Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society (CHIS)
Introduction
Welcome to the Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society website.This site contains information about the Bristol Society, what it is involved in, details of its events and information about all that we care about in Clifton and Hotwells.
If you need our help, or want to help us, please join our Society. 40 years old and still much to do!
- About CHIS
- News- supplements our quarterly newsletter by broadcasting up to the minute happenings (updated 19 August2010)
- Events and Walks (updated 1 April 2010)
- Achievements over the last 40 years,
Millennium and other projects (updated 1 November 2009), including
- plaques (updated 26 March 2010),
- Clifton Rocks Railway Refurbishment
(updated 17 June 2010),
- Planning
- Monthly reports on applications (updated 4 August 2010)
- official Bristol City Council weekly list for BS8 (updated 24 August 2010)
- currently and recently considered applications (updated 17 August 2010)
- how to object, grounds for objection (updated 23 June 2010)
- Licensing (updated 19 August 2010) Contains the weekly licensing applications for the whole of Bristol
- Streetscape including lighting (updated 21 July 2010)
- Pollution, noise and refuse (updated 14 July 09)
- Parking and Traffic (updated 2 August 2010)
- Nature, Landscape and Environment (updated 12 March 2008)
- Trees (updated 28 March 2010)includes Clifton Camp proposals
- Birds(updated 17 July 2010)
- Plants(updated 15 November 2008)
- The Avon Gorge and Downs Project(updated 17 May 2009)
- Archive- Books, pictures and maps of Clifton (updated 3 April 2008)
- Web statistics (updated 28 August 2009). Dramatic increase from revamp in September 2004
- Membership- how to apply, minimum of only £10 per household per annum (£15 for organisations)!
- St Andrews Churchyard(updated 10 Jun 10)
- security (updated 18 May 2010)
Useful websites:
- CliftonPeople (http://www.cliftonpeople.co.uk). Your Place, Your People. Local People websites combine local social networking with news, discussions and groups about your local area and is operated by Associated Northcliffe Digital Limited.
- 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.alan.shrank.freeuk.com/index.htm)
- A href="http://www.bathheritagewatchdog.org/">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
- Bristol Evening Post (http://www.epost.co.uk)
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- multimap. (http://www.multimap.com) 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/portal/rm/home) Give the postcode, and names and addresses are returned, or vice versa (free - but needs registration and an email address)
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