Scrap the mayor

Scrap the mayor!

One of our key election promises was to campaign to scrap the role of Bristol Mayor and so we are delighted to announce that we have tabled a motion to Full Council on 7 Dec calling for a binding referendum on the Mayoral system in Bristol. This system puts too much power into the hands of one person, who can ignore votes in council and routinely dodges scrutiny and accountability. Under the current occupant, the budget for the Mayor’s office has become increasingly bloated and poor decision-making (Bristol Arena, Bristol Energy, Brislington Meadows…) has cost us all dearly. It’s a system we can no longer afford. Let’s scrap the mayor, restore local democracy and end the waste. More details here: https://www.bristollibdems.org/motion-mayoral-referendum

Focus on Brislington West:

We are currently delivering our latest newsletter to every household in Brislington West. We believe it is important to keep in touch with local residents on a regular basis. Thank you so much to all our volunteers who help us with this task. If anyone would like to deliver some leaflets in their area every few months, please get in touch. 24

Love Your Park Volunteer Awards:

We are blessed in Brislington to have so many wonderful volunteer park groups and individuals looking after our beautiful green spaces. Why not show your appreciation by nominating them for a Volunteer Award? Nominations are now open. You can nominate the volunteers and projects that help make your park or green space so special. More details here: https://yourpark.org.uk/volunteerawards/

Intergenerational woodland walks:

Older Brislington residents are invited to join the Forest School and Kindergarten for an intergenerational walk every Tuesday morning from 10:30 to 11:30, meeting at the St. Anne’s Terrace entrance to Nightingale Valley. For more details please contact Ella at:

ella@outtherekindergartens.co.uk

A37 consultation:

Members of the public are being invited to participate in the latest transport consultation, this time on the A37 and A4018, which largely aligns with the No. 2 bus route.

We attended a councillor briefing last Wednesday and some of the proposals look quite exciting. Locally, the junctions of West Town Lane, Airport Road and Wells Road will see major changes. The consultation started this week and ends on 28 January and can be found on the Travelwest website: https://travelwest.info/projects/bristol-streets-transport-corridorimprovements 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