July 2021 Newsletter

For community news from Hotwells, Cliftonwood, Spike Island and wider Bristol view our latest newsletter here.

We are always looking for contributions to the Newsletter and would love to see more input from the community, such as local stories or matters of interest. If you would like to contribute pictures, comments, stories please email [email protected] 

The Town Green, Clifton Wood

The Town Green, Clifton Wood, otherwise known as Ambra Vale East Community Garden is a small area of land which was first claimed for the community in 1980 and registered as a Town Green in 2004. Now restrictions are easing, we have been able to resume work on the garden. More information is available here.

Come Rain, Come Shine: 18th July 2021, 1-8pm

On the 18th July we held a community event to celebrate local people and offer a chance to get together after distanced times. 

We created murals, sculpture, planters and painted skate ramps, and met up with friends and neighbours for curry, cakes and chats. At the event we held exercise classes, offered massage, made some kefir, participated in gardening, pottery, poetry workshops, skate demos and music into the evening organised with local young people.

For more information and details of the event see Art Under the Flyover

Liveable Neighbourhoods

Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association hosted the inaugural meetings of the Hotwells & Harbourside Liveable Neighbourhoods Group to discuss how we could update our community traffic strategy, introduce low traffic streets and generally campaign for a more 'liveable neighbourhood'. The meeting was held online on 24th March and 30th March.

For more information on our Liveable Neighbourhoods page please click here

There are Liveable Neighbourhood groups springing up all over Bristol and some wonderful examples nationally that you can see here https://liveablebristol.org.uk/

For further information about past community ideas and aspirations, please see

https://www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk/hotwells_cliftonwood_community_traffic_strategy

Community Survey

Thank you to all of you who completed the survey. There is plenty for the Management Committee to think about in the responses. First we thought it appropriate for you to be able to see a summary of those responses and you can find those here. In the New Year the committee will look in more detail to decide what we can do, what we might do and what we can't do and we aim then to produce a plan of action which we will share with you.

Coronavirus and our community

We are very aware that lives for everyone in our Community are being severely affected in one way or another during this pandemic. We want to wish everyone in our community the very best of health in this difficult time. We would be pleased to help anyone in our community if we can. So if you, or someone you know, needs help in any way please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to assist.

You can contact us by phoning 0117 929 1883 or send an email to [email protected]

We are deliberately not providing advice on Coronavirus as this changes almost daily, and advice can be found at www.bristol.gov.uk/ or www.gov.uk/ or www.bbc.co.uk/news/coronavirus

Neighbourhood help groups have been established to assist those most in need, and just to support each other. It is our belief that help is most easily provided by those closest to each other, whether that is geographical, or as members of related families. We hope there is a help group within your reach.

You might also find one of these Facebook pages useful.

• BS1 group: www.facebook.com/groups/223634625694691
• BS8 group: www.facebook.com/groups/549575592341916

To sign up for our e-bulletin/newsletter (if you are not already receiving these) please click here.

If you are part of a neighbour help group, and would like the HCCA to assist in advertising your group, then please get in touch and we can place information in our bulletin and/or on relevant noticeboards. Also if you think of things the HCCA could do to help people or groups in our community please do get in touch.

Stay Safe. Keep Healthy.

Church Lane/Mardyke steps

Many of you will know that these steps have been closed for over a year now, due to a partial collapse of some of the wall on the upper South side of the steps. Unfortunately during the period of closure, the damage has got worse, perhaps influenced by the quantity of water which comes down Church Lane.

The difficulty in securing a quick solution relates to ownership, and at present the Council’s determination to try and identify ownership and obtain an agreement re-costs of repair, which (not unnaturally) the Council does not wish to bear alone. Also, it has to be understood that in order to make this path as safe as reasonably possible it will be necessary to access the owner's land to build it back up again. The expense will be considerable and will be beyond any funds available in the community pot through the Area 1 Committee.

We are in contact with Councillor Paula O’Rourke who is leading on trying to get this up the agenda and get the Council to consider repairing first and claiming after. Those of you who have lived in this area for some time will know how problematic the issue of walls and ownership is.

We will keep pressing to try and secure an early solution.

The Mardyke Steps can be seen on Google here.

April 2021: Bristol City Council publish their brief for hiring consultants to to lead, commission and deliver a programme of local and city-wide inclusive engagement with Bristol citizens and stakeholders. This engagement exercise is expected to begin early June and go on till November. We must take this as real evidence that the Council have taken a step back from the failed engagement of 2019 on the road network. This will be everyone's opportunity to contribute to the ideas for this area.

The Community Association and the Cumberland Basin Stakeholder Group will do everything they can to try and ensure that everyone who has an interest in this idea for "Western Harbour" will have a chance to have their voice heard and to contribute into the discussions that will come.

The Council has now added a page to their Western Harbour site with Frequently asked Questions and their answers. This can be found here.

If you should think that there are questions that have not been answered please use the opportunity on the Western Harbour page to share your views or write into HCCA and we will try and find the answer/s.

For the latest information on the Cumberland Basin or "Western Harbour" please click here.

Welcome to Cliftonwood’s family film screening. This year the date is Friday 6th September and Cliftonwood voted for Mary Poppins.

Gates open at 7pm so come early to pick your spot, the film starts at 8pm. We provide 40 chairs on a first come first served basis. Most people bring rugs etc to sit on the grass.

Mary Poppins attire could add to the fun if you fancy dressing up. Though do wrap up warm as it gets chilly later! Food, drink and toilets are available at The Lion next door.

There is no interval and so the film should finish by 10pm.

For updates keep an eye on our Facebook page

We’re very grateful to The Lion for sponsoring our event

If you know of any local businesses that would like to sponsor the cinema please email [email protected]

Aims of the Clean Air Group

Posted by Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association · May 20, 2019 9:13 PM

Current Activities and News

Posted by Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association · May 18, 2019 3:02 PM

Mission Statement of Clean Air Group

Posted by Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association · May 18, 2019 2:58 PM

Dear Neighbour

We are looking for more people to help us run the Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association and to do the things that local people want to do. Organisations benefit massively from new people with new ideas, initiatives and skills

This short leaflet tells you all about who we are and what we do. We hope you enjoy reading it and invite you to contact us if you’d like to get involved in helping us improve our local area for all.

The best way to contact us is by email [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

All at the HCCA Management Committee

Play Park Mural

Posted by Anna Wilson · August 20, 2016 3:16 PM · 3 reactions

Welcome to Cliftonwood’s must-see late summer event on Friday – a family film The Italian Job, to be screened outdoors under the stars in the Argyle Place Park, next to the Lion Pub.

The park gates open at 7pm and the film starts at 8pm.

Chairs are provided on one side of the park – for others bring a rug or cushions to sit on the grass.

Food, drink and toilets are available at the Lion Pub next door. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Click here for a selection of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Digest of useful information, compiled by one of our Committee members.It is based on comments about problems/ difficulties noted in our recent Community Survey.

Other Local Information

My Neighbourhood Search gives information about local services. For information on planning decisions, open spaces, local councillors and their responsibilities, etc. see www.bristol.gov.uk

Your local councillors are Mark Wright for Hotwells & Harbourside and Jerome Thomas and Paula O'Rourke for Clifton

Our Bristol Waste Community Engagement Officer is Ewan Doswell [email protected]

Public transport Information:

Ferry Services in the Floating Harbour https://www.bristolferry.com/waterbus-service/  0117 927 3416

For scheduling public transport journeys in the South West http://www.travelinesw.com/

Links to local sites of interest:

The amenity group for conservation and planning issues in Clifton and Hotwells is Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society www.cliftonhotwells.org.uk