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It used to display oversized adverts for SUVs, supermarkets and fast fashion, but now a site in south Bristol has been transformed from a corporate advertising space into a celebration of the local high street and our relationship with nature. Local residents, businesses and councillors had been calling for the removal of two huge billboards…Continue reading Better without billboards: celebrating community and nature
It’s Upfest time in south Bristol – and as well as spotting street artists creating colourful murals at sites around the area, people have been getting involved in a creative workshop with Adblock Bristol. As part of this year’s ‘Upfest Presents’, we gathered twenty-five people together in a pub on North Street, BS3, to talk…Continue reading Transforming ad space into art space at Upfest
Above: Resident holds ‘Skip Ad’ placard at JCDecaux billboard Totterdown (Photo: Carla Denyer) On Saturday 18th July 2020, Adblock Bristol and local residents staged a community demonstration and stunt to protest against two huge digital advertising screens being erected on Bath Road, Totterdown. A Bristol City Council planning committee refused permission for one screen and…Continue reading Residents stick up giant post-it note against new digital billboards
Update: 30th June 2020After 45 objections from the public were received, Bristol City Council have rejected this application. The Notice of Decision states the reasons for refusal were: Harm to amenity.By virtue of increased brightness, prominence, viewing range and resulting increased commercial awareness, the proposed digital advertising display would be harmful to local amenity. This…Continue reading Digital billboard proposed facing M32
Adblock Bristol have been researching the energy waste associated with digital advertising developments. digital Bus stop “6 sheet” adverts After an application to install a double-sided digital advert screen in Central Bristol, we discovered that the unit would use more electricity to power for a full year than 4 homes! Not only is this development…Continue reading The electricity cost of digital adverts