ECOSHOW 2011 LATEST!

Apr

Submitted by admin on Thu, 14/04/2011 - 13:45

Here's the latest news about The Bristol Ecoshow 2011

We spent the winter applying for funding, testing walks and campaigning. Our energy is high even if our coffers are low and sadly not to be filled. The Big Society has been thrust upon us!

On May 8 our walks begin along the biggest stream the Avon, and on June 17th at Saint Stephen's will be the main show this year.

In Hartcliffe Keith Way's been active galvanising support to try and prevent building on the banks of Pigeon House Stream as it runs through the estate. A high point was a full debate in the city council chamber in March when the Liberal politicians faced the passion of dozens of Keith's supporters in a rare public debate

Daithi O Suilleabhain is developing four walks: one in support of Keith tracing Pigeon House stream to its various springs on Dundry slopes, one linking together the Bristol Irish community around the city (Daithi's Dad was from Kerry), one with Redland community members around Redland Brook and one around Ashley Vale and Horfield brook, involving African Caribbean Elders and allotment holders.

Knud Stuwe re-arranged and performed the ecoshow suite at Saint Stephen's and his music will be added to an ecoshow promo film that James Murray-White put together, out at the end of April.

The last bit of news is that for the M Shed Opening we've been asked by the museum service to help with converging walks on Saturday the 18th June. So watch this space for details. Here's a draft table version of activities planned:

Walk title	Date, distance, timings, grade, notes	description	Walk guide	Walk leaders/backstop (Natural Englandtrained)	Public, by invite or existing groups?	Art idea for June 17
Cotton copper and a cuppa. Nature-Human tussle seen through a river	May 8th 4 hours (inc break at Beeses) about 5 miles. Grade 2	Great West Cotton factory along Feeder canal and river Avonpast copper works to Conham Ferry and a cuppa at Beeses, then return	David Mowat	Peter Bruce and Tammi Redman (not trained)	Public – just turn up	Group-based. Whatever comes from workshop May 19th Wellspring HLC Beam St BS5 Barton Hill 6-9pm
?	May 22nd	?	Peter Bruce	David M in support	public	Group based. Whatever anyone wants to do in workshop space to be fixed
Ashley Vale and Horfield Brook	? approx 4 miles. Some off track. Grade 3-4	Roughly: from St Werburghs City Farm up Ashley Vale to Muller Road, allotments, across to Lockleaze, down to boiling wells, to Mina Road Park	Daihi O Suilleabhain	Daihi O Suilleabhain	By invitation. For members of Bristol-Irish community. Contact DM if interested. Walk number 12 max	Irish folk music
Pigeon House stream and Dundry slopes. Custodian as Green Space Protector	? Approx 5 miles, 5 hours (slow walking, lots of stops), off the scale!	From Imperial park up pigeon house stream, rough muddy tracks to ridge, along towards Dundry, down by spring with poems to scout hut Bishport Aveand bus/Morrisons cuppa	Daihi O Suilleabhain and Keith Way	Daihi O Suilleabhain and Keith Way	By invitation	Film of the politics of Valley Walk. Local residents v the council and developers
Ashley Vale and Horfield Brook	Route as above. Date tbc		Daihi O Suilleabhain	Daihi O Suilleabhain and Tammi Redman and Phil	Malcolm X Elders, BME allotment holders and ? Walk number 12 max	Story telling with video camera
Redland Brook	?	Redland Green start then cycle over culverted parts then walk	Daihi O Suilleabhain	Daihi O Suilleabhain with Phil (assistant, not trained)	By invitation. Walk number 12 max	Gert Lush Choir
Malago flood plain and Redcliffe Stone	June 12th 4 hours, grade 2-3	To show how Nature determines human urban development. Somerset square to Southville, Bedminster, Victoria park and Redcliffe	David Mowat	Peter Bruce	Public and by invite (esp Redcliffe Community Forum). Max approx 20	No direct connect. Liz Ellis to provide slide show and water poem.
MShed opening converging walk	Saturday June 18th	t.b.c.	t.b.c.	t.b.c.	t.b.c.	No connection

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