What do you love about Bristol?

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Monday, August 18, 2008
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What do you love about Bristol? Is it the Clifton Suspension Bridge? Banksy's graffiti? Or are you just proud to live in the city that coined the phrase 'gert lush'?

Whatever you love about it, we want to hear from you.

Along with the Kingsmill West and Wales Region Bakery, the Bristol Evening Post is launching a competition today to find out why you love Bristol, and what you love most about it.

It could be a landmark, an area of the city, a beauty spot with a great view, or just somewhere that is special to you.

Maybe it is where your husband proposed to you, or where you walk your dog every day, or your favourite cycle path.

We would like to know if your favourite place in Bristol is a concert venue, your local shop or a park bench where you sit each afternoon.

Whether you have lived in Bristol all your life, or just moved here, have your say as part of our We Love Bristol campaign.

There will be an entry form in the Evening Post every day this week which you can complete and send back to us, or you can enter online.

So tell us – do you love Bristol because of its music? Because of the buildings? Or because of the people? Do you love it so much that you would never consider moving away?

John Payne, vice-chairman of the Bristol Civic Society, said: "What we find is that people in Bristol like the variety of buildings, especially older buildings and good quality new buildings.

"They like the squares and crescents around the city, and they like places such as Brandon Hill, Castle Park and the Harbourside in particular."

Everyone who sends in a suggestion will be automatically entered into a prize draw and one lucky reader will win £500.

All entries must be received by midday on Thursday, September 11 , and all suggestions will be featured in the Bristol Evening Post on September 19.

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    by Johanna, Easton, Bristol

    Monday, September 01 2008, 10:10AM

    “I love Bristol, so much! I've recently come back from a trip overseas and I really appreciate the diversity here, Easton is great, mix of everybody, I love up and coming areas like Windmill Hill, St George and St Pauls . . I like Clifton, the village up there and seeing the Suspension Bridge. I love Banksy, the range of food, every type of person different flavours and colours.

    To all the moaners out there, please stop hating, every city has it's bad and good points, yeah the transport here sucks, we don't all sound or look like Vicky Pollard, enjoy and embrace, there are worse places out there.

    If you don't like it here, do yourself, and us favour and leave!

    GO BRISTOL
    I LOVES IT
    CHEERS DRIVE!”

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    by Ian, Merchants Quarter

    Sunday, August 31 2008, 10:25AM

    “Enjoy your trip Colin - dont bother coming back

    ;)”

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    by Colin, Bristol

    Saturday, August 30 2008, 6:42AM

    “The M32 OUT.”

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    by Frances, Bristol

    Thursday, August 28 2008, 8:42PM

    “I moved to Bristol two years ago and felt at home here almost straight away. I love the diversity of the city. I like the big old houses of clifton, the view from Ashley hill or kingsdown, the shops and cafes on gloucester road, sitting outside the pubs by the waterside in the summer, the bridge with 'shrek horns', films at the watershed, the hippodrome, the number of festivals and events going on in the summer such as st pauls carnival and the baloon fiesta, talking a walk by Snuff Mills and going up the town on Brandon Hill. I like most things about Bristol.”

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    by BEP Fan, Bristol

    Wednesday, August 27 2008, 2:49PM

    “I love Bristol because the Bristol Evening Post brings me so much joy. Surely the funniest (unintentionally) local paper in the land. Parochial, out of date and has a strange fascination with WSM's pier - very odd!!”

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