The future of Bristol’s most famous public open space is up for debate - as people across the city are asked for their views on what should happen with The Downs.
A major public engagement has now been opened by the Downs Committee, with a survey asking about the events that are staged there, what the priorities should be and also about how the Downs should be run in the future.
But the launch of the engagement - the first of its kind in the 160-year history of the Downs - is controversial, with the continued involvement of the Society of Merchant Venturers in the running of the public open space not the subject of a direct question in the survey itself.
