June 2025 newsletter
In this month’s edition, we talk about The Great Big Green Week, corporate work parties in the valley and more!
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Nightingale Valley: The Future
A report by Geoff Thomas On Saturday 11th January, Jackie, Jo, Andy and I met with the new owners of the Coach House and Stables and land in Nightingale Valley, Andy Kemp and his business partner. We met them at Hill Lawn and then walked around the area of the tar barrels while discussing their…
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Meeting with Kerry McCarthy, 21st November 2024
On 21st November, Friends of Brislington Brook’s Chair, Jo Bushell, and Vice Chair, Jackie Friel, met with local MP, Kerry McCarthy. As you may know, Kerry is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). She was accompanied by her Chief Communications Officer, James Austin. The purpose of the meeting was…
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Land in Nightingale Valley now sold
As you may be aware, the land in question sold at auction last night to a certain Mr K. It sold for £452,000. We’re now moving on to the next phase. We’ll endeavour to identify, make contact with, and negotiate with the new landowner. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your…
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Tree Preservation Orders and Right of Way updates
Our campaign is gaining traction! Here’s what we’ve achieved so far. Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) On the 11th Oct, one of our campaign volunteers made an application to Bristol City Council for the London Plane and other trees to be protected by TPOs. BCC came back to us yesterday saying that it was at the…
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Notice of our 2024 Annual General Meeting
On November 6th at 7pm we are holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in The Langton to report back to our community about what we have been doing last year and to elect new officers. We have done a lot this year, and it is always fun to look back and see what we did….
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FOBB – Tar Barrels and Pollution in Nightingale Valley
In March 2023 we had the opportunity to meet with representatives from the council to discuss the situation around the tar barrels in Nightingale Valley. Two people from the land contamination department came along and two from the Parks department. I am happy to report that wheels seem to be turning. Progress is limited so far…
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Sale of land in Nightingale Valley
Two-and-a-half acres of Nightingale Valley is to be sold at auction on 20th November 2024. Friends of Brislington Brook seek to raise awareness about this matter. The land forms part of a larger plot of six acres, three-and-a-half of which is on the flat at the top of the valley: https://www.hollismorgan.co.uk/property-details/33414365/bristol-city/bristol/wick-road-1 The general public perception…
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We’ve been featured on BBC News!
This week we were lucky to have a visit from BBC News, interviewing our chairman Andy about our recent efforts to control the Himalayan Balsam growing in St Anne’s Woods.
