The pictures were taken during a major development phase, when the building was under the management of Bristol City Council.

Designs were produced by Architect Daniel Pacaud, which at the time caused great controversy with the Church Commissioners Advisory Board for Redundant Churches, who felt that the proposed works compromise the architectural heritage of the space.

"Although the very fine interior of this church would be ruined by the proposals as the building now belonged to the local authority Board members felt that it would be a waste of time to try and say it by fighting a rearguard action. It was RESOLVED: That the Church Commissioners be informed that the Advisory Board regards the church of Holy Trinity, Bristol, Diocese of Bristol, as a building of considerable architectural and historic interest with a fine interior that would be entirely compromised by the present proposals for conversion to a community centre" - Church Commissioners Advisory Board for Redundant Churches, June 1987.

The Church was at the time considered to be one of the finest examples of the work of Architect Thomas Rickman, who built the church between 1829-1932 with Henry Hutchinson.

Pacaud's plans for conversion, involved the installation of a dividing floor. But, despite the Church Commissioners' discontent, the build project went ahead.

The images found show this development in full flow and include pictures of a visit by politicians - including a rather young looking Kenneth Clarke - to see first hand the "Community Initiative" in progress.

Works included:

• Installing the first floor and sprung wooden floor on the ground level
• Repairing many of the windows which had been smashed over the years
• Cleaning the exterior sandstone, using a sandblasting method, to remove graffiti and pollution dirt

However, the costly process meant that many of the works proposed by Pacaud - particularly the developments of the upstairs hall spaces - were eventually abandoned.

Today, Trinity continues to renovate and develop the space to try to avoid any further compromising of the interior and realise this original vision to make a multi-functional community hub.

To view all the images and records connected with this development, visit our online archive

Image found from the 1987 conversion, featuring Tory MP Kenneth Clarke

Following on from last years success Trinity will now be offering a new course in Photography and Graffiti to run alongside the ever popular Music training.

Students can either chose to develop a range of music skills focussing on music production, recording and performance or develop visual skills through photography and graffiti.

All our courses are led by experienced practitioners and professionals. During the courses students will work towards a certificate in Creative Media Production as well as gaining certificates in Functional Skills and Personal Social Development.

Both courses are FREE to 16-18yr olds who are not already in education, employment or training.

For more information please click here

Hype Juniors have qualified for the regional finals of the Barclays Live Search for the best dance act 2010 - now they need your help to win. To vote for Hype Juniors, simply Click here to vote - go to this link and vote as much as you can!

Voting closes on 13 September so get voting now to make sure our local troupe are crowned the Barclays Live Champion 2010!

We are currently running FREE open studio sessions for young people in the community aged 13-21yrs.

The sessions, run from Wednesday 14th July-28 September 2010, giving two people each week the chance to spend half a day with our Studio Technician Rory.

If you are a young person with an interest in music,this is a great opportunity for you to learn a little more about music production, MCing and vocal recording in a professional studio environment without the usual associated costs.

Anyone interested please contact studio@3ca.org.uk or come into the Trinity Office Monday-Wednesday 9am-5pm to register your interest with Ravel, our Youth Outreach Worker. Additionally, the studio is now available for general hire - with the perfect blend of digital processing and analogue recording capabilities, the studio provides a relaxed environment conducive to creative thought - whether you are a vocalist, producer or musician. Ongoing improvements to the studio include the capability to record & master using the industry standard Logic 9 and a range of soft synths for digital music production or live recordings, with the expert guidance of our in house Sound Engineer, Alex.

Highly competitive daily rates start at £100 – anyone interested please contact studio@3ca.org.uk with your requirements and we will get back to you!

Hype Dance are looking for more dancers ages 5-10 years to join this amazing Urban Dance troupe. The groups perform across the city and beyond and have a string of awards and successes under their belts. Please come down to the LIL HYPE session every Wednesday at Trinity 6pm-7pm, price £3.50 - free for their 1st session. Hope to see you there!

Hype Successes to Date

1st place at Disney Dance Camp 2010

4th out of 27 groups at the I Hip Hop UK Championships 2009

1st place at Southern Street Dance Championships and Welsh Street Dance Championships in 2008, 2nd place in 2009 and 5th place at the Worlds Event

UK winners 2008 at Southern Nation - Idol

Opening acts for Neyo and Ginuwine at club events

Official Entertainment for Avon & Somerset Constabulary's Battle Of The Bands 2010

Notting Hill Carnival winners 2006 and 2007

The official street dance group to open Cabot Circus Shopping Centre 2008

This Autumn as Trinity we have a host of National and International acts performing as part of their UK tours.

We kick off on Friday 8th October with Hurts, an entertaining evening for all you electric pop fans.

Next in line we have Magnetic Man, Thursday 28th October, who will undoubtedly bring the house down with their new school Dubstep rhythms.

Wednesday 24th November, all the way from the United States the unique Beach House are performing as part of their worldwide tour.

Saturday 4th December we are hosting the massive Dub/Reggae band Dreadzone, With years in the industry these experienced Dub kings are here to entertain with some legendary tracks and cool vibes.

Then on Thursday 9 December we have the unmistakable sound Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit this will be a acoustic set which will defiantly be a night to remember.

Angus & Julia Stone will be performing on Saturday 11th December as part of their worldwide tour. Originating from down under catch them as the fly through the south west.

Check out our what's on page for more information

Women from affected communities have attended courses on the issue staged a march yesterday from Muller Hall in Seymour Road to the Trinity, where an event was held to mark the work that is being done to educate people about the risks of the practice.

Jackie Mathers of NHS Bristol, the designated nurse for safeguarding children has been working with women from ethnic communities and spoke at the event. Ms Mathers told the women gathered at the Centre: "Your voice is really valuable to help with services. We have to protect young people and need your support to say no and help us eradicate this."

Click here to read the full Evening Post article.

Please ensure you check with your bookings coordinator to see what is included within your hire package.

Capacity:

Main Hall: 600

Fyfe Hall: 300

Address: Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol, BS2 0NW

Dimensions

Downstairs

Main Hall: 18.2m W (11.2m pillar to pillar) x 20.2m L x 3.9m H

Skittle Alley: 4.2m W x 12.2m L

Stage: 7.3m W x 6m L x 2.9m H (1m off floor)

Upstairs

Fyfe Hall: 11m W x 21m L x 9.8m H

Graffiti Room: 11m W x 12m L

Passenger lift access to upstairs hall spaces - max load 8 persons/630kg

L'Acoustics PA

Main left/right system: 6 KARAi Line Source Arrays aside Subs

Bellow stage subs: 8 SB18i Subwoofer Array

Technical information

Load-in: side loading-bay, level access, please contact us to arrange load-in times

Crew: available for hire

Security: available for hire

Barrier: available for hire

Proscenium: none

Fire curtain: none

Special effects: pyrotechnics prohibited

Flying Points: none

Power: 63 amp 3 phase, 2 x 32 amp single phase, 12 x 13 amp single phase

Mixer area: main hall floor (rear)

House spots: none

Equipment

5 x Sure Sm58

2 x Sure Sm57

AKG drum mics

2 x PL07

1 x Souncraft EFX 8

1 x Souncraft 32 channel desk

mic stands

2 x HK audio wedge monitors (active)

2 x Makie Thump 12's (with stands)

LA or BSS DI boxes

We can also supply Projectors and Fast fold Screens.

Other Facilities

Dressing rooms: 1 backstage room, 3m x 7m

Showers: none

Parking: 24hr ANPR pay and display

Catering: kitchen available with electric oven, hot water urn, microwave

Show times: flexible; please notify Trinity of show times in advance

Curfew: Late-licence available

Highlights over the next few months include regular favourites such as Teachings in Dub teaming up with Sublaoded, new club nights such as Bumberbeat as well as live music from the likes of Hexstatic, F**k Buttons, CocoRosie, 65 Daysofstatic and the Bundles.

We will also be hosting our own Rebel Music 1, the first of a series of events celebrating the music history of Trinity as part of 'What's Your Trinity Story' as well as our free Garden Party, Sunday 9th May.

With more events to be confirmed check out our events pages for the latest info and further details about tickets and line ups.

Do you have photos, tickets, memories of the Buzzcocks, Prodigy, Roy Ayers, Pharaoh Sanders or Omar gigs at Trinity? Any other gigs? Happy to share them with our archive? Email us or call 0117 935 1200 to share your Trinity story! For more information about the What's Your Trinity Story? Project, visit: Whats Your Trinity Story?

A music event has raised nearly £3,000 for two charities working to help people living in Ethiopia.

The event, organised by not-for-profit music promoters, Back 2 Its Roots, at Trinity, raised £2,830 for Plan Lalibela and For-Ethiopia.

The headliners Iration Steppas and Vibronics played live reggae to a sell-out crowd.

Back 2 Its Roots promotions manager said: "I would like to thank everyone who supported us, who came out and paid money, to help us raise an impressive amount for the charities. We hope to raise more in the future."

Click here to read the original Evening Post news item.

Roller Disco planned for Friday 19th and Saturday 20th February

Family skating in the daytime followed by 80's School Disco Friday night and 70's Funk Disco Saturday night until late!

More details coming soon

Charity info

What is Trinity's legal status? Trinity Community Arts (TCA) is a registered charity (no.1144770) and Limited Company (no.4372577) and is VAT registered (no.123388420).

When was Trinity founded? TCA began life as a community association in 2001 and registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee in 2002. In 2011 the organisation became a registered charity.

Who founded Trinity? TCA was founded by a group of activists. Original members included Kieran Doswell and Nick Fyfe (who Fyfe Hall is named after). Other members included Matthew Hewitt and Ryan Northey.

Who are Trinity’s board members? You can find details of our current Trustees and Directors on Companies House and via the Charity Commission website.

See the About section of our website for more info.

Funding

Where does Trinity get its funding? Trinity generates approximately 70% of our turnover from our live music programme and private hall-hires. This is used to subsidise our charitable activities, fund repair and maintenance of the Trinity Centre, cover overheads and enable us to provide free and subsidised hall-space to grass-roots and local groups.

We receive project specific grants from trusts & foundations and Lottery grant funders to help us deliver our activities programme, including Ignite, Reaching Communities and our Youth Music training programme.

Is Trinity funded by Bristol City Council? Trinity currently receives a £20,000 grant annually from Bristol City Council, as a Key Arts Provider (2015-2018).

What do you need funding for? To repair and conserve the Trinity Centre for future generations; To deliver arts, community, education and heritage projects for those who need it most; To develop people's skills and enhance wellbeing; To provide free/subsidised space for grassroots and local groups.

How much has TCA invested in the building? Since 2007, TCA has invested over £1m in capital maintenance, repair and development of the Trinity Centre. This includes grants from Big Lottery, English Heritage, landfill trusts and private trusts and foundations totalling £800k to conserve, renovate and make the Trinity Centre a great space for everyone. See the Renovation area of our website for more information.

How can I donate? by cheque: to 'Trinity Community Arts', addressed to Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW; via our Just Giving page; by CAF via Paypal or debit card.

See the Support Us section of our website for more info.

2009 was truly a year of transition for Trinity.

Anyone familiar with team training might have heard of Bruce Tuckman's four stage “forming, storming, norming, performing” development model. With this in mind, it is fair to say that the organisation experienced its share of storming throughout the year.

Though it was difficult and sometimes painful, the team maintained their focus. In spite of the trials faced, we were able to deliver a range of events and activities and continue to sustain and develop the Trinity Centre as a community hub.

We welcomed a new board bringing with them a range of business skills, community knowledge and expertise, which will be particularly important as we grow and expand.

In addition, we welcomed Centre Administrators Rhiannon Jones and Karina Castro, Outreach Worker Edson Burton, Research Assistant Annie Berrie and five young people who will be taking on part-time roles as part of the Future Jobs Fund.

We were also inundated with many dedicated, hard working and highly skilled volunteers, who have helped us increase our capacity to deliver our services.

With minimal resources, we have continued to make improvements and renovations to the facilities. We would like to give a special thanks to all our volunteers from Leyhill HMP who have worked with us throughout the year, helping us with a range of facilities jobs, including redecorating the main hall space and building an additional training room upstairs.

We were also supported by volunteer teams from KPMG and Deloitte, who visited us in the summer and helped us overhaul our garden as well as several other large jobs that could not have tackled without their help.

We would like to thank TLT Solicitors and Graham Partridge at Avon & Bristol Law Centre, who have given us their support and advice throughout the year. Our successes could not have been possible without the ongoing support given to us by the Simon Hewes and the team at Bond Pearce, so a big thank you to them for all their efforts in the face of some huge challenges. Thanks also to the ongoing support from Transparency Life Coaching, who have helped us with management and communication coaching.

There is, now more than ever, such strong commitment and unity amongst the team and clarity of vision that we are set to hit the ground running in 2010. Thanks to all who persevered through all that was thrown at us to keep Trinity thriving.

Check out our Annual Report for more information.

Saturday 12th December saw Trinity host its first Christmas Art Market. The event was a great success with positive feedback everyone involved.

A warm thanks goes to all the artists that took part, selling a variety of exceptional arts and crafts.

The likes of Zen Elephant, Nick Capaldi, Liz Smith, Rufus T Firefly, Duke Chameleon, Rebecca Sanders and Harry Sankey played a musical back drop to the days festivities with DJ Read skillfully filling the gaps.

The event was also supported by a number of volunteers who donated their time and support to ensure that everything ran smoothly.

We hope that those of you who were able to make it enjoyed the chance to buy from some of Bristol's best. If you missed out this time, Trinity is now planning its next Art Market to take place sometime in the spring so keep an eye on the website for more information.

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NYE is one of my favourite times of the year. It's the only night  when true debauchery and hedonism reigns supreme and people are overcome by an “all bets are off” attitude as they see in the coming year.

So I wasn't about to let this one go by without making the night of my dreams happen. Since I love a spot of fancy dress and also bouncing, I thought what better combination that a masked ball with a bouncy castle?

What has since transpired is a full-on skiffle-dub sound clash, with gypsy-faves The Carny Villains and The Mandibles followed by ukulele super-group The Rinky Dinks taking us through midnight.

After that, we'll be treated to the best Bristol dub acts till 5am, including the legends that are Smith and Mighty with MC Kelz – great musicians and what nice blokes they are to boot.

As I know everyone likes their freebies, I'll also be giving everyone a free goodie bag with lots of lovely treats. Special thanks go out to The Entertainer Toy Shop, Lush, Clic Sargent, Terrance Higgins Trust, Boots, Innocent Oils, Elysia Natural Skincare, Venue and Out of Hand who have all helped by providing gifts, goodies and discounts in support of the event. Also thanks to Samantha Peach Masks who are offering 10% off their masks for our guests.

You know what? I'll even chuck in a free glass of bubbly if you arrive before 11pm. Best get in early especially if you want to bounce, because after midnight my bouncy castle will turn into a pumpkin.

Early bird tickets are £20 plus booking fee from Bristol Ticket Shop. Click here for more info.