Bristol Green Capital
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Businesses and energy groups can help each other
14th June – 6pm – The Create Centre – Enabling Community Energy Projects
The Bristol Energy Network invites your organisation to learn more about the city’s energy groups at their event during Bristol’s BIG Green week Read more…
Headley Park Primary School joins Bristol’s Green Capital bid
Headteacher Brian Walton, Cabinet member for communities Guy Poultney, and Headley Park Primary's eco team
Headley Park Primary School in Hartcliffe, Bristol has joined Bristol’s campaign to become European Green Capital 2014 and is urging other schools and young people to back the bid. Read more…
Rollos 1,200 km Bike Ride – Wheeling in support for Bristol’s Green Capital bid.
From Left to Right: Prof. Martin Bigg, chair of GC Partnership, Cllr. Guy Poultney, cabinet member for communities, Rollo (centre), with Tom and Nathan from Green Chameleon.
A 23-year-old local businessman is drumming up support for Bristol’s European Green Capital 2014 bid with an epic solo bike ride across Europe.
Prepare for Change: A proactive stance for our future.
Bristol Green Capital is all about moving our city forward, responding dynamically and thoroughly to the challenges we face, before we face them. The idea at the core of January’s Future City report is a simple message- Bristol must prepare for change. Read more…
A car free haven in the city
Thursday May 17th will be the 20th anniversary of the closure of the A4 dual carriageway through Queen Square. The road, which ran diagonally across the Square to the Harbourside, was initially closed on an ‘experimental’ basis – made permanent 18 months later. The Living Heart for Bristol coalition*, which campaigns for new public space and removal of through traffic in central Bristol, will be organising several initiatives to celebrate the event over the next few weeks: Read more…
Bristol Green Capital – Getting it done
24th April 2012 – The Folk House, Park St , Bristol
The quarterly meeting of the Bristol Green Capital momentum group focused on
- overview from the Leader of the Council, Barbara Janke
- an update regarding the EUGC 2014 shortlisting and
- discussions around “Future City” projects that have been identified by the group and how they could be progressed. Small group discussion were held to explore the desired outcomes and to define some of the actions. More detail about these projects and how they are progressing is available here.
- Member’s updates – see below Read more…