News

Museum pop-up bar: April 2021 update
The application by Vanguard Art Bar Ltd for planning permission for a temporary outdoor art installation and bar in Museum Square has been withdrawn.

Ultramarathon event
Merchants’ Landing resident Phil Stannard plans to run the London to Bristol Ultramarathon (145 miles, 5.5 Marathons) in aid of the Woman’s Trust.

Museum Square pop-up bar
Vanguard Art Bar Ltd has applied for planning permission for a temporary outdoor art installation and bar in Museum Square.

Chocolate path
There is good news and bad news reported by the news media about Chocolate Path which runs alongside Cumberland Road.

Proposed Clean Air Zone
Bristol Mayor, Marvin Rees, has given details of the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charges that will be introduced in October this year.

Wapping Road street parking
Bristol City Council Highways Services have finally placed double-yellow no parking lines on the full length of Wapping Road.

Bathurst Bridge work
Maintenance work on Bathurst Bridge started on 1st September. The work will take around a month to complete.

GMV funding for the Louisiana
The Louisiana pub is one of three Bristol music venues to receive emergency relief funding from the Grassroots Music Venue (GMV) Crisis Service.

De-looping power to Bathurst Parade
De-looping of electricity supply to the newer properties in Bathurst Parade took place on 16th February. This allows residents to use car chargers and electric heating systems.

Queen Lear at the Lightship Theatre
Lightship Theatre presents Queen Lear, a gender-reversed production of Shakespeare’s King Lear brought into a modern-day setting.

Christmas gathering 2021
Steam Ship singers, members of Nightingale Valley community choir and Arnos Vocale will be holding a Christmas Concert in the Merchants Landing communal garden.

Merrick Court Garage Electrical Connection Project
Western Power Distribution plc are providing an electrical supply to several garages at the rear of the Merrick Court apartment block

AGM 2021 and Garden Party
The first Annual General Meeting of the Merchants Landing Residents Association since 2019 took place in the communal garden on 25th September. Thankfully the weather

Great Bristol Run 2021
This year the 10K and the Half Marathon will both take place on Sunday 19th September 2021 under the umbrella of the Great Bristol Run.