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. over 40 years old and still much to do!
St Andrews Sunday 13th November, Clifton War memorial service 1.30 pm All welcome.
- About CHIS
- News- supplements our quarterly newsletter by broadcasting up to the minute happenings (updated 9 May 2012)
- Events and Walks (updated 21 April 2012)
- Achievements over the last 40 years,
Millennium and other projects (updated 10 October 2010), including
- plaques (updated 6 April 2012),
- Clifton Rocks Railway Refurbishment
(updated 17 April 2012),
- Planning
- Monthly reports on applications (updated 5 May 2012)
- official Bristol City Council weekly list for BS8 (updated 15 May 2012)
- currently and recently considered applications (updated 12 May 2012)
- how to object, grounds for objection (updated 14 January 2011)
- Licensing (updated 4 February 2012) Contains the weekly licensing applications for the whole of Bristol
- Streetscape including lighting and yellow lines (updated 17 March 2012)
- 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 18 March 2012)includes Clifton Camp proposals
- Birds(updated 17 July 2010)
- Plants(updated 15 November 2008)
- The Avon Gorge and Downs Project(updated 22 May 2011)
- Archive- Books, pictures and maps of Clifton (updated 3 April 2008)
- Web statistics (updated 10 October 2010). 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 20 September 10)
- security (updated 19 November 2011)
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.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/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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