SusWot's
working groups
Suswot
currently has 3 working groups: green spaces, waste reduction and
transport.
Our
green spaces group engaged with the doctors
at the new medical centre over the development of the green space
next to it. They’re continuing to assist with the project as
it develops. They’re also taking part in research work as part
of the Council’s Bristol Area Green Space Plan.
Our
waste reduction group audited shop keepers
in the village about their interest in reducing plastic bag consumption
and / or charging for plastic bags. A follow-up meeting with the shops
took place recently, and we hope to launch "the Westbury bag"
- an alternative to plastic bags - in the next few months.
Our
transport group promoted alternatives
to car travel last November, by running the “ChooseDay
without cars” initiative. A particular highlight was introducing
our life-size(ish) Chooseday polar bear to Westbury primary school
children in their assemblies! We also put together "Transport
Links from Westbury" - a guide to getting around this area
without using a car.
It's
currently involved into 2 other city-wide transport initiatives -
the “Transport For Greater Bristol” (TFGB) alliance”
and “20s Plenty for Bristol”.
TFGB
(www.tfgb.org.uk)
is an alliance of organisations and individuals who amongst other
things are lobbying the 4 local councils to establish an Integrated
Transport Authority. This would give them much better negotiating
power with bus and train companies. A switched-on group who talk an
awful lot of sense.
20's
Plenty For Bristol (www.20splentyforbristol.org.uk)
is calling for the implementation of 20 mph as the default speed limit
on residential roads in greater Bristol. It's part of the national
“20's
Plenty For Us” initiative. Read
more and take action. |