What it is, reports, meetings minutes and agendas.
The Bristol Legacy Foundation will now follow on from the work of the We Are Bristol History Commission to support the understanding of Bristol's history, fostering dialogue, and creating a legacy for future generations.
The BLF will spend time developing a series of commemorative, storytelling and reparatory activities through an ongoing programme. This will culminate in the opening of the New Memorial, Storyhouse and Afrikan Heritage Centre of Excellence in Bristol 2033.
Background and scope of the commission
The commission was set up in September 2020 by Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, after the pulling down of the statue of Edward Colston in the summer of that year.
The We Are Bristol History Commission was an independent group of professional academics and historians, whose focus was to consider the future of the statue alongside extensive community consultation and engagement.
The results of this work and subsequent decision to display the statue of Edward Colston in the M Shed as part of a new Protest display can be found in the History Commission reports below.
History Commission reports
- pdf The Colston Statue: What Next? full report(5.52 MB)
- pdf The Colston Statue: What Next? Shorter report with Bridging Histories(2.31 MB)
Thank you to University of Bristol and UWE Bristol for contributing funding towards this report.
Meeting minutes and agendas
- pdf Meeting Minutes: November 2023(129 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: March 2023(126 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: January 2023(177 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: November 2022(161 KB)
- pdf Meting minutes: September 2022(154 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: June 2022(140 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: May 2022(142 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: March 2022(160 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: December 2021(140 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: November 2021(133 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: October 2021(150 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: September 2021(139 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: August 2021(152 KB)
- pdf Meeting minutes: July 2021(141 KB)