Redfield, Bristol
Coordinates: 51°27′35″N 2°33′24″W / 51.45971°N 2.55653°W
Redfield is an area situated in the east of Bristol. It includes the stretch of Church Road from Verrier Road to the western boundary of St George’s park and is adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Barton Hill, St George, Whitehall and Pile Marsh.
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[edit] Population
Bristol City Council identifies that the area commonly known as Redfield consists of two Lower Super Output Areas ("LSOAs"): Church Road and Redfield. The 2008 Ward Profiles published by Bristol City Council rank the two LSOAs as 112th and 111th (respectively) out of 252 most deprived areas in Bristol (no.1 being the most deprived). The total population for the Redfield area is 3799[citation needed]and data available suggests that the predominant age group is 16–44 years comprising 55% of the total population.[1] Redfield falls into two Bristol wards: Easton and St George West. The area is ethnically diverse with 8.2% of the population being from Black and Minority Ethnic groups.[2]
[edit] Community involvement
The 2003 Redfield Action Plan[3] outlines a number of measures to improve social and economic conditions in Redfield and its locale. Community at Heart was set up to oversee implementation of the programme in Redfield, Barton Hill and The Dings [4] and encourages the involvement of local residents, businesses and organisations to support the ongoing improvement of the local area. Many local businesses also actively participate in community sport, for example Max's Barbershop is a sponsor of the Bristol Pitbulls Ice Hockey Team.[5]. Recently the relatively low cost of housing and proximity to the city centre has made the area attractive to young couples and professionals moving to Bristol from London and the south-east.
[edit] Leisure and Entertainment
To the east of the area lies St George Park, an elegant Victorian suburban park.[6] St Patricks Church in Dillon Court off Netham Road, provides a regular series of folk, jazz and classical concerts[7] and the Redfield branch of Grounded on Church Road often has live music. The Old Stillage now also has live music as well as serving a selection of ales from the Barton Hill based local brewery Arbour Ales.
[edit] Redfest
Redfest[8] is an independent arts and music festival seeking to bring music, film, cabaret, comedy, animation, graffiti, photography, art and fun to community of Redfield.
Redfest is run by a group of volunteers from the local community and is entirely reliant on public donations, support and sponsorship from local businesses and grant funding where available.
In 2012 the festival will take place between 2-4 August, with events taking place in Grounded, The Old Stillage, Red Lion and The Fire Engine, as well an all day event in St George's Park with two stages hosting DJs and bands.
[edit] Transport
Recent investment in public transport infrastructure can be witnessed on Church Road as part of the second showcase bus route in Bristol. The scheme is a collaboration between Bristol City Council and First, one of the city’s bus transport providers, designed to provide improvements to existing services and offer more reliable, convenient and safe alternatives to travelling by car. The showcase bus route runs from the City Centre out to the suburbs of Kingswood and Hanham.[9]
The nearby Lawrence Hill railway station serves the Redfield population and provides an easy access point to the Severn Beach Line running from Bristol Temple Meads railway station out to Severn Beach.
The Bristol & Bath Railway Path, a 13-mile off-road route between the cities of Bristol and Bath, starts just west of Redfield at Lawrence Hill and has several entrance points along its route just north of the area. The path is open to walkers and cyclists and access is provided for disabled users. The path is popular both with commuters and with cyclists and walkers providing a traffic-free route into the centre of Bath.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "2007 LSOA Population Estimates for Bristol". www.bristol.gov.uk. http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Council-Democracy/Statistics-Census-Information/population-estimates.en. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "2001 Census ward information sheet". www.bristol.gov.uk. http://www.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/st-george-west-wis.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Redfield_ActionPlan_web.pdf (application/pdf Object)". www.bristoleastsidetraders.co.uk. http://www.bristoleastsidetraders.co.uk/reports/Redfield_ActionPlan_web.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Community at Heart » About us". www.communityatheart.co.uk. http://www.communityatheart.co.uk/?page_id=2. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Community sport sponsorship.". www.maxsbarbershop.co.uk. http://www.maxsbarbershop.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "Bristol City Council: Parks and open spaces: St George Park". www.bristol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20071225190305/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Environment-Planning/Parks-and-open-spaces/st-george-park.en. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "concerts". www.digitalbristol.org. http://www.digitalbristol.org/members/patch/concerts.html. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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- ^ "showcase bus routes". www.bristol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071212215337/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Transport-Streets/Public-Transport/showcase-bus-routes.en. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
