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August 2006
The council is drawing up plans to refurbish Bristol South pool at a cost
of £4.5 million. The basic idea of refurbishment is to be welcomed. However,
some details of the proposal are causing great concern locally...
Parking Mad
 The biggest concern has to be the
inclusion of around 100 new parking spaces, taking out the bottom of Dame
Emily Park
While Southville's Green Councillor Charlie Bolton has raised local concerns with the
officers responsible, local Green Party activist Tess Green (right) has contacted the
Friends of Bristol South Pool to ensure they can put forward their
views.
The Sustainable Southville Project, and the Dame Emily Park Project
are already involved (more here).
If YOU oppose turning a substantial portion of Dame Emily (shown above) into a car park please sign the on-line petition (set up by former councillor Matthew Symonds).
Look out, too, for the forthcoming consultation about the refurbishment of the
swimming pool coming up in the autumn.
Renewables at the Pool
Apparently, Bristol South Pool is one of the top 5 most suitable council-owned sites for renewable power either Combined Heat and Power (CHP), or biomass, or both.
Green councillor Charlie Bolton has been making representations to the council to
ask them to make the most of this opportunity offered by refurbishment of
Bristol South Pool. This may prove to be technically unfeasible, but has to
be worth investigation.
If it works, it could save a substantial 320 tonnes
of greenhouse gas emissions per year, and it could also pay for itself in 7
years. And if taken up would help the council meet its climate change
targets, making the pool a more important proposition in the
council's portfolio.
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