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Arno's Event Diary
2012
Live in Brislington, Broomhill or St Annes?
Free Events for Children and Families
During February Half Term
Thanks to sponsorship by the Brislington Wellbeing Fund Arnos Vale Cemetery will be holding several FREE events for anyone living in the Brislington, Broomhill or St Annes area of Bristol. To find out more about the events and information on how to book please contact our Learning Coordinator Janine Marriott on 0117 9719117 or email Janine . Please note that these sessions are only open to people from Brislington, Broomhill or St Annes.
Booking in advance is essential for all the events below as places are limited. As Arnos Vale is an outdoor site, to ensure you and your family have a safe and enjoyable experience please come dressed for all weathers.
FREE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN
Story Telling at Arnos Vale
Once upon a time.... there was an experienced Story Teller named Martin, who had a special gift for telling wild tales and fun stories. He discovered Arnos Vale on his travels and is now bursting to share his stories with all the children living in the land of Brislington, Broomhill and St Annes......"
Explore the woods and secret places of Arnos Vale with fantastic story teller Martin Maudsley. Martin is an experienced and popular story teller with a gift for storytelling using nature. He will take you on a magical journey using the wonderful trees, plants and landscape. Two choices of Story Telling adventures are available:
Wild Stories
Hear fun stories and tall tree tales!
These sessions are suitable for younger children (recommended for ages 5+) but all are welcome. Wild Stories will be held on the following dates:
Saturday 11th February 10:00am-10:45am
Thursday 16th February 2:00pm-2:45pm
Wild Story Makers
Create a story from scratch on a story telling adventure These sessions are suitable for older children (recommended for ages 8+) but all are welcome. Wild Story Makers will be held on the following dates:
Saturday 11th February 11:00am-12:00noon
Thursday 16th February 3:00pm-4:00pm
Tursday 23rd February 3:45pm-5:00pm
FREE EVENTS FOR FAMILIES Nest Box Building
Exciting opportunity to make a nest box as a family FOR FREE!
Come along to one of the sessions to make your very own nest box, ready to put in your garden or local area for Spring.
The session is led by expert Dick Berry who will guide you on how to make your nest box and where the best place will be to hang it.
*only one nestbox per household.
Saturday 18th February
Sessions available: Morning Session 10:00am-10:45am 10:45am-11:30am 11:30am-12:15pm
Afternoon Session 1:00pm-2:00pm 1:45pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-3:15pm 3:15pm-4:00pm
ALL ABOVE EVENTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THE BRISLINGTON, BROOMHILL AND ST ANNES AREA - THE EVENTS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY THE BRISLINGTON WELLBEING FUND
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!
Proof of address may be required when booking.
TO BOOK:
Contact Janine Marriott on 0117 9719117 or email: Janine.
2012
Live in Brislington, Broomhill or St Annes?
Free Events for Children and Families
During February Half Term
Thanks to sponsorship by the Brislington Wellbeing Fund Arnos Vale Cemetery will be holding several FREE events for anyone living in the Brislington, Broomhill or St Annes area of Bristol. To find out more about the events and information on how to book please contact our Learning Coordinator Janine Marriott on 0117 9719117 or email Janine . Please note that these sessions are only open to people from Brislington, Broomhill or St Annes.
Booking in advance is essential for all the events below as places are limited. As Arnos Vale is an outdoor site, to ensure you and your family have a safe and enjoyable experience please come dressed for all weathers.
FREE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN
Story Telling at Arnos Vale
Once upon a time.... there was an experienced Story Teller named Martin, who had a special gift for telling wild tales and fun stories. He discovered Arnos Vale on his travels and is now bursting to share his stories with all the children living in the land of Brislington, Broomhill and St Annes......"
Explore the woods and secret places of Arnos Vale with fantastic story teller Martin Maudsley. Martin is an experienced and popular story teller with a gift for storytelling using nature. He will take you on a magical journey using the wonderful trees, plants and landscape. Two choices of Story Telling adventures are available:
Wild Stories
Hear fun stories and tall tree tales!
These sessions are suitable for younger children (recommended for ages 5+) but all are welcome. Wild Stories will be held on the following dates:
Saturday 11th February 10:00am-10:45am
Thursday 16th February 2:00pm-2:45pm
Wild Story Makers
Create a story from scratch on a story telling adventure These sessions are suitable for older children (recommended for ages 8+) but all are welcome. Wild Story Makers will be held on the following dates:
Saturday 11th February 11:00am-12:00noon
Thursday 16th February 3:00pm-4:00pm
Tursday 23rd February 3:45pm-5:00pm
FREE EVENTS FOR FAMILIES Nest Box Building
Exciting opportunity to make a nest box as a family FOR FREE!
Come along to one of the sessions to make your very own nest box, ready to put in your garden or local area for Spring.
The session is led by expert Dick Berry who will guide you on how to make your nest box and where the best place will be to hang it.
*only one nestbox per household.
Saturday 18th February
Sessions available: Morning Session 10:00am-10:45am 10:45am-11:30am 11:30am-12:15pm
Afternoon Session 1:00pm-2:00pm 1:45pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-3:15pm 3:15pm-4:00pm
ALL ABOVE EVENTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THE BRISLINGTON, BROOMHILL AND ST ANNES AREA - THE EVENTS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY THE BRISLINGTON WELLBEING FUND
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!
Proof of address may be required when booking.
TO BOOK:
Contact Janine Marriott on 0117 9719117 or email: Janine.
Welcome!
We are Arno's Park Action Group, a group of locals who love the park, and are constantly trying to improve it. We really want to see as many people as possible spending time in this wonderful open space. We are planning events throughout the year and would love to hear from anybody who would like to join in, or who has an idea for an event.
To find out more about APAG, please do have a look around the site, and come back soon to find out what's happening.
We look forward to seeing you at Arno's Court Park very soon.
Feb 2012: Arnos Court Park boundary wall report is now available as a free download from the BCAP website: see here.
Latest Parks and Green Spaces News:
A little belated message but a huge thank you to everyone who came to and helped at the Carols in the Park. The weather was perfect and it was a popular event.
A special thank you to Lissy who masterminded the very popular mulled wine and has already talked about next year!
We made a profit of £20 which is going to St Christopher's who helped organise, supplied the choir and offered the church if it had been raining.
See here (.pdf file, opens in a new window) for the minutes of the first Environmental Group meeting.
This is Bristol report on open spaces savedd from sell-off - and others that are in danger. See here
The report of the Cross Party Working Group that will be discussed at the Full Council Meeting next week (Tue 22nd) is now on the BCC website.Report here
Full details of the meeting here.
And great news for Arno's Vale Cemetery!
Next meetings:
APAG AGM, January. Date and location to be advised.
Latest News
Park Benches
A big Thank You! to the volunteers and the Community Payback Scheme crew who installed the park benches over the 21st - 22md May. The crew were great, everyone worked very hard, and the benches are fantastic! See here. The benches were paid for with funds raised from the Dog Show 2010.
New Freebus Launched
From 11 June 2011, there will be a new Saturday bus service round the city centre starting from Bristol Temple Meads that will be completely free for passengers. Freebus has set up a contract with a transport company for a bus and bus driver, but is looking to expand with more support from the public. Volunteer meetings are Wednesday Evenings, 7pm 5th Floor, Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, Bristol. Free bus is looking for volunteers, members, donations and patrons and publicity to enable the free service to expand. See Freebus for more details.
Big Tree Plant – A city-wide bid for more trees in Bristol
In December 2010 the Government launched a National Tree Planting Campaign the ‘Big Tree Plant’, which aims to plant a million trees over 4 years. The campaign is focused on community based tree planting in streets, school grounds and other publicly accessible green spaces.
The Forest of Avon Trust is working in partnership with TreeBristol (Bristol City Council), the Woodland Trust and Trees for Cities, to prepare a grant bid as part of the Big Tree Plant to increase tree planting across the city. The focus is on areas of lower tree cover and higher deprivation but all areas can be included. The bid is due to be submitted in August so we are on a tight timescale.
We are working with community groups and interested individuals throughout Bristol so get in touch if you want to work with us to increase tree planting in your area - on streets, green spaces or anywhere in your neighbourhood where the public will benefit.
We also require match funding so any suggestions would be welcomed.
For more information please contact Emma Whitaker, Big Tree Plant Bid Co-ordinator at the Forest of Avon Trust on 0117 963 3383 or email Emma.
Tree planting provides many benefits including:
Well being: They give character and a sense of place and history to our neighbourhoods.
Road safety: Tree-lined streets improve the attention of drivers encouraging slower driving.
Environmental: Trees act as large full time air filters, giving us cleaner air.
Wildlife: Trees are an important food source for birds and they provide homes for a wide-range of wildlife, bringing nature to our doorstep.
Economic benefits: Property values are higher in tree-lined streets compared to similar streets without trees.
Road safety: Tree-lined streets improve the attention of drivers encouraging slower driving.
Environmental: Trees act as large full time air filters, giving us cleaner air.
Wildlife: Trees are an important food source for birds and they provide homes for a wide-range of wildlife, bringing nature to our doorstep.
Economic benefits: Property values are higher in tree-lined streets compared to similar streets without trees.
Forest of Avon Trust
The local charity for trees, working closely with communities to get more trees planted and to improve existing woodlands.
More Trees More Action
TreeBristol
Part of Bristol City Council, TreeBristol was established to plant thousands of new trees in the city.
TreeBristol
The Woodland Trust
National charity promoting woodlands and native trees.
Woodland Trust
Trees for Cities
National charity working with local communities on tree planting projects in urban areas
Trees for Cities
Forthcoming Meetings
TBA