Considered the voice of the new generation Somalis singer and songwriter Aar Maanta moved to the United Kingdom following Somalia’s civil war of the early 1990’s and set up his own recording studio “Horn 2 Grove” where he mixes Somali music with urban beats known as “Afro Hop.”

Frustrated by what he terms the “lack of modern original Somali music”, Aar Maanta set about changing this in early 2009, with the release of his debut album ‘Hiddo & Dhaqan’. Featuring songs written in the traditional Somali poetic form it featured acclaimed Polish jazz guitarist Maciek Pysz and Ahmed ‘Hudeydi’ Ismail Hussein,  a master oud player and one of Somalia’s greatest composers.

Despite the significant increase of expatriate Somalis in recent years, there were no music bands that play live Somali music outside of Horn of Africa. Realising this need and the need to promote his album, Aar Maanta set up a multinational band that reflected the diversity of his musical influences and his base city of London. Aar Maanta is now the only Somali music artist in Europe that is successfully fusing traditional Somali music with a variety of contemporary influences.

Tickets £8 adv (more on the door)

Tickets in advance from Colston Hall, Ticket Sellers

Fancy having a go yourself? Hype Dance rehearses at the Trinity Centre every Wednesday and they are currently recruiting strong male and female dancers, 16-25yrs old who are up for performing at events and competing nationwide and across Europe! Contact thype@hotmail.co.uk for more info.

If dancing isn't your thing check out our open music sessions running each week with our Youth Music Makers.

MARK STEWART (Pop Group) In Dub With Dennis Bovell: 9:45pm – 11:00pm

Special Guests: Keith Levene (PiL) & MC Brother Culture

Support: 23 Skidoo: 8:30pm – 9:20pm

Young Echo: 7:30pm – 8:15pm

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Following the acclaimed release of his recent album 'The Politics of Envy' and its sonically savage dub companion ‘Exorcism Of Envy’, the Bristol post punk pioneer Mark Stewart meets dub master Dennis Bovell for the first time live in a soundclash of the titans for three exclusive UK dates in October 2013.

For this brand new show, Mark’s full band is also joined on stage by MC extraordinaire Brother Culture with Keith Levene of PiL making a special guest appearance.

One of the most intense and exciting live performers of recent times with The Times declaring him "The Ringmaster of Chaos", Stewart and his band will play The Assembly in Leamington Spa on the 22nd of October, The Trinity Centre in Bristol the following night and then a London show at The 02 Islington Academy on Thursday the 24th of October.

Also appearing on the Bristol and London dates are post punk experimentalists 23 Skidoo and the Bristol show will in addition feature new Bristol breed and Wire cover stars Young Echo.

Previous shows have been greatly received with Louder Than War stating, “his pop culture antennae are ever twitching and have brought him to the flexing rhythms of dub step and post step and he has incorporated these into his sound without ever losing the focus of the stripped down sensibility and the intensity of being one of the punk originals.”

Continuing an unmatchable track record of pioneering and seismic influence, Mark Stewart is back with his new albums The Politics Of Envy and its companion Exorcism Of Envy whipping up a frenzy of anarchic, confrontational sound in collaboration with such illustrious accomplices as cult film-maker Kenneth Anger, Keith Levene (Clash/PiL), Richard Hell (Television, Voidoids), Lee “Scratch” Perry, Gina Birch (The Raincoats), Tessa Pollitt (The Slits), Douglas Hart (Jesus And Mary Chain), Factory Floor, Daddy G (Massive Attack), all of Primal Scream, Youth (Killing Joke) and Bristol new blood Kahn.

£20 adv + BF

Tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop 0117 929 9008

Director and writer Dave Lovatt set up the company thanks to funding from the Ernest Cook Trust to help young teach actors between 16-26 become professionals, in honour of Leroy 'Tank' Reid.

Ticket info: £6 adv / £4 conc - Available in advance from Bristol Ticket Shop, at the Trinity Centre and on the door on the night.

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It is hoped that, in addition to being used by the many existing users of the centre, the play area will also attract more local families by creating a natural, fun, safe space within an inner-city urban environment, where currently there is nothing similar this side of the M32.

The Trinity Centre offers a range of much-needed services and facilities. The landmark building – a unique grade II* listed converted former-church now provides a space for the whole community, including those who may face barriers to participation such as young people who have been disengaged from mainstream services, refugee communities, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities and long-term unemployed and financially disadvantaged people.

The play area project will form part of the wider Trinity Development Project funded by the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Buildings Fund, designed to improve and increase the centre’s overall provision to the community.

Funding for the project has come from The Veolia Environmental Trust who awarded a grant of £23,000 through the Landfill Communities Fund.

Centre Manager, Emma Harvey, says, “We are delighted that work is underway. The centre’s garden is a rare greenspace in an inner-city locality and the addition of a play area will encourage wider use by the community.”

The acting executive director of The Veolia Environmental Trust, Maria Cade, adds, “We support community projects up and down the country and it is always great to hear about one starting. I hope that the play area is enjoyed by the community of Bristol for many years to come and I look forward to seeing the completed results.”

The project has also been supported by a £2,000 Community First grant awarded by the Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management Team.

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Landfill Tax and the Landfill Communities Fund Any rubbish that is thrown away and cannot be reused ends up in a landfill site. Operators of landfill sites collect tax on each tonne of landfill for HM Treasury. The purpose of this tax is to make it more expensive to put waste into landfill, in turn encouraging us to reduce our waste and recycle more.

A small proportion of this tax, currently 6.8%, can be used to support a wide range of environmental projects near landfill sites, through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF). Through the LCF over £1 billion has been invested in UK projects. The Veolia Environmental Trust is part of the LCF, which is regulated on behalf of HM Government’s Revenue & Customs by ENTRUST. For further information, please visit www.entrust.org.uk.

The Veolia Environmental Trust has been supporting community and environmental projects for over 15 years. Since we were established in 1997, Veolia Environmental Services (UK) plc has supported us by contributions of over £51 million to 1531 projects.

We have helped fund a diverse range of projects, including the repair of woodland footpaths, the renovation of community halls and the installation of playgrounds and play areas. For more information, or to find out how to apply for funding, visit our website www.veoliatrust.org.

Press information issued by Rebecca Jacob, tel: 01902 794978, email: rebecca.jacob@veoliatrust.org (project number: 4000)

• Community champions who can help Trinity to meet the needs of our diverse communities
• People who have experience in one of our key project activity areas; Community, Arts, Heritage, Education & Training, Live Music
• Professionals with experience in any of the following areas; Management, HR, Finance, Fundraising, Business Development.

The role of individual Directors is to provide a measured and informed opinion and decision making on matters relating to Trinity's work. Dealing with staff and volunteers, other directors, partners and stakeholders, Directors should demonstrate integrity, diplomacy, openness ambition and innovation in their decision making.

Trinity is what you make it - so come get involved!

If you are interested in joining, please click here for more information. If you are interested in applying and would like to first have an informal discussion with our Chair.

We have secured Awards for All funding to provide a Project Coordinator for the Activate West Side Project. Based at Arts West Side, the new post will help to support volunteers to develop and run regular activities, providing advice and support as well as access to small project budgets for volunteers to set up and deliver their own activities (for materials and flyers, for example). As part of the application, we will also be delivering some food workshops around the café led by The Uprising Bakery, as well as Food Hygiene certificates for core volunteers working in the café. We will also provide two new laptops for the space so that the café is better placed to offer free internet access to the local community.

Volunteers are working to continue the coordination of a rotating Arts Exhibitions Programme and we welcome enquiries from any new or existing volunteers wishing to develop arts/community workshops. The aim is, through support and guidance provided by a new Project Coordinator, to build upon initial ad-hoc activities to create a more structured programme of community activity.

If you are interested in applying to join the team, please visit the Trinity website and download the job description and application pack. Deadline for applications 29 July 2013.

We have also recently redeveloped the Arts West Side café in partnership with The Uprising Bakery, installing a retro counter and furniture for a more kitsch-cool feel. Why not come join us and check out our latest menu, with healthy lunchtime options available!

If you would like to support the Arts West Side project and make a donation to help us run community activities from the space, text AWSP13 £{the amount you would like to donate} to 70070 JustTextGiving by Vodafone.