Bristol Old Vic, Tues 13 Dec 2016
Bristol Old Vic – past and future. Talk by Emma Stenning, Chief Executive of Bristol Old Vic.
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St George’s, Thurs 10 Nov 2016
Building a Sound Future for St George’s Bristol – a talk by Suzanne Rolt, Chief Executive, St George’s Bristol.
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Heritage Conference, Thurs 27 Oct 2016
Conference Theme: The Future and Health of Bristol’s Historic Places. Examining the future resilience of Bristol’s historic estates.
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Troubadour folk club
A beauty clinic at 5 Waterloo Street, Clifton now has a blue plaque to commemorate the Troubadour folk club which was based there from 1966 to 1971.
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Bristol’s skyline
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees said: “I want Bristol’s skyline to grow. Years of low level buildings and a reluctance to build up in an already congested city is a policy I am keen to change”. In Bristol 24/7 Bristol Civic Society’s John Frenkel responded.
Bristol Record Office, Thur 29 Sept 2016
A talk on the Bristol Record Office by Senior Archivist Allie Dillon.
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Ashton Court visit, Wed 28 September 2016
A chance to view the Lower Lodge, Ashton Court, which is currently being refurbished.
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Gordon Welchman
On 26th September 2016, a Bristol Civic Society Blue Plaque to honour a World War II codebreaker was placed on St Mary’s Church, Fishponds.
Ffestiniog Railway
A blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate a meeting held in Clifton which resulted in the revival of the Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales. It also led ultimately to the formation of the Ffestiniog Railway Society. On 8th September 2016 around 30 supporters of the railway and others gathered at St Mary’s House, Tyndalls
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Terry Waters
A blue plaque honouring a Korean war hero was unveiled on 28th June 2016 at 29 Stoke Grove, Westbury-on-Trym, the childhood home of Terry Waters. A young lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment, attached to the Gloucestershire regiment, Terry Waters was captured after the Battle of the Imjin River in April 1951. He was seriously
Clifton and Durdham Downs, Thurs 7 July 2016
Richard Bland leads a summer evening walk and talk covering interesting aspects of the history of the Downs and its role today.
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Bristol Schemes of Sylvia Crowe, Tues 21 June 2016
Led by Wendy Tippett, this walk covers landscape associated with the Cumberland Basin Bridges and Ashton Gate Junction road scheme.
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