{"id":5459,"date":"2015-01-30T15:25:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T15:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=5459"},"modified":"2015-01-31T12:25:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T12:25:17","slug":"tidy-bs5-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=5459","title":{"rendered":"TidyBS5 round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a while since there’s been a Tidy BS5 post on this blog, but that doesn’t mean the campaign has been dormant.<\/p>\n

So let’s deal with recent developments in chronological order.<\/p>\n

On Thursday 22nd January Bristol Mayor George Ferguson<\/a> was on a walkabout of the Ashley, Easton & Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Partnership<\/a> area.<\/p>\n

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Picture courtesy of Stacy Yelland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TidyBS5 campaigners met the Mayor at the junction of Stapleton Road and Milsom Street – a notorious fly-tipping hotspot – to express their concerns about litter and fly-tipping locally, as reported by Bristol 24\/7<\/a> (bit different from North Street, isn’t it, George? Ed.<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The Bristol Post also reported<\/a> on George’s visit to Stapleton Road, managing in its own inimitable, cock-eyed way to describe TidyBS as a “street-cleaning community group<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

Although your ‘umble scribe was unable to attend due to other commitments, feedback has been positive. Witnesses report that George seemed genuinely shocked by the stinky bin by which he was confronted\/ambushed. In addition, he gave a commitment to bring one of the Make Sunday Special<\/a> events to Stapleton Road.<\/p>\n