The BCR Street Scene Group is a group of local volunteers who work, together and separately, to
- spot and report problems, such as overflowing waste bins, ‘fly-tipping’, graffiti tagging, pot-holes, roads that need sweeping. dog fouling, hedges that…
For anyone that uses the beautiful park in St Andrews, Bristol. We want to keep it beautiful and an asset for the local people and those who travel from further away to enjoy activities including paddling, sliding, walking, scooting, running or just sitting!
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Please note that the views expressed on the Friends of St Andrews Park web site are not necessarily those of the Friends of St Andrews Park group. We would advise contributors that any statements considered to be personal, offensive, defamatory or false are not acceptable and will be removed where appropriate.
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Bristol Parks Forum
Posted by Jo Corke on September 6, 2020 at 14:34 20 Comments 0 Likes
Lichens in the Park
Posted by Jo Corke on November 18, 2019 at 17:02 8 Comments 1 Like
The lichens in the park are doing well on trees trunks, branches, fences and even on the concrete and some of the paths. Lichens often favour just one or two of these habitats.
The high winds (Nov 2010 and…
Continuemembership of the website
Posted by Fo SAP on October 31, 2019 at 8:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
For information: Anyone can apply to join the website; the applications are looked at to try to ascertain if they are real or spam, and mostly we spot spammers.
However Abiola made a reasonable application and was admitted; that proved to be a mistake.
Please ignore any messages from that person.
Thanks to those who have already contacted us.
We have deleted that person.
Jo Corke
BCR Community Partnership
Posted by Fo SAP on September 18, 2019 at 13:56 2 Comments 0 Likes
BCR CP Next meeting Wednesday 20th November, 7pm - 9pm
at Redland Parish Halls, Redland Green Road
This Community Partnership is for the…
ContinueStreet Scene
Posted by Fo SAP on August 21, 2018 at 11:53 0 Comments 0 Likes
Street Scene
wildlife area
Posted by Alison Griffies on June 26, 2018 at 13:45 1 Comment 0 Likes
This piece in the Guardian's Country Diary is very apt: all about Moon Daisies of which there are many in the wild area of the park https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/26/country-diary-delighted-by-daisies-allendale-northumberland
BCC freeze on non-essential spending.
Posted by Fo SAP on December 2, 2016 at 18:12 1 Comment 0 Likes
We have received the following message from Gemma Dando, BCC there is particularly disappointing news about the Head of Parks role. Three members of the BPF committee had taken part in the recent recruitment process.
I…
ContinuePesticides in Parks
Posted by Fo SAP on November 12, 2016 at 17:00 2 Comments 0 Likes
During 2016 BCC conducted some trials of glyphosate-free maintenance of parks and open spaces.
St Andrews Park volunteered to trial no glyphosate treatment of the Spiral florals near the Leopold Road side of the park.
An interim report on the trial has been produced by BCC.
This is also a …
ContinueFoSAP Constitution V7
Posted by Fo SAP on October 13, 2016 at 10:43 1 Comment 0 Likes
Attached is the current Version 7 agreed at the AGM 15.4.14
This version has 2 addenda:
1. (25.2.14) outlining the Role of the Secretary
2. (11.10.16) Protocol for contact with Bristol City Council (BCC) officers.
If you have any comments you can raise them by emailing fosapark@gmail.com or commenting on this Blog.
…
Continuepond gate repairs
Posted by Jo Corke on September 15, 2016 at 15:47 2 Comments 0 Likes
The park pond gate has been repaired.Thanks to Sarah Tyler, our efficient liaison link at BCC.
Have a look over the fence and you can see that some tadpoles are still with us; others have already left for pastures new.
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Events
May 18
Monday
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Tea Garden re-opens
May 18, 2020 at 6pm to November 1, 2020 at 7pm – Centre of the Park
Hooray, the Tea Garden is open again. Summer schedule.
Organized by Fo SAP | Type: tea, garden
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September 8
Tuesday
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Clifton Climate Action
September 8, 2020 at 6pm to October 22, 2020 at 10pm – on-line
At Clifton Climate Action, with all the problems of this difficult year, we thought it might be nice to virtually visit some Bristol gardens (and their gardeners) with a wildlife and environmentally…
Organized by Clifton Climate Action | Type: open, on-line, meetings
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Latest Activity
"The bowling club is having an informal get together and inter club game Saturday 19th and 26th September. If you would like to try bowls then please come along. You will be very welcome. "
St Andrew’s Park & Kildare Bowling Club
The club has matches in the summer, starting in mid April and finishing at the end of September. Friendly matches are played on Saturdays and Wednesday afternoons. League fixtures are usually on Thursday evenings.See More
Clifton Climate Action at on-line
September 8, 2020 at 6pm to October 22, 2020 at 10pm
At Clifton Climate Action, with all the problems of this difficult year, we thought it might be nice to virtually visit some Bristol gardens (and their gardeners) with a wildlife and environmentally friendly angle. We’d like to invite you to tell the members of your organisation about these short films, which can be seen here. The first is The Allotment…See More
"Newsletter 281 In this update:
October Parks Forum Meeting
Parks Foundation Fundraising Appeal
Ecological Emergency – Please Respond
Grass Cutting – Please Respond
WENP Conference 2020"
"Newsletter 280 : In this update:
Parks Forum Meetings
Volunteering in Parks
Parks Foundation
Your City Our Future citizen survey
South Glos - Volunteer Groups Support Officer
Downs Consultation"
"Hi Paul,
Glad to have you join our volunteers; we'll be doing some pond clearing next month, I hope.
If you email us at the website contact email, fosapark@gmail.com then I can add you to our volunteers list and keep you informed about…"
"Hi Jo,
Sorry for the delay in replying to your response to my email. I'd be happy to volunteer for whatever work in the park. I have a pair of waders and very used to being in water, so can help with reducing the vegetation in the pond.…"
"Newsletter 279:
In this update:
Parks Forum Ecological & Climate Emergency Meetings
Bristol Parks Survey Closing Friday 31st July
Improving Access to Green Space
Volunteering in Parks"
"Newsletter 278:
Survey of Park Group Members
Volunteering Update
Future Parks Community Events
Parks Forum Member Groups"
"Events in any Bristol park are in the gift of Bristol City Council.
If it’s a commercial event then a licence is required.
ad hoc events are treated on a more liberal basis, for example, there are Yoga classes, French Speakers groups…"
Forum
Music in the park?
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AGM and OGM minutes 9.4.19
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Minutes of 27th Feb 2019
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Wellington bomber memorial appeal - a fitting success
Many thanks to everyone who helped with the successful appeal.
The total income after we receive the final instalment from Bristol City Council will be £5,173.03. Of this we spent £3,982.87. The cost of the memorial itself, including installation, was £3,932.50.
This will leave us with the sum of £1,190.16 for maintenance and improvement to the memorial site area.
The £1,190.16 will be kept in with the FoSAP current account, but treated as ring-fenced funding.
Further information about the Wellington bomber that crashed into St. Andrews Park on 30th April 1941 can be found here
Video footage of the memorial service can be found here:
http://www.wellingtont2905.co.uk/memorials.html
Bristol Parks Forum
Bristol Parks Forum is the umbrella organisation for community park groups and organisations in the city with an interest in their local parks and green spaces.
http://friendsofstandrewspark.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bristol-parks-forum
Thanks to all those who signed the petition - Save Fay’s cafe
We were successful.
http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/epetition_core/community/petition/3984
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