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Bristol White Water Boaters use the unusual high water to kayak from the New Cut into Bathurst Basin.

The Planning officer’s report on the Marchioness jetty proposal has been published. The report recommends that the proposal be rejected.

The car park in Bathurst Basin has undergone some substantial changes.

A high spring tide, made even higher by low atmospheric pressure, caused water from the New Cut (River Avon) to overflow into Bathurst Basin.

On 18th March the City Council’s Development Control Committee B will take a decision on the proposal to build a jetty on the wall of New Cut along Commercial Road.

As part of Lower Guinea Street road and pedestrian infrastructure upgrade, five new bollards have been positioned.

The road sign warning traffic of elderly pedestrians along Lower Guinea Street has been removed.

Residents living close to Bathurst Basin now have a fully operational public Automatic External Defibrillator.

Two new trees have been planted alongside Commercial Road to replace the old tree stumps. The trees are Old World sycamore.

Forthcoming events at the Lightship Theatre held on the John Sebastian Lightship.

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 weak section of the Chocolate Path in the summer and this will require them to close Cumberland Road to east-bound traffic. The Council were planning to make Cumberland Road one-way as part of

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.

Set up in May 2019, Friends of Bathurst Basin has been active in preserving and enhancing the area where we live, work and enjoy leisure activities. As 2019 comes to a close, we take stock of our activities over the

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 using an unmanned vessel called the ’Inception’, loaded with survey and GPS equipment.