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 299

Newsletter 298



Newsletter 297

Newsletter 296

Newsletter 295

Newsletter 294



Love Your Park

Social Distancing in the park

Parks & formal volunteering

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]

Nwsletter 299

In this update: 

• Reminders
• Future Parks Update
• Launch of Bristol City Council’s Ecological Emergency Action Plan
• Biodiversity Net Gain
• Disabled Climate Action
• Tree and Woodland Strategy for the West of England
• Green Space Diversity, Inclusion & Participation Consultant

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 298

In this update: 

• Love Your Park Small Grants
• Health & Safety Training
• NHS Green Social Prescribing Introduction
• Training about Crowdfunding
• Parks & Green Spaces All Party Parliamentary Group
• The Great Big Green Week
• Green Space Under Threat
• Start a nature club in your local area!
• Wildlife Groups Across Bristol

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 297

In this update: 

• Parks Forum Waste Survey Summer 2021
• Love Your Park Small Grants
• Free Training
• Work for Bristol Parks
• Seeking new Black & Green Ambassadors

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 296: In this update:

• Parks Forum Waste Survey Summer 2021
• Your Park Bristol & Bath
• Parks for People – A New Report
• Downs for People
• Bristol Future Parks
• South Bristol Cemetery Expansion

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 295: In this update: 

• Health & Safety Training
• Litter Picks with Bristol Avon Rivers Trust and Sustainable Hive
• Black & Green Ambassadors - Bristol's Voices
• GoodGym Bristol Tuesday night Groups Runs are coming back
• Tree Trunk Cookies
• Changes to Pinpoint Maps

[Jo Corke]

Newsletter 294
In this update:

Parks Forum Meeting Saturday 15th May
New Cabinet
Motorcycles in Parks
Free Wildlife Guides
Great Bristol Spring Clean
Equity in Access to Urban Nature

[Jo Corke]

Following direction at a previous Fosap committee meeting, FoSAP has supported the Bristol Parks Forum Vision Statement.

It may be of interest to read the Green Councillors support at:

https://www.bristolgreenparty.org.uk/news/green-councillors-support...

They made several suggestions, some of which would address issues in our park.

[Jo Corke]

Parks and Green Spaces Budget Consultation
Briefing for groups and Forum members

Th BPF committee has put together thier thoughts on the current Parks Consultation.

Rather than a draft of their response they have put together a briefing note settng out the main points that they  intend to make and giving some guidance.

There is also a separate paper with our thoughts on the possibility of a Trust or Foundation, there are links to both below:

www.bristolparksforum.org.uk/ConsultationBriefing.pdf

www.bristolparksforum.org.uk/BristolParksFoundation.pdf