Better Bristol magazine
Better Bristol is the Bristol Civic Society magazine, funded from members’ subscriptions. The Spring-Summer issue 2026 is the latest to be published.
Spring-Summer 2026 issue
From the Chair. Ambitious plans for the future.
Major developments in Bristol. Comments on a selection of important proposals.
How do the public get involved in planning decision making? Alison Bromilow explains.
Up the Rads. Rosie Wild explains how the Bristol Radical History Group is refocusing Bristol’s history.
Adapt, don’t demolish. Says Peter Weeks.
Take a walk. Mike Manson checks out some recent developments beyond the bridge.
The New Bristol Centre. Eugene Byrne, our man in A&E after a spin round the ice rink, reports.
Shaping fairer futures together with arts, tech and care. Martha King writes about the award-winning Knowle West Media Centre.
Berni Inns. Eugene Byrne has a sudden craving for prawn cocktail and Black Forest gateau.
Herbalists Without Borders Bristol. An innovative project to support migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Who ordered the unicorns? Mike Manson celebrates the 70th anniversary of City Hall.
Norman Routledge (1957-2025). Simon Birch remembers.
Bristol’s Cinderella Plaques. Malcolm Ravenscroft seeks out some forgotten plaques.
Mike Manson reads some Bristol Books.
Previous issues
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