Category: News & Events

The One Tree Per Child team are looking to recruit volunteers to help maintain and plant thousands of trees across the city. This winter the community events programme will be planting trees in parks and green space across the city including new woodlands, hedgerows and individual trees. There will also be[…]

Keep Looking for Winter Garden Birds Thanks for the comments and up-dates on interesting birds that you’ve spotted in your gardens.  My list, so far, is Blackbird, Blue tit, Collared dove, Goldfinch, Great tit, Magpie, Robin and Wood pigeon.  That’s eight species, so far.  Nothing very exciting, but good to[…]

Construction updates Work on the Temple Gate scheme started on 26 June 2017 and is due to finish by Autumn 2019. Temple Gate Victorian Ventilation Pipe   New and updated: ·        NEW: Temple Gate Victorian ventilation pipe (locally listed historic asset) has been installed (see above). ·        NEW: Temple Gate central reservation safety railings are complete. ·        NEW: Temple[…]

The Road Project will be based at 138 Wells Road (entrance at top of Firfield Street, opposite Zone A) during the Totterdown Front Room art trail this year. For those with an interest in the history of Totterdown, this is not to be missed.

Our City, our 90-second short film competition is now open for entries.  Budding filmmakers have until midnight on Friday 30th November to submit their entries in the hope of winning the £1000 prize fund kindly contributed by Aardman, Doghouse, Drummer TV, Films @ 59 and Icon Films. The project started last year with over 50 entries and this year we’re looking to make it bigger.  It’s part[…]

At the next TRESA public meeting on Wednesday 21st November, 7.30pm at Totterdown Canteen, our guest speaker will be talking about the problem of plastic pollution. All are welcome to join in the discussion. Please come along if you can. In the meantime, you may be interested to know that[…]

A petition has been launched urging Bristol council and WECA to break the monopoly of First Bus and implement a bus franchising scheme. “The Bus Services Act 2017 devolved powers to regional mayors to establish bus franchising schemes. Under such a scheme, the authority can decide the routes and timetables that[…]

Totterdown Bridge off the A4 Bath Road below Totterdown is closed in both directions for emergency gas main works. The works are going to be ongoing until November 21 and will have an impact on traffic flow. Road over Totterdown Bridge © Copyright Steve Daniels and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.  

Appeal for witnesses Avon and Somerset police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in the Totterdown area of Bristol on 12th November. The victim, a woman in her twenties,  was in Henry Street at about 9.45pm when she was grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted. Det Insp[…]

Boost your digital skills with free training and events taking place in Bristol as part of the Digital Cities 2018 initiative touring the UK. Workshops and events include smartphone filming skills, creating a podcast, social media campaigns, video games and artificial intelligence. To find out more, follow this link: Show more