Jos and Andrew report on: First Bus journey feedback Clean Air Zone start date finally announced: After years of delays, BCC have now agreed a start date for Bristol’s Clean Air Zone, which will see it operating from Monday, 28 November 2022. Along with the start date, BCC have agreed that an exemption will be available until July 2023 for those that are successful in applying for financial support and have yet to receive their new vehicle. More details here: www.bristol.gov.uk/newsroom/bristol-cleanair-zone-to-start-charging-older-and-morepolluting-vehicles-on-28-november First Bus journey feedback: As regular bus users, there are many occasions when we would like to give feedback to our principal bus service provider in our region, First Bus! If you would like to let them know how you found your recent bus journey, please click on the link below. Hopefully, your feedback will help the company make changes to improve their services. www.tellfirstbus.com/?sid=0030Y00000LM2JwQAL&src=MTicket 26
New Community Resilience Fund: Bristol City Council has announced a new fund that will invest in our city’s community organisations. The Community Resilience Fund is a one-off pot of £4 million available to organisations based in and working with the most deprived areas of the city, with support also available for city-wide equality groups. Parts of Brislington West will be covered by this scheme. The capital funding can be used to pay for something physical, not a service or activity. This could include improving access for Disabled people, adding an extension to a community building or upgrading a community centre’s heating system to make it more environmentally sustainable. To find out if your community organisation is eligible and how to submit a proposal, visit: www.bristol.gov.uk/crf Home to School transport consultation: What do you think about Home to School transport provision in Bristol? As a local authority Bristol City Council has a duty to provide travel support for eligible children. This provision must be safe, appropriate to need, reliable and sustainable.
