Bristol Legacy Commission

Introduction

Bristol City Council (BCC) established the Bristol Legacy Commission in June 2008 to take forward the work started during 2007 as part of Abolition 200 its steering group and their recommendations for change.

The Bristol Legacy Commission has been mandated by Bristol City Council to progress three priority areas; Cultural Representation, Education and Young People and Health and Well Being over three years, and are now in their second year.

The Bristol Legacy Commission is made up of nine community members, three councillors nominated by their political parties, and Paul Stephenson OBE was elected chair in June 2008.

After successfully funding initiatives pertaining to the three priority areas in year one the Bristol Legacy Commission in light of the Community Cohesion Report (iCoCo)  has agreed to focus on Education and Young People, in addition to other significant work to change Bristol as set out in their published Road Map

The council has allocated a budget of £256,000 for 2009/2010 and will persuade other organisations to allocate match funding to jointly agreed priorities.

How does it work?

• will meet once a month, ten times a year  - this has increased on last year
• can decide to invest in projects, research and programmes that move the priority agenda forward
• has a role in monitoring the equalities work of the city council
• it reports to BCC cabinet every year

Contact Us

BCC currently seconds a small team to support the work of the Bristol Legacy Commission which is lead by Cherene Sorhaindo and are based at City Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, Clifton, BS8 1RL.  If you need any more information please email Legacy.Commission@bristol.gov.uk or telephone 0117 922 2634

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