Jo Corke's Blog (9)

........... 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 listed under 'other' in our Useful Links section. Strictly speaking it is the group that is a member of the BPF, though they are happy to add several people from each group to the mailing list. Also anyone from the group is welcome to attend BPF meetings, though strictly speaking the… Continue

Play Area Update Nov 2009

Anna King is our Play Area convenor. Anna met with Vicki Abel of Bristol Parks to talk about further funding for the play area, and the time scale for the play area development. The aim of the Bristol City Council is to improve the existing play area, and increase play equipment for 8-13 year olds. At th… Continue

St Andrews Park is in the Redland ward, so we are in the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland (BCR) NP. This is the appropriate map. http://www.voscur.org/system/files/redland_0.pdf It seems likely that some of you reading this website have already been involved in the BCR launch. We are looking for someone to represent the Park’s interests, so if you are interested, please let me know! In the meantime, as I appear to be a liaison… Continue

The aim is to oppose the removal of the Green Belt status from hundreds of acres of land around Bristol for the development of urban extensions. Check out their website which was sent to us by Bristol Parks Forum for considera… Continue

Million Ponds Project Pond Conservation helped us with our plans for the pond, so I pass this on. From all the Million Ponds Project Team Dear friends, Please support our first ever, national appeal to raise money for the Million Ponds Project pond digging fund (to read more about the project see www.pondconservation.org.uk/millionponds). We need to raise £50,000 to unlock £500,000 of Landfill Community Funds to dig thousands of wildlife rich ponds across England and Wales. Ev… Continue

Hedge Watch I have been reading (and quoting from)…. Hedgerows by Anne Angus (1987) This is a year diary (like a Blog, but printed in a book) of her local hedgerow in Wales. It inspired me to start this discussion. Hedgerows in the countryside are, in effect, long woodlan… Continue

Traffic noise pollution Bristol City Council have just launched a new consultation on traffic noise and an interactive map where people can add their favourite quiet place. This could be a park, woodland, cemetery or other open space. The noise consultation will feed into the noise action plan for the city and help us in developing a noise strategy for Bristol. http://www.askbristol.com/theme.php?id=20 "Environmental" or "ambient… Continue

The Search for 'The Peoples Gardener' Received for FoSAP, 2.2.09, from Catherine Newman, Admin Officer, Bristol Parks Calling all community gardeners! ITV1’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show has teamed up with RHS Britain in Bloom to search for ‘The People’s Gardener’ - someone who best uses their passion for gardening to make their local area a better place to live. The competition to find the country’s most passionate community gardeners began on Monday 19 January. Anyone who devotes themself to ga… Continue

Wildflower Meadow, Several members of FoStAP have been investigating the possibility of a wildflower meadow in the park. Discussions with the Chris Hammond, Senior Community Park Manager of Bristol Parks, have gone well, and a proposal has been received, which was discussed at the recent (24.11.08) wildlife group meeting. Relevant issues were raised and recorded in the group’s minutes (see forum). This blog outlines the work which would be done if the project is acceptable to other park users.… Continue