Credit: Ice Road by Raucous - Photographer Jack Offord

Trinity have submitted a bid to Bristol City Council to take on Jacobs Wells Baths as part of a Community Asset Transfer.

Jacobs Wells Baths, a Grade II listed building, opened as a public swimming pool in 1889. In the 1980's following the closure of the pool facilities the site was re-purposed as a community dance centre - which closed its door in 2015. Following this in Dec 2022, due to rising costs, Fusion Leisure Centre announced that it could no longer commit to re-opening the building as a public pool and a public campaign was launched, driven by local residents, to safeguard the future of the building.

Trinity have been working closely with stakeholders to develop a cohesive plan to take on the management of the building and deliver a programme of repairs in order to re-open Jacobs Wells Baths as a community space. Alongside this we have created a detailed business plan that outlines our vision for the space to be economically viable. You can read these documents here and here.

We remain committed to working with Bristol City Council, Councillors, partners and stakeholder groups to develop and deliver a realisable repair and renovation scheme that is both in keeping with the venue’s dance heritage and also responds to consultation and the desperate need for community and youth provision within the locality. This includes hosting events, attending meetings and other activities to gather feedback from the many voices invested in the future of the site. If you would like to keep up-to-date about our plans, sign up to our mailing list here.

This event was booked at the venue by a third-party promoter. The show was originally booked at Bristol’s O2 Academy and Trinity took on the show as a last-minute capacity downgrade in good faith, with the hope that this would mean fans who had already purchased tickets would get to see the planned show.

On the night, Trinity staff slowly became aware that the headline act had not arrived at the venue. The promoter was unreachable, and they did not provide us with any indication that there had been this change to the line-up.

Though the event took place, we appreciate this wasn’t the event that people paid for. As such, Trinity will issue refunds automatically to any fans who purchased tickets through our own ticketing platform.

Unfortunately, we are unable to issue refunds to those who purchased tickets through third-party sites. We recommend fans contact their ticket provider directly if you wish to request a refund. We contacted Bristol’s O2 Academy who declined to offer a comment.

We are sorry that our due diligence to check promoter credentials fell short of what is expected of us and we will take greater care in future to ensure a greater degree of care for artists and fans.

We would like to give thanks to the talented support acts who did perform and will do what we can to ensure anyone who performed receives a fair payment We hope that the negative experiences of fans will not reflect badly, either on them as artists or us as a venue.

Ishmael Ensemble, Trinity Present. Photo credit Khali Ackford

We have, once again, been shortlisted for Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene at this year’s Music Week Awards - can you help us win it?

Over the past year, we have welcomed some of the best up-and-coming artists in the Bristol scene and beyond, as well as expanding our music and arts offering by opening The Den, welcoming Grove, Booty Bass, Ishmael Ensemble, Yemz, Sister Nancy, Gardna, and Don Letts to name a few.

Plus, we have continued our commitment to diversifying the music industry and creating opportunities for those who are historically underrepresented in the sector. 15% of our live music events were operated by female/non-binary technicians, and 64% of the in-house programme showcased artists from underrepresented backgrounds.

It's great to see all the hard work we've put in over the last year being recognised on a national scale. If you love Trinity and want to support us, please help us win Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene by doing the following:

• Vote for Trinity by clicking here
• Spread the word - Share the link on socials alongside pictures of your favourite shows at Trinity
• Be quick - Voting closes at 5pm 31 March 2023

The Award is supported by Music Venue Trust who advocate for Grassroots Venues in the UK.

We are nominated alongside Boileroom, Brudenell Social Club, Dubrek Studios, The Globe, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Leadmill, Le Pub, Night & Day Café, and Windmill. Congratulations to all the other great independent venues that have been nominated.