What's happening in your community and how you can get involved.
Across Bristol people are getting together to take action on issues that interest them. We are helping people share ideas, talents, skills and passions to make a difference to where they live.
How we can help you
See our pdf Community Development core offer (566 KB) for how we can help you work with your local neighbourhood and other community organisations.
Find out more
Find out where we are working and who your local community development officers are on our digital map.
Hear about our residents great ideas, fun new projects and community groups on our Community Development Facebook page.
Read about local people doing amazing things in:
Find out what people are doing in their neighbourhoods:
- Knowle West, December 2024
- Bedminster, July 2024
- Hartcliffe and Withywood, Go to https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/17454182f4404741b8a89f89ee4ffe62 (opens new window) June 2024
- Safer Streets Hartcliffe: Process, May 2024
- Safer Streets Hartcliffe Go to https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bbb0991116b54288aadb7bdb17c1917b (opens new window)– Projects, May 2024
- Safer Streets Bedminster, April 2024
- Asset Mapping South Bristol, November 2023
- Engagement in North, Central, East Bristol, Winter 2023
Welcoming Spaces
A Welcoming Space is a place where people can keep warm, socialise with others and access support.
Look at our map to see where your closest Welcoming Space is.
Learning Circles: help to develop your practice
A Learning Circle is a co-produced, self-organised space where you can come together. This is used to explore opportunities to support more citizen-led social action in your work or neighbourhood.
See our pdf Learning Circles sheet (106 KB) to learn more and how to get involved.
Community tools
We've developed some creative ways to start a conversation in your community.
Community events
We regularly run a one day introduction to Asset Based Community Development workshop called 'Connecting in Neighbourhoods'.
It's full of tools and ideas, and gives you a chance to share experiences around building connections and taking action on the things you care about where you live.
The workshops are free and can be booked through Eventbrite:
As part of the Bristol Community Festival we are hosting a Connecting in Neighbourhoods Workshop for Bristol residents.
The workshop is free and can be booked through Eventbrite
Meet others in your community and get involved with decision making in your area.
Communities Service Annual Report
Read our pdf Commuities Service Annual Report 2023 to 2024 (664 KB) for some highlights of working with Bristol's vibrant, diverse and hard working communities in 2023 to 2024.
Previous reports
pdf Communities Service Annual Report 2022 to 2023 (5.02 MB) .
Community films
Here are some amazing things that people are doing across the city. What could you do in your neighbourhood?