Update on the ‘Forwards Festival’ on the Downs – September 2023

The ‘Forwards Festival’ is planned to take place on the Downs this September 2023.

The organisers, ‘Team Love’, have submitted an application for the grant of a premises licence to Bristol City Council.

Interested parties and responsible authorities may make written representation to the relevant Licensing Authority by 18th April 2023. Such representation shall be made in writing to Licensing Team (Temple Street), PO Box 3399, Bristol, BS1 9NE or via email: Licensing@bristol.gov.uk.

https://www.forwardsbristol.co.uk

Alan Coleman

Alan Coleman

SPRA sadly have to inform you all that Alan Coleman passed away peacefully after a short illness on Monday, January 16th aged 89.

For those who missed our previous post, please note that the funeral details are as follows:

The funeral will be held at St Mary’s Church, Mariners Drive on Friday 24 Feb at 2pm.

Anyone who would like to pay their respects is more than welcome.

For the full announcement, please see: https://sp-ra.org.uk/2023/02/06/alan-coleman/

Alan Coleman

Alan Coleman

SPRA sadly have to inform you all that Alan Coleman passed away peacefully after a short illness on Monday, January 16th aged 89.

He was a strong supporter of SPRA being on the Committee, Vice Chairman and Chairman from 2002 to 2007.

Alan was a resident of Sneyd Park for over 52 years and during that period gave much of his time to the area.

He will be sadly missed and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.

The Family have informed us that his Funeral will be held at St Mary’s Church, Mariners Drive on Friday 24 Feb at 2pm. Anyone who would like to pay their respects is more than welcome.

Saturday Serenade Event on 18th February

On Saturday, 18th February 2023, Bristol Rotary Club is hosting its ‘Saturday Serenade’ concert at St Mary’s Church in Stoke Bishop in aid of several of the charities it supports.

Please see below for full details and please do come along and support this excellent event if you can.

For more details, please see below.

Trees in Conservation Areas

As Sneyd Park is an officially designated Conservation Area featuring a wide variety of beautiful and, often, very old trees, we thought it might be useful to share the following information from Bristol City Council with regard to managing trees in such conservation areas, including:

  • when to tell BCC of proposed works and how much notice to give before works can commence
  • how to find out if a tree is within a conservation area
  • which works can be done without giving notice
  • how to let BCC know of proposed tree works
  • the potential negative implications of carrying out works without giving notice, gaining permission to undertake works and, in particular, if you cut down, uproot, top, lop, deliberately destroy or damage a tree in a conservation area.

For further information, please follow the link to Bristol City Council’s website here:

Remembrance Sunday 2022

On Remembrance Sunday this coming Sunday, 13th November 2022, Sneyd Park Residents Association will be laying a wreath at the Stoke Bishop War Memorial on Stoke Hill to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.

Please join us at 10.45am on Sunday, 13th November at Stoke Bishop War Memorial on the top of Stoke Hill, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, for the two minutes silence and the laying of the wreath.