Brislington Community News No 42 for the week from 13th January 2024
January is the time to make marmalade
Peace Feast for Faith Communities
Date: 24th of January 2024 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm Venue: Easton Community Centre, Kilburn St, BS5 6AW
Join us as we start 2024 with a special event bringing faith communities in Bristol together over a delicious meal. Following on from our recent Inter Faith Week initiative, this event gives people from different faith backgrounds and perspectives the opportunity to share food, listen to one another, find common ground and show togetherness at a time when it is much needed. With food from the amazing Houria Catering, guest speakers, and plenty of time for conversation around the table, this is set to be a wonderful evening. £7.50 – £15.00 Book your place now Here All food is halal, with vegetarian and vegan options available. No alcohol will be served. Please let us know of any special dietary requirements when you book your ticket.
Help us make this event more environmentally friendly. We would therefore like to ask you to kindly consider coming to the event on foot / by bike / using public transport if you are able to.
More information Here
Andrew runs Briscycle in Sandy Park Road Why not help complete the fundraiser? Here
Woodcroft Community Orchard Off Birchwood Road, Brislington
More information Here Everyone is welcome to join us for singing, live music and of course blessing our trees for another fruitful year. So please bring an instrument or something to bang along Some cash for donations - we will have our very own Mulled Woodcroft Community Orchard Cider and Apple Juice and some seasonal snacks available You’ll need: A torch, A camping/reusable mug if you have one, Wear wellies or boots (it is muddy), Wrap up warm All the family welcome along. As we embrace this age-old tradition with Wassail songs, stories around the fire and crafts. You are welcome to tour our site too, to find out more about what we are about how you can get involved. Note, this is a dog-free event. No dogs will be allowed onto our site.
Do you love colour and light? Want to make sure that your creativity is a big part of 2024? Learn a new set of skills - I teach traditional leadwork, copper foiling (tiffany lamps) and fusing techniques. Classes are small and friendly, and I support you in learning what you want to learn. I have been teaching for over 15 years and currently teach more than 80 students. I have some Tuesday morning spaces available in a new class, based in my brand new premises in Brislington. Classes start next week. Do contact me or book Here Do contact me or book Here
26-28th January 2024
Join the world's largest garden wildlife survey
Sign up and watch the video Sign up and watch Here the video Here Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring. How part Find joytointake January 1. Get your free guide and stock up on View online supplies, with 15% off and free delivery on This year, a promise to yourself to experience food make and feeders at the RSPB shop. something new each month! In January's Nature’s Calendar, you’ll find plenty of inspiration as in weyour pick 2. Spend an hour watching the birds patch, between 26 andto28 January, and walks out some of the best things spot on winter record the birds thatFrom land.spiralling and even in your garden. Treecreepers and foraging thrushes to tufty eared Red 3. Squirrels as what they begin to enter Tell us you saw (evenmating if that’sseason. seecan this month nothingWhat at all)!toYou submit your results online or by post.
Helping Ukraine, helping ourselves Here are two local Brislington people taking
initiatives to wartorn, winter bombed Ukrainians. Both have fundraisers: Chris Monks: Gofundme Simon Porter: Justgiving
Why not consider supporting them? Both Chris and Simon are known to the newsletter editor
We practice WTF Taekwondo which is represented in the Olympics. Class is taught by Instructor Matt Stein who trained under GrandMaster Fred Lee in the 1970's in London and Grand Master Dung LeVan from 1980-90's in Bristol. Students from as young as 5 can start their training. The classes are mixed in terms of age and grade with adults training alongside children. The five tenets of Taekwondo: Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-control and Indomitable Spirit are taught. Classes for 2024 in term time only: TAEKWONDO classes for children in term time only and adults in Brislington. 5.45-6.45pm Thursday 25th January 2024 St Cuthbert's Church Hall. Mixed class from age 5 upwards. All classes are free for first session then £8.50 per class. No need to contact me prior to coming. Just turn up and join in. Instructor, Matt Stein matt@steinworks.co.uk
St Anne’s House Regular activities / social events Here
St Anne’s House is a creative and community hub grown from the ambition of local communities in St Annes and creative communities in Bristol. Here you will find creative and community projects, rooms to hire, a cooperatively run gym, play therapy, social prescribing, artist studios, coworking, artist project space, theatre studios, massage therapy, wellbeing and much much more. Our aim is to build community resilience, foster connections, grow local talent, inspire creativity, and provide a space to test out new ideas
https://stanneshouse.org/, @bricksbristol, stannes@bricksbristol.org or call us on, 07709264201
Could you run our new cafe space at St Anne's House? We are announcing the launch of a tender opportunity for a cafe in our new ground floor kitchen space. This initiative comes from the wants of local residents and we hope it will transform into an open space to share ideas and build connections over a cup of coffee or a hot meal. We’re hoping for proposals from individuals or teams who share our vision of creating a welcoming and inclusive space within St Anne’s House. The selected proposal will have the space and opportunity to bring their concept to life, and become an integral part of our journey and community. Read more and apply
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About Greater Brislington Together More Here: Home
Helping Make Brislington a Better place •
Greater Brislington Together is a group for the local area, bringing together residents, businesses and community groups to work together on local issues that are important to all of us We have an achievements page setting out what we’ve achieved each year building on previous years success This year’s committee will again help facilitate CIL funding bids for the next round of funding, continue with our monthly litter picks and supporting the BS4 Repair Cafe. We will be focusing on Youth Engagement, Transport and Community Safety over the next year. We are also investigating the possiblity of Creating a Neighbourhood plan for Brislington and have plans to further improve our community engagement and communications. We also hope to continue to sponsor Brisday and Springfest. If you would like to know more please explore our website, like our facebook page, follow us on twitter and encourage people to join our mailing list Our public meetings are listed on our Community Calendar
Deanery: the gathering of parishes across south Bristol Deanery Brunch Saturday 3rd February 9.30am-12 noon at St. Peter's Church, Bishopsworth Open to everyone, so please do feel free to bring guests or pass this information to anyone who you feel may be interested. Please email areadeanassistant@gmail.com if you are coming so that we have an idea of numbers for catering. Revd. Lee Barnes, Adviser for Fresh Expressions of Church for Bristol Diocese will be coming to speak.
Beyond Brislington
WPCU 2024 What is this?
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This Sunday with the bible
Every Sunday we have three short passages from the bible to reflect on. There's usually one from the Old Testament - the Jewish bible as well as Christian; one from the life of the early church after Jesus; and one from the gospel stories of Jesus' life. Have a read Here We’re still in the post Christmas season of ‘Epiphany’ – it’s a Greek origin word meaning ‘Wow!’ – some incredible has happened Today’s stories are about just that happening to people – a boy named Samuel and a thousand years later, a couple of blokes called Philip and Nathaniel. And in between in the last book of the bible, there’s a revelation
Around our Brislington churches
The Blessing of homes at Epiphanytide Since the Middle Ages there has been a tradition that on (or near) the feast of the Epiphany we pray for God’s blessing on our homes, marking the entrance with chalk. We mark the main door of our home with the initials of the Magi and the numerals of the new year, connected with crosses 20 + C + M + B + 24 The initials remind us of the legendary names of the Magi – Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar – and also stand for the Latin motto: Christus Mansionem Benedicat, “May Christ bless this house.” In the book of Exodus, the Israelites marked their doors with blood so that the Lord would pass over their homes; but in this ritual, we mark our doors with chalk as a sign that we have invited God’s presence and blessing into our homes. It is traditional to write the inscription on the lintel, above the door, but it can be written anywhere near the entrance. The following prayer may be said while the entrance is marked. May this Epiphany Blessing be a reminder that Christ is incarnate in the love and care we show to each other in our ordinary daily lives together.
Church services across Brislington January 2024. There’s a great choice of churches, times and types of services across the Brislington churches. If you have not been to one yet or recently, you’ll be very welcome! St St St St St Peter Anne Christopher Cuthbert Luke Methodist Wednesday 3rd January
10.00 am Holy Communion
Epiphany Sunday 7th January
10.00 am Holy Communion
Wednesday 10th January
10.00 am Holy Communion
Sunday 14th January
10.00 am Morning Prayer
10.30 am Holy Communion
10.00 am Word and Worship
10.30 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Holy Communion
10.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Worship
10.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Worship
10.00 am Holy Communion
Wednesday 17th January Sunday 21st January
10.30 am All Age Together
10.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am 10.30 am Messy church Morning Prayer
10.00 am Holy Communion
Wednesday 24th January Candlemas Sunday 28th January Wednesday 31st January
10.00 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Sunday Worship
10.30 am Holy Communion 10.00 am Holy Communion
10.00 am Worship Together
10.30 am Worship
St Anne’s Church
St Christopher’s church
St Cuthbert’s church
More information Here
St Luke’s church
Epiphany King (or Queen)
The Epiphany cake tradition is for a cake to have a nut hidden in it (allergy alert beforehand!). The person who gets the piece with the nut is King or Queen for the day and gets to wear a crown
And the children make their own crowns and place the Magi in the crib
What’s on at St Luke’s Community hall? Week beginning 15th January Monday 15th January 2024 6.00 pm Rainbows 7.30 pm Creative Stitchers Wednesday 17th January 7.30 pm: St Luke's Players Drama Group Thursday 18th January 7.30 pm: Line Dancing.
New Vicar for St Luke’s parish The Diocese of Bristol is pleased to announce that The Revd Sarah Hancox will be the new Priest in Charge of St Luke the Evangelist, Brislington More details Here
St Peter’s Methodist church
Craft and Hobbies Club Monday 19.30 – 21.00 Carol Payne 0117 9710747 We are a friendly group of Crafters who love to chat while making items for charity and family. Join us and knit, crochet, sew, cross stitch, etc. Brislington Carers Group We are a friendly supportive group of people who care for someone who has dementia. The meetings allow us time to discuss our caring roles and to feel genuinely listened to. First Wednesday of each month 10.30-12.30 Louise Brown 07752 340370 Brislington School of Dance Tuesday 16.45 – 19.30 Thursday 19.00-21.20 Friday 17.30 – 18.30 18.45-20.45 Saturday 09.00 – 17.30 term time only Debbie Bassett 01761 472 109 Stagehandsdance@gmail.co The Brislington School of Dance was established over 30 years ago by principal dance teacher Debbie Bassett who still runs the school today. Many of the students that grew up taking dance classes now send their own children here. Dancing can impart many skills that can be used throughout life. Zum Zumba Thursday 17.00-19.00 Gill Tippetts 0782 7441 109 Gilltip@gmail.com Jacqui Price 0776 6467 093 Zumba is a combination of salsa and aerobics involving your entire body, from your arms to your shoulders and your feet, so you’ll get a full-body workout whilst having fun and enjoyment.
Tai Chi Monday 14.15 – 15.15 John Bruce 0771 8745 815 Tai Chi is a set of exercises which seek to establish a balanced and relaxed body. Based on Chinese wisdom it is well known for reducing stress and producing excellent health benefits, both mental and physical. Broomhill Food Club Tuesday 12.30 – 14.30 FOOD CLUB | Ebcc (eastbristolchildrenscentre.co.uk) Runs in partnership with Family Action. For £3.50 each week we offer a food parcel worth approx. £15 for anyone who lives in the local community who wants to reduce waste and save money. You are welcome to contact us. Keep Fit Wednesday 10.00 – 11.00 Eileen Scott 0796 9929 733 Scottyartois@hotmail.com Improve mobility, flexibility, strength, balance and general wellbeing, whilst having fun and making new friends. All are welcome. Try the first session for free. Bristol Concert Wind Band Wednesday 19.30 – 21.30 Ian Maitland-Round Info@bcwb.co.uk 0117 4057369 Bristol Concert Wind Band (BCWB) has rehearsed at St Peter’s since 2001 and enjoys an excellent relationship with the Church providing concerts and playing at our Carol Services. BCWB is among the premier wind band in the Bristol area.
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