Brislington potentially faces a huge amount of new development in the near future so access to green spaces is vital. In celebration of our green spaces and the work of the volunteers who have helped to protect and promote them, we have set up a new Facebook group, Brislington Green Trail: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/14930786808888 74/?ref=share Sparke Evans Footbridge: At Full Council recently, we asked the mayor the following question about the sorry state of Sparke Evans Footbridge:
Out and about in Brislington West with Jos and Andrew Get a Postal Vote: Time is fast running out to get a postal vote. It’s by far the easiest and safest way to vote in this May’s local elections. Use our handy link and get your postal vote set up today. If you don’t have a printer, get in touch and we’ll get an application form to you. https://www.libdems.org.uk/postal-vote?fbclid=IwAR3yyTTYE2OhLyyeTfE6iKODDQfpGAlw0vRI0ySZxXRUudLJABSDk-89GLc Brislington Green Trail: We were part of the Brislington Green Trail bid back in 2018, which saw an award of around £35,000 for several groups across Greater Brislington to undertake a variety of environmental initiatives. These included the wooden planters on Sandy Park Road, new signage and trails at Arnos Vale Cemetery and holy well restoration work in the Nightingale Valley. These projects have helped to enhance and improve our existing green spaces and urban areas but we would like to see more, such as the creation of pocket parks and of course, the Brislington Greenway. 26
‘The elegant Sparke Evans footbridge near the Paintworks development in Brislington West was recently added to the Bristol Local List as an important heritage asset. Unfortunately, the beautiful latticework railings have become badly corroded and are quite jagged and sharp in places and so are potentially dangerous and also at risk of falling into the river below. Repairs need to be carried out soon. However, it would be a travesty if the railings were replaced with unattractive sheet metal panels, which would also be an invitation to local graffiti artists to grab their spray cans! Therefore, I’d like to ask the Mayor if he can give local residents a date for when this repair work will be carried out and an assurance that the repairs will be done in a sympathetic manner in order to protect the beautiful character of the bridge?’ We’d like to thank the mayor for his comprehensive response. While he was unable to say when repairs would be carried out, he confirmed that any repairs would be in keeping with the architectural style of the bridge, which was a fear that some local residents had expressed to us. Here is the mayor’s response: ‘A detailed Principal Inspection was undertaken on this footbridge structure in July 2020, so we possess a full condition report as to the overall state of this footbridge and are aware of the issues you raise.
