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Consultations on our objectives for the current year and heritage priorities
Old Market in 2015, copyright ESHA Architects
On the 6th of February we will have our Annual General Meeting to renew our Committee and decide the priorities for the current year. It will be held at 6pm at the Stag and Hounds, Bristol.
We would like to give the opportunity to everybody to have their say on this process and we have set up two surveys to share the list of our current work packages.
The first survey lists all general work, projects and proposals of collaboration. More information in this spreadsheet.
The second survey is a list of topics that could be followed to promote Arts, Heritage and Historic Environment in Old Market. We are already working to several of them and more information can be found in this spreadsheet.
We would like to find people that could take ownership of individual items, so please come forward!
Note: We wish to thank ESHA Architects for the image above, coloured by our Chairman Paul Bradburn.
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Our Councillors’ surgery – Lawrence Hill Ward
Councillors Margaret Hickman and Brenda Hugill, Lawrence Hill Ward, will be holding an advice surgery at Trinity Road Library on Saturday 14 January 2012 from 10.30am to 12.30pm
Please go to reception at the library, Trinity Road, St Phillips, BS2 0NW
There will be a Somali interpreter at the surgery
- Flyer and more info
- Bristol City Council pages on our Councillors
The history of The Bristol Guild of the Poor Brave Things
Mike Mantin will introduce his work on the history of The Bristol Guild of the Poor Brave Things (The Guild Heritage Building, Braggs Lane, Old Market) during the conference “Telling Our Stories and Resistance” at the M-Shed on Saturday the 14th of January.
“In a unique collaboration to support UK Disability History Month, Bristol based deaf and disabled artists, writers, film and theatre makers are hosting a day of activities to explore disabled people’s often forgotten history and to celebrate disability arts and culture. Telling Our Stories will take place alongside Liz Crow’s international award winning exhibition Resistance:which way the future? showing at M Shed 5th January to 5th February 2012.”
For details on the conference please visit the web page of the initiative.
For more information on The Guild Heritage Building visit its website.
Recent rumours in Old Market
We would like to clarify and deny current rumours that Old Market Community Association is involved in the enforcement against massage parlours in Old Market. In our AGM in January 2011 it was decided that we would not take further active actions against legally open and licensed sex venues in Old Market but work with all businesses in the area. This is the line that we have pursued in the last year and for this reason we decided not to object to the renewal of the licence for Temptations when the new SEVs regulations came into force. We have, however, supported the closure of The Exchange, which Bristol City Council discovered had operated without a licence – a decision which was confirmed by the Planning Inspectorate. We therefore wish to state strongly that we did not initiate or were involved in the enforcement action which is currently discussed in the street. We will decide at a suitable time our position on any individual case when and where the information will be available through the planning portal of formal communication by Bristol City Council.”
Final report from the Prince’s Foundation
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment has released the final version of the report from the workshops with the community and with stakeholders.
Draft report of our Enquiry by Design workshop
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment has prepared a draft version of the report to present outcomes and recommendations from the workshops with the community and with stakeholders.
To view the report open it at the following link, download the original from the File menu, and rotate view clockwise in Acrobate reader.
Please send all comments to oldmarket.future@gmail.com
Hydra Books – our new bookshop
The Hydra Bookshop will open on Saturday 26th November 2011 with a talk from Ian Bone a prominent British anarchist and an active publisher of anarchist newspapers and tabloids.
’The Hydra’ is a bookshop and coffee shop by day; event space and meeting place by night situated at 34, Old Market Street (BS2 0EZ). We have a warm inviting event space suitable for groups of up to 25.
Run by local people as a workers’ co-operative, the shop grew out of the Bristol Radical History Group and similar networks across the city.
There will be an opening week of events organised by Bristol Radical History Group. The details will appear in the Events Calendar on the website .
The “new market”
Farmers' Market by NatalieMaynor om Flickr
What about a new market in Old Market?
Nothing has been decided yet but we think it is an excellent idea. Is there anybody interested in developing this project?
The proposal should include:
- Outline of the type of market
- Key objectives
- A plan that shows the preferred location (and possibly alternative options): St Matthias Park or Old Market, somebody proposed George Jones Park
- Anticipated numbers of stalls and their offer of goods
- Proposed amount of space to be utilised for each stall
- Day and timings of the market (frequency)
- Type of stalls: traders’ own stalls or stalls supplied by organiser
- Financial considerations/economics, e.g. proposed charge per stall
- Health and Safety considerations
- Proposed communication/advertising
Once somebody is willing to take this on and we have more clarity about the above points we can arrange a meeting with the Bristol City Council Market Manager to get advice on:
- Charges by BCC per stall (approx. £2 for 8x6ft stall)
- How to apply for a licence from BCC
- How to obtain landowner permission
- Communication and advertising support (there is some support available via the BCC website but it is expected that the organiser is responsible for communications)
- Any other questions
COMMUNITY PLANNING WORKSHOP
Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre, 2 Lower Castle Street, Old Market
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment has offered us their expertise and support in developing a vision for our neighbourhood. Together we will be running a 3-day workshop looking at issues such as transport, the environment, conservation and the future of our high street.
Established in 1998 by HRH The Prince of Wales, The Prince’s Foundation is an educational charity, which promotes community engagement in the planning process.
The Government is looking for communities to get increasingly involved in planning and regeneration issues and The Prince’s Foundation will help us to look at how the area continues to regenerate.
This event will be entirely funded through grants provided by the Department for Local Government and Communities as part of the ‘Communities and Neighbourhoods in Planning Scheme’. You can find out more about this scheme and The Prince’s Foundation work on their website at www.princes-foundation.org.
All members of the community are invited to attend the two interactive public workshop sessions at the Marriott Hotel, which will open up the discussion to a wider audience. The first session will be used to explain the process and to enable the community to explain their concerns and thoughts on the future of Old Market.
25th October – 1st Public Session (19.00-20.30) – Marriott Hotel
19.00-19.05 Welcome and Introductions by OMCA and their objectives
19.05-19.15 Presentation from The Foundation about Process, Principles
19.15-19.25 Outlining of key issues by OMCA
19.25-19.45 Q&A on key issues
19.45-20.30 Pin-up of maps, discussion in groups and dot exercises
26th October – Workshop with stakeholders (this is a restricted event)
27th October – 2nd Public Session (19.00-20.00) – Marriott Hotel
19.00 Output of the work with stakeholders will be presented to the community
After the public sessions we will meet for drinks and networking at the Stag and Hounds, Old Market roundabout.
Three pubs under great new management
On Thursday the 22nd of September, the newly managed Stag and Hounds will host the first of a long series of gigs (mostly free):
Joshua Caole – Lonely Tourist – Jake And The Jellyfish. Listen on MySpace
From the first of October there will be a launching week, great food and entertainment.
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The Gin Palace, now The Palace, has completed the passage to new great managers and we wish all the best to the new team (but they have always been there).
Again great entertainment as ever.
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The Volunteer Tavern in News Street will reopen under new management next Monday (the 19th of October), with real ales!
We are sure it will become a great destination.
