Zoom event ‘Our World Bristol’: 25th October 2021
Zoom presentation by George Ferguson and Clare Wilks on the ‘Our World Bristol’ vision for the future of Bristol Zoo Gardens.
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Annual Design Awards: 19th October 2021
The Bristol Civic Society 2021 Annual Design Awards will be held on 19th October 2021 in St Georges, Bristol, itself a former winner of a Bristol Civic Society Design Award.
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Design Awards winners 2021
The winners of the Bristol Civic Society 2021 Design Awards were Brandon Yard, the Observatory and The Vincent. Sponsored by Savills, the awards were presented to the winners at an event held in St George’s.
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Theresa Garnett – suffragette imprisoned in Horfield
Our 31st blue plaque is the first blue plaque to be installed on a working prison in the UK. Placed on the Old Main Gate to Horfield Prison, it recognises Theresa Garnett, a suffragette who was imprisoned there in 1909.
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Winter Social: 25th January 2022 Cancelled
We have decided to cancel, or at least postpone, the forthcoming Winter Social event. We’ll consider whether to hold it a little later in the year, and let you know; and of course we do hope to re-stage the Summer Social which was such a success last year.
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Video of Zoom talk, The 20 Minute Neighbourhood: 29th Sept 2021
A Zoom talk on The 20 Minute Neighbourhood, by Julia Thrift of the Town & Country Planning Association, will be take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 29 September 2021.
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Zoom talk, The 20 Minute Neighbourhood: 29th Sept 2021
A Zoom talk on The 20 Minute Neighbourhood, by Julia Thrift of the Town & Country Planning Association, will be take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 29 September 2021.
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Mary Fedden, OBE
On Wednesday, 22 September a blue plaque was unveiled at 52 Downs Park East, Westbury Park, the childhood home of the artist, Mary Fedden, OBE. She lived there from her birth year, 1915 until 1920.
Autumn Clifton walks: 25th Sept to 23rd Oct 2021
Gordon Young’s Clifton walks have proved very popular and he is continuing them into the autumn. Each walk is focused on commemorative plaques, with Walks I and III in Clifton, and Walk II descending to Hotwells.
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Professor Andrew Keller FRS
On 23rd August, a blue plaque was unveiled at 41 Westbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym celebrating Hungarian-born polymer scientist Professor Andrew Keller FRS, who lived there for more than 30 years.
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Visit to Ashton Court Deer Park: 22nd Sept 2021
At this visit to Ashton Court Deer Park, Head Ranger Mark Cox will talk about the Park.
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Visit to Ashton Court Mansion: 14th Sept 2021
Artspace Lifespace and The Friends of Ashton Court Mansion will host a visit to the Mansion by members of the Civic Society. Society members will visit the normally out of bounds first floor.
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