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welcome to CREATE

CREATE is a vibrant environment centre which hosts a range of events and exhibitions and also features a purpose-built Ecohome. It offers excellent conference facilities, meeting rooms and gallery space, which can be hired out at reasonable rates. CREATE is also home to several organisations working in the field of sustainable development, and the 4th floor is home to Lifeskills - learning for living.

Entrance to CREATE is free.

Visitors are welcome to visit the ground floor exhibitions, gallery and cafe, and the Ecohome. Special arrangements need to be made for school and group visits.

Volunteering opportunities are sometimes available at CREATE: see organisations based at CREATE to find out more about who’s here and what they do, and for contact details; see volunteering at the CREATE Ecohome to find out how to join the Ecohome team.

CREATE's location next to the river and the floating harbour also make it a great starting point for various short walks.

FLEXIBLE OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE NOW AT CREATE
Contact Marion Giles: marion.giles@bristol.gov.uk tel: 0117 922 4486. Further details >

events and exhibitions

Don't miss the free exhibitions and events at CREATE:


Ecohome open evenings
Special late night opening of CREATE’s eco-friendly demonstration house.
First Thursday of the month, June - September 2008
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'Abstraction'
Four Bristol artists explore the notion of abstraction
2nd - 12th September, Monday - Friday and
Saturday 13th September (Doors Open Day)

Doors Open Day
Saturday 13th September, 10 am to 4 pm
Experience our unique Ecohome, visit our exhibitions and Lifeskills Centre and enjoy delicious food at the CREATE Cafe

Green Roofs + SUDS Exhibition

Come and be inspired by the Green Roofs and SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) examples that already exist in Bristol. You may be surprised to find a meadow in the centre of Bristol and a grass classroom in the sky! Also be inspired by examples from around the world.
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Wild Waters Fortnight
4th - 19th October
A fortnight of wild and watery activites on and around our wonderful rivers and the Severn Estuary
There are two flagship events at CREATE during the fortnight :
Wild Waters Exhibition 30th September - 15th October
Wild Waters Day Sunday 12th October
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CREATE Festive Fayre
Friday 5th December, 4 - 9pm
Saturday 6th December, 11am - 4pm
The ever popular CREATE Festive Fayre is fast approaching!
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meeting and conference facilities

CREATE is a great venue for meetings, seminars and conferences. We offer meeting rooms of varying sizes and a 70-seater auditorium. Refreshments can be provided. All public areas of the building are accessible to disabled users, and an induction loop is available.
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ecohome

Next to the CREATE Centre is a demonstration Ecohome full of ideas and information on eco-friendly construction and living. It's open Monday to Friday 12 - 3pm, and admission is free. Features include:

• Well-stocked resource room
• Trails and audio guide
• Children's trail
• Group and school visits by arrangement outside public opening hours.
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opening times

Public opening hours:
Monday - Friday 9am – 5pm. Please note that the Ecohome is open 12 – 3pm only. Cafe open 8.30am – 11am, 12 – 2pm.

Pre-booked school visits:
9.45am – 12 noon

We are also open on certain evenings and weekends for events and open days: see Events and Exhibitions for more information. Contact us to keep up to date via our mailing list.

contact us

CREATE Centre
Bristol City Council
Smeaton Road
Bristol BS1 6XN

email: create@bristol.gov.uk
tel: 0117 925 0505

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