Author: Suzanne Audrey

This week’s Items of Interest: 1.       The Bright Ideas Fund supports new community business ideas through the start-up and planning stages with tailored business support, to the implementation stage with grants of up to £15,000. The fund reopens on Wednesday 26 February until Tuesday 7 April. Find out more, including how to register for an application guidance webinar, here. 2.       The Future of[…]

Numerous residents of Totterdown and other areas to the south of Bristol have raised concerns about driver access to Temple Meads station. The new road layout commits those who have to drive (maybe perhaps picking up or dropping off friends and relatives with mobility problems or heavy luggage) to a[…]

The month-long Bristol Walk Fest , taking place from May 1 to 31, encourages people of all ages, interests and fitness levels to explore the city and its surrounds on foot See www.bristolwalkfest.com for details. Bristol Walk Fest is inviting organisations with ideas for walking events to get in touch[…]

1.       The free-to-attend quarterly Bristol Workplace Transport Forum returns to the Arnolfini, Narrow Quay BS1 4QA on Thursday 13 February (10am-12pm). As well as a chance to network, attendees will hear presentations from Bristol Green Capital, Energy Saving Trust and Bristol City Council. Click here for more information. 2.       View a list of family-friendly half term activities, courtesy of Visit Bristol, here.[…]

Evening Post senior reporter Tristan Cork recently reminded us that Totterdown is mentioned in the following classic song. Thee’s Gott’n where thee cassnt back’n hassnt Adge cutler and the wurzels Flo and Joe they liked to go Every Sunday afternoon On a bike made for two they travelled far. But[…]

Bristol City Council Development Control Committee B – 12 February 2020 – look set to approve one large illuminated digital advertising sign on Bath Road below Totterdown. Some details of the report are below and a link to the full report is here: 1904821A – Plot Of Land Fronting Former[…]

Many people from Totterdown will have attended the drop in sessions where plans for developing part of the St Philips area (the land and buildings on the south side of Silverthorne Lane, Bristol BS2 0QD) were showcased. The application to Bristol City  Council (Ref: 19/03867/P) includes:  site wide remediation, including[…]

This week’s Items of Interest: 1.       Bristol@Night is an independent advisory panel that makes recommendations on how the city can collaboratively protect and enhance its unique and inclusive night life. An event takes place on Monday 10 February (6pm-9pm) at City Hall, College Green BS1 5TR at which the work carried out by Bristol@Night since its launch[…]

For those interested, the YTL arena planning application, Bristol’s city design team have expressed concerns that the proposals do not respect the heritage of the Brabazon hangars. Their comments are in document here – scroll down several pages to the Conservation Advice Note: 19_05500_P-CITY_DESIGN_GROUP-2450643 The full planning application can be[…]