Author name: david-demery

In a 2009 biodiversity report commissioned by Bristol City Council, it was suggested that Bathurst Basin would be suitable for floating reed beds and kingfisher perches.

Cumberland Road is closed in both directions close to the caravan park entrance.

Butcombe Brewing Company is investing heavily in the Grade II-listed Ostrich Inn following its purchase by them towards the end of 2017.

Bristol City Council are planning to strengthen the Chocolate Path in the summer. closing Cumberland Road to east-bound traffic. 

Nearly 50 supporters of our ‘sister’ organisation, Friends of the Avon New Cut (FrANC), turned up on the morning of Saturday 11th January for the first of FrANC’s 2020 New Cut clean-ups.

Cabot Cruising Club Burns Night event on the John Sebastian. This will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday 25th January 2020.

Monthly surface water quality testing in Bathurst Basin seems now to have been restored. FOBB considers testing water in the Basin to be important given the regular use of the Basin for leisure activities.

As 2019 comes to a close, we take stock of the achievements of Friends of Bathurst Basin since it was established.

Cabot Cruising Club boats will again this year take part in the Christmas Illuminated Boat Parade around the Floating Harbour.

‘Glanville Geospatial Services’ and ‘Unmanned Service Solutions – Unmanned Surface Vessels’ are carrying out a ‘LIDAR’’ and ‘Multibeam’ survey of Bristol Harbour.

Councillor Mark Wright comments on the passing of the Mayor’s Clean Air plan at the same Cabinet meeting as the Cumberland Basin plans.

Martyn Green, resident of the General, is collecting funds to install an emergency external defibrillator (AED) to be accessible if anyone close to Bathurst Basin has a cardiac arrest.