Whats going on in Brislington

Brislington War Memorial clean-up:

Once again we want to tidy up our War Memorial prior to Remembrance Sunday next month. We plan to meet at 10am on Saturday, 23 October to cut back some of the undergrowth, sweep the site and do a litter pick. We’ll also be decorating the memorial with hundreds of knitted poppies and we would also like to encourage as many of you as possible to buy a poppy to support the important work of the British Legion. If you would like to help us with the tidy up, do feel free to join us. Unfortunately, there will be no official Remembrance Service at the Memorial this year as all our local churches are open and will be holding their own services. However, let’s make sure the Brislington War Memorial looks its best to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Jubilee Pool update:

Jos was able to attend last week’s Friends of Jubilee Pool meeting at Redcatch Road Community Centre. The Friends have now submitted an expression of interest for a Community Asset Transfer but this is likely to take some time. Bristol City Council will not subsidise the pool after March, 2022. However, the operators, Parkwood, will continue to keep the pool open without the subsidy as long as it is profitable, which it currently is. Unfortunately, if it starts to run at a loss, they will have no option but to close the pool. A big pressure is going to be the rise in gas prices!

Litter-pick success:

Thank you to everyone who attended our community litter pick on Saturday. We managed to amass quite a haul down by Bloomfield and Whitby Road near Sainsbury’s. We also did the little lane that runs up to Sandhill. During the litter pick, we noticed dozens and dozens of blue plastic gloves stuck in the bushes that had blown over from Sainsbury’s petrol station so we popped in and spoke to the duty manager about the issue. He promised to look into the dispensing mechanism to ensure all this plastic doesn’t end up trapped in neighbouring bushes.

City centre and high streets recovery consultation:

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our high street businesses. To help the Council develop action plans and better understand where funding will be put to best use to aid their recovery, they are looking for information and ideas from businesses, residents and visitors on improvements to be made. The areas of focus include:

• City centre • Brislington (Brislington Hill / Bristol Hill) • Church Road, St George • East Street, Bedminster

• Filton Avenue

• Filwood Broadway • Shirehampton High Street • Stapleton Road

• Stockwood (Hollway Road / Stockwood Road)

• Two Mile Hill

You can complete the survey here by 31 October: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ BristolHighStreetRecovery

Parking on yellow zig-zags outside school:

It has come to our attention that a number of parents are parking on the yellow zig-zag lines outside school entrances in order to drop off and pick up their children. Please avoid doing this as the lines are in place for the safety of everyone’s children. Please consider parking a little further away and walking to the school, or preferably don’t drive at all if you can possibly avoid it. Can we also request that idling engines should be avoided in the vicinity of school buildings. Turn it off, save fuel and clean up the air.

Overgrowing undergrowth:

In a number of locations around the ward, overgrowing vegetation makes walking on our pavements quite tricky. Now is a great time of year to tidy up your gardens and make sure overhanging vegetation is cut back. Hundreds of Brislington West residents have signed up to receive our monthly newsletter via email. You can register using this link: http:// www.bristollibdems.org/efocus. 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