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Elderly road sign retires
The road sign warning traffic of elderly pedestrians along Lower Guinea Street has been removed.
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New Automatic External Defibrillator
Residents living close to Bathurst Basin now have a fully operational public Automatic External Defibrillator.
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New trees on Commercial Road
Two new trees have been planted alongside Commercial Road to replace the old tree stumps. The trees are Old World sycamore.
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Forthcoming on the Lightship
Forthcoming events at the Lightship Theatre held on the John Sebastian Lightship.
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Reed beds for Bathurst Basin?
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.
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Cumberland Road closure
Cumberland Road is closed in both directions close to the caravan park entrance.
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Ostrich Inn improvements
Butcombe Brewing Company is investing heavily in the Grade II-listed Ostrich Inn following its purchase by them towards the end of 2017.
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Cumberland Road developments
Bristol City Council are planning to strengthen the Chocolate Path in the summer. closing Cumberland Road to east-bound traffic.
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FrANC January cleanup
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.
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Burns Night on the John Sebastian
Cabot Cruising Club Burns Night event on the John Sebastian. This will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday 25th January 2020.
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Latest water quality tests
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.
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2019 in review
As 2019 comes to a close, we take stock of the achievements of Friends of Bathurst Basin since it was established.