The Community Assembly of Bristol is located in the county of Bristol bordering the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel. Many might still refer to Bristol as being part of Avon - but, in terms of counties at least, that is now rather out of date.
The county of Avon was formally scrapped more than 20 years ago – yet the name refuses to die and it's not hard to see why. Abolished and replaced with four smaller authorities in 1996, the former county still exists in many of the region’s businesses and institutions - just take a quick look at Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Police and the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership.
The name 'Avon' is loaned from the Common Brittonic abona, 'river', which survives in the Welsh word afon ['avɔn]. 'River Avon' therefore, literally means, 'river river' and several other English and Scottish rivers share the name. The County of Avon that existed from 1974 to 1996 was named after the river, and covered Bristol, Bath and the lower Avon valley.
Community Assemblies are made up of residents concerned about a lack of democratic process at a local and national level, dedicated to preserving and asserting our inalienable rights and obligations to ourselves, the Earth and future generations.
Founding Facilitators
- Everton Hartley
- Louise Duncan
- Megan Smith
Founding Facilitators of enlisted Community Assemblies in the Group Directory are also affiliate members of the Community Assembly of the British Isles.
Location
Address
Bristol, British Isles
