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Category: KCG News

Well done, Derek

  • Post author By john
  • Post date May 11, 2009
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Kingsdown author Derek Robinson earned a stunning review from the Guardian for his new book, “Hello Russia, Goodbye England”. You can find it here Thanks to Mary Wright for passing this on. Anyone else got…

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20's Plenty e-petition

  • Post author By john
  • Post date May 11, 2009
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If you think that a 20mph limit in residential areas is a good idea, you might want to know about the e-petition that is now on the City Council’s website at  http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/view/20splenty. There’s a link…

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Kingsdown 'Clean-up' days this Sunday & Monday

  • Post author By john
  • Post date May 3, 2009
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Bristol City Council is arranging a ‘Clean-Up’ Day, to tidy up the Kingsdown area. This has been arranged because members of the local community highlighted this need as a priority at one of the previous…

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Heart Institute Open Day

  • Post author By john
  • Post date April 21, 2009
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Go along and see the end result of all the noise and disruption on Marlborough Hill – a spanking new world-class Heart Institute. This Saturday, 25th April, 11 am to 3pm. More details here.

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The 'temporary' hospital Pharmacy building

  • Post author By john
  • Post date April 15, 2009
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Thanks to Heather Frenkel for pointing out that the new Planning Application number is 09/00867/F, so you can enter this into the Bristol City Council Planning Applications search page to see full details and you…

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BRISTOL UNIVERSITY PLANS APPROVED

  • Post author By john
  • Post date April 14, 2009
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Kingsdown Conservation Group opposed the University’s proposal to build a £35 million Bio-Sciences building.  The Bio-Sciences building will be built on the site of the old children’s hospital at the top of St Michael’s Hill. …

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PACT meeting, St. Matthew's Church, Tuesday 14th April

  • Post author By john
  • Post date April 7, 2009
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I can’t recall what PACT means (Police And Community Together, perhaps?) but Mark Alderton from Cabot Neighbourhood Policing Team (Kingsdown and Cotham) has asked us to publicise the next meeting at St. Matthew’s Church, Clare…

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Got any old Kingsdown photos?

  • Post author By john
  • Post date April 6, 2009
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Montague Hill South – today and in the 60s Many thanks to local flickr user iyers who looked at our website and then sent in the modern version of one of our old pictures. It’d…

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Wills Tower tour

  • Post author By john
  • Post date April 1, 2009
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See the view from the top, the great bell, the Oatley library and other rooms. Lift up to the bell level, then stairs. Sat April 25th   11.30-1pm £2.50 maximum 20 people. Contact Andy King –…

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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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News

  • Minutes 27th March 2025
  • Minutes 11th December 2024
  • AGM and Talk ‘Kingsdown’s Wildlife Around the Year’
  • Western Harbour Proposals
  • Broadmead and our Tall Buildings Policy
  • Premier Inn’s Planning Alterations
  • Annual General Meeting 2024
  • KCG’s response to the City Centre’s Tall Buildings
  • KCG’s Objection to City Centre Planning Application
  • Debenham’s proposed 28 storey tower block
  • City Centre Proposals & KCG’s response
  • Dove Street Flats
  • Proposed new university library and associated road closures Planning application 20/00433/F
  • Proposed New University Library and Road Closures
  • Proposed Multi-Storey University Library and Closure of Roads to Motor Vehicles

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