This film was shot during the eviction of the squatters at the former Jesters Comedy Club in Cheltenham Road, Bristol on March 16th 2010.
The mystery of Stokes Croft’s disappearing flowers has been solved, thanks to “Typowriter” who spotted the sculptures at BCC’s Dovercourt Road depot.
Roy recounts a tale of petty injustice…
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If you feel that Roy has been ill-served, please make your representations to Mark Wright, local councillor,
or to Bristol City Council’s Dog Warden Service.
This Report from Betty Chalkley who attended Court this morning.
I attended the Bristol Magistrates Court this morning to attend the trial of Cai.
We have just been passed this press release from the “No Tesco in Stokes Croft” campaign from Claire Milne.
Campaign Update!
Bailiffs arrived to evict the Tesco squatters at about 10 am today, 16th March. A large Police presence including at least six Mounted Police arrived to ensure public order.
Mystery still surrounds the disappearance of Jamie Gillman’s flowers… The most likely suspect is still one of the departments of Bristol City Council, though thus far, nobody is owning up to it… If you have any inside information, please contact us
Below: The Last remaining flower, missed by the Crazy Flower Thieves
We have been asked to pass on the “Phone Tree” number 07794894353 by the people squatting in the Former Jesters building.
Chris Chalkley stood trial on Friday 12th March, 2010, accused of criminal damage, having painted a sign that said “Welcome to Stokes Croft, Cultural Quarter, Conservation area, Outdoor Gallery” on the front of the 5102 building, which is a gated community at the bottom of Stokes Croft.
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PRSC received three telephone calls from concerned residents around 9am this morning (March 1oth), informing us that the wooden flowers that had been made by Jamie Gillman and placed at the bottom of Stokes Croft and at the end of Dighton Street were being loaded into a van by Council Contractors.