Adesola Akinleye & the Ila Dance project, Trinity's Garden Party 2017, image by Jessica Bartolini

“We are delighted to support the proposed improvements to Trinity – a very significant and important Grade II* listed Georgian building. For many years, Trinity Centre has been an excellent example of a building where the local community has been involved in its ongoing improvement and in the provision of an ever increasing range of activities and initiatives. This work continues to the present day and into the future. We wish Trinity Centre our ongoing support in securing the funds necessary to secure the future of both the building and of the important activities which it accommodates.” Bristol Civic Society

We are excited to announce Trinity Centre has been granted National Lottery funding to carry out essential repairs to the building. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) have pledged £362,800 towards our Capital Repairs project that will include fixing the iconic towers, North aisle roof, stained glass windows and Bath stonework.  Historic England have also shown their support for the capital works, with a grant of £106,099.

A further £97k has also been raised from other supporters including Bristol City Council, Cory Environmental Trust Britain, the Pilgrim Trust, and ​Nisbets Trust​ as well as support through individual donations and a Crowdfunder appeal.  Other trusts who have supported the capital works to take place include The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation, The Bramble Trust and local heritage foundation The Gibbs Trust.  

Bristol Ageing Better and The Swire Charitable Trust are also supporting towards costs of activities, to include workshops in traditional heritage trades, a series of talks and a range of activities for children and families including heritage trails and quests to find out more about local history.

We are now looking to raise the remaining raise remaining £140k match-funding needed to cover the total costs of the project.

We still need help in raising the remaining 20% needed to complete the repairs. You can pledge your support via Trinity’s Just Giving page: visit ​www.3ca.org.uk/donate for more info, donate by Text Giving with ROOF 31 and your donation amount to 70070,  download the Trinity Anthem or buy some of our merch from our marketplace.

From our regular classes to our live music programme people in and around Bristol know that Trinity is a place to take part. Our IGNiTE project reflects this special relationship Trinity has with the city and seeks to create connections and spark conversations between artists and the communities who make use of our iconic building.

It genuinely was a great privilege to see applications coming from such a wide range of artists and companies who put participation and engagement at the heart of their practice. Our Programming Forum worked hard to narrow down the proposals we received to three successful projects, and there were many more ideas we would have loved to support if we could. So before we announced the new cohort, a quick thanks to everyone who shared their ideas with us and submitted an application.

Though we did need to make some difficult decisions, we think you’ll agree that the projects we’ll be supporting represent an incredible amount of talent, skill, and ambition.This summer we will be host to dance artist Latisha Ceser, choreographer Ella Mesma and a collaboration between visual arts collective Back in 5 Mintues Squad and arts organisation Art in Motion.

The artists we’re supporting this summer have all proposed brave, bold projects which explore issues we need to be talking about - from identity, to citizenship, to what the future holds for us all. The EU Referendum and the run up to the elections have demonstrated that there are difficult, complex conversations we need to be having, and all three residents are making work which addresses this directly.

Dance practitioner Latisha Ceser will be developing ‘Barye’ - a project exploring Haitian identity and culture. As part of her residency, Latisha will offer workshops exploring traditional Haitian music and dance for both professionals and amateurs alike.

‘Historically Trinity has been a refuge for the outcast and has been known to stretch the boundaries of social acceptability. I feel it is only fitting that I explore my shame with a community that has never been mainstream but has always been accepting’. Latisha Ceser

Award-winning choreographer Ella Mesma will be exploring the idea of what it means to be a citizen of the world through her new project ‘Foreign Bodies’. The project will fuse Latin, hip hop and contemporary dance to challenge notions of belonging, home, identity and coming of age'. This will also be an opportunity for Ella to make new work in Bristol, where she spent much of her youth.

‘It will be a very special project for me to be working in my home town. I will love the opportunity to be influenced by the place I grew up.’’ Ella Mesma

Visual arts collective Back in 5 Mintues Squad will be collaborating with Art in Motion (AIM), who provide opportunities opportunities for artists with learning disabilities to engage with contemporary multidisciplinary arts. During their residency they will create ‘Paradise City’, an epic, evolving installation of an imagined Utopia, a future place in which humans of all types and abilities coexist peacefully and purposefully together.

‘AIM and Back in 5 Minutes Squad are delighted to be working together at Trinity. This opportunity will give us time and space to explore our common interest in the impact environments have on society and in imagining possible futures. We look forward to working with the team at Trinity and inviting the public and other organisations who use the building to join us”.

There will be plenty opportunities throughout the summer for you to collaborate on all of these new projects - from taking part in public workshops and participating in panel talks and consultations. Keep an eye on our social media channels to find out more about upcoming events or check out www.3ca.org.uk/ignite.

Image courtesy of Art in Motion

Designed to fire your students’ passion for all things STEM, our aim is to encourage students from all backgrounds to continue their interest in the STEM subjects and propel them into further study and a successful career in STEM.

The fair is split into two zones with demonstrations and hands-on activities from the cutting edge of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

The Enterprise Zone will host a diverse range of companies from Bristol and surrounding areas, as well as universities. They will talk to the students about how STEM subjects are used in their company, and will be able to give practical advice on routes into STEM careers.

The Research Zone will host PhD students and researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Bath, and UWE. Your students will be able to learn about the world-class research in our region, find out about life as a postgraduate and how best to go about becoming a professor! Each researcher will run an interactive stand with activities including making placenta models and looking at fluorescent cancer cells under microscopes.

We therefore extend an invitation to your school to bring 1 full KS3 class (up to 30 students) to any of the school’s sessions taking place on the following dates and time:

Schools Session 1: Thursday 6th July 10:00-12:30

Schools Session 2: Friday 7th July 09:30-12:00

Schools Session 3: Friday 7th July 13:00-15:30

In addition to the school's sessions there will be a Public Session open to all on Thursday 6th July 15:00-19:00. If you are unable to bring a class to a schools session we encourage you to let your students know about this opportunity to attend with their families.

For more information about the fair visit nearme.thebigbangfair.co.uk/bigbangbristol or email us at bristolbathbsa@gmail.com.

Long live the festival vibe tribe

Solo Banton and The Uppercut Band -

Solo is one of the UKs leading Reggae MCs, regularly touring across Europe and beyond with the likes of Mungos Hifi and Jahtari. Known for his confident and versatile vocal style, as well as diverse and conscious lyrical content, he is also the host of the mighty Lions Den at Boomtown festival. On the night he will be backed by The Uppercut Band, who have been playing and recording with several veteran vocalists such as Luciano, Big Youth and Horseman.

Aries Feat. Cheshire Cat -

Recently crowned Best Jungle DJ at the We Love Jungle Awards in Leeds, Aries has been mashing up the club raves this season and has a big summer of festivals ahead from Boomtown to Glastonbury, from Eden to Shambala.

Cheshire Cat -

Outta Birmingham, Cheshire Cat will be on hosting duties for Aries on the night. Having been in the game for over 20 years, his background lies in sound system culture having been an active member and mc for sounds such as love injection, Ital Warrior and Love Tonic.

Hylu & Deemas J (Unit 137) -

These two are part of the rough and tough collective Unit 137, coming outta Lewisham, South-East London. Unit 137 have been mashing up dances year after year and growing stronger to this day. The full crew consist of an array of talent from various genres - Ed West, Kosher, Jago, Sleepy Time Ghost, Zico, Galak Spiritual, Ghost Writerz & A.P Grimshaw, these guys always bring the vibes. Drawn together by a shared passion for conscious, forward thinking bass music.

Earl Gateshead -

Former selector and leader of Trojan sound system, Earl is living legend of the scene having truly done the rounds over the years, nationally and internationally. Earl began DJing in 1979 when he played reggae records between punk bands in Brixton and was heavily influenced by the Trojan releases of the time. Recent shows include Glastonbury, Bestival & Rototom festival and club events at London’s biggest venue; Fabric. With such a distinguished career and fantastic attitude Earl has become a figurehead in UK Reggae and in 2002 he was invited to give a lecture at the prestigious Red Bull Music Academy in Sao Paulo.

HOTSTEPPAS (Reggae/Bashment/Dancehall) -

Since forming in early 2016, Hotsteppas have gone from strength to strength. With a load of shows now under their belts, they have been Hotsteppin’ all over the place. With some high profile festival appearances across the summer at Boomtown, One Love, Secret Garden Party, Wonderfields to name but a few, they will be coming to Trinity to showcase fresh material from upcoming releases on the 22nd.

The LBJBs (Funk) -

Formed in late 2014 and through playing every week formed the house band at The Leftbank where they now host the hugely popular Thursday jam. Dropping heavy funk tunes with their own twist keeping the dancefloor full and are now breaking out to larger audiences, most recently supporting the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club at Thekla Bristol and Cheese and Grain, Frome.

#brisvote17

Up Our Street would like to invite you to a Bristol West Question Time event, on Tuesday 23 May, 6pm to 9pm at The Trinity Centre.

This will be a chance to hear our candidates answer tough questions about real issues facing our neighbourhood including on housing, health, education and schools, welfare, race equality, neighbourhoods and community and more.

Book a place

Priority goes to people from BS5 and BS2

Booking is NOW OPEN – Click here to book your place!

Submit a question

If you have a burning question, send it to us by 19 May. We won’t be able to ask all the questions sent in but they will help us know what’s important locally.

Please send this out to people from Easton and Lawrence Hill who you think would be interested in this event.

This event is supported by Locality, National Union of Teachers, Trinity, Black South West Network, Ujima and BCfm.

"It’s your world, but I make my way in it..." (Beaumarchais)

In a grand house not too far away, the high melodrama and petty squabbles of its residents are played out in glorious technicolour. Love, jealousy, class struggle, and families lost and found are staged on a household scale. At the centre of it all, an artful Figaro and his beloved Susanna, together with an unhappy Countess, conspire to show a philandering, arrogant Count the error of his ways. As events unfold in escalating absurdity, it will take all of Figaro's wiles to explain away squashed geraniums, boys dressed as girls, and contractual marriage obligations. Will contentment and happiness ever reign again in this household?

Award-winning opera company Opera in a Box bring you their production of Mozart’s "The Marriage of Figaro". Following their recent NODA award for ‘Innovative Production’ for their winter performances of Puccini’s "La bohème", they have brought together a cast and crew of some of the finest young talents in the south-west, both on and off stage, promising for an extremely enjoyable and entertaining show.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Performed in English
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, Translated by Thomas Martin, Edited by Ruth Martin.
The Trinity Centre – Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW
Sunday 28th May 2017, Matinee: 2pm & Evening: 6:30pm (approximately 2h 20m)

east bristol contemporary presents EBC013

Daisy Forster

Andrew Cunningham

Jawbone_Jawbone

James Fuller

Robert Davis

a sculpture show featuring footy, a melon between some thighs, a FAB ice lolly head, some gym equipment, and another sculpture we couldn't think up how to describe.

opening event friday 5 may 7-10pm (includes bar and shop)
exhibition continues 6-7 may 10-5pm
sunday 7th 2pm tour of the show with the artists

all free admission

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east bristol contemporary is an artist-led gallery based at The Trinity Centre, Bristol.

ebc seeks to counteract the lack of established showing spaces for grass roots contemporary artists in Bristol, and seeks to establish a unique and diverse programme of exhibitions and events.

we run events for the public including artist talks/tours, workshops, opening events, events for young people, and discussions.

shows run on the first weekend of each month.

Twelve of Bristol’s most talented guitarists and musicians came together to perform and record the Trinity Anthem to raise funds for essential repairs to the iconic Trinity towers, windows, roof and stonework.

The performance and recording of the Anthem took place on Tuesday 4^th April in the Main Hall at Trinity, and took a day to produce. The Anthem was the culmination of dedicated support by Adrian Utley and John Parish, who created the piece of music to support Trinity’s Notes for Notes Appeal.

This was the first time Adrian and John collaborated on a musical project, although they performed together at Trinity in 2014 as part of Adrian Utley’s Guitar Orchestra.

Portishead member and Bristol-Sound pioneer Adrian Utley was joined by world-class composer, musician and producer John Parish, who wrote and produced the Anthem. They were also joined by Stig Manley, Hazel Winter, Alex Vann, Alex Lee, Alex Hogg, Ben Shillabeer, Deej Dhariwal, Charlie Romijn, Jim Barr and Tim Allen.

The track is available to download for donation through the Bristol-based music-share website I Give You Give to support the repairs to the Trinity Centre. The Anthem can be downloaded for a donation of £1, but every penny raised will fund the essential repairs to the Trinity Centre. The Trinity Centre hopes that people who hold the venue close to their hearts will support the charity by downloading the Anthem and spreading the word.

Trinity are also releasing a limited edition 12” vinyl dub plate, which will go on sale in early May, and will be available to purchase at the Trinity Garden Party (Sunday 14^th May)

Click here To download a digital copy of the Trinity Anthem

Momentum Bristol General Meeting Please find full info here

Event hosted by Momentum. Trinity Community Arts is a registered charity with no religious or political affiliation. The Trinity Centre is an inclusive space for all and the events we host do not necessarily represent or endorse the views of Trinity Community Arts, the Trinity Team, or other contributors to this site.

Thur 26 October

We will be dancing along to some great music from our special guest DJ Dad, who will be making you dad-dance to the best hip hop, roots, dub and jungle music.

So put on your dancing shoes on, be entertained and join us for a fun night at Trinity!

A great and fun way to meet new people and have a chat over a drink or two, along with some great music to do some dancing and socialising.

Disco starts at 7.00pm

Tickets £5 - on the door

Bar open - please note you have to be over 18 to buy alcoholic drinks from our bar. You will be asked for an ID, so please bring one with you.

If you can't make it to this one, don't miss our next Rhythm of the Night on Thursday 30 November

Please note that Trinity has a public pay and display car park. It applies to anyone parking at the Centre, including staff, hirers, centre users and blue badge holders. The rates start at £1 (for 1hr) and go up to £5 for 12hrs. More info about Trinity's car park can be found here