Meet Jude our New Heritage Project Manager
Jude on site at Jacobs Wells Baths
At the end of Spring Jude joined the team as the Heritage Project Manager to lead on community engagement at Jacobs Wells Baths, supporting the consultation process as well as developing exciting arts and heritage activities.
Jude has extensive experience from managing the Circomedia Centre for Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre in St. Paul's, a Grade II listed building that transformed from a church to a performance space.
Since then, she has worked with Wellspring Settlement in Barton Hill to co-design and deliver creative research projects in partnership with University of Bristol. Her special focus has been on engaging with and amplifying residents’ voices around key social issues, experience she's bringing into this role.
She met with Rachel McNally, Hotwells & Cliftonwood Community Association Chair, as well as Sally Silverman and members of Jacobs Wells Hub to hear about previous community use and enjoyment of Jacobs Wells Baths as well as needs and ideas for activities that are bubbling up for members.
“I’m now in the process of meeting with stakeholders and residents to develop ideas for activities which explore the importance of the building in the past, such as reminiscence events gathering memories, as well as ideas for its use in the future in the form of community consultations alongside the architects” Jude explains. “There will also be opportunities for creative activities celebrating the story and importance of the building particularly its development as an inclusive and dynamic dance space for learning and international performance as Bristol Community Dance Centre. We are also really interested in celebrating the committed action of local residents and activists to protect Jacobs Wells Baths as a community space for public use.”
While the building is currently inaccessible due to structural work on the roof and decontamination work, we hope to offer site tours for Heritage Doors Open Day on the 20th and 21st September. There is a great deal of work yet to be undertaken and funds to be raised, regular activities in the building are some way off so we will be meeting in other spaces.
Alongside being very excited to start the journey of imagining the new space with the local community, Jude is particularly looking forward to opportunities to connect with the residents with opportunities to get involved with reminiscence events, arts activities as well as consultation events this Autumn.
Join us on 13th August at Trinity Arts for ‘I Danced At Jacobs Wells’ to share memories, photos and film clips from Bristol Community Dance Centre’s heritage and consider its role in the future.
To join the mailing list and receive updates and invitations for events – or to express your interest in getting involved in community consultations please contact Jude on jude@trinitybristol.org.uk or 07352616234.
