Cumberland Road to be one-way?
Councillor Mark Wright comments on the passing of the Mayor’s Clean Air plan at the same Cabinet meeting as the Cumberland Basin plans.
Public Automatic External Defibrillator
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.
Bathurst Basin bridges
There are three Bathurst Basin bridges connecting Spike Island to the ‘mainland’ of Bristol and all three feature in a challenging walk designed around Bristol’s bridges.
Harbour Wall Survey
Bristol City Council is currently assessing the condition of the harbour walls. The work involves surveys of the walls using scanning technology mounted on a vessel and from the opposite bank.
Water quality tests
Testing water quality levels in Bathurst Basin started in 1994 but was discontinued in October 2012. They have been resumed following a freedom of information enquiry.
Casamia ninth in Good Food Guide
Bathurst Basin’s own Michelin-star restaurant, Casamia on Lower Guinea Street, has been placed ninth of all UK restaurants in the most recent Good Food Guide 2020.
Open Doors around the Basin
The Bristol Open Doors festival, produced by the Architecture Centre, will be held from 13th to 15th September 2019.
Thekla comes home
After a three-month re-fit with a £1m brand new hull, the Thekla has returned to her familiar mooring opposite the entrance to Bathurst Basin.
Our bridge people
In Bathurst Basin the homeless have sought shelter under the road bridge to the west of the Basin. Homelessness has many causes but those sleeping rough all need help.
Swing bridge repair
Work continues on the opening mechanism of the swing bridge leading into Trinn Mills and Bathurst Parade.