Out and about with Jos and Andrew

It’s Full Council next week, which means councillors have the chance to ask the Mayor questions and submit statements and petitions. Following feedback from local residents, we will be asking the Mayor questions on the following issues:

• Low-mow zones

• Residents’ parking permits

• E-scooters

• Anti-idling zones

We will also be submitting statements on the A4 corridor/Callington Road Link project and the lack of toilet facilities at bus termini across the WECA region. If you have an issue you feel strongly about, please get in touch with us so that we can discuss a way forward. Members of the public can also ask questions and submit statements and petitions themselves at Full Council. Details here: https://www.bristol. gov.uk/council-meetings

Bollards!

The saga of the missing bollard continues. First reported in December, 2020, we still don’t have a date for its replacement even though drivers are regularly mounting the pavement and endangering pedestrians in order to take advantage of the short cut between Bloomfield and Whitby Roads. Apparently, the bollard had to be specially ordered and that’s the reason for the delay!

Guerrilla gardening:

Over the weekend, Jos did a bit of weeding around the base of some street trees near Lidl. Hopefully, you will agree they look a bit neater. Andrew also did a litter pick along Wick Road and filled a bag of rubbish in less than 30 minutes!

Damaged fencing:

We reported the damaged fencing alongside the Brislington Brook near Tesco several months ago. Unfortunately, the extent of the damage and the fact that further sections are likely to deteriorate in the near future means this is going to be a very expensive job. Council officers will be discussing the best way forward and we will report back as soon as we hear something. In the meantime, please take care and report to us if there is further damage which needs to be temporarily made safe.

Damaged bench:

Unfortunately, the bench which we managed to get in place on the corner of Talbot and Eagle Roads was fitted with incorrect screws, which quickly became loose causing the bench to wobble dangerously back and forth. Until recently it had been positioned on its back and taped off. Last week we noticed the tape had been removed and the bench returned to an upright position but it had not been screwed into place and so was still dangerous. We immediately contacted the council and their solution is to take the bench away and put it into storage before returning it at some point in the future with the correct screws. Surely this is not a very cost effective solution and it would be better to send someone out with the correct screws?

By Jos Clark, Liberal Democrat Councillor (Brislington West) Email: cllr.jos.clark@ bristol.gov.uk Mobile: 07584 370429

& Andrew Varney, Liberal Democrat Councillor (Brislington West) Email: cllr.andrew. varney@bristol.gov.uk Mobile: 07584 183381 15

Atlantic Charter Commemorations Postponed

Bristol’s commemoration plans for the signing of the Atlantic Charter in mid-July have been postponed, due to continued Covid restrictions.

The scale of the commemoration, planned for Saturday July 17 and Sunday July 18, has been deemed not viable on those dates.

The weekend was to mark the 80th anniversary of an event in 1941 when Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met aboard HMS PRINCE OF WALES off the coast of Newfoundland.

The Charter was the shared vision of the two world leaders for a post WWII world. It committed to a world “free of want and fear” where “global economic co-operation and advancement of social welfare” would build a foundation for peace and security. Bristol’s Lord Lieutenant Peaches Golding, said: “It is with great regret that we have had to postpone these celebrations, which continue to underline the significance of Bristol’s affiliation with the new aircraft carrier HMS PRINCE OF WALES.

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