Author: Suzanne Audrey

Marius, the Big Issue seller who stands outside the co-op in Totterdown,  was robbed in the evening of Tuesday March 13th as he was preparing to leave for the night. A man walked off with his bag containing copies of the Big Issue and all the cash from his sales. The incident[…]

The council have indicated that there is still some space available for requesting personal memorial trees to fill gaps in local parks. This includes Victoria Park. If this is something that interests you, information and costs are available on the links below, including a map of potential locations (unfortunately, there is no[…]

Thank you for taking the time to read our tenth update on the Temple Gate roadworks. We send one of these updates every month, providing the latest information about changes to the road network and some general information about the scheme. Please feel free to pass this update on to all[…]

Restaurants and cafes in Totterdown are taking part in a special ‘Dal Trail’ as part of the British Dal Festival that comes to Bristol from 19th to 25th March. The aim is to promote “the cultural richness, flavour, and affordability of dal as well as its contribution to health, nutrition and environmental sustainability”. The[…]

The next public meeting of TRESA is at 19:30 on Wednesday 21st March, held at the Totterdown Canteen. We have a guest speaker from Action for Balanced Communities (ABC) to talk about “Studentification” and possible impacts on Totterdown following the University development.  Their paper on issues in Cotham and Redland can[…]

Hello people of Totterdown. Myself and some others are hoping to start a community composting site in South Bristol, and we’d love some input from you fine people. If you wouldn’t mind filling in our survey, we’d be most grateful. It only takes 5 minutes and is very easy on the[…]

More than 4,600 people have signed a petition that argues the original Temple Meads location is the best place for the 12,000-capacity arena, which means it will be debated at the full council meeting at City Hall, 6.00pm on 20th March. Full council meetings are open to the public, and can also be[…]

Cenex and the Energy Saving Trust (procured by Bristol City Council) want to gather views in a major regional study of electric vehicle charging. Whether you own an electric vehicle or whether you have never driven one before, your opinion is very valuable. Click here to go to the survey: http://bit.ly/2BVaCHv The survey is[…]

For many years the lodge in Victoria Park has been under-used. The roof is leaking and its condition is getting worse. Windmill Hill City Farm and Victoria Park Action Group are exploring opportunities to bring the Park Lodge back into more regular use. We want to find out what local[…]

Hello friends of Victoria Park   We have some good news on the wildlife front and some interesting things coming up that you may like to be involved with, both with us and Buglife whom we are teaming up with this year. Please get in touch if you’d like to[…]