We are open and accessible to all, with a particular focus on providing services to Easton, Ashley, Lawrence Hill and Old Market.

Each year, the Trinity Centre is used by over 60,000 people and we support hundreds of community groups and projects with over 4,000hrs of free and subsidised hall space.

Click here to read more about What We Do.

Arts for everyone

We believe in the personal, social and economic value; that art improves the well-being of individuals, empowers communities and enhances society. We work with over 1200 contemporary artists/performers annually; programming work resonating with local audiences and providing residencies to artists who deliver cultural learning activities for target groups, to increase engagement in the arts.

Affordable space

TCI provides free and subsidised hall space from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, to give individuals and groups space to run free activities, projects and events for the local community. This scheme is widely used by grass roots groups for meeting space, as well as small theatre and dance groups for rehearsal space.

See the Reaching Communities area of our website for more info.

Second chances

Trinity supports findings that when people leave prison, they are much less likely to re-offend if they have a home and a job. We provide a limited number of managed work placements each year, in partnership with Leyhill HMP, in order to help ensure people leaving prison have the best possible chances of reintegrating and contributing positively to society. See our Leyhill story for more info.

Learning for everyone

We run a regular programme of free music training programme for young people who have had difficult experiences. Our courses are free and can be accessed on a referral and self-referral basis (charges may apply to referral agencies.

See Youth Music for more info.

We also run free community and arts and heritage projects designed to bring people from the community together and improve well-being.

See What We Do for more info.

How do I find out about what's happening?

Everything we do is promoted via our own website, newsletters, brochures and flyers; posters displayed in our site and local area; editorial, advertising and listings in local publications and broadcast; social networking, listings websites and word of mouth channels.

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Movema Schools Workshops - Image Credit: Ted Stargatt

As part of our children and young people’s programme we are working with Bristol-based dance company, Movema to deliver a year long activity of dance in local schools and at Trinity.

“It's been incredible to see individuals participate and have a positive attitude” - Teacher feedback

For the first part of the project, delivered in the autumn/winter term, Movema connected with Hannah More, St Nicolas of Tolentine and Evergreen primary schools to deliver their ‘World in a Box’ dance programme. Children who attend these schools have higher levels of protected characteristics including Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND).

In collaboration with teachers, the company identified children whose access to the arts may be limited by opportunity to take part in weekly workshops at their school. Across eight weeks, 174 children aged 5yrs-10yrs took part in the programme which included workshops exploring Indian, Caribbean and African dance, games and confidence-building activities and elements of arts and crafts.

The workshops had a positive impact on the children who took part; 80% of the children taking part said they had learned more about different cultures, 73% agreed they had learned new dance skills and 86% said they now wanted to do more dance as a result of taking part in the programme.

During the next stage of the programme in the winter and spring terms, children will be invited to take part in World Dance workshops during school holidays which will culminate in sharing what they've learned with their families and friends. Following this,  Carnival Dance Workshops will take place at Trinity. In these workshops, children will have the opportunity to celebrate celebrate St. Pauls Carnival.

Click here to read the announcement of our partnership with Movema.

In Memoriam: Andre ‘Onj’ Sparkfield, 1958-2025: Rest in the light

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Andre ‘Onj’ Sparkfield, a true legend of the festivals scene.

Onj lit up the night sky at countless gatherings and events; not least through his many incredible free fireworks displays over the years at Trinity. These spectacular shows captured the spirit of creativity, joy and community. Displays that stopped traffic, attracted thousands and served as a cornerstone of what makes a city like Bristol sparkle.

His passion for bringing people together to witness something truly awesome, his DIY ethos and his unwavering energy embodied everything that makes grassroots culture so wonderful to be part of. Onj’s contributions over this time have been truly unforgettable and have provided so many of us with such magical memories.

Generosity, warmth, artistry and love. What a privilege it was to witness such a thing, just for a moment.