Stories

Women in Bristol are building friendships across cultures while creating wonderful works of art, home-ware and clothing. “We all share a stitch language. We might speak a different language but […]

An essential part of bridge-building is the ability to help people see things from a different view. Our divisions don’t exist in a vacuum, they are connected with others and […]

Last Thursday, we had the privilege of partnering with Muslims4Bristol and Bristol Cathedral to enable people of all faiths and none in Bristol to share a meal together. In a […]

The beginning of the year has seen a series of events that brought people together to celebrate the cultures, cuisines, and communities of St Pauls, Bristol. The series included two […]

The violent disorder in the summer may feel like a distant memory for some of us, but for people who were directly affected, the impact is still being felt. We’re […]

Sima and Christine share the story of their Stitching Together class, how their friendship flourished, and the inspiration behind the stunning patchwork dress they have created together, with women from […]

Our Stitching Together hand-sewers are busy stitching birds for their Christmas tree at this year’s Treefest, taking place in the splendid gothic surroundings of St Mary Redcliffe church, Bristol. Thursday […]

by Dan Morrice for Bridges for Communities Once in a blue moon, Britain goes big on protests. The keep calm and carry-on mentality that we’re supposedly known for goes out […]

At Bridges for Communities we are deeply saddened by the recent attacks on asylum hotels, faith spaces and migrant communities around the country. These have impacted individuals and families that […]

by Dan Morrice, for Bridges for Communities What does a marathon runner from Birmingham and an El Salvadorian hairstylist have in common? I didn’t know either, so I tracked down […]

by Dan Morrice, for Bridges for Communities What would it look like to go one step further than celebrating diversity in cultures? How about building friendships across cultures, seeing people from all […]

Sarah and Max share their heart-warming story for our series on, ‘The Power of Friendship.’ From cooking pupusas to styling hair, from learning Spanish to investing in mental health, this […]

As we launch our celebration of ‘The Power of Friendship,’ we wanted to highlight the inspired story of Doaa and Walker, featured by ‪@SustransLibrary‬ last year. Their adventurous spirit and […]

Suus shares 7 Top Tips for learning a language. Suus manages our Refulingua programme. RefuLingua offers language and culture classes taught by people of refugee and migrant backgrounds. It enables […]

Join Suus, Bushra and Dan as they explore the Power of Language – with guest appearances from Hanaa and Jenny from RefuLingua.

Each day during Inter Faith Week in Nov, we released a video interview with somebody from each of the 7 biggest faith groups in Bristol. Our aim was to create […]

Our Mission For over a decade, we have been building bridges between people of different cultures, races and faiths in Bristol and beyond, recognising that we have more in common […]

In August this year, the government announced that it was closing all hotels housing Afghan refugees who had arrived in the UK following the fall of Kabul in 2021. We’ve had […]

Dawn shares the beautifully stitched cushions, clothes and crafts from our Stitching Together programme. Stitching Together creates a safe space for women from refugee backgrounds in Bristol to build friendships, […]

by Holly Taylor, Task Volunteers Coordinator We are really proud to have launched our new Task Volunteering role at the beginning of this year. Volunteers provide support to families from […]