GRUNDON ANNOUNCES SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOUCESTERSHIRE CRICKET CLUB

Waste management company Grundon is to help Gloucestershire Cricket meet its ambitious environmental goals.

Gloucestershire Cricket, founded in 1870 by the father of WG Grace (who was its first captain), one of the most influential cricketers of all time, is based at the Bristol County Ground. The threeyear partnership will see Oxfordshireheadquartered Grundon help the club improve its environmental performance.

Among a raft of help and support, Grundon has supplied colour-coded “waste-wheelers” to segregate waste streams including mixed recycling, glass, food waste and general waste, making it easy for visitors and employees to recognise what waste goes where, while helping to educate those using the ground on how best to dispose of their waste and boost the club’s recycling.

Daniel Peacey, regional sales manager at Grundon, said: “We will be supporting Gloucestershire Cricket’s waste management and recycling at its events. One event we are thrilled to be supporting, when government guidelines allow, is the Cheltenham Cricket Festival which is hosted by Cheltenham College.”

Will Brown, Chief Executive at Gloucestershire Cricket, said: “Our efforts to be a leading sustainable and environmentally-friendly club have been really focused across the last couple of years. With this being a key pillar of the club’s new strategy we plan to progress this even further with the support of Grundon as our sustainability partner.

“Grundon is an industry leader and we can’t wait to see what we achieve together over the next three years.”

Planners say no but Bristol councillors say a resounding YES

Bristol is set to become the first city in the world to host Arc – an elegant glass cabin suspended between two super-strong carbon fibre masts, that lifts 42 passengers into the sky and takes them on a magical 20-minute scenic flight.

Despite having been recommended for refusal by city planning officers, councillors unanimously supported the project, backed by Bristol’s science and Arts centre, We The Curious and Arc Global.

The 360 degree views of Bristol’s amazing historic sites will give a unique perspective. The arc will have a pilot on board to explain the City’s history and the importance of the heritage sites passengers will see.

Arc Bristol expects to open in Spring 2024 and aims to attract 250,000 paying visitors a year.

The project is the brainchild of award-winning architect Nick Stubbs, who wanted people to be able to see beautiful places from above, where their origins and history unfold in unexpected ways. He also wanted to create something that did not sit permanently in the skyline, but which could rise and fall, leaving the cityscape largely unchanged.

The £13.5 million funding has been secured entirely from private investment.