Picture this; I have just arrived into Parkway Train Station and I am looking to travel into the centre of town. It’s too far to walk, trains are too infrequent, the bus is unreliable and cramped, driving myself or in a taxi is too expensive and hardly eco-friendly, and it’s probably unrealistic to fly – what I need is a bicycle! Thank the lord then for Hour Bike, a new bicycle rent scheme to help you propel yourself across Bristol at your whim in a cheap, efficient and environmentally friendly way.
I came to skateboarding quite late really at 18; most people have already given up by that age. At that time I lived in north Devon and Bristol was the desired destination for skate missions as it had a status in the national skateboarding community - Eric Dressen lists it in his top 5 cities to skate - enough said! If I’m honest, I felt slightly intimidated by the place at first because I associated it with the upper echelons of skateboarding. I had a sort of childish fear that I would be a really bad skater in the company of some the best skaters in the country and they would all stand in a ring, taunting me.
Summer might not be here just quite yet but it’s damn close and until it is, there’s nothing like those rare, warm afternoons in the park to give you a taste of things to come. It’s not quite hot enough for sun-sunbathing and reading so you’ve got to keep active out there; here’s our super spring, active outdoor game: Gather up, get yourselves to a large green space, assign countries to represent and prepare for Park Olympics!
Event 1: Sprint
Set a distance, use the park’s screaming youngsters as the kick-off gunshot and then sprint it backwards, on piggyback, with bush-hurdles, relaying an open coke can between team runners.
Transport is the burning issue on many Bristolians’ lips at the moment. What with the recent controversy of the Bristol and Bath Railway Path bus route, vicious rumours of a congestion charge to tackle the city centre’s crippling traffic and with public transport providers pushing up fares every other week, the city’s only ray of hope seems to be cycling. To get to grips with all of Bristol’s transport options though, SY Magazine has staged its very own, hugely unscientific, Bristol Travel Challenge! Which is fastest? Which is cheapest? Which is nicest? Which is safest?
There’s nothing quite like that excitement you get after waking up on a cold morning and pulling open the curtains to realise you’ve been transported into a fantastic winter wonderland! Snow!! Everywhere!!! Last winter we were lucky enough to get two weeks worth of deep snow in Bristol that we could frolic about in to our heart’s content and if the weatherman smiles on us again this year, here’s our guide to the best ways to spend your time:
Friday 11th until Sunday 13th September 2009 @ Watershed and other venues, Bristol
With seemingly 101 festivals launched every single weekend in the South West, you have to be pretty remarkable to stand out from the humdrum. Down in the harbourside amphitheatre with inflated prices and warm beer, even the very best of Bristol events can get a little boring the third time you are sat in the very same spot listening to the same old Bristol artists being rolled out. Fantastic then that IgFest is anything but humdrum; it’s exciting, eccentric, bizarre and as mad as a bag of frogs! There is nothing else quite like this festival and that’s why it’s stolen our hearts. Read the rest of this entry »
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