Volunteers with mobility restrictions are needed to take part in research activities looking at accessible walks from local railway stations. The activities start from Bristol Temple Meads, so may be of interest to people living in Totterdown. See the letter from Miriam Ricci below. Hello, My name is Miriam Ricci[…]
Read moreWe thought you may like to know a little more about Windmill Hill Community Centre, Vivian Street. It’s formed out of two old church halls that once belonged to St Michael and All Angels. When maintenance became an issue for the Church in 1972, the halls were leased for 25[…]
Read moreConstruction updates Work on the Temple Gate scheme started on 26 June 2017 and is due to finish in Autumn 2019. New bus stops on Redcliffe Way and Victoria Street are now open and operational. Work is progressing on the Brunel Mile. Anti-skid surfacing to be installed at Temple Gate The next stage[…]
Read moreBy Tristan Cork, Senior Reporter, BristolLive 24 SEP 2019 [https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/temple-meads-university-bristol-totterdown-3355044] Totterdown residents give verdict on University of Bristol’s campus plans near Temple Meads It will be on their doorstep, but will the people of Totterdown be able to get to it? The people of Totterdown came to see the University[…]
Read moreThis week’s Items of Interest: 1. The next in the series of free-to-attend Lloyds Digital Academy training courses for small businesses include: Thursday 26 September (9.30am-12.30pm)at Lloyds Harbourside BS1 5LL and Friday 27 September (9.30am-11am) at Engine Shed, Station Approach BS1 6QH (helping customers find you online; learning about online analytics; and reaching more people with digital marketing). 2. The 14th annual St. Werburghs Arts[…]
Read moreI am looking for participants for a study of people who regularly walk in and through Bristol City Centre (once a month for 3 minutes or more). The study is aiming to understand what pedestrians think about city spaces, what changes they would like to see made, and how they[…]
Read moreYou may be aware of a tetchy debate about a motion to full council on 10th September 2019 relating to the climate emergency or, more specifically, the Green New Deal. Labour proposed the motion, which was passed. However, the other parties were concerned about some of the content of the[…]
Read more1. Do you live, work or travel through the Broad Plain area? Bristol City Council would like to hear your views at a Public Realm Strategy initial consultation event tomorrow, Tuesday 10 September (11am – 3pm) at Exchange, 72-73 Old Market BS2 0EJ and, weather permitting, at a pop-up at the entrance to the underpass on Broad Plain between 4.30pm[…]
Read morePete Wharmby’s Autism and Teaching Blog Thoughts on autism, education and SEN. Saturday, 7 September 2019 Hello. Are you #autistic? No? Cool. Now then, here are a few guidelines for how to work, play and live with #autistic people. I hope they prove useful and believe me when I say[…]
Read moreRoad closures and restrictions are in place around Temple Gate from 8pm to 6am between Thursday 5 and Monday 9 September (no closures planned for Saturday 7 September). The closures are to decommission some of the temporary traffic lights that have been in use during the roadworks, repair faults to[…]
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