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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Bristol Parks Forum

Posted by Jo Corke on November 7, 2019 at 12:40 14 Comments

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.



You can find their website here  In the Meetings section you will find the…

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membership of the website

Posted by Fo SAP on October 31, 2019 at 8:30 0 Comments

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

BCR CP Next meeting Wednesday 20th November, 7pm - 9pm

at Redland Parish Halls, Redland Green Road



This Community Partnership is for the…

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Street Scene

Posted by Fo SAP on August 21, 2018 at 11:53 0 Comments

Street Scene

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…
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wildlife area

Posted by Alison Griffies on June 26, 2018 at 13:45 1 Comment

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

  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.

 

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Pesticides in Parks

Posted by Fo SAP on November 12, 2016 at 17:00 2 Comments

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  …

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FoSAP Constitution V7

Posted by Fo SAP on October 13, 2016 at 10:43 1 Comment

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.

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pond gate repairs

Posted by Jo Corke on September 15, 2016 at 15:47 2 Comments

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.

Bird walks in the park - see you in January!

Posted by Des Bowring on September 12, 2016 at 12:10 0 Comments

The popular Sunday morning bird walks will be starting again in January 2017. Watch this space for more details!

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Jo Corke commented on Jo Corke's blog post Bristol Parks Forum
"We are part of a large responsibility for BCC. This from the Job application for a new Head of Parks: 2,217 hectares Our park is about 5 hectares. 9 cemeteries and crematoria… 54,000 trees... We have a couple of hundred of them 432 parks…"
Nov 7
Jo Corke commented on Jo Corke's blog post Bristol Parks Forum
"Newsletter 262 In this update:  Parks Foundation Treasurer £1.35m Funding for Pocket Parks Volunteering in Parks Head of Parks"
Nov 7
Jo Corke commented on Jo Corke's blog post Bristol Parks Forum
"Newsletter 261 In this update:  BPF Meeting Sat 19th Oct BPF Meeting Dates for 2020 Vision Position Statements Bristol Tree Forum Meeting Mon 4th Nov Bristol Future Parks Council Tax for 2020 to 2021 Training for Park Groups Parks Conference…"
Nov 7
Fo SAP left a comment for Chris Wallace
"Hi Chris, If you want to get in touch about trees (or any other park matters) please use the contact email for this site, fosapark@gmail.com  and I will get back to you."
Nov 6
Fo SAP commented on Fo SAP's event 'NOTICE ABOUT THE PLAY AREA REDEVELOPMENT'
"I posted a couple of photos of the contractors hard at work."
Nov 5
admin commented on Fo SAP's event 'NOTICE ABOUT THE PLAY AREA REDEVELOPMENT'
"GOOD NEWS - WORK STARTED TODAY"
Nov 4
Fo SAP left a comment for Nate Stott
"Welcome to the website Nate. As you say, everything about the park is good. We hold regular committee meetings to which everyone is invited, so if you want to come along and meet other Friends who like the park, you would be most welcome. Next…"
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Nate Stott is now a member of Friends Of St Andrews Park
Nov 4
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Fo SAP left a comment for Chris Wallace
"Hi Chris, A survey of the trees in the park would be an excellent idea. I thnk that others would be interested in helping out, so it just remains to suggest a date. Do you have any date in mind?"
Nov 1
Chris Wallace left a comment for Fo SAP
"Hi Jo, Ive been meaning to get in touch about the trees.  You may be aware that as part of our city-wide mapping of trees in bristol, there is a map of the trees in St Andrews  https://bristoltrees.space/Tree/sitecode/STANPA - click…"
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Minutes 9.7.19

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AGM and OGM minutes 9.4.19

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Minutes of 27th Feb 2019

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Minutes of 5.12.18

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Mailchimp distribution system

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Minutes of Fosap meeting 9.10.18

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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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FoSAP would like to thank Bishopston Matters for their continued support.

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