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Author: john

Bio science building still wrong

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 28, 2009
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Despite a long public consultation, and seemingly endless debate, the University is again seeking planning permission for an oversized block that will shut out our view of the Royal Fort and degrade the environment of…

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Minutes of the 2008-9 AGM

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 23, 2009
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The meeting was held at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday the 5th March 2009 at the Ark, Cotham Road South, charied by Nigel Tasker and attended by 51 residents. Charles Grant sent his apologies for absence.…

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Marlborough Hill traffic works

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 21, 2009
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The City Council’s traffic engineers have sent us a summary of the points made in the consultation on their plans for Marlborough Hill, and have given a detailed response to each of the points. You…

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Kingsdown featured on new Google Street View!

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 21, 2009
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If you click on this link you’ll see a map of Kingsdown, and if you drag the little yellow figure over to the map and drop it on one of the streets that turn blue,…

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Montague Green Spring Clean – The Sita crew

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 9, 2009
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[Click for a larger version, or to see our other photos] Montague Green had its spring clean from the professionals today, nicely complementing the amateur hedge-planting work a forthnight ago.

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Planting the new Wildlife Hedge

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 9, 2009
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[Click for a larger version, or to see our other photos] The hedge is fine and is starting (gently) to burst out in leaf. Sorry to anyone who wanted to come and help but was…

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Annual Report 2008

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 4, 2009
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This is a short account of what the Committee and other members have been doing in the past year on behalf of the Group. If you would like a formatted version you can find one…

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KCG February Committee Meeting – notes

  • Post author By john
  • Post date March 4, 2009
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We met the new owners of the garden below 26 & 27 Somerset St., to hear about their proposal to build an underground house. We will discuss this at the March meeting, after careful study…

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The 'temporary' hospital building

  • Post author By john
  • Post date February 26, 2009
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Local resident Hugh Adams explains what he has been doing to ensure that the BRI sticks to the conditions of its planning permission: Many of you will remember the considerable furore caused locally by the…

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Planning Applications for Biological Sciences and Maths buildings

  • Post author By john
  • Post date February 12, 2009
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Kingsdown Conservation Group’s response to the proposed development of Phase 1 of Bristol University’s Masterplan – the Biological Sciences and Maths buildings – ref. 08/05160/F KCG supports the University’s ambition to build high quality buildings…

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