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MikeHunt79 said:
Is this still going ahead? After the **** up this year, the council apparently said it was going to be the last one... :rolleyes::(
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There's stuff going on, might end up like Ashton Court apparently used to be, community-based and small: http://www.thebristolfestival.org/

Though I can't find any news since this consultation on the 25th October...

PaulStat said:
best pub in Bristol is the Highbury Vaults in kingsdown. FACT! :p
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I dunno about *the* best but certainly a very good one :D Depends what frame of mind I am in...
 
This is an interesting initiative for Bristol:

Transition City Bristol

The Transition Towns initiative seeks to engage whole communities in finding practical alternatives to the current fossil fuel-led systems and lifestyles, leading to the creation of an Energy Descent Action Plan - a timetabled plan for a community to move to a lower energy future which is abundant, truly sustainable, relocalised and beautiful. With the challenges of peak oil and climate change on the horizon it makes sense to start planning a resilient local infrastructure now while there is still plenty of time to think.

Transition Bristol hopes that the process of re-designing our city will be inspiring and positive, "unleashing the collective genius of the community" in the words of Rob Hopkins, the instigator of Transition. The focus is on taking a positive approach - understanding the issues, examining current practices and then creating solutions amongst ourselves. The intention is that via a collective effort to respond to the challenges of peak oil and climate change we inevitably create a city we're much happier living in.

We're not here to say we mustn't fly, instead we want to make Bristol so vibrant, interesting and colourful that we won't want to go anywhere else!
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The full day meeting last week had ~300 people attend!
 
Bristol is a ****hole, everybody there talks like farmers and stuff.

Hence why I live in Yate :cool:






























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sara said:
There's stuff going on, might end up like Ashton Court apparently used to be, community-based and small: http://www.thebristolfestival.org/

Though I can't find any news since this consultation on the 25th October...
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There also a facebook group on it, as well as a thread or two on a local music forum... I think they're still looking for acts/soundsystems/stewards/etc... so I'm not sure if they'll get it done in time...

They definitely need some sort of Ashton Court Festival replacement tho!
DreXeL said:
Bristol is a ****hole, everybody there talks like farmers and stuff.

Hence why I live in Yate
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/article/0,2763,1053822,00.html

Came in at number 45 ;):p
 
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LOL, surprised Yate is that far down the list :D

To be fair it's not that bad out here, just a bit.......Stepford. A night on the **** in Sodbury high street rocks, then hop on the nut-bus into Bristol to go clubbing :cool:

Also, the fact that I'm minutes away from Castle Combe is great :D
 
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DreXeL said:
LOL, surprised Yate is that far down the list :D

To be fair it's not that bad out here, just a bit.......Stepford. A night on the **** in Sodbury high street rocks, then hop on the nut-bus into Bristol to go clubbing :cool:

Also, the fact that I'm minutes away from Castle Combe is great :D
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I've only been to Yate once, and I was filming at 2am in the rain, so I probably didn't get the best impression of it... :D :o

Castle Coombe is a great little track tho, I've only 5 or 6 laps round it, but it was great fun... :)
 
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mrdbristol said:
Judging by the amount of posts asking " What Bristol is like ? "

Get off your butts and come to the centre of england.

We do not all drive tractors.
We have electricity.
We also have roads and sanitation.
The language is a bit tricky to pick up ( Think Deliverance+Alcohol )
Popular music has now moved out of the tea rooms.
Some public houses stay open after dark.
There are also some after hours dancing clubs.
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Congrats dude, when did this happen? ;):D:D
 
last time i went to bristol i ventured out of the hotel im serch of the nightlife
the hotel was in the haymarket aera of the city..... after twenty mins id been asked a good half a dozen times if i wanted to buy some gear ( dope) asked twice if i was looking for a woman ( both times by black guys on mountain bikes , and no its not raceist ) seen a car being done over , chav had put the back window in and was rifileing through the back, and to top it off i was " approached by two smack heads who told me that if i didnt give them my wallet theyd " spike me " nice place.....
incedently i gave them my fags ( only three left ) and told them to " go away before i ripped em a new one "

i will never go there again, its the rs hole of the west county and i genuinley feel sorry for anyone who has to live in the more squallid parts of the city as the majority of it is acctually quite nice.
 
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