Totterdown has events happening all year round such as the Art trail or the Garden festival. This section lists details of general events within the area. We also list interesting civic items such as national walking week, local politics
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The full outline planning application can be viewed on the Bristol City Council website. Please make your views known. An article about the development, written by the convener of Bristol Civic Society’s Major Sites Group, is reproduced in full below. Key issues have been highlighted in bold by TRESA. “The University has run[…]
Read moreA petition has been launched expressing concern that the current administration in Bristol may be considering high-rise tower blocks as a solution to the housing shortage. Tower blocks are currently proposed in nearby Windmill Hill [see http://www.whambristol.org.uk/] and Temple Quarter [Bristol Development and Investment Hotspots, 2017]. The aim of the petition[…]
Read moreMayor Marvin Rees recently travelled to China to promote opportunities for investment in Bristol, including the Temple Quarter area near Totterdown. The attached brochure describes Temple Quarter as Bristol’s principal growth area with plans for: Development of a new district in the heart of Bristol 11,000 new homes 22,000 new[…]
Read moreThe draft “Sport and Active Recreation Facility Strategy for Bristol 2017-2022” (see below) suggests Jubilee Pool in Knowle is under threat despite the recent campaign to save the pool. The document states: “It is proposed that: The City develops new/enhanced pool provision in East/Central Bristol either: • On the site of and as[…]
Read moreREFUSE & RECYCLING COLLECTIONS Bristol Waste will be taking some time off at their depots so there will be no collections on 25th and 26th December or the 1st January. But they will be working three extra Saturdays to catch up – the 30th December, 6th and 13th January. Normal collections will resume[…]
Read moreTake a stroll around Totterdown and enjoy the decorated windows. See the list of windows, with the dates when they are ready for your enjoyment, below: 1 126 Oxford St 2 30 Summer Hill 3 32 Stevens Crescent 4 The Oxford 5 60 Stanley Hill 6 Totterdown Canteen 7 76a[…]
Read more17/06459/P; Land of Former Post Office Depot, Cattle Market Road, Bristol BS1 6QW Outline application for a new mixed use University Campus (Use Classes A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,B1(a),D1,D2) to comprise of up to 82,395sq m (GIA) of floor space including up to 1,500 students beds with all matters reserved except access. Alterations to[…]
Read moreThe Healthy Streets Toolkit has been developed by Transport for London (TFL) to help put the Healthy Streets Approach into practice. Consisting of three resources, the toolkit covers the whole process from initial assessment, through implementation, to evaluation: 1) Guide to Healthy Streets Indicators is the first tool to use in any Healthy Streets assessment. It uses questions[…]
Read moreWith Christmas just a few weeks away, this is a reminder that the Victoria Park Action Group Calendar is now available to buy online at http://bit.ly/2dSmgrX. The calendar celebrates the landscape and events that help to shape our much-loved park. The calendar is only £5 (+ £1 post and packing if[…]
Read moreThis message is to bring you up to date with some wildlife developments in BS3. 1. The annual BS3 Winter Garden Bird Count is underway and I hope you are taking part. 2. Our first butterfly count took place in 2017. Early in the year, we asked ‘how many butterfly[…]
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