August 2019
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Location, location In reply to the letter by Marilyn Nash in the July edition of the SBV I agree with all of her comments about the proposed new development at the Old Brewery being in Ashton Gate and not the ever growing ‘monster’ that is Southville. Marilyn, you neglected to mention the Ashton Gate tollhouse, from which the area gets its name and which is across on the other side of the road and now, laughingly, in Southville! How can this be? We all know the answer. It is to push up the prices of the properties in the Old Brewery. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs their bumps felt. Phil Hutchings, Ashton
Grass not greener I can see how the Ashton family (July issue) might be a bit annoyed in having resident foxes, especially if there is a whole family. But what saddens me is that the trend for paving over
front lawns, where all you now see are cars instead of carnations, seems to have spread to back gardens as well. I winced when I read ‘artifical grass’ had been installed. Children (and indeed, adults) are missing out on the benefits of the small amounts of nature that would have been theirs to enjoy (the possibility of bees, butterflies, frogs, hedgehogs and real grass). And, of course, nature is missing out and being pushed out so that is it any wonder that the more daring and adaptable species inch their way in, under decking and yes, even rooting up artificial grass? Helen Price, by email
United we stand When can we have a secular viewpoint for ‘Thought for the Month’? I try to keep calm in the face of woe and uncertainty, and life’s complex diversity. But after we have interpreted the world in religious and scientific terms, the question remains - how do we change it for
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the better? How can we bring a halt to the tyrants and tycoons, as havoc continues on a global scale? My belief rests on our knowledge of the human genome. Our DNA as homo sapiens shows how much we belong together as a common race. We have an evolutionary history, together with other life forms, through natural selection, looking back over many thousands of years. We are capable of relating collectively in peace and friendship. I hope that with united willpower we mortals can imagine a way to make life better, here and now for the next generations. April Foy, BS3
A wildlife corridor The history pages of South Bristol Voice are a special feature and none more so than the June and July editions with their accounts of the building of the Avon New Cut. More senior members of my family tell me they remember The Cut in days when it was very heavily polluted and gave off a matching stench. They are
delighted to know it now has nature reserve status and there is a group dedicated to looking after this unique inner-city wildlife corridor. This group, Friends of the Avon New Cut (FrANC for short) has 140 subscribers to its mailing list and up to 50 of those have been loyal supporters of the river bank clean-up programme we arrange before the birds take up nest-building. We also organise walks and talks: its history is a rich one; so too is the varied natural history, giving us an allimportant extra ‘lung’ in a busy city. This year alone, wildflower surveys have identified up to 100 species just on the banks and slipways by Gaolferry Bridge. It was pleasing to see in your articles acknowledgement of the publication by Fiducia Press, A Celebration of the Avon New Cut, written in 2006, a detailed and well-illustrated account of many aspects of the tidal river. Boats can be seen there. Bristol Ferry Boats do arrange two or three summer trips up the Cut as far as Netham Weir when the tide
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