Useful websites and pages
- Planning links
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BID Clifton Village
supporting all businesses within the BID Area.
Aim is promote and celebrate the unique character of Clifton Village.
The website provides a source of information on news and events happening within Clifton Village
The aim of BID Clifton Village is to support all businesses within the area and to work collaboratively on projects that will enhance the Village and make a difference to our trading environment.
A Business Improvement District (BID) is a business led initiative which gives local organisations the power to raise funds locally which are spent locally on improving their own trading environment. - Clifton Village Traders Association, working together to support and promote retail, tourism and to preserve the unique atmosphere of Clifton Village.
- Clifton Online (http://www.cliftononline.net). General information site for Clifton
- Redland and Cotham Amenities Society (http://www.rcas.org.uk)
- Hotwells and Cliftonwood Community Association (http://www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk)
- Oakfield Residents Association
- Bristol Civic Society (http://ww.bristolcivicsociety.org.uk/)
- Fix My Street (http://www.fixmystreet.com/). Report, view, or discuss local problems (like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting). Sent to City Council.
- Network of Residents' Associations (http://www.nora-uk.co.uk/)
- Bristol Buildings Preservation Trust brings together community and voluntary organisations to find ways of taking on vulnerable historic buildings and restoring them for active social use.
- www.bathheritagewatchdog.org/Organisation fighting to preserve notable buildings and structures, and to oppose inappropriate developments that might put them or Bath's World Heritage status at risk.
- Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society (http://www.B-I-A-S.org.uk)
- Civic Trust (http://www.civictrust.org.uk)
- Civic Societies (http://www.civicsocietyinitiative.org.uk/) represent us all. They are groups of local people, who, like the Civic Trust are passionate about the places in which we all live, work and relax. Over 700 Civic Societies are members of the Civic Trust
- AVON LOCAL HISTORY and ARCHAEOLOGY ALHA, the organisation for local history and archaeology in the Avon region. Gives useful diary of local history meetings and events
- Bristol Evening Post (http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/home)
- Bristol City Council (http://www.bristol.gov.uk)
- BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
- Planningfinder.co.uk is a free to use internet portal for everyone. They send you an email whenever a planning application is submitted close to your registered postcode.
- Building Conservation Information resources for conservation, restoration and repairs
- Victorian Society campaigning for Victorian and Edwardian architecture
- Georgian Group dedicated to preserving Georgian buildings and gardens.
- Save Britain's Heritage SAVE has been campaigning for historic buildings since its formation in 1975
- New website to promote cultural delights of English heritage cities (http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go). Click on Bristol
- Clifton Rocks Railway
- Brunel Swivel Bridge
- Whatson on in Bristol ( www.whatsonbristol.co.uk)
- Nitty Gritty Guide (http://www.nittygrittyguide.com). Published by a local CHIS member-a unique guide filled with nitty tips, local secrets, webs and numbers essential to every home, car, student, tourist and journeyman
- Bristol maps then and now (http://maps.bristol.gov.uk) Know your place project
- multimap. (http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=MMREDR) Enter a postcode (Clifton is BS8), or a street name (eg West Mall, Clifton)- and see a free detailed map of the area. You can switch to an aerial photo of the same area. Incidentally this facility covers other countries too!
- Royal Mail postcode finder. (http://www.royalmail.com) Give the postcode, and names and addresses are returned, or vice versa (free - but needs registration and an email address)
- Clifton suspension bridge
- Roadworks.org is the largest single source of local roadworks information in the UK.
- http://bristol.roadworks.org/ gives a map of Bristol roadworks
- Roadworks in Bristol
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