Photo @ Khali Ackford / KoLAB Studios

Max is a young man who has been coming to Trinity off and on for the past year. He started playing the drums at the age of 12 but in recent years had no access to a drum-kit so stopped playing.

Making Tracks has provided Max with weekly lessons, teaching him the rudiments of drumming for the first time and creating opportunities for him to realise songs he had written in his head for years.

“I've never really had the facilities and encouragement to do this before, but I'm making these steps, and although they're not speedy they’re at a pace that I’m comfortable with and I'm really enjoying the journey.” Max

During the course of the year Max has found it easier to retain musical information, and both his confidence and musical ability have improved significantly.

He shows great insight into the value of projects like Making Tracks and the benefits they offer to young people like him who may suffer from anxiety or self-doubt and therefore not push themselves forward: “I think it's important that that's what these places do, they try to encourage people who aren't fully out of their shells or fully know what they want to do, to explore things and just have fun with it, because it shouldn't be a stressful thing, not knowing what you want to do.”

So put on your dancing clothing 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 from our regular DJs to do some dancing and socialising.

Disco starts at 7.00pm

Tickets £7.50 - on the door

Bar open - note that 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

Please note that Trinity has a public pay and display car park that works with an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system. All visitors, including blue badges, need to purchase a ticket on arrival for the duration of their stay. There is a grace period of 10 minutes for people who need to drop off/pick up.

Payments can be made by card, via a smartphone app, online or cash on our existing P&D machines. Trinity receives all revenue from P&D parking which goes back into the charity and help us support groups and events like Misfits.

Trinity does not receive any revenue from Charge Notices and therefore we have no powers of waiving fines for non-payment of parking. More info about Trinity's car park can be found here: https://www.trinitybristol.org.uk/contact/parking

Photo Alexa Ledecky

Photo Alexa Ledecky

Trinity has been selected to be one of 40 community arts centres to take part in Here and Now, a national and local celebration of culture within communities running alongside the National Lottery’s 25 year anniversary.

Photo @ KoLAB Studios

“I just learned to channel my anger, emotions, my energy in a good way, so I could create something I could be proud of... I'm just going to keep following that path of love, loving what I do and loving how I do it and just see where it gets me, coz that’s all I can do.” Miss Tee

Tenisha is a young single parent whose situation has turned around over the last two years with support from Trinity.

From being someone with very little confidence who described herself as ‘a negative person’ Tenisha has used her involvement with Making Tracks to develop a positive approach to life, both personally and professionally.

Her lyric writing, singing, microphone use and music production skills have improved significantly. She has become increasingly independent and her confidence has blossomed, evidenced in her three live performances in front of large crowds this year.

“They (Trinity) showed me I could do more with my music, that I am my music, and to embrace my music. They made me understand that context, and the confidence helped me build it too... It’s a big step for me, and it’s scary too, but they've helped me every step of the way and I'm so grateful... It’s made me more independent and that is making me overcome a lot of other fears. The whole coming out of my shell, being who I really want to be, and doing what I love...”

Tenisha has developed a strong musical relationship with Trinity staff who have challenged and supported her in a way that has encouraged her growth, personally and musically, her self-discipline and self-belief.

Having now joined PRS as an artist in her own right Tenisha’s next steps include producing an EP of original music and releasing it across multiple platforms. She’s also keen to mentor other young people, pushing them forward in a way she feels she was never pushed until now.

“Overall we're incredibly pleased with her. I'm really happy for her because it's going to keep going, it’s not the top of the hill yet, so she will stay involved.” Al Howard,Trinity staff member

Photo @ KoLAB Studios

Joan is a young women who has been home schooled. She struggles being around groups of young people but really enjoys the opportunity to play one to one with a music teacher. Joan now plays the bass and until her introduction to Making Tracks mainly played alone.

“Trinity as a whole seems to be a safe space for Joan. She seems quite nervous when I've seen her mix with people outside, but when she is mixing with people inside Trinity she's really open. So I think it's important for her to have a space like that... it really seems to be benefiting her.” Bridget, Trinity music tutor

Having taken part in group sessions at both Basement Studios and ACE where she struggled in integrate with other young participants she was offered one to one bass lessons at Trinity.

“Even though I have a bass at home I like playing music with people, so it's given me an opportunity to play music with people, which then gives me more inspiration to play at home. I’ve definitely been taught a lot that I wouldn't have learned if I just played on my own. I've got a lot more confident with playing music and I feel like I understand my instrument more than I did before.”

Her experience at Trinity has marked a significant improvement in Joan’s musical ability, her confidence and her motivation.

When she started lessons she described herself as playing “only one song on one string of the bass” whereas now she has mastered “a whole playlist of songs”. She has developed a good relationship with her music tutor, who she feels understands her and responds well to her individual needs.

Making Tracks is supported by Youth Music and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, as well as support from match funders.

Dutchie plays Garden Party 2019. Photo @ Khali Ackford

This year, on Sunday 10 May, our free annual Garden Party is 15 years old and we can't quite believe it.

Starting as a small event in our garden, with people playing acoustic guitars and some small family friendly workshops, the party has grown to welcome over 3000 people, with two stages and activities across the building.

Garden Party is an opportunity for our local communities to come together and enjoy a programme of free activity that celebrates the best of Bristol's home grown talent across music, arts and well being activities, as well as platforming emerging talent through Making Tracks Showcase performances.

Over the years we have been really pleased to bring some excellent Bristol artists to the people; including, Dub from Atlantis, Eva Lazarus, Sunun, Baraka and we're still thinking about Rider Shafqiue/Sam Binga’s epic set at Garden Party 2019.

We are looking for Bristol based bands/artists to add to the lineup for Garden Party’s 15th birthday, alongside stall holders who are local to Trinity (BS2/BS5).

If this sounds up your street, you can #getinvolved with Garden Party by filling in the online application forms below:

Artist/Band

Stall Holder

@ Paul Blakemore

@ Paul Blakemore

@ Paul Blakemore

@ Paul Blakemore

Making Tracks is a life changing music making project delivered in partnership with Trinity and leading youth providers Basement Studio and ACE.

Making Tracks offers young people who are facing challenging circumstances the opportunity to access music making opportunities. Ranging from 121 music making sessions to opportunities to perform a city-wide festivals (Harbourside, St Paul’s Carnival) to Q&A’s with professional artists. Young people are able to receive support and training bespoke to their needs - so they can take the next step into their future.

"It was interesting to see all the other students performances and it shows how far you can get with Making Tracks. I was pleased to see vegan pizza provided and meet lots of friendly people too." Joan, 15

The end of year celebration event is an opportunity for young people, their parents, careers and friends to celebrate the achievements and hard work of everyone who has taken part in Making Tracks over the year.

Taking place in Trinity's main hall the evening included performances from some of the young people who take part in the project. Performers included Chloe Thorn (Basement Studio), Miss Tee (Trinity), Sam Neal (Trinity) and Tom Meadley (Trinity).

The celebration is also an opportunity to network/ meet others who take part in the Making Tracks project as well as other young people from across the city. We were delighted to welcome 15 young people from Hartcliffe who came along with their youth workers to experience more creative opportunities in the city, joining 60+ others for the evenings activities.

Community members who take part in activity at Trinity also had an opportunity to showcase their talents. Flash-mob style dance interventions came from some of the young women who took part in the Let Us Dance project and liver music was performed by members of WECIL Collective,  whose members attend regular group music sessions with tutors at Trinity.

Making Tracks is supported by Youth Music and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, as well as support from match funders.

Trans Inclusion Statement

In conjunction with Trinity’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, Trinity has a Trans Inclusion Policy that sets out guidelines to support trans and gender non-conforming representatives and stakeholders.

We seek to provide a supportive environment for trans representatives and stakeholders and to create a culture and environment where trans people are able to thrive.

Our policy applies to all representatives and stakeholders of Trinity and is applicable to any individual whose gender differs from that assigned at birth; those who identify as trans, gender non-conforming, those who don’t identify with a binary gender (or any gender at all) and those whose gender changes over time.

Definitions and terminology relating to gender identity are evolving. There are many different trans and gender non-conforming experiences and Trinity welcomes each individual to let us know what language they prefer to use.

Trinity does not yet have separate gender-neutral toilets. Trans and non-binary visitors and employees are entitled to access the facilities which correspond to their gender identity, or which they feel most comfortable using.

Trinity will take all reasonable and practical measures to provide facilities and spaces to cater for all our users and are committed to working with individuals to establish what is best for them, this includes varying signage of WCs for specific events and audiences.

Trinity will not tolerate discrimination, victimisation or harassment on the basis of a person’s gender identity, gender expression or trans status. See our Anti-Harassment Statement for more info.

For more information please see our Trans Inclusion policy.

Treat people with respect and dignity when at Trinity (photo from Trinity Garden Party 2018 @ Jessica Bartolini)

Code of Conduct

We want to make sure The Trinity Centre is a safe space where everyone can enjoy music, art and freedom of expression, and be themselves, free from hatred and harassment.

To achieve this, we ask everyone coming to the Centre to act in line with our Code of Conduct. This means: upholding Trinity’s ethos and values; treating everyone fairly, mutual respect and dignity; equality of opportunity, inclusion and cooperation; toleration, appreciation and positive communication.

Types of behaviour not permitted on our premises include, but are not exclusive of: bullying; rudeness or disrespect towards staff, volunteers or other visitors; homophobia; intimidation or threatening behaviour; obscene language; racism; sexism or harassment; theft; violence and abuse (both physical and mental).

CLICK HERE TO READ AND SIGN OUR CODE OF CONDUCT:

If you see or experience any unwanted attention, contact, bullying, harassment, or behaviour of any kind that makes you uncomfortable, please speak out and notify our staff immediately.

Sexual harassment, acts of aggression, racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, religious bigotry or hatred and discrimination of any kind are not permitted. Anyone found to be committing such acts will be removed from the venue.

Trinity's Code of Conduct applies to everyone using the Centre. After an event, if you would like to share feedback - good or bad - or to report an incident please get in touch or call 0117 935 1200 and speak to a member of our team.

To give feedback regarding your experience at Trinity - good or bad - please get in touch.

For more information please see our Code of Conduct.

For more info about how we use your data, see our Privacy Policy.

General Enquiry

If you would like to get in touch regarding a new enquiry or an upcoming show please get in touch via info@trinitybristol.org.uk

Feedback

Trinity aims to provide great services and activities for everyone.

We are committed to gathering feedback to help us improve what we do.

We host consultation events, gather feedback from activities and liaise with Members, local residents and other stakeholders to learn more about what people want and to develop a user-led offer.

Tell us what you like and we'll endeavour to keep doing it.

Tell us where there's room for improvement and we'll look at what we can change to get it right.

Complaints

Anyone is entitled to make a complaint - If we fail we want to know.

We are committed to resolving complaints quickly and effectively, to maintain positive relations, provide the best possible service and learn for the future.

A complaint can be made in person, by phone, by email or in writing through the following channels:

• The on-site Duty Manager; there is always a Duty Manager on the premises when it is open to the public

• Your Key Contact; a staff contact responsible for managing the relationship between you and Trinity

• Via email using feedback@trinitybristol.org.uk and/or chair@trinitybristol.org.uk

For more information please see our Complaints policy.

Welfare

Trinity aims to create a safer space for all Centre users.

We are committed to listening and responding to all issues that go against our Code of Conduct to improve our practises and enable those using the Centre to do so comfortably.

We have a dedicated Welfare Team. You can raise an issue with them in person, by phone, or via email using welfare@trinitybristol.org.uk.

The Trinity Digs project will enable Trinity to host and support more community activity at the centre. Photo Paul Blakemore

We have been awarded a grant of £231,818 from Power to Change to deliver ‘The Trinity Digs Project’ to carry out capital improvements to the site so can host and support more community activity at the centre.

“We want to make sure Trinity’s ongoing development continues to be shaped and informed by those who use it. As part of the project we’ll be running a community activity programme so that people can get involved, have their say and kick-start their own ideas. More news on this coming soon - watch this space” Glyn Everett, Chair of Trustees and local resident

The project will install customised container-units on site, to provide affordable, low-cost, sustainable hot-desk space as a base for community partners, emerging artists and local start-ups. Improvements to the ‘Graffiti Room’ will also mean more activities can be hosted, such as neighbourhood meetings, rehearsals and workshops.

Match funding has been generously provided from local funders including The Nisbet Trust, who have donated £20,053 toward the capital project, alongside generous donations from members of the public. The project has also been supported by Derbyshire Environmental Trust who have supported with a grant of £28,315 towards costs of the container units. A £25,000 individual gift and a grant of £7,624 from the Postcode Local Trust to improve accessibility to our community garden.

The design scheme was produced thanks to support from Backstage Trust who helped us to revise and update our Feasibility Study, 2018-2019, to work out the next priority for capital works. Alongside the capital works we will be helping support people who have ideas within the community to get involved and set up their own initiatives through the Community Kick Start Project. We are particularly interested in working with small voluntary and residents groups with limited or no budget to support getting new ideas off the ground.

Set up to grow and support community businesses in England, Power to Change provides grants to community businesses run by and for the local community. Our aim through the Trinity Dig’s Project is to continue to invest in the Trinity Centre as a key cultural and community asset, and to build a varied and sustainable participatory community arts programme, that reflects the interests of Bristol’s diverse communities and cultures.

View the latest Trinity Digs plans on www.bristol.gov.uk planning portal application ref: 21/05771/F

Mothers, fathers and children learnt to sing lullabies from around the world at the Easton Community Centre workshop in October 2019.

'Lullabies' sharing at Trinity

Roxana is a British-Iranian artist with a background in physical theatre, film and music. In 2018 Roxana Vilk moved to Bristol from Scotland and started teaching English to refugee women at the Malcolm X Centre. After attending a drop-in for international parents at her son's school, she was inspired to use lullabies to bring communities together. Soon after this, Roxana applied to become an IGNiTE resident

“When I walked into Trinity I thought ‘Ok, this is home" Roxana Vilk

Our community-led approach is what made her chose IGNiTE over other residencies that were available in the area. Joining us gave her a sense of grounding that helped her kick-start her artistic work in Bristol. During her four months with us, she grew her idea from “seed” stage to full blown project.

Roxana developed “Lullabies” together with local communities by collecting, recording and sharing songs from the many cultures in Bristol. Here she was filmed by the BBC during a workshop at Easton Community Centre, delivered in partnership with Up Our Street.

The Trinity team members supported Roxana with project planning, producing and time management guidance. This supported her growth as an artist. Roxana also feels like Trinity’s networks and connections benefited her project. The IGNiTE residency also allowed Roxana to develop new skills and take artistic risks, allowing her to "get out of her comfort zone".

“There’s a deep respect for Trinity amongst artists, and an awareness that there is integrity in any work that is supported by the venue.”

With Trinity's support Roxana is continuing to develop “Lullabies” gathering songs with Bristol-based communities and running workshops culminating a “Lullabies” showcase at Trinity in 2020.

Finally, Roxana feels like IGNiTE really benefit marginalised communities in Bristol. Several people at the Trinity sharing said they had never attended a show or been involved in one before because opportunities are usually not communicated to them. Roxana believes the local engagement work Trinity does, makes it the most distinctive community arts provider in the area.

“If the Arts Council is all about prioritising access to the arts, supporting Trinity and more specifically the IGNiTE programme is a no brainer.”

About IGNiTE

IGNiTE is Trinity's in house programme of world-class, innovative theatre and dance about issues that matter to people now, starting conversations and sparking debate. IGNiTE is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and by Bristol City Council.

Photo credits @ Alexa Ledecky www.alexaledecky.com

Open to any disabled adults over 18 in Bristol and the surrounding areas.

Creative Challenges are short creative tasks that help everyone become more creative! Each challenge is different, and helps you think of different ways to do something creative. We'll have a selection of challenges for people to choose from, and lots of different materials to use. You can make pictures using card, fabrics and glues, draw  in ink and pencils, and even write poetry!

Art, writing, discussing, making, drinking cups of tea and creating!

Free refreshments

No need to book, just pop-in!

To find out more please contact the WECIL team on 0117 947 9942 or email peersupport@wecil.co.uk

WECIL Peer Support activities are free and transport can be provided.

Upcoming dates:

Nov 28 1 - 4

Jan 30 1 - 4

Support Trinity and help raise £5000 to install secondary solar panels and solar battery storage.

Following our 2015 Green Pledge to improve sustainability and reduce our environmental impact we have already raised funds needed to successfully install solar panels in 2015. Then, with the introduction of our cup deposit scheme in 2018 we reduced our single use plastic waste by 4-5 tonnes year.

Securing the funds to install secondary Solar PV alongside solar battery storage will see a reduction in the use of energy from non-sustainable sources and a significant reduction in energy bills - enabling us to invest more into our charitable activities.

Why we need your help

Community activity makes up over 60% of programming at Trinity, supported through free/subsided hire, enabling communities like Gerry’s Attic a weekly dance group for the over 55’s and The Rhythm of the Night a monthly club-night for adults with learning difficulties to find happiness and opportunity here.

I’m 75 and still dancing – this means so much in term of fitness, socialising and even mental fitness. This wouldn’t be possible without Trinity – who provide amazing spaces for classes” Adrian, participant Gerry’s Attic

Trinity has the backing of M&S ENERGY & Crowdfunder who have committed to supporting the most successful appeal by matching donations £1 for £1 - meaning with your support we could raise an amazing £10,000.

Rewards

By pledging to the Appeal you can bag yourself some great rewards, including a limited edition Trinity Hoodie, a night out on Trinity, a personalised poem,  your name hand painted on our supporters wall + much more.

How you can help

Our Sustainable Energy Appeal runs from Monday 18 Nov until Monday 16 December.

Support our appeal today by heading over to our Crowdfunding page crowdfunder.co.uk/trinity-sustainable-energy and making your pledge.

How the new solar panels/batteries would work

 

Misfits Theatre Company perform their annual showcase at Trinity

Hype Dance juniors perform during Harbour Festival on the Trinity Presents Stage. Hype Dance have been meeting weekly at Trinity for over a decade and are supported through Trinity's Community Kickstart scheme.