10 Dec 2009 - NW Bristol Ranger Group meeting

Dear Rangers,
There will be a meeting of the North West Ranger group on Thursday 10 th December at 7pm at the Micawber Ale House 24 St Michael's Hill Bristol, BS2 8DX in the meeting room at the pub.

This meeting is to discuss the annual group plan.  Please come with ideas about what you would like to do during the year.

If anyone has any other items they wished discussed, could you please let me know in advance by emailing  colin.hendy@blueyonder.co.uk

I look forward to meeting as many of you as can make it on that night. 

Colin Hendy, Liaison Ranger, North West Bristol

Come early for a friendly drink before the meeting starts - should be finished about 9pm.

Micawber's is at the bottom of St.Michael's Hill, just above the Horfield Road junction and  next to The Scotsman and his Pack.

Pub details and map here: click here  

27 Sep 2009 - Aust Signing Ride

As well as enjoying a cycle ride and  meeting people, the purpose of this signing ride is to start updating the signs around Aust.  This will be based on the audit that rangers did in November 2008.

Suggested itinerary

 9.45 Meet at the Water tower on Durdham Downs. In front of the toilets on the cycle path

11.15 Arrive at Aust via Blaise Castle, Cribbs Causeway and Easter Compton (i.e. NCN 4 but with modifications) about 22kms

11.45 leave Aust

12.05 White Horse for drink /lunch (alternatively café in Severn Beach)

12.35 leave,

14.00 arrive back at Downs (via Severn Beach, Dyer’s Common, Cribbs Causeway)

Total distance about 45 kms

4 Apr 2009 - Ranger Workday - 10:00am Start (Trinity St.) Bristol to Bath Railway Path

Dear Bristol Rangers,

You may already be aware that I am organising a work day for all the Bristol and Bath Ranger Groups on Saturday 4th April.

Why??

It will be an opportunity for the ranger groups to meet up with each other and also find out what's happening at Sustrans this year and at the same time do some useful work along the Bristol to Bath railway path. There will be no formal ranger training day this year so this will be an opportunity to catch up with other rangers and what's happening in Sustrans. I will have a short presentation for you to see at lunch time.

Agenda:

Meet at 10:00am at the Bristol end of the Bristol Bath path

Cycle along the path undertaking general maintenance tasks such as:

Litter picking, Removing graffiti, Signing entrances onto the path, Tidying up signage, Trimming encouraging vegetation

Lunch at 1:00pm at The Bird in Hand at Saltford where we will meet up with the Bath Ranger Group.

After lunch I will continue to Bath with the Bath rangers and leave you to cycle back to Bristol continuing with maintain ace tasks.

Please can you let me know if you can come along as I will need to let the Bird in Hand know how many to expect. If you are coming please bring a paint scrapper, secateurs and gloves. I will provide litter pickers, hammer and nails and rubbish bags.

I hope you can come - It will be great to see you

Best wishes

  Jane

Jane Chapman [Jane.Chapman@sustrans.org.uk]
Jane Chapman
National Cycle Network Project Assistant
Sustrans
0117 9150238

1 Apr 2009 - Informal Ranger Group Meeting 18:30 for 19:00 in the back room at Micawbers Ale House on St Michael's Hill.

An informal meeting - no Agenda.

Come and join us for a chat about cycling developments in and around Bristol.

19 Jan 2009 - Bristol Ranger Groups Meeting - 7pm, Micawbers

Malcolm Shepherd, the new Sustrans Chief Executive Officer, will be giving us an update on Sustrans' activities and future direction followed by an informal meeting with a chance to chat and discuss with our colleagues across the Bristol area.

Come early for a friendly drink before the meeting starts - should be finished about 9pm.

Micawber's is at the bottom of St.Michael's Hill, just above the Horfield Road junction and  next to The Scotsman and his Pack.

Pub details and map here: click here

18 Oct 2008 - Workday on NCN Route 26

As agreed at the NW Bristol Rangers' meeting on Tuesday, David Neale has arranged a workday in the vicinity of the M5 tunnel.

The selected date is Saturday 18th October, meeting at the Stronghold sculpture at 9:00 AM or as soon as possible thereafter. We should finish by midday.

NCN 26 is the link from the Avonmouth Bridge (NCN 41) through the M5 railway tunnel to Portishead.

The aim is to prune any obstructing vegetation between the Avonmouth Bridge and Sheepway and to review signage along the route, which should be OK following work in the area by North Somerset Council. However, it would be useful to have on site some NCN26 signage material - just in case.

David has gardening equipment, but will need help to transport it as he will be traveling by bike.

Please let David know if you will be there and if you can bring signage materials or help with the transport of gardening equipment from the address below.

David Neale

Eldon, 62 Long Ashton Road
Long Ashton, Somerset BS41 9LE
Tel: 01275 392336
Mob: 0782 1884 637