We have two great projects for Graffiti enthusiasts taking place over the new few weeks.

Building Communities

Trinity has teamed up with Knightstone Housing to bring their project Building Communities, to life. Knightstone has invited Trinity and young people to get together and create a mural at Belmont Park in Easton. The project will help develop a more welcoming feel to the park which had previously been somewhat neglected. This project is is complemented by other improvements to the space including new gates designed by local school children.

Our resident Graffiti Artists, Mr Riks, will be running sessions on Tuesday 14th & Thursday 16th (15:30 - 18:30) and Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th (12:00 - 16:00)

If you would like to get involved contact us at info @ 3ca.org.uk - alternatively just come down and take a look...we will be painting live as part of the Easton Arts Trail!

Our Space Your Space

Our second Graffiti Project is taking place during the following weeks and is part of our Well Being Project funded by My neighbourhood. During this project, young people will be creating vibrant community wall, here in Trinity's Garden, which will reflect their ideas about their local area and will be a chance for young people from different backgrounds to work positively together.

The outside piece will be visible to all visiting Trinity's garden and will help create a more inviting space for young people and their families.

Sessions for this project will take place Tuesday 21st, Thursday 23rd, Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th June (16:00 - 18:00). The final wall will be unveiled as part of our Free Activities Day for young people on Friday 1st July.

For more information please contact training @ 3ca.org.uk

Introduction

Trinity collects information about people coming to the centre and engaging in our projects, so that we can develop a better understanding of our audiences and supporters and ensure we communicate with you in the way you prefer, about the events and activities that you want to hear about.

Your privacy is important to us and we take great care to protect it. In line with our Data Protection Policy, this Privacy Policy discloses the ways we gather, use, disclose, and manage customer and centre user data and fulfils our legal requirement to protect your privacy.

Your rights

If you agree to share your personal details you still keep your rights given by the Data Protection Act 2018.

Our database

Trinity Community Arts (Trinity) uses a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system powered by CiviCRM. Trinity (“we”) promise to respect any personal data you share with us, or that we get from other organisations and keep it safe. We may use third-party proprietary software to help us collect data, such as sign-up forms or surveys.

We aim to be clear when we collect your data and we won't do anything with your data that you wouldn’t reasonably expect.

(As of June 2017) Trinity operates an ‘opt-in’ communication policy.

This means that we will only send marketing communications to you if have explicitly stated that you are happy for us to do so via your preferred channel/s (email, SMS, phone or post).

Trinity's marketing communications include information about our latest projects, campaigns, events and breakthroughs. If you would like to receive such communications but have not opted in please sign up here or contact us.

How we collect information

When you give it to us DIRECTLY

This may be when you buy a ticket for one of our events (see Ticket Terms & Conditions for more info), hire our space, take part in a project, join our mailing list, make a donation, purchase one of our products or communicate with us.

Sometimes we collect information through an organisation or consultant working on our behalf (e.g. a community consultant gathering feedback), but we are responsible for your data at all times.

When you give it to us INDIRECTLY

Your information may be shared with us by independent event organisers or other groups using our spaces or taking part in our projects.

These independent third parties will only do so when you have indicated that you wish to share information with Trinity and with your consent. You should check their Privacy Policy when you provide your information to understand fully how they will process your data.

When you give permission to OTHER ORGANISATIONS to share or it is available publicly

We may combine information you provide to us with information available from external sources in order to gain a better understanding of our supporters to fund raise for our projects and develop our services.

The information we get from other organisations may depend on your privacy settings or the responses you give, so you should regularly check them. This information comes from the following sources:

• Third party organisations: You may have provided permission for a company or other organisation to share your data with third parties, including charities, for example, when you sign up to buy their product or service.
• Social Media: Depending on your settings or the privacy policies for social media and messaging services like Facebook, WhatsApp or Twitter, you might give us permission to access information from those accounts or services.
• Information available publicly: This may include information found in places such as Companies House and information that has been published in articles/ newspapers.

When we collect it as you use our WEBSITE/CRM

Like most websites, we use “cookies” to help us make our site and CRM – and the way you use it – better. Cookies mean that a website will remember you.

Please see our Cookies Policy for more information (nom nom nom).

CCTV

CTV is used for maintaining public safety, the security of property and premises and for preventing and investigating crime. Please see our CCTV Policy for more information.

The personal data we collect, and how we use it

The type and quantity of information we collect and how we use it depends on why you are providing it.

For example, if you make a donation or buy a ticket, we will usually collect: Your name and your contact details. If you sign up as a member, we will may also ask for information relating to your age and ethnicity. We will never make this question mandatory, and only want to know the answer if you are comfortable telling us.

We will mainly use your data to:

• Provide you with the services, products or information you asked for

• Administer a donation or transaction with the organisation, including processing gift aid

• Keep a record of your relationship with us.

• Ensure we know how you prefer to be contacted

• Understand how we can improve our services

• Build profiles of our users and audiences and target communications

Direct Marketing

With your consent, we will contact you to let you know about our charitable activities and to ask for donations, volunteering or other support. Occasionally, we may include information from partner organisations or organisations who support us or who we work with in these communications.

We make it easy for you to tell us how you want us to communicate, in a way that suits you. Our forms have clear marketing preference questions and we include information on how to opt out when we send you marketing. If you don’t want to hear from us, that’s fine. Just let us know when you provide your data, by managing your preferences here or contact us.

Although you may not opt-in, or you may opt-out of marketing communications, we may still need to contact you from time to time with operational information that we deem necessary or important to the services that we provide, or that you provide to Trinity.

We do not sell or share personal details to third parties for the purposes of marketing. But, if we run an event in partnership with another named organisation your details may need to be shared.

We will be very clear what will happen to your data when you register.

Case studies

Some people choose to tell us about their experiences and journey at Trinity to help further our work. They may take on a role as an Ambassador or Volunteer, or become a Member or sit on our Board. This may include sharing sensitive information related to personal experiences and contact information. We use some of the information provided, including gender, ethnicity, to further develop and target our services.

If we have the explicit and informed consent of the individuals, or their parent or guardian if they are under 18, this information may be made public by us at events, in materials promoting our campaigning and fundraising work, or in documents such as our annual report.

Keeping your information up to date

We really appreciate it if you let us know if your contact details change, by managing your preferences here or contact us.

Your right to know what we know about you, make changes or ask us to stop using your data:

• You have a right to ask us to stop processing your personal data, and if it’s not necessary for the purpose you provided it to us for (e.g. processing your donation or registering you for an event) we will do so.

• You have a right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you (Data Subject Access Request) free of charge, although, as we are a registered charity, you may wish to make a £10 donation towards our administration costs to do this.

• If there are any discrepancies in the information we provide, please let us know and we will correct them.

• If you want to access your information, send a description of the information you would like to see and proof of your identity by post to Data Subject Access Request, Trinity Community Arts, Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, BS2 0NW.

• Contact us if you have any concerns or questions.

• For further information see the Information Commissioner’s guidance here

Changes to this policy:

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any significant changes in the way we treat your personal information we will make this clear on our website and by contacting you directly. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please let us know by contact us.

The four day event between 16-19 June, organised by Life and Soul Promotions involves two full days of education, business and performance workshop sessions, attracting some of the leading names in Soul Music.

Bringing together artists and professionals from both sides of the pond, the event will provide essential networking opportunities for all those connected with the Indie Soul Industry - this is a must for anybody with an interest in Contemporary New Soul Music.

Artists include the multi-talented, Seattle-born Nikki Wade, UK Singer-Songwriter Chidi, the naturally fresh and fly Zion Flex, Bristol's home-grown talent Bashema Hall, and singer-song writing sensation Bashiyr.

There will also be some exclusive chances to hear the new albums of artists Beverley Knight and Luke Sun.

During the evening, there will also be a range of live performances and DJs to celebrate this coming together of fine young talent.

16 June 8pm-11pm - Intro Mixer

17 June 9:30am-4pm - Indie Soul Mixer Workshops

17 June 8pm-1am - Mixer Night

18 June 9:30am-4pm - Indie Soul Mixer Workshops

18 June 8pm-3am - Mixer Night

19 June 11am-3pm - Farewell Mixer

For more info visit: bristolindiesoulmixer.co.uk or contact: indiesoulmixer@gmail.com or come along to find out more!

The Trinity Centre’s annual music, arts & craft extravaganza will take place on Sunday 15 May, with an eclectic mix of live music performances headlined by Bristol's own Dub Mafia and compèred by Mistri - Ujima FM.

The afternoon begins at 12pm, with Trinity’s resident DJ 'Read' and a first-class show packed with soul-funk, scratching, and calypso that will have you jumping from the start, while 'Bzzzpoke' kicks off it's bee themed activities and Kirsten Sims leads the arts & crafts.

Hot Buttered Soul will be blasting out old and new tracks to feed your ear drums while Urban Funkstar (Frances Mary, Little Miss DJ & Doctor Moody) collide on stage in a stellar explosion of exquisitely produced supersonic dance floor killers. Trinity's home grown talent Dinnall will show off his dance hall funky beats and great vocal arrangements later in the afternoon. Jon Kennedy (a regular DJ around Europe) has travelled the globe with his records, making it as far afield as China, Malaysia and Japan will be landing on Trinity's stage to close the day.

There is such a large mix of artists this year, were not just about electronic vibes but we have some enlightening bands like The Duckworths & The Doubtful Guests who will bring a chilled and melodic vibe to Trinity's Garden Party. Working up to our headline act will be The Scribes, a new wave hip hop four-piece formed in 2002 (touring all around the country supporting the likes of Pendulum, Example & Foreign Beggars) who have accomplished an outstanding performance at 2010’s Glastonbury festival.

Headliners Dub Mafia will hit Trinity with their high energy and on stage presence at 7pm. The 8 piece band will bring an urban, funky, dub feel which will make your head nod and your body pop. Dub Mafia are a band whose originality and uniqueness speaks for itself. As one of only a handful of live dance acts nationally, the band set themselves apart from all others. They have had a smashing European tour and festival tour around the UK. This should be an exciting act to see, not one to miss.

All these acts will perform against a colourful backdrop of locally-sourced craft, food and drink stalls in addition to some more unusual offerings. Cyclists in particular will be keen to take advantage of the free Bicycle Recycling and Maintenance workshop, from 12pm to 6pm, so bring your unwanted bikes, parts, take the donated bits you need or build yourself a fresh bike from what you find!

Dr Bike will donate complete bikes fixed on the day to local charitable organisations.

The Garden Party takes place at The Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW, on Sunday

15 May 2011, from 12pm until 9pm. Free entrance.

Trinity has been invited to be involved in the Bristol Energy Project to explore the viability of create a community-owned social enterprise which will own energy infrastructure and support investment in energy efficiency, in homes, businesses and community resources in Bristol and surrounding region.

At this stage the Bristol Energy Co-operative have made an application for a feasibility study to the Bristol Energy Catalyst Fund offered by the Centre for Sustainable Energy, with the aim of carrying out a feasibility study to explore the idea in more detail. The study will look into the wider business case for the project, as well as establish a good level of technical information about prospective roofs such as Trinity and other community centres and spaces.

Whether or not we all decide if Trinity wants to be involved at a later stage in the project, taking part in the feasibility study will give us access to information around this area, and we will benefit from having access to any reports produced.

Interest in this project or in Trinity's ongoing development? Why not consider joining our membership? As a member you can help shape the development of our organisation, activities and building.

As part of Pay it Forward Week Trinity Community Arts, The Love of It and Let’s Do Nice Things are Free Alternative Royal Wedding Day on Friday 29 April 12pm-9pm.

The event is part of a week long programme of free arts and community activities that will encourage participants to pay the good deed forward and give something back to their community.

The expression "pay it forward" - inspiring a novel, a social movement and a film - is used to describe the concept of asking that a good turn be repaid by having it done to others instead, essentially giving forward instead of back.

With the Royal Wedding on it's way, we'll be dusting off our bunting and getting our picnic baskets at the ready for some wedding themed fun with an alternative twist. In true Trinity style we will be doing things our own way and focusing on bringing people together and giving our diverse, vibrant communities a day of music, dancing and celebration the only way we know how. The event will be by the people, for the people, with what people want.

Hosted for FREE at the Trinity Centre ,we will be working together to provide a range of activities for all ages including an Indoor & Outdoor Fun Day with a variety of arts, games and musical fun, a Wedding of Mass Distraction service where you can come dress up and get "married" in our beautiful upstairs hall to a lover, friend, or stranger and a Magic Lantern Secret Film Screening.

If you are interested in getting involved or for more information contact info@3ca.org.uk

The grant from Communitybuilders Fund, administrated by Social Investment Business will cover the initial phases of the study, to conduct market research into the impact of Trinity and our services on the local area and exploring people's ideas for the development of our activities, organisation and the building.

This will be an opportunity to engage with service users, local residents, volunteers and other possible beneficiaries, in order to identify key activity areas that are a priority to development.

The study will form part of a wider feasibility study, that will look at what is architecturally and structurally possible. Ultimately, we want to develop the Trinity Centre in order to maximise its use, enable us to deliver more services to our target groups, increase our revenue streams and minimise any ongoing cost and environmental impact of our energy consumption. Information gathered will be used to establish the best way forward for optimally developing the Trinity Centre, both socially and architecturally, whilst fitting in with our vision as a charitable organisation.

We are looking for the study to help ensure we develop the building in a way that takes into account the different uses of the space and the various interests of our beneficiaries. We aim to bring together people's ideas and aspirations and help balance the range of uses for maximum benefit to our communities, whilst also helping us to improve on our financial sustainability and independence.

We will be posting information on the members area of our website of any upcoming ways to be involved in this process. If you would like any further information contact info@3ca.org.uk

2011 kicked off with ...

The Walkmen , here all the way from the big apple as part of their latest tour of the UK, packed out the building playing to a swaying crowd of satisfied revellers. With a mixture of mellow, almost folkier sounds from their new album, Lisbon, including 'Stranded' and 'Juveniles' with moments of upbeat rhythms with 'Angela Surf City' all of which punctuated with the distinctive voice of front man Hamilton Leithauser. The Walkmen finished with an old favourite, the awesome, roof raising,  New York styled; 'The Rat'. Support was provided by Nashiville's latest export, Mona, who are making waves and gathering interest with their energetic stage presence and rock powered “euphoria” playing new favourites including 'Listen to Your Love'. They have just been announced MTV's winner for 'Brand New 2011' – expect to see lots more of these guys in the near future.

Too listen again click on name of artist,

The Walkmen

Mona

Trinity Community Arts are running a series of free music and arts activities for young people to broaden their experience and assist them with finding the right route into further education, voluntary work, or employment.

MUSIC MAKERS

Learn about music production, sound engineering, vocal training, singing, MC'ing and help stage your own live music event!

Taking place throughout June – July 2011, every Thursday 9am-1pm (19-25yrs), and 12:30pm-4:30pm (13-15yrs)*.

Through Awards for All we will be helping young people by developing and improving skills for the future. All our courses are led by experienced practitioners and professionals.

*FREE for 13-15yr olds who have been excluded from school and 19-25yr olds who are not in education, employment or training

MUSIC / PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAFFITI COURSES

Also available are our ongoing FREE training courses for 16 – 18yr olds*.

As well as learning practical skills in Music or Photography and Graffiti students will work towards certificates in Creative Media Production, Maths, ICT, whilst building confidence and gaining new experiences.

*FREE for 16 – 18 yr olds not in education, employment or training

6 week Music course starts Tuesday 18^th January

6 week Photography & Graffiti course starts Tuesday 25^th January

Contact us for more info or to arrange a visit or referral:

0117 9351200    training@3ca.org.uk

What's Your Trinity Story? - funded by Heritage Lottery Fund Your Heritage Grant - featured an an oral history and archiving project about Trinity from 1960-today, with specific reference to its role as a music and community venue.

"The Trinity Centre has a fascinating history, and the Heritage Lottery Fund is really pleased to support this inspiring project which will capture what it has meant to people over the last 50 years." Nerys Watts, South West Heritage Lottery Fund Head of Region

Trinity's history

Trinity is probably best known for its role in the music scene of the 1990s, when it played host to some of the biggest domestic and international music stars of the time. Trinity's stage has been graced by the likes of U2, The Wailers and Public Enemy as well as local talents such as Massive Attack. It hosted many famous artists notably from the punk, and reggae genres, and was an important landmark in the globally exported "Bristol Sound" prominent during this era.

The space has also had a number of roles within the community over the years - from a bingo hall to a boxing ring - and is now run as a community arts centre with regular training, projects and events.

The heritage project consisted of workshop activities and sessions designed to engage the community of all ages in sharing their experiences and stories of the space. It involved detailed research to culminate in a final exhibition, book and online archive.

Click here to read the full evaluation report.

I hope that all members will agree that Trinity has had a very successful 2010. This Annual Report gives details of the activities that have been taking place at the Trinity Centre over the last year. Our thanks go to our committed staff, volunteers and members who supported in the delivery of these services. The Directors feel that 2010 provided a period of stability after the past challenges experienced by Trinity. We do not think that we have got everything right yet, but we hope the members will agree that we are moving in the right direction.

At last year's AGM we adopted new articles, which now enable us to carry out our work with a clearer understanding of our position and legality. There were some concerns expressed in certain areas and following a period of further consultation we will be presenting a refined version of the articles for approval at the 2010 AGM. We believe this will address the issues raised and ensure our constitution is a true reflection of our shared mission and values. We have been working with the Cooperative Assistance Network, CommunityMatters and the Business Development team from the Communitybuilders Fund, who have all helped us in 2010 with the ongoing development of the organisation.

We have been working with Bristol City Council in the negotiation of a longer lease for the Trinity Centre, to secure the future of this building for the community. Bristol City Council have now implemented a Community Asset Transfer Policy, which will help to advance this process and we are hopeful to achieve a positive outcome in 2011. We have also applied for Charitable status and are receiving support in order to ensure this application will be successfully concluded in the near future.

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the members to thank the Board of Directors and our Company Secretary Simon Hewes and the team at Bond Pearce – all of whom have given a huge amount of time voluntarily, and have received no payment for their services, either directly or in the way of expenses.

Throughout the year we have been working to identify how best we can widen participation through our membership. We have held several consultation sessions and are keen to work with local people and Centre users to assure the needs of our communities are reflected and influence the future development of Trinity.

We have received considerable grant support from a variety of funders to deliver projects, training and improve the building. Future applications are in hand, which will hopefully yield further development. The directors and staff feel that we are now in a strong position to move forward and further develop and improve the scope and range of activities taking place at Trinity.

Check out our Annual Report for more information.

Over two years, the project saw us bringing older and young people together to produce a series of artworks exploring themes around different generations and cultures, funded by the Quartet Community Foundation.

“We don't get any visitors so it is really nice to see young people – we don't really have any activities here and there is not full-time warden so it was nice to create an activity that we can meet the community”. Elder participating in Project Respect, 2010

Project Respect 2008

During the first phase on the project in 2008, we created a mural in the Trinity Gardens.

A group of young people from a range of ethic and cultural backgrounds studying English at the Bristol Academy worked with groups of Elders from Upper Horfield Community Trust, The Golden Ages from Easton Church and local residents from Knightstone Housing Association and the St Pauls area.
These unique workshops are designed to provide a safe space for two generations to meet, share experiences and create artwork together.

Local artist Victoria Appleton who will be delivering the next programme of workshops said; “We are looking at the role of Elders in other societies and in the UK, exploring beliefs and concerns about older and young people.”

Project Respect 2010

As part of the second intergenerational project in 2010, over 30 participants contributed across the programme – this included volunteers who are unemployed and were looking to gain skills and meet new people.

The biggest achievement was getting two very disparate groups together – older people who were white British with young people from a range of cultures and backgrounds, some of whom didn't speak English. It helped both the young people develop their language skills and the older people to gain a deeper understanding of the complex challenges facing asylum and refugee seeking communities.

What worked particularly well with this project in comparison to past years was we took the young people to work with older people residing in Brunel Care Home in St Georges. While this posed many new challenges, this also meant that we worked with older people who were otherwise not engaged at all with any community activity, unlike past groups of older people we worked with who were already engaged with organised social meeting groups.

The main benefit was the improved communication skills and a better understanding of each others cultures. It gave the older people a chance to share their memories and talk about their experiences and allowed the young people to feel valued and accepted within their new home country.

The community will benefit from the legacy of the project and through other activities shaped alongside this proven model. The prints produced will be on permanent display in Trinity's new lobby area, which will create an improved sense of what Trinity's role is within the area and give a sense that this is an open and inclusive environment.

To mark International Pay It Forward Day on 28 April 2011, a collective of Bristol based arts organisations are joining forces and hosting a week of free activities, to encourage participants to pay the good deed forward.

The expression "pay it forward" - inspiring a novel, a social movement and a film - is used to describe the concept of asking that a good turn be repaid by having it done to others instead, essentially giving forward instead of back.

Trinity Community Arts, The Love of It and Let’s Do Nice Things are organising a programme of free arts and community activities. From 23-30 April, activities will include a free family indoor picnic, workshops and more.

We are also keen to facilitate activities led by local people and groups so please get in touch if you would like to run an activity of your own in this week. Other groups and businesses are invited to join in and provide their own free fun - anyone can submit what they are doing to be included in our Pay It Forward programme and promotional material.

Individuals attending events during the week will be encouraged to pay the good deed forward.

From random acts of kindness and guerrilla gardening, to running a group activity or volunteering - a range of ideas to inspire individuals, schools and groups will be made available online as a resource pack available for download.

For more information contact us via email or phone.

Trinity will be running a new Music Makers Project that will help young people back into education, employment or training. Alongside our current programme for 16-18 year olds, we will be introducing two new sessions running every Thursday. The sessions are FREE to attend, and will target 13-15 year olds who have been excluded or who may be at risk of exclusion from school, and 19-25 year olds who have been out of education or employment for an extended period.

The six month pilot project will explore areas of music including production, engineering, MCing, vocal recording and guitar tuition. The sessions will culminate in delivering a final event as part of our Annual Garden Party in May 2011.Young people will work towards accreditations including a Bronze Arts Award and will work on areas such as CV writing, job searching and application writing.

Emma Harvey, Centre Manager said, "Our current training programme targets provision to 16-18 year olds - This grant from Awards for All will allow us to work with a much broader age-range. It will give young people the opportunity to re-engage with learning and help them find routes into other training or work. We're really excited about this project and we hope that young people will be too."

If you are a young person interested in taking part or would like to refer someone, please contact 0117 935 1200 training@3ca.org.uk or pop into the Trinity Office.

With the scent of hot cider and roasted hog roast hanging in the air, hundreds of people head towards Bristol's renowned venue the Trinity Centre, for this year's annual Free Fireworks Party.

1,200 fill the venue grounds and the gates close leaving many to watch from the sidelines. With other fireworks events rained off or charging entry fees, needless to say people didn't leave without a fight, many watching from adjacent roads to get a glimpse of one of the city's only remaining free displays.

Kicking the festivities off was the exotic, enormous sound of Bristol Samba Band, teasing everyone outside and absorbing the energy of the huge crowd. As they continued this captivating performance the band decided to take their sound outside to a crowd ready and waiting to indulge their senses.

The band ends on a ultimate high with the bonfire well and truly under way by resident fire maker Woodsy. The only sound to be heard is that of the eager crowd wondering how and when this display will start. At that moment, probably the biggest fireworks display in Bristol time kicks off, with shredding fountain fireworks stunning everyone to silent awe. After several ear popping ground works, there is a break for people to show their appreciation and want for more of these firework sensations. Finally, as though to show an encore of a performance, firework guru Onj pulls out all the stops by sending a parade of rockets, fountains and Roman candles into the sky, making Trinity a landmark of fireworks for yet another year.

The crowd is buzzing from the incredible firework show and, as most the families take their kids home as, “it's a school night” everyone else heads inside the main hall for music and cider. The venue steams as we wait for the opening act - Bristol's new upcoming hip-hop artist Buggsy. His reggae influenced hip-hop beat and his faster-by-the-second MCing set the tone for the rest of his set. His performance closed with Born Inna System, which got the crowd chanting.

Trinity keeps the energy going and with cheering and screaming for the headliners, the lights dimmed, the chanting begins and Dizraeli and The Small Gods take to the stage.

As everyone falls silence, three of the most hair tingling harmonies to have ever hit this hall by God hit the crowd hard. This band's intro soley made up of all their vocals strikes the hearts of everyone in the room. Then the funky guitar-riff to their song Reach Out gets everyone dancing and it is certain this crowd is ready for a unique performance.

Throughout this whole set there was a feeling of freedom amongst all, with lyrics such as Get Yourself A Good Job, Get Yourself Free chanted straight back at lead vocalist Dizraeli. From an a capella rap - or what seemed to be a political statement against “Engurland's” government - they went on next to their massively popular song Homeward Bound, to hype the audience even more for their hit of the night Bomb Tesco, which, with all the controversies of the Stokes Croft Tesco debate could not fail to get the crowd jumping, dancing and singing along in unison.

At the end of their set and with the crowd begging for more as the lights went up it was evident that this was truly a memorable night that would not be forgotten by those lucky enough to attend.

As part of What's Your Trinity Story? we have been collecting your stories, memories and images from the last 50 years at Trinity.

We will soon be compiling a booklet of key stories and images, as well as a photography exhibition that will tour the city in 2011.

You may have parents or grandparents who were married here, have pictures of a gig or club night, worked or volunteered here, or attended a community event - whatever your story, we want to hear from you!

If you have a story or image that you would like to feature in either our booklet or exhibition, please email story@3ca.org.uk or pop into the Trinity Office so that we can scan them in for you.

If you miss the deadline, you will still be able to send us your images for inclusion to our Online Archive.

Louis: How do you feel about playing in Bristol at such a historic venue as Trinity, which is best known for being at the forefront of the rave scene in the 90's?

Artwork: Love it. Bristol is like the proper home of Dubstep, you know what I mean. They love music in Bristol - it's a great place for music - it's an honour to play here, especially at a place like this. Its kicking man - I love it!

L: Which musicians would you say influenced you most as youngsters?

A: Jimi Hendrix, and this is weird, Thelonious Monk - my dad use to play a lot of that. A lot of jazz, so John Coltrane, Charlie Parker. And then I was in to early house music, Steve Bignell, that sort of put me on to the electronics side of music.

L: In this time of uncertainty, such as the financial crisis, war and unemployment, is there an underlying message in your music that you're trying to get to the people?

A: Yeah, let's have a good time and stop F***ing about! Hahahahaha

L: How do you feel about signing for Columbia Records and your current success?

A: it's amazing, it's been a bit of a roller-coaster the last year - it's been a pretty stunning sort of time. Have been doing Magnetic Man for four years now and been doing Dubstep for ten years so it's been a long journey, little steps all the way. So it's not like suddenly doing nothing, then all of a sudden we're on Columbia - it's been a long journey.

L: How did the collaboration with the talented American artist John Legend come about?

A: When we signed to Columbia we spoke to our publisher, and we said, “look we're on Columbia now, we got this beat” and we said “who can we have on it? Its really soulful” and he said “I'm going to ring John legend” and we was like “yeah right sure you are”. Next thing, he phoned up and said “I got it- I got the vocal”. I got to say, John legend is super talented.

L: I have to say I Need Air is a total banger - what do you feel about people saying it is a strong candidate for the anthem of 2010?

A: There's loads of good music out there, lots of different styles, so it would be lovely if people did think that. It's great because you work in the studio and you don't know how everything is going to be received you know, so when you play it and you hear the crowd sing it back too - yeah, there's no other feeling like that.

L: Your track featuring Katy B, Perfect Stranger has opened your fan base to a more trendy audience, Funky House Crowd. What do you feel about that?

A: Music is music - there's only two types of music - there's good music and bad music and Katy B makes amazing music and we try to make the best music we can. All genres are melting at the moment, everyone is going from all different things, it's more about UK based music - everyone getting into every thing. You can go into a club and hear five or six different types of music in one night you know, and it's usually UK and usually a lot of bass, so it's great - it's good.

L: What do you feel about Dubstep Genre -excuse the pun - 'stepping' into the commercial side of the music industry?

A: I think it's like it's become more popular and if you got good music and people will say to their friends “yeah, listen to this” it's going to be popular. I think its great. To see and hear that stuff on Radio 1 - it is amazing.

By Louis Smith, October 2010

I've got to say that Katy B and her band were amazing, the live band totally complimented her style and brought the most out of her vocals.

Katy B performed her funky house smash hit Tell Me which received a roaring reception from the crowd and had 650 fans skanking in unison! This was the song which first brought Katy B to our attention, so it was a special moment to see her perform it live.

She also dropped hits like Louder and had the crowd eating out the palm of her hand when she started to perform Perfect Stranger the track produced by the headline act.

The song that brought the house down was On a Mission - another club hit produced by Magnetic Man, which had the Dubstep massive shocking to her catchy vocals and big Dubstep bassline. This, in my opinion, was the highlight of her live set. But make no mistake, it was a close call because all the tracks which she performed where executed with perfection.

Keep and eye out for this exciting young artist, as I feel there's a whole heap more you're gonna hear from this talented individual.

When the lights lit up the stage at Trinity to welcome Magnetic Man, the crowd knew that the headline act were about to hit the stage. The atmosphere inside was a feeling of anticipation and sheer delight, as they were about to witness their Dubstep icons performing all their club hits at this historic venue in the heart of Bristol's inner-city.

As Artwork, Benga and Scream took up position on Trinity's stage, the atmosphere was as electric as their technical light show.

Magnetic Man got the crowd bouncing with tracks including Mad - a synthesized style sample with a dramatic Dubstep baseline, which pushed Trinity's 18k+ rig to its limit!

The track I Need Air had the crowd fully excited - the tune had them all singing along to the words, which, for any performer, is a special time. You could see all three DJ's bouncing at this point, drawing on the energy their fans were giving them.

With some big collaborations already laid down, Magnetic Man drew on them with the track titled Fire featuring Ms Dynamite. This song, with its up-tempo drums, dirty synth-sound and yard style singing from Ms Dynamite really gave this track a unique vibe and, when the Dubstep Bass kicked in, it really got the crowd bouncing off each other to the sound of the music

Drawing on another massive collaboration, the trio put their power moves to good use with Getting Nowhere featuring the super talented John Legend - the title of which I found quite ironic, as these guys definitely seem like they're getting somewhere! This tune had the crowd griped with Legend's soulful vocal and the cool vibe of the backing beat, showing that Magnetic Man are multi-skilled artists and don't always have to rely on big baselines to have fans enjoying their music.

The atmosphere in Trinity was something special, from the live performance from Katy B and her band, to the trio of Artwork, Benga and Scream as Magnetic Man. This was an epic night for Bristol music from start to finish and the level of professionalism and talent from both artists was second to none. A truly enjoyable and memorable night for all.

Read the full interview with Artwork by Louis Smith here.

This year's NYE event promises another musical kaleidoscope celebrating some of our favourite music genres. Earlybird tickets are £20 (+BF) from Bristol Ticket Shop and full details of the event can be found by clicking here. Make sure you wear your masks and your dancing shoes. The more creative the mask the better - you may even win a prize for your efforts...

About the artists

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EZ Rollers

Jay & Alex go way back, having been friends since their school days and DJing long before they formed EZ Rollers.

Formed in 1994 the E-Z Rollers released their first single Believe / Rolled into 1.

Singles include Walk This Land which appeared on the soundtrack of Brit-flick, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Back To Love featuring a Roni Size remix.

Albums include Storm from the East and Weekend World, Titles Of The Unexpected and Conductor.

Currently the Rollers are working on new DnB releases for 2010/11 with Tali, Darrison and Sian from Kosheen.

Following a break from the DJ circuit they are now taking bookings exclusively through Tania at UMC.

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Laid Blak

Laid Blak represent 'good vibes' music. The latest addition to Chris Blackwell and Tricky's new label Brown Punk, Laid Blak has been brought up on Marley, roots, carnival music and soundsystem culture. They mash it all up and what comes out makes hips move and spines tingle.

Created through the partnership of Bristol producer DJ Bunjy and MC Joe Peng, these two veterans of the jungle scene earned their stripes rocking the biggest sessions through the 90's rave scene. As they've grown, their musical direction took a course that led them to seek out some of Bristol's finest musicians. What started as a studio project became the acclaimed live act - Laid Blak.

MC Joe Peng shares front of stage with the vocal rocket launcher that is Flex. Flex has the voice and stage presence to grab any audience and devour them. The live set is centred in urban reggae, but touches on jazz, funk, soul and hip-hop. No one ever forgets a Laid Blak performance; the charisma and musical dexterity of the band leave a lasting impression. This is dance music aimed at getting you moving. The 'good vibes' shine through all the songs and they always steal the show at festivals, one review noting them as 'the essential festival band'.

In Laid Blak's journey so far they have supported heavyweights Julian Marley, John Legend and Desmond Dekker. They have rocked crowds at festivals like Glastonbury and Ashton Court Festival and made waves at In The City Urban.

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Dr Meaker

A seven-piece DnB, soul and dubstep group from Bristol, led, co-written and produced by Clive Meaker.

Band members include (Ben Wood), keys (Clive Meaker), drums, guitar (Nigel Fulcher), bass (Rob Childs) and an vocalist (Lorna King) plus occasionally an mc.

The record All For You with Yolanda Quartey on vocals was used at the end of the television programme Skins Series 2, Episode 5 on the international version of the DVD. This garnered them support from Latin America as well as Australia and other release territories including the UK.

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CarnyVillains

Anyone who has been exposed to the Invisible Circus will know the CarnyVillains - their upbeat gyp-hop promises to lead you dancing your socks you into the new year with a fantastic and unique stage presence that cannot be missed.

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Junkyard Scientists

Junkyard Scientists are a ten-piece funk and soul outfit, born through a mish-mash of friends, broken bands and chance encounters around the thriving music scenes in London and Reading. With a passion for live performance and a do-it-yourself mentality, Junkyard have honed and fine-tuned a stage show that has risen the bar wherever they've played.

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Subplate

Stepping it up now for a seriously heavy dose of ragga-infused drum'n'bass. Expect the Trinity to get torn up by his rough, tough beats and in your face bass.

DJ Read

Bristol Sound Selector Read Jones provides floor­-filling rhythms from the finest musicians on the planet. Resident DJ at Trinity, The Living Room, Bath's Back To Mine & The Bell, Read's first-class shows are packed with soul, funk, reggae, ska, d&b, calypso and much much more.

For those looking to catch international acts whilst they are here in the Southwest we have Beach House here all the way from Maryland, USA and Angus & Julia Stone from their native Australia.

For those looking to catch a more home grown talent we have Johnny Flynn performing 'Been Listening' with his full band; The Sussex Witt as part of his headline tour. Having narrowly missed Mercury Music Prize nomination, catch him for an intimate evening while you still can, in one of Bristol's last truly independent music venues.