Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society (CHIS)
CHIS Home Page
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 29 April 08)
- Events and Walks (updated 6 March 2008)
- Achievements over the last 40 years,
Millennium and other projects (updated 24 December 2007), including
- plaques (updated 16 March 2008),
- Clifton Rocks Railway Refurbishment
(updated 24 April 2008),
- Planning: applications (now updated weekly) (updated 6 May 2008), how to object, grounds for objection
- Licensing (updated 28 November 2005)
- Streetscape including lighting (updated 9 May 2008)
- Pollution, noise and refuse (updated 29 January 2008)
- Parking and Traffic (updated 20 December 2007)
- Nature, Landscape and Environment (updated 2 February 2008)
- Archive- Books, pictures and maps of Clifton (updated 3 April 2008)
- Web statistics (updated 8 June 2006). Dramatic increase from revamp in September 2004
- Membership- how to apply, minimum of only £8 per household per annum (£15 for organisations)!
- St Andrews Churchyard(updated 17 November 07)
- security (updated 11 April 2008)
Useful websites:
- 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)
- Bristol Civic Society (http://www.digitalbristol.org/members/civsoc)
- Network of Residents' Associations (http://www.alan.shrank.freeuk.com/index.htm)
- Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society (http://www.B-I-A-S.org.uk)
- Civic Trust (http://www.civictrust.org.uk)
- Civic Societies (http://www.civicsocieties.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.
- New website to promote cultural delights of English heritage cities (http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/cityheritage). Click on Bristol
- Whaton 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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