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Stitching Together in the News!

Our Stitching Together Project recently had the opportunity to inspire viewers across the region, as BBC Points West featured a lovely film on the project in the evening news with […]

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“But everybody speaks English anyway!”

If everyone speaks English, why do I need to learn another language? The chances are you don’t need to. If you’re a native English speaker, you can work, travel, and holiday abroad […]

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Inter Faith Week 2023 – Start with Listening

Each day during Inter Faith Week in Nov 2023, we released a video interview with somebody from each of the 7 biggest faith groups in Bristol. Our aim was to […]

Walk with Me, Winter 2023

It’s been a real delight to get out on some fresh winter walks with people sanctuary in Bristol recently. The long nights can add to the feeling of loneliness for […]

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Build Bridges Not Walls this Christmas

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 […]

Shared Moments with the People Behind the Headlines

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 […]

RefuLingua – Summer 2023 Update

Marhaba! Soo dhawoow. Assalaamu alaykum from RefuLingua. In April, we held our first RefuLingua Arabic Language Café, a space for tutors, students, and anyone curious about the project to mix, […]

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School Linking – Summer 2023

Over the last academic year 16 schools and 32 classes have been partnered in Bristol! In the last couple of months, it’s been a real joy to see schools meeting […]

Stitching Together – Exhibition at Arnolfini

22nd July – 29th October 2023, 11.00-18.00 Level 2, Arnolfini Since 2020, Bridges for Communities and Arnolfini have enjoyed a growing sense of partnership and collaboration. Fuelled by a shared […]

St Pauls Peace Feast

We were delighted to join friends new and old in St Pauls for a wonderful evening celebrating International Women’s Day! Our guest musicians Ozcan and Taban provided a powerful harmony […]

Hartcliffe Peace Feast

We were so excited to join Hartcliffe Methodist Church for our first Peace Feast in BS13, and what a wonderful evening it was! Our guest musician Soufian Saihi set the […]

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Redland Quakers Peace Feast

We were delighted to join Redland Quakers for a wonderful Peace Feast on Saturday night! After a delicious meal of Syrian mansaf cooked by Lara, we were treated to a […]

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Task Volunteers – Making a Practical Difference

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 […]

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Reflections On My Year With Bridges

Clare Nutbrown-Hughes is in her third year of training with the United Reformed Church. She spent a year on placement volunteering with Bridges and offered this reflection as she looked […]

Peace Feast on the SS Great Britain

Thanks to Brunel’s SS Great Britain for a marvellous Peace Feast! In the stunning dining room of the ship we tucked into a delicious three-course, locally-sourced meal, courtesy of Houria Catering, shared stories […]

Befriend Project – Summer 2022

by Nic Hope, b.friend Project Manager When I took the Project Manager role of b.friend in October 2021, the nation was heading out of the pandemic which had deeply affected […]

School Linking – Summer 2022

To mark the end of the school year, Bristol School Linking, took part in the Linking Network’s first School Linking Celebration Week 1000’s of schools across the country marked the week […]

Peace Feast – Summer 2022

It’s been a wonderful summer for Peace Feast, and we’re honoured to have partnered with some great organisations in Bristol for some fabulous feasts. In June we joined Zion Community Cafe for […]

From Kabul to Bristol – Afghan Resettlement One Year On

Reflections on our Afghan response, a year after the fall of Kabul by Hattie Mitchell, Events Coordinator ARAP Scheme “Wow! It’s just like Afghanistan!” I’m sure you’ll be as surprised […]

Peace Feast – Spring 2022

We’ve had the pleasure of hosting two really memorable Peace Feasts this Spring, with some great friends, old and new. In March, we gathered 90 people with Bristol’s Sudanese Community […]

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