• ‘Knot the Bristol Harbour Festival’ Party

    Cabot Cruising Club held their annual Pontoon Party, renamed again this year because of the cancellation of the Bristol Harbour Festival Party.

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  • Bristol Harbour Review

    The Bristol Harbour Review aims to adopt the national best practice across a number of ‘work streams’, including the finances of running the Harbour.

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  • Reed beds update

    The reed beds installed in May are continuing to prosper.

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  • e-Scooters and the Basin

    Visitors to Bathurst Basin seem increasingly to get here by salmon pink Voi scooters.

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  • Reed beds installed

    The long-awaited reed beds have been installed in Bathurst Basin by Simon Thurgood and colleague from Aquascience Ltd.

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  • New wheelie bins in Bathurst Basin

    New wheelie bins

    Thanks to Cameron Cheek of Bristol City Council Harbour Estates Office who arranged to replace the many small vertical bins

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  • Swing-bridge name-plate

    The name plate by the pedestrian swing bridge will be removed, refurbished and reinstalled at both ends of the bridge.

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  • Carry on – Up and Down the Avon

    The Cabot Cruising Club organised a couple of boat trips up the Avon and across the Channel.

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  • Repaired benches

    For two years Richard Finch, the chair of the Friends of Bathurst Basin, has been encouraging the Council to maintain the Basin’s benches which were in a very sorry state. 

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  • New Cut bank movement

    A section of the New Cut wall closer to Bathurst Basin is now showing signs of movement. If this section collapses, the effects on traffic movement into the city could be catastrophic.

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  • Welcome back

    Bathurst Basin hospitality businesses are coming back to life: the Ostrich, the Louisiana, Casamia, Paco Tapas, Torque Gym.

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  • Pavement licence for Casamia?

    Casamia have applied to serve food and alcohol on the pavement outside their premises. Friends of Bathurst Basin take a view.

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