00:00What are your thoughts on Redland?
00:02I really like it, it's my favourite part of Bristol, obviously everyone knows about Clifton
00:10but Redland's much more alive and vibrant, if you like.
00:17It's the sort of independent shops, independent cafes and useful chains like the Big Sainsbury's
00:22is probably the best shop in Bristol, I don't know, it's a very pretty area, I think it's
00:28nice to walk round, it also feels a lot safer than some areas in Bristol, where you go central
00:32central Bristol, I think around the Campus Circus and Castle Park it does get a bit dangerous
00:36in a way that I feel like it wouldn't around here.
00:39It's a very nice mix of students and, I was about to say normal people, but students and
00:46just families and things which kind of gives it a good kind of quiet vibe.
00:49And what's some of your favourite areas of Redland?
00:53Well I think this particular area behind me is really interesting because it's got lots
00:57of small businesses, people trying to make a name for themselves in relatively small
01:03premises, particularly the food area here, there's a lot of start-ups and a lot of little
01:09really good cuisine corners that you can explore without breaking the bank really.
01:16Favourite areas in Redland, honestly when it kind of intersects with Clifton, so when
01:21it kind of like starts around Clifton Down Station, even though I wouldn't call that
01:25technically Clifton, I think that kind of area is really good, there's a lot of like
01:28charity shops there, again like I'm saying a lot of kind of like independent shops and
01:31things like that that are really nice.
01:34I also think the kind of green spaces around the parks, especially around like the train
01:37stations like around Redland Station is a really really nice area.
01:41And are there any issues with Redland?
01:44Not specifically, no, I mean the road, this road here is sometimes a speedway at night
01:50for people who don't give a damn, and of course there's always the sort of students,
01:56the broken bottles that happen after a big party or something, but generally it's for
02:02a student area which it is, it's very well behaved.
02:07Well I hope the council sort of nurtures some of the small businesses because the tendency
02:11for the council is to, as soon as someone becomes successful, is put the rent up in
02:15the area for businesses particularly and rates.
02:19So if they look after it, I think it could be a hub for feeding the bigger and more touristy
02:27parts of the town with the businesses that they grow, and right now I think they should
02:32be nurtured.
02:33Thank you.
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