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    Cumberland Piazza

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    Cumberland Piazza

    What next?

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    interim improvements

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    whats in the pot? reserves (money underspent on previous projects) 1,000?

    pledges from individual donors (for tree-planting) 8,500

    Neighbourhood Partnership (Well-being fund) 5,000

    Neighbourhood Partnership (S106 funds) 21,240

    35,740

    less funds committed for treeplanting* -14,000

    balance available for other projects 21,740

    *(8 x trees @ 1,567. + mtce cost 171 per tree + dedication plaques)

    spending options1. renewing the temporary planters with more permanent structures and

    planting these with a mixture of perennials as well as annuals to reducethe maintenance needed.

    2. Installing some interpretation panels to describe the history of the siteand nearby Hotwells and the Entrance Locks.

    3. providing more and better public seating.

    4. improving the signage on the site. Currently the 'legible city' signpostsend abruptly at the Ashton Swing Bridge.

    5. funding some permanent public art in the space.

    6. paying for quantity surveys for some of the planned landscape works sowe can submit costed estimates to funding trusts and charities thatmight support this kind of work.

    7. ??????

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    1. Better plantersrobust, large, possibly with built-in water reservoir.

    improve the plant mix to include perennials to reducemaintenance.

    Woodstone (concrete wood effect) 400 +delivery / installation

    Newforest (plastic wood

    effect) 500 + delivery /installation

    2. interpretation panelsrobust, vandal/graffiti proof

    1 x panel to explain entrance locks history

    1 x panel to explain history of Cumberland Bridges scheme andHotwells spa

    (possible link with project to place another panel on river bank near Colonnade nearsite of spa pump room)

    Panel 500 + delivery /installation

    Graphics design/print

    500?

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    3. public seatingrobust, vandal-proof, comfortable!

    Broxap steel frame 500-600 +installation1964

    4. Signage

    To show main walking, ferry & cycling routes as well asHotwells. Robust, vandal-proof.

    ideally compatible with legible city or Sustrans signs

    Broxap - 5-600 + delivery +installation

    Bristol legible city

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    5. public artpermanent, accessible. Not an invitation for graffiti taggers to

    embellish

    concept for lockgate installation in fountain

    Andy Council mural at Hotwells School

    6. Development fund

    retain some money to facilitate fundraisingfrom lottery/ trust/ sources for furtherdevelopment