St. Andrew’s Park — Attraction in Bitton

A very 'pathy' park which is extremely popular in the warmer months. Though small, it's a great space which is seperated into what I perceive as three main zones: Kids zone, Chill zone, and Festival zone. The kids zone contains a playground with some equipment and even a serious paddling pool. It's seperated from the other parts by a(n annoying) chain-lock gate which they recently replaced but for some reason didn't decide to use a better locking system like a catch with lever but anyway.. The chill zone is up on the hill, beside the kids zone and overlooking the lower end of festival zone and festival zone is, what seems to me, the main portion, which turns into a festival on hot days. Music, weed, sometimes laughing gas and puer vibes and I think that's really cool. A while back, there was a problem with late-night noise. The police response was to plant flowerbeds in the particularly noise-making localities within the park. Seems to have worked. A good demonstration of the way things aught to be let to be and such problems aught...

I took my nephew to this park today and it instantly hit me with a wave of nostalgia. This was the very same park I used to visit as a little one with my family. I remember happily walking down Happy Lane, a narrow footpath decorated with creative artwork from amazing people, though sadly a few have vandalised it with white or pink scribbles. It’s an incredible place that holds so much sentimental value for me.

My nephew had an amazing time and especially loved the swings. I was glad to see they’d kept the splash pool too. I have fond memories of splashing around in it as a kid, and seeing him enjoy the park made it feel like my childhood smile had been passed down to him.

It’s funny and beautiful how life works sometimes. Nostalgia...

Our afternoon at St Andrews was a joyful experience, we had the weather, good company, free run of the newly installed play equipment and lovely food courtesy of the Bishopston Fish Bar. We also had the delight of watching aspiring YouTuber and no doubt future TikTok stars showing us 'common' folk what goes on behind the scenes when creating content, such as shouting abuse at small children, throwing items at will into play areas / paddling pools. It's nice to see people express themselves so freely without the constraint of other people's wellbeing or safety. I'm looking forward to starring in my first video where I was able to have a pleasant conversation about their carefree attitude and how this fits into society. Hope it...