Bristol: State of the City Report 2010
For a very useful strategic summary of what Bristol is like in 2010 click here
(revised May 2011)
May 2011
Bike Back - Bristol's Biggest Bike Recycling Project
Bike Back - the bicycle refurbishment project at Bristol Prison, urgently
needs 'ladies' framed bikes.
The scheme takes donations of unwanted bikes to HMP Prison Bristol where
inmates are taught the skills to repair them. Once fixed, the bikes are then
sold at affordable prices to help people on low incomes to get cycling. For
further information click here
April 2011
Indices of Deprivation 2010 - briefing note
A briefing note about the Indices of Deprivation 2010 has been published
by the Department of Communities and Local Government click here
If you would like to read the technical report or look at the data, this can
be downloaded from the CLG web page
http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/researchandstatistics/statistics/subject
/indicesdeprivation
March 2011
Bristol launches ' no use empty' campaign - bringing properties back into use
Homes4Bristol developed and is helping to deliver Bristol’s Housing Strategy.
One of the five headline actions from the Strategy is about ‘bringing as many
properties as possible back into use’.
This action took a major step forward with the launch of the ‘No Use Empty’
initiative. This initiative was launched at the same time as a long term empty
property at Cheltenham Road was compulsorily purchased. The ‘No Use Empty’
approach was first successfully introduced by Kent County Council and they
have agreed to share good practice with Bristol. Bristol had already built up its
programme from 244 properties brought back into use in 2006/7 to 404 (so far,
at the end of February) in 2010/11. The plan now is to achieve even more and
prevent empty properties from becoming empty for any longer than is absolutely
necessary.
The initiative was publicised by an interview with BBC Radio Bristol and there
are links to articles on the websites of Breeze Radio, the Bristol Evening Post
and South West Housing News.
For further information contact Kevin Mulvenna on email:
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March 2011
ON THE STREETS OF KNOWLE AND BEDMINSTER
Love, Sex & Violence on the Streets of Bedminster is back for a 3rd year from Easter
– end of September (3pm Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays; no shows August). The show
that does for local history what Banksy does for Art. Meet the barber who went over
Niagara Falls in a barrel and hear how the missing millions from Britain’s biggest robbery
were laundered through Bedminster. Join us for a Sunday stroll that keeps you fit, shows
you places you never knew existed and tells you things to make you gasp. And all for £6.
Full details here: Why don’t we do it in the road 2011
Show of Strength are also working with two local primary schools (Ashton Gate and Knowle
Park) to put theatre in classrooms. Some of the short pieces we’ve developed work really
well with young audiences, are very portable and don’t need much space. If you know a
school who might be interested in working with us on this then drop us an email:
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TRADING LOCAL, Show of Strength's project that puts live theatre in high street shops
on Saturdays is back, with a new version for Knowle.
Six free writing workshops, to develop monologues for the event,
start on 4 April. It's funded by local organisations so we're
particularly keen to develop work by people who live in the area.
There'll be 54 free shows in 18 Knowle shops on Saturday 8
October. Full details here: Free writing workshops
March 2011
Housing scheme for eldery wins top award
A housing scheme in Bishopsworth has won a national award for the quality of
care it proivdes for older people. Waverley Gardens, which is run and owend by
Brunelcare, was voted the best extra care housing scheme at the National
Housing for Older People Awards. For further information click here
Source: Bristol Evening Post 22 February 2011
Health & Wellbeing Partnership Board - Annual Report
The Health & Wellbeing Board's Annual Report 2009-2010 is now available
click here
January 2011
New draft Children and Young People's Plan
Bristol Children and Young People’s Trust has developed a new draft Children and Young
People’s Plan for 2011-2014. In order to add value to the work undertaken by individual
agencies, the plan sets out the key partnership priorities - those which no agency can
address on their own. The plan will inform commissioning and delivery decisions over the
next three years in a range of agencies, so we need to ensure that a wide audience has
contributed to its development.
The plan focuses on those issues where our needs assessment shows that we have not
yet improved performance to the extent we would want, or where it is not yet sustained.
So it is not an exhaustive list of the work going on in the city to improve outcomes. And
where the detail behind the priorities is already set out and monitored elsewhere
(eg BSCB plan, child poverty strategy, Housing strategy) - the plan says where that
detail can be found, rather than replicating it.
You can view the plan here
You can post your comments on the site until Friday 18th March, or alternatively you can email your views to:
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January 2011
