Bristol Open

The Bristol Open 2011/2012

Date: 9th June 2012

Cost: £30 per team

Signup Form: Bristol Open Signup

To sign up, please e-mail our convener, Ben Andrew, at ba1689@bris.ac.uk. Let us know how many teams you wish to enter. Registration can be paid for in advance and you will be sent an invoice upon registering teams.

We are very proud to announce that this year the Bristol Open has Manos Moschopoulos as its Chief Adjudicator. We shall be having four rounds of debating – seven minute speeches – followed by a final. Registration will be 8.30 – 9.30am.

The Bristol Open is kindly sponsored by SNR Denton.

Timetable:

Travel:

The Bristol Open will be held in the Arts building on Woodland Road. A map of the university precinct can be found here. There will be Bristol debaters waiting on both sides of Woodland Road to guide you towards an entrance. Please try to enter via 3-5 Woodland Road (number 66 on the map).

If you are traveling by train, you should buy a ticket to Bristol Temple Meads (not Bristol Parkway). From the station, a taxi to the university should cost around £8. Alternatively the number 8 or 9 buses run close to the venue (you can ask the driver where to get off for Woodland Road). Getting a bus to the university should take around 40 minutes in total. Details can be found below.

If you are traveling by car, there is limited parking available on Woodland Road and those branching off it (Tyndall’s Park Road, Priory Road, Elmdale Road, etc). Alternatively, there is a car park at Clifton Down Shopping Centre (though it will cost you). This is located off to the left of Whiteladies Road before you get to Cotham Hill if coming from the centre of Bristol (just north of where the map ends). It is about a ten minute walk from here up Cotham Hill to Woodland Road.

Bus Timetables:

A link to the timetables for buses in Bristol can be found here.

Taxis:

If you are returning to the train station by taxi, it would be advisable to book your taxi in advance, as the taxi firms may become quite busy in the evening. Here are the numbers for two of the most reliable taxi firms in the area:

• City link – 0117 925 8888
• Streamline taxi – 0117 926 4001

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The Bristol Open 2010/2011

Date: 28th May 2011

Winning Team: A Prick and His Friend (Ben Woolgar and Hugh Burns)

Best Speaker on Tab: Jack Watson (Tom Jackson Fashion Fail)

Tab: Bristol Open 2010/11

The Open was kindly Sponsored by SNR Denton.

 

 

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The Bristol Open 2009/2010

Date: 12th June 2010

Winning Team: Foxes: Not So Funny When They Hunt You (Susan Connolly and Stephen Boyle)

Best Speaker on Tab: Sam Block (Cambridge C)

Tab: Bristol Open 2009/10

The event was kindly sponsored by SNR Denton and supported by the Bristol Alumni Foundation.