Malago Valley Conservation Group

MALAGO VALLEY CONSERVATION GROUP is a voluntary group with members from all parts of south-west Bristol. We have no staff or premises and operate on members subscriptions (just £4 per household per year), with occasional grant aid for specific projects. We cover south-west Bristol Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Headley Park, Highridge,... Withywood roughly, the BS13 postal area. We started as a campaign for a Bishopsworth and Malago Conservation Area. Our report was praised by the City Council for its quality and, following public consultation in summer 1998, the conservation area was declared in October 1998. WHAT DO WE DO? We monitor the Planning Applications Register and comment on schemes which affect our area. We are members of the Neighbourhood Planning Network. We work with the City Council to improve our open spaces and trees and with the Environment Agency to clean up our streams. We act as the Friends of Manor Woods Valley, to help maintain and improve Manor Woods Valley Local Nature Reserve, and we are members of Bristol Parks Forum. We comment on other planning matters, such as road schemes and the Bristol Local Development Framework. We publish a regular newsletter every quarter to let people know what is happening in our area. We work actively with other groups and agencies in BS13.Read More