Category: KCG News

Chooseday

Josh Hart from www.chooseday.org wrote to explain this “new grassroots movement in response to climate change” that is being launched on Tuesday Oct 4th at 645 (food) for 730 at the Southville Centre. It is…

Post author By john
Post date September 7, 2007
No Comments on Kingsdown Homegrown Festival – Saturday September 22nd – Programme

Here it is – the full programme. 9.30 am Doors of St Matthews’ Church open to receive entries for the competitions. Get your minature gardens and your Victoria sponges ready. 12 am Judging begins. No…

Post author By john
Post date September 7, 2007
No Comments on BRI hoardings on Horfield Rd

These ugly hoardings have been placed round the UBHT property on Horfield Rd. We wrote to the Trust to ask: * why is it necessary to erect these hoardings? * when can we expect them…

Post author By john
Post date September 6, 2007
No Comments on BRI site visit – Monday Sept 10th at 2pm

Anyone who wants to come along to see the progress on the new Cardiothoracic Unit (halfway down Marlborough Hill) is very welcome. Meet at the site office this coming Monday, Sept 10th at 2pm. It’s…

Post author By john
Post date September 6, 2007
No Comments on Hillgrove awarded 'Pub of the Year'

Congratulations to the Hillgrove Tavern, whose sprucing-up and better range of beers have paid off with the award of Bristol CAMRA’s ‘Pub of the Year 2007’. See http://www.camrabristol.org.uk/poty.html for details.

Post author By john
Post date September 1, 2007
No Comments on Kingsdown Homegrown Festival – Saturday September 22nd

Note: You can download a prettier version of this at KingsdownHomegrownDiaryDate Kingsdown Homegrown – “a festival to celebrate our community” is on Saturday 22ndSeptembeCentred around St Matthews’ Church and it’s grounds, this is an event…

Post author By john
Post date August 21, 2007
No Comments on Public Meeting Tues 25th Sept – Conservation Area Character Appraisal

Hannah Smith, a Bristol City Council Planning Officer, has contacted us to say that there will be a public meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday 25th September, at The Ark (upstairs), Cotham Road South There will…

Post author By john
Post date August 14, 2007
No Comments on Party On The Hill 2007 – Sunday, August 26th

This annual street party takes place on St. Michael’s Hill, Bristol, UK. Proceeds from the event go to the Bristol Children’s Hospital This Year’s Bands Madame Arthur Steve Payne & Maggie Thomas Torn Blues Before…

Post author By john
Post date August 10, 2007
No Comments on Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Review

This is important because it becomes part of local planning policy, so could affect all sorts of development proposals that might come along in the future. Hannah Smith, a new City Council Conservation Officer, has…

Post author By john
Post date June 16, 2007
No Comments on FixMyStreet website reports problems to the Council

FixMyStreet is a new national website that helps people report common street problems – graffiti, dog mess, missing paving stones, etc. – to the right person in the local Council. If the current figures are…