Bristol Parks Forum

[Jo Corke]

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 Minutes of previous meetings and the Agenda for the coming meeting.

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 there should only be two representatives from each group. We would only need to restrict our numbers if the meetings became too popular!

Currently we have three Friends of St Andrews Park (FOSAP) interested in BPF, but it is an open group and you would be welcome too.

John Mayne, Jo Corke, Steve Perry.
Minutes of the previous BPF Meeting,  at: www.bristolparksforum.org.uk/#meetings 
As well as official minutes we get informal newsletters and we publish them  below.

From October 2017 follow  the MailChimp  links for the  newsletters. 

Newsletter 263

Newsletter 262

Newslatter 261

Newsletter 260

Newsletter 259

Newsletter 258

Newsletter 257

Newsletter 256



Bristol Wins

Good news from Nesta

Parks future funding   Statement to Cabinet April 2018



BPF Consultation



Previous newsletters can be read at www.bristolparksforum.org.uk/contacts/previous-updates/ 

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 253 In this update: 

• Please Check Your Group's Details
• Car Parking – Blaise, Stuff Mills & Oldbury Court
• Park Groups Survey
• Year of Can Do 2020
• Replant Bristol
• Castle Park Fish Sculpture
• BPF Meetings
• Forwarding these emails

[Jo Corke]

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 and green spaces...

137 buildings…and much more!

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 262 In this update: 

• Parks Foundation Treasurer
• £1.35m Funding for Pocket Parks
• Volunteering in Parks
• Head of Parks

[Jo Corke]

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 Saturday 2nd November, Plymouth
• University of Bristol led Opportunities

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 260  In this update: 

• Denise James
• BPF Meeting Sat 19th Oct
• Parks Foundation Update
• Parks #????
• Wildlife Groups
• Environmental Conditions in Soil or Water
• Funding Opportunity
• Blaise Nursery Plant Shop

[Jo Corke]

Nerwsletter 259  In this update: 

• Parks Funding & Castle Park
• Scything Training
•  BPF AGM, let us have your views

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 258 In this update: 

• Parks Funding
• Castle Park Depot
• Parks Foundation Update
• Another H&S Training Opportunity
• Research into Community Groups
• Page Park awarded best in SW

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 257 In this update: 

• BPF October Meeting
• Vision, possible Forum position statements
• Vision, Statutory Duty for Parks
• Opportunity for Park Groups: Gardening course
• More H&S training dates
• Parks Groups across the UK
• Bristol City Council Pinpoint
• National Lottery Heritage Fund
• Can Do Bristol, Revamped & Live!

[Fo SAP]

BRISTOL WINS SHARE OF MULTI-MILLION POUND PARKS FUND

We are really pleased to be able to bring you news of another successful bid for funding that will benefit Bristol's Parks.

Bristol has secured almost £1 million to help secure the future of the city’s parks and green spaces.

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 250 In this update: 

• Local Plan, Green Space Protection
• Importance of Greenspace for Children
• Toni Brown