Author name: david-demery

Friends of Bathurst Basin are very concerned about proposals to build a block of flats in the railway cutting alongside Guinea Street.

We have received a reply from Mayor Marvin Rees following our objection to the move of the Ebenhaezer to Bathurst Basin on several grounds.

Friends of Bathurst Basin are welcome to a forthcoming event organised ‘on shore’ by Mike Pope of Cabot Cruising Club.

The Council has been in negotiation with the [Ebenhaezer] boat owner for some years to reach an agreement on relocation.

We are in touch with the Harbour Master about the large amount of rubbish that often accumulates in Bathurst Basin.

The Council has installed new street signs in Lower Guinea Street with commendable speed.

Two new street name-plates to be installed: one at the Commercial Road end, near the car park and a second on the corner of Guinea Street and Lower Guinea Street.

Following the extensive conversion work on the General Hospital, we have lost the road signs on Lower Guinea Street which runs from the public Council Car Park to the Ostrich Inn.

Visit of Cardiff Yacht Club to Cabot Cruising Club in Bathurst Basin. It was a first trip to Bristol for many of the Cardiff folk.

On 20th and 22nd June from 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Butcombe Brewery, in partnership with No 7 Boats, are running a 2-stop cruise along the Bristol Harbourside.