Events Archives - Sea Mills and Coombe Dingle Together

24 Apr 2023

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4 Wards meeting

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We're going to be attending the 4 Wards meeting on Wednesday at Sea Mills library! This is a great time to: - Meet community liaison teams and your councillors - Find out what funding is available and help decide how it's used - Meet other local residents - Shape agenda for future meetings We'll be starting to ramp up our activities over the Summer so would be great to see you there

09 Nov 2022

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Sea Mills Repair Cafe – Extended Range of Repairs

Climate Action Group, Events

Dates of the Next Repair Cafes: 12 Nov and 10 December Since our launch in May, Sea Mills Repair Cafe has held four more monthly repair cafes and increased our volume and range of repairs. Recently we have done up thirty to forty repairs per session. From our original offering of mechanical, sewing and electrical and electronic repairs, we now regularly offer cycle, woodwork, leatherwork repairs and will shortly be adding jewellery and darning repairs to our range. All our repairers, organisers and helpers are volunteers. Our electrical/electronic, woodwork and mechanical repairers are either all trained and experienced and currently…

04 Oct 2022

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Threat of 5G mast returns to Sea Mills Square

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A planning application has again been submitted for a 15 metre 5G mast on Sea Mills Square, just months after a very similar proposal was declined by the Planning Inspector on appeal. In 2021, Bristol City Council planners rejected plans for a 5G mast and large cabinets on Sea Mills Square. The decision went to appeal with the Planning Inspectorate in Feb 2022 where the mast was also rejected. CK Hutchinson Networks UK Limited have now submitted another very similar planning application for the square. This is for a 15-metre mast, it's the same height as the one ultimately rejected…

19 Jun 2022

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Found it! 7th July 2022

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An exciting accidental finds event in Sea Mills Have you ever found objects in your home, perhaps in the attic or under the floor boards left by previous occupants? Have you stripped wallpaper and found endless layers underneath or even a scribbled message? Sea Mills 100 who run the mini-museum in the phone box in Sea Mills Square have teamed up with the Bristol and Avon Archaeological Society, Bristol Museums and Bristol Archives and they want to see your found objects. “Every object has a story, and found objects can often tell you something about the history of your home…

02 Jun 2022

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Pre-Jubilee Litter Pick

Climate Action Group, Events

Please join this event and make a difference to your local neighbourhood and wildlife! You can join us solo or in your family/friends group. The focus of this month's pick will be on the Recreation Ground and surrounding streets. Meeting point will be at the Recreation Ground on Saturday 4th June at 10am. This is in preparation to the Big Lunch picnic the day after (05.06.). We have a number of litter pickers for adults and children for this event. Please register using Eventbrite and choose the ticket type for ADULT pickers. You will be able to state the number…

29 May 2022

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“Disappointing” theft from community project

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Sea Mills and Coombe Dingle Together have been working with local residents to improve the environment at the recreation ground (the rec) in Sea Mills. A bench, new bins and a community notice board where the first things to arrive last year. The recreation ground is one of the pilot sites for the Bristol Future Parks project which encourages local people to run community projects in their local park spaces. The next phase of the project, led by local gardener, Esther Giles is low planting along one, currently bare, side of the space. The planting will be designed to encourage…

28 Mar 2022

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‘Meet your neighbours’ event

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Wednesday 27 April at Sea Mills LibraryDrop in from 5.30 - 7.30pm This exciting gathering, organised by Sea Mills and Coombe Dingle Together, is open to all and will be a great opportunity to learn more about the area. It also marks the launch of the Community Plan. We’ll be joined by councillors and community groups, giving you the opportunity to find out more about the activities going on to make this area a thriving and friendly place to live. If you’re running clubs, businesses or events in the area, or you’re looking to join in with some community activities in…

23 Jan 2022

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Get creative with your windows

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Sea Mills and Coombe Dingle is participating in Window Wanderland twice this year! The event sees participating local residents decorate their windows, light them up and register them on a trail map for others to come and see. It's easy to do, with cutouts and tissue paper, or anything you like. This year there are two events locals can participate in. Conveniently they are one week apart so it’s easy to leave your display up and use it for both. It’s free to take part, just register at the links below: The Four Villages – 25-26th February 2022 – Sea Mills…

20 Sep 2021

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Crafts, Cake & Climate Action

Climate Action Group, Events

Concerned about the local environment and global climate crisis but don't know how to help? Join us for a fun, family-friendly morning of crafts with meaning, cake with conscience and an opportunity to find out more about what we do & how you can get involved. This is a crucial year for our world leaders to make some tough decisions and pledge serious action (that they actually stick to) at COP26 in November.It's a crucial year for us too, to take a stand, make change and do what we can to help our shared home, Earth. And we can't wait…

11 Aug 2021

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Another Chance to Bash Some Balsam

Climate Action Group, Events

On Sunday the 15th at 2pm we are running another Balsam Bashing events in partnership with Trout in the Trym. The exciting news is that a trout was caught (and safely released) in the Trym in Coombe Dingle earlier this month so our efforts to improve the river quality are really paying off. For more details about the event and to register (it's free), please see our EventBrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coombe-dingle-balsam-bashing-tickets-165585768491Don't worry if you missed the last event we will be showing you exactly what you need to do to remove that pesky balsam.