Category: News & Events

Bristol City Council’s South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhoods team has released details of its revised proposals. Those specifically relating to Totterdown are reproduced below. A link to the Council’s website with the full information is here: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/ask/projects/south-bristol-liveable-neighbourhood/sbln-proposals-2026 Revised plans for Totterdown Larger version of map The 2025 consultation told us local[…]

The stabilisation works on York Road near the Banana Bridge (Langton Street Bridge) are due to come to an end at the beginning of September. York Road is due to reopen fully on Friday 4 September. Bristol City Council has provided an update on their website which is reproduced below.[…]

Enter your painting, printmaking, and drawing artworks of Bristol to be considered for the 2027 Calendar! All artworks must be original: No Digital Art, AI art or photographs. The overall winner’s artwork will feature on the cover of the calendar as well as inside. The competition will be judged by[…]

Despite the excessively hot and dry weather, many residents of Totterdown have been working hard to keep their gardens attractive and brighten up our streets. The judges have been out and about, giving out almost 400 awards this year for the four categories: Front Garden planting, Small Garden, Nature Friendly[…]

Residents in Totterdown are setting up a Friends of School Road Park group for people who care about the park. A short survey will be open until 30 Sept 2026. If you visit the park, please complete the survey and share it with other park users. The link is here:[…]

A quick reminder to get sprucing up your ‘kerbside appeal’ in preparation for the Totterdown Front Garden Awards!     Initial judging will take place in early July when volunteer judges will be looking out for: creative small gardens (pots, window boxes, hanging baskets etc); impressive front garden planting; contributions to[…]

Minutes of the TRESA directors’ meeting held Tuesday 16 June 2026, 7.30pm at Stevens Crescent Present: Suzanne Audrey (Chair), Anne Silber (Vice-Chair), Robin Millard (Company Secretary), Simon Hobeck (Treasurer), Carolyn Jones (Editor of the Talk of Totterdown), Miranda Walker Apologies: Penny Russell Company Secretary The government is proceeding with reforms[…]

Talk of Totterdown Summer 2026 issue is now out! In this latest edition: Things are certainly changing fast in our neighbourhood – the skyline still filled with cranes and works aplenty continuing further down the hill in St Philips and around Mead Street. With more proposals being brought forward for[…]

Planning decisions are fundamental to the fabric of our city, and the wellbeing of residents, and we need to show Bristol City Council that they can and should do better. Consequently, local people are taking a stand against the 23-storey towerblock development at Princess Street, near Victoria Park, and are[…]

THE BIG ANNIVERSARY 🎉 SHOW OF STRENGTH started in 1986 with DOUBLE VISION aboard MV Thekla on The Grove, recently arrived in Bristol and captained by Pamela Longfellow and Viv ‘Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’ Shanshall. Now celebrating 40 years (cue music, cue champagne!) Show of Strength have announced they are ‘Making[…]