Category: Community and volunteering

Apple Stewing 2 August

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BISC are starting to get ready to welcome new international students to Bristol in September – and one of the ways we do this is by making some delicious food for them. Today we will be peeling and cooking fruit to make the traditional British pudding ‘Apple Crumble’. This will be served during our Welcome Meals in the autumn. Come along and chat to other British people while you work.

Evening of Mediumship 9 August

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  • Type of event: In-Person
  • Date: 9th August
  • Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm
  • Location: Drill Hall
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: £11
  • Booking instructions:

Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a Spiritualist Medium who is currently touring the UK with her successful Psychic / Mediumship Evenings. As a Medium Nikki Kitt aims to provide evidence of life after life by getting links from loved ones in spirit for people in the audience with amazing accuracy in descriptions, personalities and all sorts of personal information.. to give both confirmation and comfort.

Upfest – 28 & 29 August

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  • Type of event: In-Person
  • Date: 28 & 29 August
  • Time: 11 am to 8 pm
  • Location: Greville Smyth Park
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

Starting from 15th May Upfest’s stellar lineup of artists will be painting 75 walls in 75 days, bringing new colour and creativity to the streets of BS3. This will then culminate into Upfest, crafted by POSCA, a festival (more…)

BS9 Arts Trail 4 & 5 September

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  • Type of event: In-Person
  • Date: 4 & 5 September
  • Time: 11am-5pm
  • Location: Various BS9
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: Free
  • Booking instructions: HOME – BS9 Arts

From 11am to 5pm on both days, four group venues and five private homes will be open and ready to welcome you to browse the huge range of art work on offer. It’s all made by the 65 artists taking part in the Trail, and includes painting, print, textiles, jewellery, wood, ceramics, photography, and much more. Many exhibitors sell cards too. Artists love to discuss their work, so feel free to ask them about how they did it. There is no pressure to buy, but prices are always lower when you purchase directly from the artist because there is no gallery commission.

Great Bristol half marathon 19 September

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  • Type of event: In-person
  • Date: 19th September
  • Time: TBC
  • Location: TBC
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: £34 – £44
  • Booking instructions: book online

The Great Bristol Run will be an action-packed weekend of running. For the first time the 10k and Half Marathon events will take place on the same day, along with the Junior event. The 10k and Half Marathon will showcase the best of Bristol, with cheering crowds and our famous entertainment zones providing the soundtrack to your run. (more…)

Active Online – on demand

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Active Online is our timetable of online classes, delivered via live-stream by our gym team on the University of Bristol Sport app. It’s free for members and non-members to join any class, and there’s no need to book. There are a variety of classes available, suitable for all abilities

Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust – year round, restricted times

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  • Type of event: in person
  • Date: Monday to Saturday, excluding bank holidays
  • Time: 9:30 am to 4 pm
  • Location: Arnos Vale Cemetery, West Lodge, Bath Road, Bristol, BS4 3EW
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

Step into a secret world at Arnos Vale Cemetery and discover a unique heritage site in the heart of Bristol, as you enter 45 green acres of spectacular Victorian Garden Cemetery. Download the Trail map and discover the people, wildlife and history that make Arnos Vale so special.

Ashton Hill – year round, any time

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  • Type of event: in person
  • Date: daily
  • Time: anytime
  • Location: Flax Bourton Rd, Failand, Bristol BS48 3QU
  • Meeting point: Ashton Hill Plantation
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

‘If you enjoy beautiful landscapes and a refreshing walk, then Ashton Hill is the perfect destination for you to visit. (more…)

Bristol’s best running routes – year round, any time

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  • Type of event: in person
  • Date: daily
  • Time: anytime
  • Location: Multiple locations in Bristol
  • Meeting point: Multiple locations in Bristol
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

Bristol Post has compiled some of the best running routes in Bristol so that, even in lockdown, we can get fit, enjoy the scenery, and never even have to leave the city!
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Stockwood Open Space – year round, any time

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  • Type of event: in person
  • Date: daily
  • Time: anytime
  • Location: Stockwood Nature Reserve, Hungerford Gardens, Stockwood, BS14 8XX
  • Meeting point: main entrances at Stockwood Road/The Coots and Whittock Road – BS14 8JN
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

‘Stockwood Open Space is a fascinating blend of old meadows, hedgerows and woodlands on former farmland with panoramic views of south Bristol. (more…)