Ashton Vale Heritage Group meet on a regular basis to discuss how can work together to protect our heritage. We also want your views on what Ashton Vale needs and what should be added to this web site.
As a community we are keeping an eye on what is happening in the Ashton Vale fields. We are also publishing information on Events that are taking place in and around the Ashton Vale Area.
We managed to secure some funding for a seat in the playing fields. We are currently applying to The Bedminster Community Chest for further funding for the community. Given that this planning application has come along and in some respects caused a conflict with some people in the community, then perhaps we need to have an external organisation come along and really try and find out what the community thinks and what they feel it needs. We have asked for some funding to bring in someone to work with the community to try and make sure that this application does not destroy the community. We are also well aware that the group was established as a campaign group, it does not try to say it is anything else and it does not represent the whole community. So a distinct Ashton Vale Web site would be a much better forum for the community, one not linked to the Campaign Group, but run by the community for the community. So we hope if we are successful with the bid for funding we can try and help the community establish what it really needs.
Below are a number of links which link through to news stories related to our heritage. If you know of any other stories we have not linked to here then please contact us.
CHECK IT OUT: KEEP LOOKING HERE FOR DATES FOR YOUR DIARY / RECENT NEWS/ RECENT PRESS RELATING TO ASHTON VALE.
Ashton Vale Heritage Group meeting
7.30pm. Ashton Vale Community Centre, Risdale Road every two weeks. 1st and third Thursday each month. Next meeting is on Thursday 19th November 2009 (The meeting on 5th November has been cancelled as we will be attending the Council House on 4th November.
Bristol Parks Forum
BDF, Call for Sites, SHLAA, AGSP, P&GSS, Site Allocations. You can view the statement from Richard Fletcher about how all these link together by clicking the following link: www.bristolparksforum.org.uk/RF_Statement24Nov08.pdf
Life near a city park can be as healthy as out in the country, article from the Independent:tinyurl.com/57r59eThere are also several 'discussion documents' on the importance of green space and wildlife that form part of the P&GSS.
The discussion document on wildlife is on the main website: www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/
The document on trees is here: tinyurl.com/6qv938
Health: tinyurl.com/5663gf
Water: tinyurl.com/6kjpuf
General principles: tinyurl.com/5slsna
St George Park Play Area. There was an article in the Evening Post about the proposed new play area for St George Park. This is funded by the City Pathfinder Play grant and section 106 money. If the reality is as good as the plans this will be a real boost for St George and will show what can be done elsewhere. Please click here to read the article: tinyurl.com/5dtf3q
Rapid Transit & South Bristol Link Road
Visit www.westofengland.org/transport to view the proposed Rapid Transit system from Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and the proposed options to improve access to South Bristol. There is a meeting on 19th November at Ashton Vale Community Centre from a group which is submitting an alternative route and alternative means of transport. Please join us.
28/10/08 - Bristol City wants your view on new stadium
Bristol City Football Club has launched a consultation with residents over plans for a new stadium at Ashton Vale
Ashton Vale residents despair as natural habitat is ripped away
BCFC new stadium plans - vitalfootball.co.uk
See a mock up of what may be built and whereScores of concerned residents have signed up to become members of an action group to fight plans to build thousands of new homes at Ashton Vale.