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Bristol Civic Society
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Welcome
Welcome to the Bristol Civic Society: an independent force for a better Bristol.
Our vision is for a city full of activity, diversity and beauty, attractive for living in, work and leisure. A place its citizens are proud of, and a place that people want to visit, especially through its buildings, facilities and public spaces.
We both take pride in our 100+ years’ history, and engage with the here and now. We both promote what is good, for example through our annual Environmental Awards, and through our Working Groups we work for what could be better.
We run a lively programme of events, open to our 500+ members. We communicate through a quarterly newsletter, a topical e-bulletin, and through this website.
We work with others. We are a member of the Bristol Neighbourhood Planning Network – a network of planning and amenity groups across Bristol. And we are one of the organisations in the Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 17:33 |
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City-wide Planning Policy
The government is forcing unrealistic housing targets on the Regional Spatial Strategy. We campaign for in-city development before urban extensions. The city council is drawing up its city-wide plan – the Core Strategy. It has issued a Call for Sites to help evaluate the scope for in-city development.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 January 2010 16:19 |
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Major Sites
We are monitoring closely major developments in the city. These include the St Mary le Port site at the heart of the old city centre; the One Dove Lane development in St Paul’s, where a landmark tower has been proposed; Ashton Court, where we have stimulated work on long-term development to realise the potential of the building at the centre of this great city park.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 July 2009 17:08 |
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Public Transport
Along with the Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance, we campaign for an Integrated Transport Authority. The city council is developing proposals for a rapid transit route from the Long Ashton park-and-ride site to the city centre. We are currently campaigning for quality light rail services along this route.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 July 2009 12:58 |
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Photo Gallery: Modern Bristol |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 29 November 2009 11:15 |
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Future events
Curiosities
03 March, 2010 (19:30 - 20:30)
Glyn Duggan will give a talk (with slides) about Bristol Curiosities at the Bristol Broadmead Baptist Church, BS1 3HY.
This is a charity event for which there is a charge of £3.50 (includes light refreshments). For advance takes or further details...
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