All Ah Wi 2024 Credit: Francisco Vicaria/KoLAB Studios

This March - we are launching Women Who Make and Do - an all-day market celebrating women and non-binary makers.

Taking place on Sunday 9th March, the market will host stalls from local traders selling various goods such as craft, beauty and haircare, stationery and much more. Supported by Fun Palaces, there will be local makers sharing their skills in henna, movement and various craft. There will also be activities for kids and refreshments available.

We recognise that Bristol is a creative and cultural city and would like to honour independent makers of all backgrounds for International Women's Day. Last year, we hosted All Ah Wi, a female led collective that took over Trinity for a full day of workshops and discussions to celebrate the talents and interests of women and we are keen to continue supporting and championing local women.

"It was a really good day, all who came had a great time and got a lot out of it" - Participant of All Ah Wi

We’re keen to provide a wide range of stalls with original gifts and ethical products so are looking for a wide variety of traders. Slots are also available for demos or for traders to present and talk a little about your work. Let us know if you'd be keen to take up this offer by signing up using the form below. Please contact info@trinitybristol.org.uk with any questions.

Stall/Maker Sign Up

As this is a market celebrating women and non binary makers, we encourage people  that fall in this category to apply and welcome applications from independent makers. Deadline for applications is 5pm 24th February.

Sign up to be a stall holder or a skill sharer: https://forms.office.com/e/jnFLLC7Sj9

See more event info here.

Part of the Fun Palaces programme.

Join Voscur and friends for Unlocking Social Enterprise Opportunities 2025. This free event will inspire and equip you with the tools and knowledge to take your charity or CIC to the next level on your social enterprise journey.

You will be joined by expert speakers from local community organisations, who will be hosting workshops on a range of topics, as well as stalls from local agencies, time for networking and information on social investment opportunities.

Schedule
9.15 – 9.30 Arrival & refreshments
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome
9.45 – 10.30 Workshop 1 & 2
10.30 – 11.00 Networking & refreshments
11.00 – 11:30 Presentation
11.30 – 12.15 Workshop 3 & 4
12.15 – 13.00 Reflections, networking & close
13.00 – 14.00 Optional lunch (see below)

Join Club Love for their regular mid-week social where their gorgeous community will be meeting up outside a clubbing and play environment to chat about all things ENM, do a bit of shopping/swapping and soak in a talk or demo.

If you are curious about Club Love's play parties this is the perfect event to meet like-minded people and have all your questions answered with no pressure or judgement. Club Love socials will be open to members and non- members. Non-members will also have the opportunity to be vetted for Club Love Membership in person at the event.

Club Love are also initiating the; Kinky Clothes Swap'. Bring all the bits you don’t wear anymore, don’t fit, or the some beloved items you want to share with someone else.

Stalls by: 
Tamatha-Ann Lovett 
Chipper Leather Company 
Lisa Rose Illustration 
Collared by Miles 

Everyone is subject to Club love's vibe checks on entry. This is not a cruising event. You will be turned away if we feel your intentions are misaligned or your vibe is off.

Low-income tickets or free PA tickets are available via email here.

• No Dress Code
• No Under 18's
• Club Love Event Etiquette Applies
• Not a Play Party
• Workshop starts 7:30pm sharp

Please ensure you visit Club Love's website for event etiquette and guidelines. 
Visit here for more info on accessibility and parking.

Shops for some naughty stocking fillers while you’re mingling too. Don’t forget to bring items for the monthly kinky clothes swap.

Entrance for the event will be via Reception (around the side of the building). Toilet access will be downstairs there is a lift available for accessibility.

Stalls by :

• Tamatha- Ann Lovett
• Chipper Leather Co
• Collared by Miles
• Malice
• Lisa Rose

Club Love socials are open to members and non members. Non members will also have the opportunity to be vetted for Club Love Membership in person at the event.

For more info on the event visit the ticket link here. For low income tickets and free PA tickets please email here. 

*NOT A PLAY EVENT

Entry requirements: 18+

Explore a variety of art-making techniques to support your heath and wellbeing, using nature for inspiration and the garden plants and natural resources as materials.

To enrol you must be able to commit for the 10 weeks. No previous art experience necessary and all art materials are provided. This is not a drop in course. To enrol onto the course or find out more information see here.

This is a partnership between Trinity Community Arts and Bristol School of Art / South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Don’t forget to bring items for the monthly kinky clothes swap. 

Stalls by:

• Anita Waz Threads
• Collared by Miles
• Chipper Leather Co
• Tamatha-Ann Lovett

Club Love socials are open to members and non members. Non members will also have the opportunity to be vetted for Club Love Membership in person at the event.

For more info on the event visit the ticket link here. For low income tickets and free PA tickets please email here. 

*NOT A PLAY EVENT

Entry requirements: 18+

This course will lead on to exploring employability skills in a creative way, starting in January 2025

Please contact Kate for more information and to secure a place

kate.gwynne@sgscol.ac.uk

This is a partnership between Trinity Community Arts and Bristol School of Art / South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

What you'll learn:

• Rules of the Mind - A quick overview of how and why thoughts are formed

• Experience the power of your mind - This is a physical exercise where you will see in real time, how your thoughts control your body

• Emptying out exercise- Using the journaling prompts I will provide before the session, we will categorise and begin reframing the stressors.

• Breathing techniques - We all know mindful breathing is beneficial in everyday life, but how many of us take the time to do it regularly? Well, It's much easier in a group, especially when you can experiment to find the one that best works for you.

• 10 minute guided bespoke Visualisation - Relax and let go of the stress of the day. If you've taken part in a visualisation before and been annoyed that you couldn't "see what was being described", please don't worry, I will guide you into a state of calm and relaxation, where you can let go and confidently let your mind and body take the journey it needs.

You will need to bring a mat to sit on and maybe a blanket and pillow.

About Esther
Having worked with young people for over 25 years, as a youth worker, teacher, coach and therapist; Esther knows that one of the most beneficial services she can provide is to help mums increase their mental and physical capacity, so they can create more harmony in the home.

They will also be joined by GoodGood PleasureSub, a creative collective exploring physical storytelling through multidisciplinary creative platforms. There will also be drawings, prints, zines, t-shirts & other GoodGood goodies for you to tuck into on their stall. Stalls by Tamatha-Ann Lovett and GoodGood PleasureSub and Chipper Leather Co

Club Love socials are open to members and non members. Non members will also have the opportunity to be vetted for Club Love Membership in person at the event.

Club Love are also initiating the KINKY CLOTHES SWAP. Bring all the bits you don’t wear anymore, don’t fit ( we’ve all bought stuff we’ve forgotten to return) or the some beloved items you want to share with someone else. In the spirit of being conscious about fast fashion let’s start a community rotation of all our kinky clothes which gives us the opportunity to revive or reinvent our current Club Love looks.

Everyone is subject to our vibe checks on entry. This is not a cruising event. You will be turned away if we feel your intentions are misaligned or your vibe is off. Low income tickets or free PA tickets available via email clubloveltd@gmail.com.

Everyone is subject to Club love's vibe checks on entry. This is not a cruising event. You will be turned away if we feel your intentions are misaligned or your vibe is off.

Low-income tickets or free PA tickets available via email here.

• No Dress Code
• No under 18's
• Club Love Event Etiquette Applies
• Not a Play Party
• Last entry 7:30pm

Please ensure you visit Club Love's website for event etiquette and guidelines.
Visit here for more info on accessibility and parking.

Speak Out Workshop - Image Credit: Alastair Brookes

Speak Out was a free creative development programme for young people made possible through funding from the We Move Fund, created by Children in Need and BBC 1XTRA.

As part of the programme rapper/activist MoYah and poet and spoken word artist Sukina Noor delivered a series of workshops for young musicians and poets, offering support with writing and developing music-making skills.  These workshops where primarily aimed for young people who have lived-experience of the refugee and asylum-seeker system.

"As the Speak Out project unfolded, we saw how transformational this was to the participants. I think for me that was one of the most impactful experiences I’ve had working with young people" - Sukina Noor, Speak Out Facilitator

During the workshops the team offered tailored support and one-on-one mentorship to the young people who attended. We connected with translators to work with young people who wished to express themselves through Arabic -and  as a result they where able to use traditional Arabic poetic techniques during the workshops.

The young people involved in the project reflected on how the sessions offered them a safe space where they were able to fully express their identities and be themselves, and channel this into their art. For example, a participant from Brazil who spoke Portuguese was able to express himself better thanks to MoYah's ability to speak Portuguese, something that the young person had not been able to do since arriving in Bristol. Sukina observed the personal growth of the young Brazilian participant due to being able to speak his first language in the sessions, noting, "He could really experiment and let his story be told".

Facilitators, MoYah and Sukina both reflected on the confidence that the young people demonstrated by taking part and performing at Speak Out events, highlighting their creative and personal development throughout the project.

The young people who took part in these Speak Out workshops were given the opportunity to showcase their talents as part of the Bristol Refugee Festival.

In total six young people aged 16-18 took part in eight workshops, facilitated by MoYah and Sukina.

Click here to find out more about Trinity’s programme of events and activities for young people.

This class will take inspiration from the Ashtanga primary series, incorporating asana (postures) to build both strength and flexibility. You will be guided through breathing exercises followed by sun salutations and sections of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary series. Aimée will bring along some journal prompts which will support you to reflect on anything that came up for you in the Yoga practice. Journaling is optional, you can just use this time to sit and reflect or have a tea and a natter with the wonderful people you will be sharing space with.Grace has put together a nourishing menu filled with seasonal ingredients. This picnic style meal will be self service style and you can sit on tables or blankets and cushions around the room - whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Suitable for beginners or to support those with an established practice.

For more information on what you will need please see here: Come as you are: Yoga Lunch - Booking by Bookwhen

About Grace
Self-taught vegan chef and baker with a wealth of experience working in kitchens in both the UK and the United States. Has hosted supper clubs, facilitated workshops, catered retreats and designed menus for a busy cafe, and has recently started a baking business. Grace loves nothing more than holding events that enable people to share a meal around a table.

About Aimée
An Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher. Aimée’s primary focus is creating a safe space for people to show up as they are. Aimée is fascinated by the workings of the human body including anatomy, the mind-body connection and the science of breathing, and is constantly learning and using this knowledge base to support and empower students to cultivate a practice that works for them.

Are you ready to experience a weekend like no other? Immerse yourself in the vibrancy and depth of West African and African Diaspora cultures over a jam-packed weekend of:

• 25+ artists from Senegal / Guinea / Burkina Faso / Nigeria / Brazil and More
• Dance, Percussion & Singing Workshops
• Live Music Concerts
• Saturday “Come Together As One” Performance Evening & Party
• Sunday  "Teranga" Closing Event Celebration with all our artists
• African Food & Stalls
• Visual Art Installation

Here you will be taken across the world and through the ages - from the world of shapes, sums and mathematical abstraction to the lab with experiments and simulations of quasicrystals - to feast your eyes, ears and mind on beautiful ideas using ballet, breakdancing and the pretty fractal patterns of Hofstadter's butterfly.  Think Misty Copeland meets Beat Street, Penrose, graphene and gorgeous ancient middle eastern tiling.

There will also be a workshop before the performance (5:45-6:45) for those who would like to try a ballet and breakdancing approach to maths and physics for themselves – all ages and levels of expertise welcome. Attendance of the performance and participation in the workshop is free but sign up is recommended.

This event is funded by the UKRI/EPSRC

A Lecture with Elijah: Building off his Yellow Square practice, Elijah’s thoughts and ideas have evolved into an educational and motivational hub for artists and creatives. He will speak to taking a hold of your creativity and passion for music, and how this can serve as a solid foundation to build out your creative practice.

The Studio Masterclasses with LCY and Mantra: Two masterclasses led by two prolific figures in UK club music; both DJ’s, producers and label bosses, LCY and Mantra have paved their own way.. These will be two, in-depth, intimate and hands-on studio sessions focusing on production techniques, different processes, creating their own sound & live track breakdowns.

*Masterclasses are suitable for those with an intermediate skill set, who have familiarity with production so they can use this session to strengthen and interrogate their own practice *

We want to encourage those in attendance to innovate and utilise tools taught by those with experience in the industry, with the view to using it as guidance towards taking the creative next step.

The day at Trinity will run from 12:00 - 18:00. There will be a networking hour with refreshments from 12:00 - 13:00 to connect and chat with others, and to prepare for the day ahead.

A Lecture with Elijah: 13:00 - 14:30

Studio Masterclass with LCY: 16:30 - 18:00

Studio Masterclass with Mantra: 14:30 - 16:00

Please note the studio masterclass capacity is very limited so we are prioritising attendees from colleges and schools around Bristol. However, the Lecture with Elijah is open publicly but will operate on a first come/first served basis on the day.

This month, we have invited Femke and Louise from Crack Magazine to deliver November's Music Masterclass. The workshop will consist of a insight into running a music magazine, personal reflections and time for questions.

Although there is no charge to attend and no tickets are required, we do ask that you sign up for attendance tracking purposes.