2021-22
2020-21
Autumn 2021 saw the return of face to face meetings,
In October we hosted in St Annes House “red room” for the first time since Bricks took over.
Conham bathing came and presented the results of the survey and water quality testing and
to explain about the hope to apply for designated water bathing status.
A break out session on supporting high streets post covid and ideas for applications for the
Welcome back funding.
As a result of the meeting 4 applications were submitted, 3 successful, and Greater
Brislington Together ran a mouse trail in Dec 2021 and community market in March 2022.
Spring saw 3 events supporting local groups applying for Community Infrastructure Levy of
which community led priority indicated how 15% of such funding is spent.
Andy Coogan from FOBB presented at the first meeting on their experiences and successes
for local projects.
We attended the March Brislington and St Anne’s Repair Café as an informal drop in and
advice point,
And in June held a 36 hour consultation window with online Zoom, face to face and sharable
public survey. With 12 projects put forward. This resulted in apparently record amounts of
engagement with over 270 participants.
Due to the level of support shown Newbridge road traffic calming was taken forward as the
community priority but 3 other projects (with lower costs) were also taken forward, – wick
road, safer school was combined with the Newbridge rod bid. Brislington Cricket Club
changing room improvements and a biodiversity improvement at Arnos Court park.
Away from public meetings we continued to seek engagements at BrizDay with Friends of
Eastwood Farm, St Anne’s community picnic, and Victory Park community fun day in the
school holidays, which we were able to co host and support, with face painting activities,
insurance and event licencing. The Brislington Green Trail walking route was used as part of
the walking fest in May.
The Brislington Village Community market was extended to 3 sessions due to underspending
as table hire and support was provided by local businesses. There is a meeting on the 30 th
November for anyone interested on future plan and steps for a community market. We are
again facilitating funding for events in this space, allowing for the greatest amount of
community engagement and local benefit.
As we move into a possible winter of worries GBT have been working with the welcoming
spaces and food club and bank support and have provided local signposting information for
sharing.
We are again running the Mouse trial, continue to have information on our website with a
more up to date events page.
And in January hope to start hosting meetings that allow for networking and support as well
as the engaging with decision making we undertake.
2019-20
Autumn 2021 saw the return of face to face meetings,
In October we hosted in St Annes House “red room” for the first time since Bricks took over.
Conham bathing came and presented the results of the survey and water quality testing and
to explain about the hope to apply for designated water bathing status.
A break out session on supporting high streets post covid and ideas for applications for the
Welcome back funding.
As a result of the meeting 4 applications were submitted, 3 successful, and Greater
Brislington Together ran a mouse trail in Dec 2021 and community market in March 2022.
Spring saw 3 events supporting local groups applying for Community Infrastructure Levy of
which community led priority indicated how 15% of such funding is spent.
Andy Coogan from FOBB presented at the first meeting on their experiences and successes
for local projects.
We attended the March Brislington and St Anne’s Repair Café as an informal drop in and
advice point,
And in June held a 36 hour consultation window with online Zoom, face to face and sharable
public survey. With 12 projects put forward. This resulted in apparently record amounts of
engagement with over 270 participants.
Due to the level of support shown Newbridge road traffic calming was taken forward as the
community priority but 3 other projects (with lower costs) were also taken forward, – wick
road, safer school was combined with the Newbridge rod bid. Brislington Cricket Club
changing room improvements and a biodiversity improvement at Arnos Court park.
Away from public meetings we continued to seek engagements at BrizDay with Friends of
Eastwood Farm, St Anne’s community picnic, and Victory Park community fun day in the
school holidays, which we were able to co host and support, with face painting activities,
insurance and event licencing. The Brislington Green Trail walking route was used as part of
the walking fest in May.
The Brislington Village Community market was extended to 3 sessions due to underspending
as table hire and support was provided by local businesses. There is a meeting on the 30 th
November for anyone interested on future plan and steps for a community market. We are
again facilitating funding for events in this space, allowing for the greatest amount of
community engagement and local benefit.
As we move into a possible winter of worries GBT have been working with the welcoming
spaces and food club and bank support and have provided local signposting information for
sharing.
We are again running the Mouse trial, continue to have information on our website with a
more up to date events page.
And in January hope to start hosting meetings that allow for networking and support as well
as the engaging with decision making we undertake.
2018-19
Creation of our Website https://greaterbrislington.org/ Mailinglist Subscribe to the GBT mailing list and community events Calendar
Running a monthly litter pick from the beginning of 2019 https://greaterbrislington.org/get-involved/litter-picking/ which has removed a huge amount of waste and helped make Brislington a cleaner nice place see our Litter picking record page for details of area’s cleared and amounts removed
Facilitating this Years Cil Bids with a successful Bid from Friends of Eastwood Farm for £65,000 towards the new playground on Eastwood Rd
Working with our local Councillors and the Council to have the path between Belroyal Ave and Bonnville Rd upgraded to an all-weather surface
Helping Launch a Repair Café in BS4 Upstairs at the Langton Pub 10-12 pm 3rd Saturday of the month ( except December ) see the groups facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BS4repair/ for more info
Helping organise a Brislington supplement in south bristol voice and a monthly column in direct local bristol to further our community engagement especially to those who don’t use social media
2017-18
Last Years committee managed to get the group incorporated, arrange a bank account and secure funding through our local councillors, this helped the group pay for room hire and other activities like helping sponsor Brisday and the Springfest shopping bags. But our biggest achievement was helping to Secure approx £35,000 of Cil funding for 7 local groups in the Brislington Green Trail
building on last years success this Years committee will again help facilitate CIL funding bids for the next round of funding in 2019 , we are also talking with the COOP to get Brislington community organisations involved In the COOP charities funding scheme and have plans to improve our community engagement and communications.
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