Stories

Walk with Me 2023

It’s been a real delight to get out on some fresh winter walks recently. With the nights drawing in, it’s perhaps even more important to maximize our time in the […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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