on roads at rush hour, But in themselves, these measures can only have a limited effect. Seth Piper, local environmental consultant argues that it is big, and possibly unpopular political decisions, ...
04 November 2018
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If someone knows that people notice who is making an effort to reduce their contribution to air pollution are they more likely to do the same?
If somebody found out that ten local people have posted ...
10 October 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
... y to depend on the national and local political climate at the time.
The possible impact on Bishopston:
● If the plan works we should benefit from cleaner air. It's hard to know whether the "sm ...
10 September 2018
... L BUILDINGS The Mayor of Bristol has, without prior consultation, stipulated that the new Local Plan should positively encourage tall buildings (10 storeys and above) ‘in the right place and of the rig ...
07 September 2018
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
... and environmental issues in the public sector. Together with our delivery partnerswe work in local communities, towns and cities as well as at regional and national levels. ...
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
... local environment, thereby generating prosperity, both financial and spiritual. ...
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 mo ...
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
