Lovely to join the Punjabi Forum and members of the Bristol Commonwealth Society for lunch after we raised the Commonwealth flag in front of City Hall earlier this week.
๐ณ๏ธStep one completed, but the end game must be a fully elected Upper House. No one should have a vote in parliament unless they themselves have been voted for. The end of the Hereditary Peerage: A long campaign and an important victory electoral-reform.org.uk/the-end-of-t... via @electoralreform
Disappointing from the Bristol Green Party. What is the point of them if they canโt even support our proposal to turn an old, abandoned, railway corridor into an active travel route? ๐คท www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
๐ฐโFamilies are living in real fear of the financial fallout from Donald Trumpโs illegal war in Iran. The impact on people's pockets could be devastating if we remain unprepared.โ
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Volunteer with Re-engage
Re-engage tackles social isolation for people aged 75+ by bringing them together with the local community. Volunteers create warm, welcoming spaces where loneliness is replaced with laughter, conversation, and lasting friendships: reengage.org.uk/volunteer/ne...
๐ฒ ๐ฅ ๐ Active Bristol Strategy
Bristol should be a happy and healthy city. Share your thoughts, ideas and feedback in a short survey to help shape the new Active Bristol Strategy. Deadline is Monday 6th April!
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In 2029, Reform UK could win on under 30% of the vote according to some polls. Our new research paper shows our voting system has a hand in this.
Read more & find out why electoral reform is not a nice-to-have, but an emergency.
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We found this Tardis on our training ride today. Might come in handy if cycling from Bristol to London proves a bit much! Iโm fundraising for Parkinsonโs UK. More details here:
๐ฒ www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...
The training starts now! This May Iโll be cycling from Bristol to London with Ian Styles from the Green Intercity Postal Service. Iโll be raising money for Parkinsonโs UK. #bristoltolondon #cyclethon #parkinsonsuk More details here: www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...
ๆก Three new sakura (Japanese cherry) trees have been planted in Arnos Court Park this afternoon, to celebrate peace and friendship between the people of Japan and the United Kingdom.
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My mother has been living with Parkinsonโs for many years and I know first hand how debilitating that disease can be. Any support you can give would be very greatly appreciated. www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...
This year, Iโll be cycling from Bristol to London with the Green Intercity Postal Service, carrying a letter from the Lord Mayor of Bristol to the Lord Mayor of London, and hopefully raising lots of money for good causes on the way.
www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...
๐ Delighted to be invited to the Shah Jalal Jama Mosque in Bristol for their Iftar this week, together with other faith leaders, city councillors, local schools, the police, and other partners. Thank you, Bangladeshi Association, for your incredible community spirit, hospitality, and generosity.
A new Department for Growth with a mandate to boost long-term prosperity, improve living standards and end the cost of living crisis.
This is the beginning of our plan to Get Britain Growing Again.
And this abandoned sofa.
Also reported this badly faded no entry sign on Talbot Road.
โก๏ธ The new charging points have been installed at the base of upgraded lampposts at sites selected in areas of Bristol where there are low numbers of driveways, to give people without off-street parking access to charging points for their electric vehicles.
โก๏ธ 150 new EV charging points have been installed across Bristol, providing better access for EV drivers, and a step forward in encouraging people to switch to a cleaner, more sustainable way of travel.
Find out more: orlo.uk/KDuz0
Iโve been reporting street scene issues across Brislington West:
๐ abandoned shopping trolleys
๐ณ๏ธ pot holes
๐ชง unauthorised signage
๐ฎ fly tipping
๐ช dumped furniture
Iโve been using the Fix My Street app to make these reports. More details here: fixmystreet.bristol.gov.uk?filter_group...
With the risk of crumbling masonry falling onto the highway, this canโt come soon enough.
We are pleased to finally see a planning application to repair the damaged Holy Souls Cemetery wall on Bath Road. pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-appli...
Happy St David's Day to all my Welsh friends and neighbours across Wales and the UK.
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๐ Great to see Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus Vice-Chair @pippaheylings.bsky.social introduce a Bill to protect chalk streams today in Parliament. We urge the Government to support her plan before we irreversibly harm these globally rare habitats.
๐ Hear more about Pippa's Bill below.
๐ ๐ ๐ Itโs a three-horse race! First Past the Post isnโt fit for purpose in Gorton and Denton electoral-reform.org.uk/its-a-three-... Electoral Reform Society โ ERS
Great fun at the Showmenโs Guild Annual Civic Luncheon in Swindon this week. It was a good opportunity to thank all the incredible show people who bring amazing fun fairs to Bristol year after year, including at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
๐ We seem to have an abandoned trolley epidemic in Brislington at the moment!
Responsibility for collecting trolleys sits with the supermarkets. The best and most reliable way to report them is via the Trolley Wise scheme, which is used by most major retailers:
www.wanzl.com/en_GB/360-de...
๐ฐ Mega-donors can pour millions of pounds into our political parties and drown out the influence of ordinary voters. We need a donation cap now. Please sign our letter.
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๐ฌ๐ง ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ต Thanks to the Sakura Project, Arnos Court Park is getting 3 beautiful cherry trees
to celebrate peace in Japan and remember the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
japanuksakura.org
Graphic saying 'Protect SEND kids from private profiteering'
It is time that SEND services are designated as critical infrastructure to put our kids first and stop offshore companies raking in millions in profit.
Read about our calls to protect SEND kids and prevent our services being used as a cash cow by investment firms ๐
