News
New power cables
Cabot Cruising Cub is reinstating electrical supplies for boats moored along Bathurst Parade since the accidental damage to the underwater cables in the Basin caused by the recent dredging.
Sarah Guppy and Bathurst Basin
Show of Strength Theatre Company is organising an historical walk ‘led by’ Sarah Guppy, the nineteenth century engineer and inventor.
FOBB campaign against Marchioness jetty
A second planning application has been lodged by Dr and Mrs Hugh Pratt for the ‘reinstatement of an historic landing stage for use associated with Marchioness site’.
Lightship Theatre: A Touch of Fool
5 in a Hat Theatre Company and Atomic Rhubarb from Weston-Super-Mare are bringing back their zany comedy by popular request.
FOBB campaign
Friends of Bathurst Basin (FOBB) are very concerned about proposals to build a block of flats in the railway cutting alongside Guinea Street.
Chemical spillage
Merchants Quay was closed to pedestrians at the Prince Street entry because of a ‘chemical spillage’.
2019 Bristol Half-Marathon
The Bristol Half-Marathon will take place on Sunday 15th September 2019 and it will again involve road closures close to Merchants Landing.
New cycle stands
For the fitter Landing residents and their fit friends and family, new bicycle stands have been installed behind Byzantine Court.
Cumberland Road update
Cumberland Road is now closed to eastbound motor traffic but remains open for vehicles travelling west.
Bathurst Bridge maintenance work
Bristol City Council are planning to start maintenance work on Bathurst Bridge on 1st September 2020, work which will mean closure of the old bridge to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
Louisiana roast lunches
Good news for those who enjoy a good roast. The Louisiana can now provide take-away roast lunches each Sunday between 12.00 and 2.00pm.
Parking on Wapping Road
Bristol City Council Highways Services have confirmed that they will make a Traffic Regulation Order to revise the parking restrictions on Wapping Road, replacing the current single yellow lines with double lines.
Cumberland Road
Cumberland Road is now open to motor traffic in both directions along its full length.
Bristol White Water Boaters Use Overflow
Bristol White Water Boaters use the unusual high water to kayak from the New Cut into Bathurst Basin.