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Not one room, but many

Trinity is a member of Bristol Culture Network (formerly DIY Arts Network); an independent, self-organising gathering of arts organisations and arts practitioners, large and small, who deliver cultural programmes within the city of Bristol.

The group’s members work across different scales and different artforms; some specialise in participatory opportunities, others seek out an audience; some charge, some don’t; and some provide complex programmes that sit across a number of strands. Network members include Bristol Old Vic, Watershed, Bristol Beacon, Knowle West Media Centre, Artspace Lifespace, St Paul's Carnival, Bristol Paraorchestra, RWA and many others including independent artists and freelance creative practitioners.

Together, we are committed to the successful future of our city, and the creativity of both Bristol and Bristolians. We have developed a set of saraed DIY Arts Culture Standards which aims to make Bristol’s arts sector fair, open and inclusive.

Meetings & Gatherings

We meet to advocate for the sector and to discuss and inform policy, as well as forming working groups in response to specific issues and to develop shared activity. Network meetings come together in the form of:

• Open sessions – for anyone working in the arts incl freelancers and artists, providing peer connection, information sharing, and surfacing challenges and opportunities from the wider sector
• Task-and-finish groups – taking action on behalf of the wider network
• Cultural Leaders – individuals with existing agency and capacity to act, serving as a bridge between strategy and the wider sector

This thinking feeds directly into the wider cultural conversations happening in the city through the One City Culture Board.

We also have social activities and peer gatherings online and in person so that people working in the arts can share ideas and support one another and to navigate the challenges of the arts sector, together.

Bristol’s cultural strength comes from a dispersed, interconnected ecology with power and ideas spread across many spaces rather than held in one central room.

If you are an independent artist, practitioner or smaller organisation unable to attend a meeting, you can share ideas, views and concerns with Trinity. Contact us if you have an idea/issue you would like to raise.

We're what you make us so get involved! #MaketheSpace.

Please contact We The Curious or RWA who help to administer the group to be added to the mailing list about upcoming meetings and gatherings.

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 Board Biog section of our website for more info.

Funding

Where does Trinity get its funding? Trinity has a trading subsidiary that generates approximately 70% of our turnover from a commercial live music programme, private hall-hires and associated bar sales.

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. See the What We Do area of our website for more info.

Is Trinity funded by Bristol City Council? Trinity receives a £30,000 grant from Bristol City Council Cultural Investment Programme (2024-26). We have also received support via Community Interest Levy (CIL) for capital works. We are a partner delivering community services with Eastside Community Trust, funded by the Bristol Impact Fund.

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 £3m in capital maintenance, repair and development of the Trinity Centre. This includes grants from Lottery sourcesel, landfill trusts and private trusts and foundations. Grants have been used to repair the historic fabric and renovate spaces so the Trinity Centre can continue to be accessible to all. See the Renovation area of our website for more information.

How can I donate?

See the Support Us section of our website for more info on how to support our work.

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.