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Email exchange with Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol re the Green Iron Bridge

July 5, 2020 danlinstead 5d Comments

After nearly five years of waiting, campaigning & general Council dithering over the restoration of the Green Iron Bridge, I…

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New iron bridge proposal from KWAG

September 15, 2019 danlinstead 1 Comment

Following the rejection by BCC Planning of the Highways Dept plan to raise the bridge, the Kingsweston Action Group (KWAG)…

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Update from the Council, 9 October 2018

October 9, 2018 danlinstead 1 Comment

In last month’s update I shared the latest email from the Council, and also three key  questions about the current…

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Update from the Council, 6 September 2018

September 9, 2018 danlinstead 1 Comment

After a couple of months of no news, I received an update from Mhairi Threlfall, the Bristol City Councillor for…

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Update from the Council, 13 March 2018

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At the beginning of March, I asked Mhairi Threlfall, the Bristol Council Minister with responsibility for Transport, to update us…

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Progress report from Bristol Council

January 22, 2018 danlinstead 4d Comments

On 22 January, we received an email update from Mhairi Threlfall, the Bristol city councillor with cabinet responsibility for transport…

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Bristol Post coverage of 14 January rally

January 14, 2018 danlinstead Leave a comment

The bridge rally on 14 January. Photo: OliverEdwards.co.uk Fantastic coverage of today’s rally in Bristol’s main paper: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/huge-turnout-bristolians-demand-historic-1062880  

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More delays – an update from BCC highways team

January 13, 2018 danlinstead Leave a comment

On 12 January 2018, Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston Councillor Donald Alexander (who is already very supportive of this campaign) obtained…

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Show the love for the bridge this Sunday 14 January

January 11, 2018 danlinstead 2d Comments

If you care about the future of the Kingsweston green iron bridge, please join us at 10am this Sunday 14…

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The council’s repair timetable

January 10, 2018 danlinstead 2d Comments

In August 2017, Bristol City Council highways team issued the following assessment of the bridge, and timetable for repair. As…

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Ben@The_Shreeve·
2 Jul

Hi @MarvinJRees, just wondering if there is anything we can do to help get the #greenironbridge in Kingsweston repaired? It seems especially important right now for enabling safe transit between two of Bristol’s largest green spaces—it appears to have been in limbo for years 😔

Ross Grimmett@Grimtech·
9 May

@darrenpjones @KerryMP It's a wonderful walk Darren indeed! Be even better if you could pop from Kingsweston to Blaise via the #GreenIronBridge. Please help get it repaired soon 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Dan Linstead@danlinstead·
6 Jun 2019

Had a great hour on ⁦@BCfmRadio⁩ talking about Kingsweston and the #greenironbridge. Also lots of manly choir chat ⁦@manchorus⁩

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