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Get involved in your community

What's happening in your community and how you can get involved.

Across Bristol people are getting together to take action on issues that interest them. Were helping people share ideas, talents, skills and passions to make a difference to where they live.

How we can help you

See our pdf Community Offer guide (437 KB) for how we can help you work with your local neighbourhood and other community organisations.

Find out more

Find out where we are working and who your local community development officers are on our digital map.

Hear about our residents great ideas, fun new projects and community groups on our Community Development Facebook page.

Read about local people doing amazing things in:

Find out what we've learned through Asset Based Community Development Go to http://arcg.is/2iKEP5D (opens new window) and what people are doing in their neighbourhoods:

Mayor conversation with Community Workers

The Mayor has been holding regular conversations with community workers in the city.

These meetings are to:

  • share local intelligence and strategic information in communities and neighbourhoods across the city
  • allow community workers to influence and shape policy decisions affecting the city
  • give community community workers the opportunity to network with other community workers

If you would like to attend or would like to be on our regular mailing list contact communitydevelopment@bristol.gov.uk

Learning Circles: help to develop your practice

A Learning Circle is a co-produced, self-organised space where you can come together. This is used to explore opportunities to support more citizen-led social action in your work or neighbourhood.

See our Learning Circles sheet to learn more and how to get involved.

Community tools

We've developed some creative ways to start a conversation in your community.

Community events

We regularly run a one day introduction to Asset Based Community Development workshop called 'Connecting in Neighbourhoods'.

It's full of tools and ideas, and gives you a chance to share experiences around building connections and taking action on the things you care about where you live.

The workshops are free and can be booked through Eventbrite:

Meet others in your community and get involved with decision making in your area. 

Community films

Here are some amazing things that people are doing across the city. What could you do in your neighbourhood?

Forum Theatre (Knowle West and Lawrence Weston)

Forum Theatre (St Pauls and Hartcliffe)

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