Out and about this week in Brislington with Jos and Andrew Trees and parks update We met BCC Tree officers this week for an update on tree planting in Brislington West. We are delighted to confirm that funding has been confirmed for the new Arnos Court Park Bath Road boundary hedge, which will be a double-row of 200 whips comprising a mix of native species. Hopefully, this will be planted this December with the help of local school children. The ward has also secured a further 6 standard sized trees through Section 106 funding (from developers), which will also be planted this winter. More trees will also be planted across the ward courtesy of the Environment Agency. These will be street trees with locations including Hamsptead Road, Hillsborough Road and West Town Lane. The EA has also given BCC an additional voluntary donation of £6,000 to be spent in Nightingale valley. The plan is to plant 6 standard trees and a small infill woodland of 102 whips adjacent to the EA stream trap at the St Anne’s end of Brislington Brook. Applications have also been made for more trees using a new fund, Trees for Climate, including 35 standard trees for Callington Road near the nature reserve and 24 standard trees in Arnos Court Park to create an avenue along the diagonal path. Fingers crossed all these schemes come to fruition. If you know any other locations in Brislington West which would be suitable for tree planting, please let us know. Community Street Audit As part of the A4 Corridor project, Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, has been commissioned by Bristol City Council to facilitate two Community Street Audits in Brislington. This is to find out what local residents think about travelling and walking around in the area, what works well, and what can be improved.
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They want to hear from people who live, work and visit Sandy Park Road and Brislington Hill. For more information and to register your interest and have your say, please visit the links below: Brislington Hill Tuesday, 17 August: 10 – 11.30am and 1 – 2.30pm https://www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/165900393543 Sandy Park Road Thursday, 19 August: 10 – 11.30am and 1 – 2.30pm https://www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/165884183057 You can find out more about community street audits here: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/products-and-services/projects/community-street-audits You can find out more about the charity, Living Streets, here: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk To encourage greater participation in the consultation, the project team will start door knocking this week on the streets most likely to be affected by the scheme. These include all the streets adjacent to the Callington Road Link along the route of the former Brislington Railway Line, namely Repton Road, Churchill Road, Thierry Road, Callington Road and Bath Road. You can participate in the public consultation on the A4 Corridor project here: https://travelwest.info/projects/improvementson-a4-bristol-to-bath
