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08-Aug-08
Westleaze W.I.
Depart Long Ashton @ 8 a.m.

08-Aug-08
The Joy Of Sax
Church House, Long Ashton Road

06-Sep-08
Annual Flower Show
Village Hall

08-Oct-08
A Walk to Remember
Ashton Court

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I aplaud the recent decoration of the shelter by the chiildren's play area, at last youthful talent comes to the fore, but what about the bottles and cans. Why have a "zebra" crossing? If people park by it! on it! and ignore the zig zag lines and yellow lines. The answer is that we are waiting for someone to be knocked down on it. Also vans and lorrries delivery for the co-op unsighting pedestrians.
tagged with: coop   environment   parking   youth   zebra crossing  
7.04 Double yelow lines Since Long Ashton has become a village of services, parking has changed from from short to medium/ long term (dentists, hairdressers estate agents beauty shops ) double yellow lines would push parking into the surrounding residential streets in the centre of the village making it difficult for residents to park and to receive visitors. Any new businesses and services should be sited away from the centre and be required to provide off street parking.
tagged with: parking   planning   yellow lines  
Drains and galleys cleaned every 6 months Parking restrictions enforced - correct side of road at night not on yellow line or pavements Pot holes filled more quickly
tagged with: environment   parking   road maintenance   road sweeping  
2.03 & 2.05 Traffic calming measures are a waste, roadside parking works just as well. 3.08 & 3.11 The quality and service of buses should not be compromised for price. 6.09 Not me or my family, but friends have. 7.04 More double yellow lines will create inconsiderate parking. 9.01 I would use a general website, but not specifically Long Ashton. 9.03 I do not agree that more local jobs would reduce traffic. 10.05 A warden/guard does not need to be stationed, just more visible. 11.12 Whilst a seating area would be nice, on its own it would be a waste. 11.13 Addtional changing facilities would be required. More needs to be done to improve rush hour traffic flow out of the village. In particular, the Bristol end of the village where traffic passing the Dovecote feeds onto the bypass.
tagged with: 1005   1112   1113   203   205   308   311   609   704   901   903   buses   double yellow lines   local jobs   parking   rush hour traffic   seating   traffic calming   warden  
Less parking on the main road.
tagged with: parking  
2.03: The reason we think traffic calming is not a good idea is because of District and Planning decisions to allow extra housing extensions etc and reduce road widths, which puts extra cars on the road. People do not use their garages or drive-ways. An intergrated system of speed cameras would be more effective for reducing speeds and would allow for monitering habitual parkers of blocking roads. 8.05: We were told when the 'Birdwell' estate was built that the front wall should only be for small plants. Now we have large overhanging bushes especially in parts of Fenshurst Gardens and Bradville Gardens, making walking on the pavements difficult. This also blocks the view when driving. There are also similar situations on the main road. Large commercial vehicles parked in residential streets - often on the pavement. No one seems to be interested. Maybe an evening Police patrol would be a good idea.
tagged with: commercial vehicles   overhanging trees and shrubs   parking   pavement parking   police   speed cameras   traffic calming  
Long Ashton must definitiely remain administratively separate from Bristol. Not to do so would be the end of the green belt around Long Ashton. I also prefer the services offered by North Somerset. Secondly, parking on the main road is becoming a serious issue; in particular on the road outside Church House and the opposite side of the road because people are too lazy to walk from the new car park. A definite area for double yellow lines. Another area is the main road outside the new houses on the research station land. Again yellow lines nedded and this should be a problem for the developers to sort out. I trust they are going to resurface the road there once the houses are built.
tagged with: green belt   main road   parking  
2.03 what are main routes? 7.03 This is not an issue inthe village in general owing to the dog mess bins which brought about a huge improvement. But we are told it is a huge problem on the rec. Why hasn't the Parish Council / Comm centre banned dogs and used powers in existence to enforce ban. 7.04 no point in having more yellow lines unless those in existence are enforced. 7.07 Where will parking be limited and who will enforce it? 8.04 Public footpaths in the countryside do not need better surfacing 9.02 It needs modernising and more appealiung to use if it is to survive 9.03 Many of the existing businesses are run / manned by people from outside the village e.g. hairdressers, dental surgeries, and this trend is likely in new ones. The new office blocks in wild country lane will be driven to. 11.16 use community centre 11.22 what about recent purpose built youth room
tagged with: community centre   dog fouling   parking   recreation area   traffic calming   yellow lines  
I would like to see bollards on the pavement outside the supermarket to stop parking obstructing views to and from the crossing. (The respondee drew a map to illustrate where the bollards are required.) Q 8.05 refers to overhanging trees and shrubs Householder should be warned by letter if they do not trim foliage from their property the council will do it and send them the bill!
tagged with: environment   overhanging trees and shrubs   parking   pavements  
Traffic flow in and around LA like many other areas is greatly hindered by om road parking. Double yellow lines arfe not but could be an advantage if used with care. it is now common to find cars parked on or very close to corners & junctions so creating real dangers to drivers and pedestians. In answering the questionnaire I have taken some care in not askingfor expensive options since the communityy charge is already too great and money is limited. Although not a parish problem directly I would suggest that many of our local roads are in a very poor state of maintenance
tagged with: community charge   expense   parking   road maintenance  
1 Stop dogs and horses fouling pavements and footpaths 2 Action against cars parked on pavements/footpaths which force parents with buggies into the road.
tagged with: fouling   parking  
20mph speed limit between Providence Lane & Wild Country Lane - the lane is narrow, cars are parked badly Doubt whether more jobs in the village would reduce traffic Very dangerous with acrs parked outside the new houses in Warren Lane
tagged with: parking   speed limit  
2.04: I would like to see double yellow lines down one side of the main rd through the village as staggered parking very much restricts vehicle movement. 3.05:would expense be covered? low charge? 5.01: Live in Keeds Lane, too remote! 5.09 youth + community worker.7.01 (recycling) n/a doesn't come to us! 7.06:Litter is kept ok by orderly, but people should be encouraged not to drop it!7.08: NOT in area around shops! 7.0i9 esp by bottle bank. 11.21: One day a week; what ages? youth club age would be good! 11.22: Surely we had the new club room. Who would fund and man this centre to control/monitor the young opeoples behaviour. 11.23: funded and manned by scout leaders and parents!! win win!! 11.15 fence the football pitch
tagged with: communication   dog walking area   environment   lighting   litter   parking   scout cub hut   voluntary lift   youth centre   youth worker  
Street lighting could be improved on the main road. Green belt is very important at the Bristol end. Traffic calming is needed at both ends of the main road. The Bus times could be enclosed in the village newsletter. The paving by the coop and pizza shop is appalling. People are parking by thenew houses on the main road, this is going to cause an accident. Flowers/planting in front of the Bristish Legion would be good. Recycling bins for plastics would be better than nothing.
tagged with: bus service   green belt   parking   pavements   planting   plastic recycling bins   street lighting   traffic calming  
Parking by new development a serious problem
tagged with: parking  
2.07 restrict carriageway to single lane at edge of village, priority to outbound traffic, 3.08 quality of buses very poor - dirty, old 3.09 should deliver bus timetable to houses, every 15 mins service would increase useage 3.12 cycle lanes on road not safe, suggest use of pavements, need to copy examples from continent 6.03 village green in the centre- where King nursery would be ideal 8.05 improve street lighting - only 3 lights in /chestnut 7.07 parking on main road allowed in clumps which would ack like traffic calming
tagged with: bus service   cycling   lighting   management   parking   street   traffic   village   village green  
Health centre to cope with influx of people Parking around Birdwell School as residents blocked in during school run land by the rec should be used for benefit of all ages. Nothing at present for 20-60's playground should be like the one at Hengrove
tagged with: doctors   health centre   leisure facilities   parking   recreation area  
parking by new development dangerous if there was a greater police prescence, there would not be a need for a warden
tagged with: parking   police   warden  
post office is important, next day delivery not guaranteed unless posted before 12pm, needs modernising inside, I would need 2 buses to get to work, speed and amount of traffic concerns, plus parking outside Toyota garage/top of Glebe road, makes access in and out of road difficult, parking also a problem along the Weston road where they are developing the old Research station
tagged with: bus service   development   glebe road   parking   post office  
public toilets stop parking on pavements outstide Church house, Post Office
tagged with: parking   toilet  
pestrict parking hear Church House, Co-op, new houses and Post office, must be enforced
tagged with: parking  
stop double parking outside Post Office
tagged with: parking  
1. Any ways to decrease traffic flow in and out of the village at peak times. 2. Increase village "feel". 3. Decrease loutish behaviour. 4. More businesses to create jobs within the village (decreases traffic) 5. More facilities for older and younger members of the community. 6. Double yellow lines throughout Long Ashton/Weston Road. 7. Allotments great idea - more rural feel. 8. Better policing, especially for the Govers (Off-licence). 9. Put hold on building new homes as village cannot cope. 10. Must keep weekly refuse collection.
tagged with: allotments   antisocial behaviour   housing   increase business   parking   police   refuse collection   traffic  
People going to Church House should use car park rather than parking on the road. Double yellow lines pizzeria and Co-op should be answerable for rubbish around them
tagged with: parking   rubbish   yellow lines  
Important to progress - extend services/housing but maintain a village environment. Parking on main road increasing problem - new housing has changed feel of the village. We do need traffic calming but through residents taking pride in the village, not signs or speed cameras as this will just encourage vandalism and spoil the feel of environment.
tagged with: parking   traffic calming   village environment  
parking on main road has become very bad:is inconcisderate/parking outside houses with garages and unused driveways.Parking hal fon pavemenets in some cases such that you cannot push child wagon safely. Parking on main road bewteen Kingscroft and Wild Country Lane, outside the new houses( which all have at least 1 garage,and mostly room in front to park a second car) has made driving at ther West end of the village extremely hazardous. Early morning buses have difficulty to pass + parking at top of Glebe Road is also dangerous, if you try to turn left at top of glebe road you often encounter traffic in the middle of road on wrong side.
tagged with: parking  
Better parking management. No parking on both sides of the street along the main road to beyond the old Northleaze School during big events at Ashton Court.There have been some "ugly" scenes over the past few years when the main road becomes gridlocked. Keeping the lid on expansion to make sure we don't become a suburb of Bristol. Cycle lane along the main road. Cycle access to Ashton Court after the main gates are locked. Even cycling through in the dark is ten times safer than the Cumberland Basin. What about brokering a deal with David Lloyd or Redwood Lodge to get residents to use their facilities. Lobby North Somerset Council to put a 50mph speed limit on the LA bypass which would reduce road noise significantly (it did when the road works slowed traffic down).
tagged with: bypass   cycle lanes   david lloyd   limit expansion   parking  
parking acts as traffic calming restrictions on Glebe Road would require a sign on A38 end of Yanley Lane
tagged with: glebe road   parking   traffic calming  
less parking on main road maintain alleyways, especially Brocks Lane from mainroad to providence resurface Keedwell Hill
tagged with: alleys   parking   roads  
more shops especially bank and market community shop to provide food not available in the village co-op car park signs free car park in centre of village
tagged with: bank   coop   market   parking   shops  
No more housing development main road a rat-run - curbed on street parking should be curbed lorries over 18 tonnes banned lorries should not use roads for unloading Auto Scuderia should not use road for parking
tagged with: development   lorries   parking   traffic  
2.03 The parked vehicles on the main road constitute sufficient traffic calming(and driver infuriating) 3.03 The replies to these statements have to be either yes or no not agree and disagree 3.13 Are they signed 6.05 Disagree only in the light of the expansion of the village with no commensurate health facilities 7.04 Double yellow lines in certain places seem, on the face of it, to be a good idea. Unfortunately they would mean the inconsiderate parking would be transferred to the side roads, thus creating possibly greater hazards. So on balance have to disagree 8.01 Already walk almost everywhere despite reply to 2.02 8.03 Probably in the vicinity of Glebe road. Possibly others 9.03 Many additional jobs would most likely be filled by people from outside thus increasing the traffic 9.04 Possible exception of the odourous fish & chippery 11.04 A motorcycling area would be a magnet for undesirables from elsewhere 11.08 This has been unsuccessfully tried earlier
tagged with: parking  
I own a mobile scooter, but am unable to use it to the villge shops (1 mile),because of inadequate footpaths and insufficient lowered kerbs at on/off points. INCONSIDERATE PARKING: When not in use, where a drive or hard standing is available, cars should be parked therein, not left on the road all day causing an obstruction. BANKING: There is a need for a Bank in Long Ashton, particularly with all the new properties soon to be occupied both here and the proposed new development on the Barrow Hospital site. More reasonably priced bungalows should be built in Long Ashton for elderly people who have, in past years, been active participants in many pursuits in the village, and do not wish to leave the area.
tagged with: bank   disabled   elderly   housing   parking   transport  
More seating for elderly by Dawson's Walk along cycle path to encourage them to excercise. Parking a major problem, especially at end or Arch Grove and by Angel Inn
tagged with: parking   seating  
I would like to see a ramp made at the side of the steps on Tripps Row. My daughter has a tough time with a young child in its push chair up and down the steps to get to and from her house. She cannot leave the child at the top or bottom of the steps, so has to carry pram and child up or down herself when taking her other children to school etc. It would be nice to have a Bank in the village if only it opened a few days, it would be a great help. Cars should be stopped from parking half on the pavements, it is dangerous for mums with prams.
tagged with: bank   parking   ramp   steps   tripps row  
BMX/Cycle track and investment with the university in "Still Woods" Traffic calming in older section of Theynes Croft (20mph in new section and 30 mph in old) Parking around shops - yellow lines needed More to do for young people
tagged with: cycle track   parking   traffic   traffic calming   yellow lines   youth activities  
Strict control by police on illegal parking in turning circles, on pavements, at junctions, facing wrong way also skips without warning lights.
tagged with: parking  
Problem is quantity NOT speed with fraffic. Park and Ride is at the wrong end of the A370. It should be before the car share lane. Traffic calming will not stop queues in the morning. Cafe and accommodation would be an excellent idea. Co-op car park should be cleaned up and used. Providence Lane: Please put double yellow lines on the blind corner below the 'Retreat' Pub (just above Hebron Church). Every day there are problems with parking around the corner - very dangerous.
tagged with: accommodation   cafe   parking   traffic  
Bus frequency - Weston and Clevedon buses should be routed through the village, rather than down the bypass, thus giving improved service. Library not mentioned in this survey - WHY NOT? It should be improved by providing a toilet and refreshments, thus fulfillliing the need for a meeting place in the centre of the village, and encouraging people to the shopping area. The opening hours should also be increased to make better use of the exissting valuable facility. Doctors surgery - With the expanded village, there is a need for an EXTRA FULL TIME DOCTOR. Surgery should be open at lunchtime (invaluable for working people), and we should return to a Saturday morning emergency surgery. CURRENT OPENING HOURS ARE INADEQUATE. Parking - Vehicles parked on the main road outisde the new houses at the Research Station create a very dangerous situation and should be prevented. Police should enforce obstruction laws on the bend/brow of the hill. Pavements - These should be better maintained and cleared, particularly along 'The flats' to Cambridge Batch. Roads - The road surfaces along the main road through the village are appalling, also Ridgeway Road is like a roller coaster - particularly bad for cyclists in both cases.
tagged with: bus service   doctors   library   parking   pavements   roads   surgery  
Make Co-op repair surfaces around building and employ a cleaner Parked cars control flow - no yellow lines Fines for those who park outside co-op
tagged with: coop   parking   yellow lines  
Trees and grass behind co-op too long/high lorries parking by co-op cause problems Should be a bank on village
tagged with: bank   coop   parking   trees  
Yellow lines only effective if policed Parking of lorries in front of Co-op dangerous Auto Scuderia should not park cars on main road Post office should be relocated to a larger building Residents should be made aware of responsiblities re overhaning hedges etc Co-op should take care of trees by its parking.
tagged with: coop   hedges   parking   post office   yellow lines  
Parking on one side of main road only regular and cheaper buses fill in pot holes on main road Towing signs should be removed from behind co-op village cirular walk great access to lake just beyond railway line would be good
tagged with: bus service   circular walk   lake   parking   potholes   towing signs  
Parking opposite Angel pub creates problems No more houses Pavements tidied up Roads on the Birdwell Estate tarmaced properly The Co-op is an eye-sore More public awareness of plans to build on land from Ashton Gate through to Barrow. Important to stop this Doctors Surgery - they do their best but to get an appointment is a joke Our village has to stay a village More local based events Should enter Village of the Year
tagged with: building   coop   housing   parking   pavements   tarmac roads  
A Decent Restaurant. Less parking on the main road would ease traffic flow. Even limiting it to one side in the narrow parts would be a step forward
tagged with: parking   restaurant  
village is overrun during balloon fiesta. Cones should be place further in, including Parsonage Road.
tagged with: parking  
1. Re-tarmacing of the disgraceful road surface - uneven, potholed and dangerous - along the new houses on the Research Station site (main road). 2. Speed humps as cars swing into Long Ashton (at 40/50 mph) off of Clarken Combe. 3. Prohibited parking (double yellows) down one side of Church Lane especially outside of the Angel Inn entrance on Church Lane. 4.The bus stop before the turning after Yanley Lane needs to be prohibited parking. This is a dangerous spot in the rush hours as buses cannot pull in because of parked cars. 5. Mini roundabout Long Ashton Road /Clarken Combe to allow safer and more efficient exit from Long Ashton onto Clarken Combe. 6. Double yellow lines on the main road along the new houses of the Research Centre site - accident black spot.
tagged with: parking   roads   safety   traffic  
Some disabled parking bays, there are none at the moment.
tagged with: disabled   parking  
Stop the parking outside new houses
tagged with: parking  
The village desperately needs a car parking area, all the roads are blocked with parked cars, and it will only get worse with all the new houses being built.
tagged with: parking  
Rail link parking at Nailsea end of village needs addressing rubbish left out on the wrong day an eyesore inadequate facilities for increased population Birdwell field could be a recreation ground
tagged with: facilities   parking   railway station   recreation area   rubbish  
parking and lighting on main road makes driving dangerous.
tagged with: lighting   parking  
More provision/clubs for teenagers astro turf pitch for sports stop parking on pavements football club use facilities outside village, need something local, shich could be used for schools running track
tagged with: astro turf   football pitch   parking   running track   youth club  
Dangerous exit at the top of Glebe Road due to the totally restricted view to the left, blind bend to the right and cars (mainly from the garage) parked all along the road opposite.
tagged with: glebe road   parking  
A road between four bungalows at the bottom of Keed Lane Main road has become a car park rather than road. This acts as traffic calming Parking by new development dangerous Home prescription delivery service for frail and elderly
tagged with: parking   prescriptions   roads   traffic calming  
More home-owners parking in driveway not on road. Wider footpaths Decent cafe for couples and mothers to meet. A bank We hope the roads are resurfaced soon as they are in extreemly bad condition No more houses until there is better infrastructure to leave and reach village.
tagged with: bank   cafe   footpaths   infrastructure   parking   road resurfacing  
Parking on the main road by new houses built on Research Station land should be addressed as soon there will be an accident. I would like to see yellow lines.
tagged with: parking  
I have grave concerns about the pedestian crossing at the Co-op. On a great many occasions one car has stopped, I have started to walk across, the car on the other side doesn't. I feel this is a great danger to children in particular. I have been in contact with Trevor Byford and he says the police are aware of the problem and are hoping to back a puffin crossing. Perhaps we could all back this before a child is knocked down. There has already been one knocked down on the other village crossing for the same reason as described above. I have answered the questions on buses; however it is rather difficult to give the answers as I am a pensioner so get free transport - this does encourage me to use them more. I gather the C-op have put clamping signs in the car park behind them. This will not help the already obvious parking problem on the main road outside; this car park, as I understand it, is not entirely the Co-op's but part belongs to the local authority anyway. It should be made clear by the Co-op which are their parking spaces if they are making this claim. I also understanf d the vet practice has 2-3 spaces for their staff - even the GPs were never given parking spaces! 2-3 spaces is quite unnecessary - there is only one visiting vet as there is only one consulting room. I also feel the Co-op should be pressured into using their own rear loading bay. I gather it needs bringing up-to-date for Health and Safety. Their lorries cause a great many problems on the road. I have even seen them carry on with their manoeuvres and keep an emergency vehicle waiting.
tagged with: bus service   coop   parking   pedestrian crossings   roads   transport   vet  
Parking is a worry as many white vans & builders ignore hazards such as parking within white lines on corners forcingdrivers to be on the wrong side of the road causing chaos! The police do not appear to be enforcing the law! Table tennis is good for youngsters to teach co-ordination & could be taken up at a youth club also many table tennis clubs open during one day a week and retired fit people enjoy this game playing mostly for fun.
tagged with: nuisance behaviour   parking   police   table tennis   young people   youth club  
Q 2.07 I would agree to the road closure of glebe rd at rush hour times providing the residents could still gain access to and from their homes. Access to the A38 through Yanley Lane is what should be restricted. I also feel that double yellow lines are needed opposite the entrance to Glebe Rd and at the top of Glebe Rd where Auto Scuderia garage park their vehicles on the bend. Speed ramps in Yanley Lane would also help to put off drivers using the lane as a rat-run to A38
tagged with: glebe road   parking   roads   speed   transport   yanley lane  
Only infill housing. To much random parking on the way thro. Hard Landscaping to the shopping areas is awful - need a full landscaping scheme.
tagged with: environment   housing development   parking   shops  
no parking at Glebe Road/Main Road junction
tagged with: glebe road   parking  
Gutters and pavements need sweeping on a regular basis. The village is filthy. Parking. Something must be done about inconsiderate parking especially in Providence opposite Short Lane where cars and vans are permanently left on a blind bend and the brow of a hill. Also on the main road outside the new houses which are being built at the research station. Bouble Lines must be put at these locations before somebody is killed. Police to patrol on foot throughout the village especially at night to deter vandalism. Not just the main road but the side roads and lanes. Driving through in a Panda car does not address the problem.
tagged with: environment   parking   police   street cleaning   vandalism  
More competition between shops as Co-op expensive Better parking and more pedestrian crossings
tagged with: parking   pedestrian crossings   shops  
parking on pavement too prevelant car parking at auto scuderia a problem roundabout at Ashton Cout end of village speed limit of 20 mph
tagged with: parking   roundabout at ashton court end   speed limit  
Glebe road is a rat run. Parking is terrible, especially by garage
tagged with: glebe road   parking  
Have our pavements and roads brought up to standard On the Lampton Road - Fenhurst -Elmhurst Gardens. Double yellow lines on corners to allow coaches to get round to school. Stop parking on pavements.
tagged with: maintenance   parking   pavements   roads   schools  
More local food shops more school places Christmas decorations village carnival improved parking around Co-op
tagged with: carnival   christmas decorations   parking   schools   shops  
That it becomes an offence for people with drives and garages to leave their cars on the road, especially at weekends, when most roads look like old used car lots - cars just [?] everywhere. Also more observance, with visitors making sure not to block driveways.
tagged with: parking  
A football pitch for juniors is a good idea but it would have to be protected from fouling by dogs and vandalism. Ths access from the new development on Weston Road (through the stone wall) encourages parking of vehicles along that stretch of road, which causes vehicles to cross into the path of oncoming traffic. This is dangerous and could well result in accidents. Speed cameras/radar will penalise law abiding drivers who inadvertently to the speed limit by 1 to 5 miles per hour, whilst not catching those who drive under the influence of drink or drugs.
tagged with: dog fouling   football pitch   general rant   parking   speeding  
Facilities for disabled people, especially if they have a mobility scooter. It is impossible to use mobility scooters in LA because it's not disabled friendly. There are not any sloping kerbs. The pavements are very narrow. There should be more shops in the village to cater for disabiled people who cannot travel alone further afield and for the people who have moved into the new housing. Clubs for women on their own or married to make new friends. Seats at bus stops in the village. Disabled parking outside the Doctors. New glasses for drivers in LA because they don't seem to be able to read the speed limits of 30mph. Christmas decorations and lights plus a christmas tree, party for the residents of LA. We live in the dark ages here. Backwell and Nailsea have Xmas lights! Street lights are awful here at night, it is very dark. Cafe in the village to meet daily for a coffee and chat. There is nothing to invite people to come to the village or to stop for if you are driving through. What shops there are are too spread out. Bank, Taxi rank, hardware store, clothes shop, stationers, we need these shops in the village.
tagged with: cafe   christmas decorations   disabled   general rant   parking   shops   surgery   traffic  
Opportunity missed to widen road by new development Park and Ride should be at Clist & Rattle end of Long Ashton
tagged with: park and ride   parking   traffic  
young family and would welcome improved oppotunites for youngsters - especially sports/outdoor things, LA needs to operate independently from Bristol, very opposed to traffic calming and on street parking - support radar controlled devices - supports residential permit parking to discourage street parking and raise money for local use, would like to meet other villagers at the w.e. - sugggest quarterly village lunches to allow workers to meet famiies, having more of a 'village centre' more planting sponsored by local businesses
tagged with: bristol   centre   lunches   parking   planting   speed   sports   village   youth  
would love double yellow lines opposite the entrance to Kings Croft - and also near the doctors' surgery to prevent parking on both sides of the road. There should be a community scheme to get people to park more considerately and to encourage people to use their garages more, not just for storage. The new estate looks like a car park. want more facilities as village grows eg cafe and more shops.
tagged with: cafe   parking   shops  
Traffic/parking enforcements - espicially around Northleaze School & surrounding roads Extended library hours Higher profile policing around village shops & better lighting in Co-op car park
tagged with: coop   library   lighting   parking   police  
1) To make the wooded area pram friendly (too many steps & no ramps at the moment) 2) Seating area on the path by the wood 3) Stop people parking on the main road. Vision is terrible and not enough room for cars to drive easily
tagged with: parking   seating   wooded area pram friendly  
Suggestions cost money, council tax high and we get little in proporton to other North Somerset towns Poor parking on narrow pavements more visible police prescence Face lift to area behind Co-op Mess left by refuge men lanes need attention and vegetation cut back
tagged with: coop   costs   lanes   litter   parking  
Inconsiderate parking on the main road is becoming a major problem, particularly the creation of chicanes. This can only be resolved by double yellow down one side of the road. A pleasant park where the elderly and Mums with prams can sit in place would be a great asset.
tagged with: double yellow lines   park   parking  
I think that the village has deterioriated in the past 6 years that I've lied here. Prior to the new estates. Little is done about the youths who hang about or the vandalism that gets committed. I had throw a rock at my car which bashed the door in. I'm still waiting after 4 years for the police to come. We need a police presence, never mind a once a week "clinic" and radar speed traps. What would I like to see? NO more housing estates built. I notice that Weston Road near the housing estate always is obstructed by parked cars. I would suggest that double yellow lines be painted on Weston Road and that cars breaking the rules either be towed away or clamped. This is for road alongside the new estates - people who live there should park on their estate and not on the main road.
tagged with: development   parking   police   yellow lines  
where houses have garage or driveways, cars not parkled on roadways. Cars not allowed to park on double yellow lines, as some currently do. The new housing site on the old research station has caused a huge increase in parking on Weston Road.
tagged with: parking  
Spot speed checks rather than static traffic calming parking arount village hall - path and steps to car park
tagged with: parking   traffic calming  
traffic, parking outside Church House dangerous - double yellow lines would help -people should make more use of the nearby car park, smaller buses such as hoppers would be more practical, safer and less polluting than current type, which cause obstruction particularly when stationary. living close to the bypass: noise from bypass is obrusive when motor bikers do their 100+mph runs and know how to avoid speed cameras - only police presence can discourage this motor sport actities for youngsters should be encouraged (motorsport enthusiast for 30 years) but not close to the village, difficult to supervise and make safe also noisy and hard to make riders run silencers on bikes that do not need to conform to RTA Construction and uses regs. How would riders get to the track? 'Trials riders' already use the village footpath network to ride untaxed unregistered and uninsured to the woods - dedicated area would only encourage juniors to do the same to get to and from home. speed: fit a speed governor to the little red car that delivers from the local pizza shop - fastest thing in the village! thanks to those who do so much to improve life within the village
tagged with: bus service   bypass   cycling   motor   noise   parking   speed  
no to electronic bus timetable screens - vandalism etc Welcome pack referred to in section five not received Disabled parking bay by co-op needed for use, but delivery vans and other cars use it - parking regime strictly imposed disabled parking required by post office / chemist admin expenses for parish council too high
tagged with: bus service   council expenses   parking   welcome pack  
The speed of the traffic through Long Ashton is fine but the sheer volume of it more of a problem. 3.02 (better public Transport prefered) There should be more shops located at hte nailsea end of the village,with adequate customer parking. Parking is problem at the current post office area. Further housing development should be prevented. police present more at night.
tagged with: housing   nuisance behaviour   parking   police   shops   transport  
Parking along the main roads, especially by the two pubs is a problem. Ought to by double yellow lines throughout this road. Road surface disgraceful, potholes not filled in
tagged with: parking   potholes   yellow lines  
Shopping area like Nailsea with new houses Parking getting worse Providence should be one way More sports pitches by cricket pavillion
tagged with: one-way   parking   shops   sports pirches  
Road by new housing made narrower by parking Road between Cox's shop and Yanley Lane should be widened by using people's gardens to make traffic safer. Overhanging branches should cut and householders of those gardens billed. Cafe's in the past (Bistro LA) have failed
tagged with: cafe   overhanging trees and shrubs   parking   roads  
Parking makes cycling dangerous vandalism etc would stop use of community centre privately Dog fouling on football pitch skate park too niosy and should be removed from options junior football pitch not needed if pitch not fouled junior motorcycling at least half a mile away another football pitch would lead to intimidation etc Allotments a must No dogs on field Airport already causes problems wildlife and conservation important for future
tagged with: airport   allotments   community centre   conservation   cycling   dog fouling   football pitch   motorcycling   parking   skate park   vandalism   wildlife  
If there was steps going from churchhouse car park up to church house it would encourage people to use car park and more importantly would be safer than walking along the very narow bit of pavement, near fast moving traffic, with small children. It would be good to have a small park for the residence of the estate with young children
tagged with: park for new estate   parking  
More local police officers on the beat. Parking restrictions near new development on main road
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Better shops, less beauty places, more shops at the end of the village (Northleaze) A bank would be great and a weekly market even a cinema, which I think may keep the younger ones from 'hanging out' in certain areas. More garages or parking facilities in our area (northleaze flats) by the flats, and large vans banned as they tend to park on the pavement (unless they are working in the area)
tagged with: bank   cinema   parking   shops  
Unhappy with the Chairman of LA Parish Council's comment about 'further road signs and yellow lines not being desirable (newsletter/winter 06-07). Safety counts for more than aethetics Mr Scoones, resign forthwith. There is a huge parking problem in the area around the new Northleaze School and if restrictions - yes, signs and yellow lines - are not introduced, there will be fatalities. I hope to see LA Parish Council adopt a more enlightened and less precious policy in the near future. Qestion 2.07 "entry should be prohibited.. rush hour" is imprecise. Please name the exact junction - don't use vague terms like top 2 bottom. Apart from increasing drivers road rage and inconveniencing local residents I can't see what these closures would achieve. Glebe Road has pavements, incidentally, on which pedestians whould be safe if parking were properly regulated. Providence Lane is a necessary artery. The one way (I remind you it is one way) section of Yanley Lane is unsuited to any increase in traffic volume (dangerous junction at Glebe Road). It seems to me that vast sums have been poured into youth projects and community centre already. The surgery could improve health provision massively by staying open later in the evenings.
tagged with: parking   providence lane   traffic   yellow lines  
need 2 dedicated policemen - warden is too cheap poor driving and parking to be dealt with rather than speed park and ride not luggage friendly, not enough routes Dog-woners to respect gardens routes in and out of Bristol during rush hour past saturation point People moved due to lack of places in primary schools
tagged with: dogs   driving   park and ride   parking   police   rush hour traffic   schools  
Later park & ride open to use by drunkards double yellows would need policing Roads too narrow for buses, fire brigade etc Parking at Church House - car park should be used Parking residents only signs rush hour traffic & "shunts" at end of by-pass
tagged with: narrow roads   park and ride   parking   traffic   yellow lines  
Parking outside Church house - encouragment to use car park Where are roadsweepers? Butcher, grocer/fishmonger & bank to help with community spirit. Parking along main road helps with traffic calming!!!!!!
tagged with: community spirit   parking   roadsweepers   shops   traffic   traffic calming  
New health centre with car park and disabled/pushchair access. Current parking near doctor's surgery dangerous
tagged with: health centre   parking  
No more houses parking off road especially at Nailsea end of village
tagged with: development   parking  
Railway station Any new housing should be obliged to have off-street parking Extra doctor's surgery Shopping centre Do not become part of Bristol Greater police prescence
tagged with: doctors' surgery   parking   police   railway station   shops  
annoyed by people not parking their cars on their driveways make s roads in theynes croft like car parks
tagged with: parking   theynes croft  
Please:- 1 Make the most of our remaining open spaces and green playing fields. Preserve our trees and the lovely rural views 2 Preserve village boundaries and avoid loss of green belt ares to developers. 3 Firm planning restrictions to stop new tall buildings or large extensions. Preserve building line and road vision. 4 retain our library services, Post Office, shops & services 5 Preserve existing roadside kerb parking but ban double parking on bends & narrow road sections. 6 maintain our recycling & waste collections together wiith road repair and drain clearance.
tagged with: green belt   parking   recycling  
There should definitely be double yellow lines on the main road at the Weston end of the village. The new houses have garages and drives, why don't they use them?
tagged with: parking   traffic  
Car owners should be strongly discouraged from parking on footpaths
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Horse fouling of roads and footpaths should be strongly discouraged. Horse riders as well as dog owners should make every effort to clear up. Narrow roads outside Church House and the Angel cause terrible congestion. The pavements should be narrowed to encourage traffic flow. Church House users should use the car park - steps should be provided to ensure users' safety. Control the 'yobs' in the village who are intimidating, rude, use unlicensed motoprcylces on the road, ride without helmets, antagonise shopkeepers. Give them something to do is they are unemployed i.e. job creation of village amenities.
tagged with: congestion   horse riding   nuisance behaviour   parking  
More use of Northleaze School car park by parents and those working at the school rather than using Theynes Croft and Copford Lane to park. Very often parking on Copford Lane is dangerous.
tagged with: parking   schools  
I disagree with the introduction of double yellow lines on the main road as this would create an even faster rat run through the village. There is an ever increasing volume of traffic using LA at rush hours instead of the bypass. Perhaps restricted entry to the village at this time would solve the problem.
tagged with: parking   traffic  
Footpaths and signs are now very good. More jobs in the village would not reduce traffic, as 'villagers' may not be employed in them. People using the village as a ratrun to avoid the bypass in rush hour are a problem. Bus lane on the bypass defeats the object! Increased parking by commuters at Ashton Court end of village is a problem. Parking on narrow sections of Weston Road is a problem. Lack of parking spaces for new houses on Research Station land is disgusting - the developers are making a fortune, putting very little back into the village. Traffic from Research Station development has increased and will get worse with commercial areas. The village is losing its identity.
tagged with: bus lane   footpaths   jobs   parking   research station development   traffic   village identity  
8.02 People park on pavements anyway. Would extended Youth activities be used and viable?
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-Double Yellow lines at end of Glebe Road
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No more new houses to be built. Double yellow lines Lampton House side of main road at top of Glebe Road. redundant zebra crossing outside of Northleaze school. Beautify shopping area.
tagged with: housing development   improve   new   parking   shopping area   yellow lines   zebra crossings  
traffic calming to slow traffic on Glebe road, community worker good for young not old more parking areas needed, or double parking and overstaying the parking will increase, parking near new estate west end dangerous concerned about the holes in wall at Gatcombe end of village, lh side - have builders permission to do this, thought the wall would remain as it was before the new build commenced
tagged with: community worker   parking   traffic calming  
Larger research stn building should be HOTEL. The Parish Council opposed plans for budget hotel and filling station opp Smyth Arms/Dovecote as petrol available at Sainsburys. Is this at odds with Park and Ride traffic? FOOTBALL PITCHES - some leagues demanding solid 6ft fencing around pitches - there have been problems at Nailsea. It is cheaper to hire established grounds with all facilities management and maintenance rather than DIY. NEW SCOUT HUTS - a matter for the scouts organisation rather than the council unless the scouts provide a visible contribution to the village facilities (help to keep tidy etc). At the moment their uniforms seem to be seen once a year at armistice day. COUNCIL SERVICE INFORMATION - surely the source is the parish clerk at 45 Long Ashton Road. Alternatively the library but council minutes are often weeks or months in arrears. When the council subsidised the end bay(s) of the Jubilee Pavilion it was inferred that it would be a regular source for information and discussion with council officials with a proper opening timetable. What happened to the proposed arrangement for such 'one stop shop' as discribed. TRAFFIC CALMING - already created by continuous row of kerbside parking in some portions of the main routes eg near Ashover House etc. CLOSURE OF TOP OF PROVIDENCE - a stupid idea whcih would isolate Failand etc from essential early morning services in central Long Ashton eg dentist, deposit of prescriptions and making appointments at surgery, newsagents and grocery. Resulting diversions via Belmont or Clarken Combe involve circa 3 miles travel instead of half mile via Providence and would also transfer extra traffic to main roads of village. BUSES - bus routes using bypass should be diverted through village, creati