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Bristol attractions for the whole family
Keeping the whole family entertained can sometimes be a tough job, come pouring rain or dazzling shine, you can rest assured that there will be something in Bristol to keep you, the kids and the grandparents happy for the whole weekend and beyond.
List of useful contacts
Youth centres and services for young people in Bristol
Bristol Tourism Information
Comprehensive guide to the city and everything going on within it.
Family information at your fingertips
A what's on guide for families to everything happening in your local area.
Sustrans incentive for kids to have the freedom to travel independently and play outdoors. Safety information, events and more...
A site for teenagers in Bristol
A complete calendar of things to do and news in Bristol for teenagers and young people.
Bristol's Youth Music Action Zone
REMIX aims to provide music making opportunities to young people, in particular those who have had limited access to such resources in the past. REMIX has worked with partner organisations and musicians to provide a wide range of workshops and performances across Bristol.
Programme of sports and activities for ages 5 to 19.
Sport Unlimited is targeted at 'semi-sporty' children, young people and young adults living in Bristol. It will engage them in an extra 1-2 hours a week (minimum 10-weeks) of high quality sport and physical activity. Every school break we organise and manage a wide range of sports and leisure activities through our Sport Unlimited Plus programme for children and young people aged four to 16.
Find out more about Education Maintenance Allowance
For information, application advice and useful links regarding your access to financial support whilst you train.
The handbook for parents and carers
We are the unsung experts of what families in Bristol and the West really want to know about.
For Bristol events
Incorporating information and reviews on a diverse range of events and entertainment across the city of Bristol.
Bristol Somali Youth Clubs
Activities and support for young Somalis in Bristol, aimed at instilling confidence and integration with the local community.
Independent & International Cinema
Watershed is at the heart of Bristol performing arts; promoting creativity, innovation and talent.
Bristol's New Museum
M Shed is an exciting and innovative new museum for Bristol due to open in Summer 2011 that tells the story of our city. Thought-provoking and fun, M Shed will challenge the perceptions of what it has meant to live here over the centuries through the recollections of the people who shaped the city.
Planting trees in our city
TreeBristol aims to plant 10,000 trees across with your help at planting events
New Youth Project Needs Your Support
Save the Station! Join in the Facebook campaign to save ‘world class’ youth facility in the centre of Bristol! Funding for a new ‘world class’ youth centre in the heart of Bristol is under threat
For all your art materials
Charity who collect safe waste from business which can re-used as a low cost creative resource. Artrageous is our art and craft shop, which is open to the public as well as our members.
Fun & Educational trips for families
Situated in Bristol Floating Harbour; at the very heart of Bristol; our distinctive yellow and blue boats (and red ones too!) offer a range of services from within the city limits and out to the countryside beyond
Bristol & Bath's Magazine
For local news, jobs, events, reviews, information and more
City life...24 hours a day
A local newspaper - the city’s most comprehensive source of news, sport and opinion. Also aims to provide the best information about the city – in effect, to be the Google of Bristol.
Everything about your city
It is our passion for our city, and our desire to provide clear and easily accessible information to residents and visitors alike that has inspired us to bring you this site
Services for disabled children
Bristol Aiming High have set up a number of new services based on what families and their Disabled Children and young people said they wanted. Many of these activities are now up and running, to see what short breaks are available and for whom please see the AH services 2010 document on this link
Go Places to Play
The Playing Out project has organised temporary road closures in six Bristol streets, giving local children the chance to play freely outside their own homes.
Offering the skills employers look for
We offer two-week free* employability courses designed to equip you with skills that could lead to employment *The courses are free to people who meet certain criteria: applicants need to be over 19, eligible to work in the UK and unemployed.
We re-engage the disengaged
We are a charity based in South Bristol. We offer training to young people and those wishing to re-enter the world of work. The three platforms of our activity are: construction,gardening and furniture restoration.
Get involved with CAB
Volunteering for your local CAB gives you the chance to try out new opportunities and develop skills which will help you with college and university courses and in gaining employment.
Trips for people with Additional Requirements
Founded in Bristol in 2009, Out & About & Away offers a service to adults with disabilities who want to have a night out, a day trip or even a few days away. We organise the trip and provide whatever support is required. We also offer a service to children with special needs.
The Future of Integration
Young and Free is a “buddying” and befriending service to help young adult members with physical disabilities and/or sensory impairment to socialise with non-disabled volunteers of a similar age. Covering Bristol and the surrounding areas, our organisation is free to join and lots of fun so why not give it a go?
A play and support centre for children with special needs and their families.
Day care & supervised play for children & young people with any special need.
Social search for stuff that matters
Links to hundreds of different websites and sources of information that can help you to make positive changes, whether that’s finding out what to do after you finish your GCSEs, or what the first steps are to leaving home.
Events Diary
List of events at Bristol's first cycling festival.
A Group for Young Disabled People
We hope to encourage people to explore and stand up for our rights as young Disabled people, have a say in decisions that affect our lives, increase awareness of disability issues and discrimination in the services we use, have fun and a good social life and learn new skills!
Educational & fun website
Discover the world with Travis on a new fun and informative website
Play zones for children agend 0-10
An indoor play centre for children and parents of all ages to get together and get active!
Learn to love to cook
The Good Cook School teaches children of all ages how to cook healthy, wholesome food that they want to eat. In a fun and relaxed atmosphere children will learn basic cooking skills, using fresh and where possible, locally sourced ingredients.
Volunteers make things happen
Big Wide Talk creates space for children, watching and listening, letting them learn for themselves. Thousands of participating children have exceeded everyone’s expectations.
For Children in Care
This website was put together by designers chosen by the Children in Care Council who said that children should all have access to a website that gave them all the information that they needed as well as useful contacts and fun games to play.
What's On
There’s loads going on across our area - forthcoming events are listed
The idea of the Playing Out project is to provide a simple, tested model which others can copy as a step towards enabling more outdoor, neighbourhood play. We hope it will provide support and inspiration for those who want to do something manageable and fun, bring neighbours together and get the kids outside!
Learn to Drive in Bristol
Driving lessons for children aged 11+ using a dual-controlled car. Encouraged by a Young Driver instructor, they’ll learn how to control a car all the way from how to start, drive, reverse and brake through cornering and lane etiquette etc.
Ceramic and glass artist offering a range of quality clay workshops or glass fusing workshops to schools, community groups or small classes of children and adults.
For young people aged 8-16 we offer a range of progressive courses. These begin with a Taster session and follow on through Levels 1 to 5 right up to our Squad, who compete at a national level.
Family information at your fingertips
A what's on guide for families to everything happening in your local area.
Bristol Tourism Information
Comprehensive guide to the city and everything going on within it.
Diversifying short breaks
Short Breaks Network is a national charity that promotes and supports the Short Break/Respite Care sector. We are working in conjunction with Bristol City Council to provide a programme of free training for anyone involved in caring for a disabled child in the city.
Bristol & Bath's Magazine
For local news, jobs, events, reviews, information and more
For Bristol events
Incorporating information and reviews on a diverse range of events and entertainment across the city of Bristol.
Health, wellbeing & support
Your guide to health, wellbeing and community services in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset.
Cycling Events
List of rides and other cycling events in and around the UK's first Cycling City
Study Centre
The SFSC approach emphasises that parenting is affected by the local environment and that parents can play an active role in shaping this environment through community involvement
Your local, green & ethical scene!
The number 1 source for all that is local, green and ethical in Bristol. Don't grin and bear it - vote with your wallet and your feet by supporting all the fantastic green businesses in Bristol.
Events Diary
List of events at Bristol's first cycling festival.
Have your say
We are currently conducting some market research and are looking for parents to answer a very short questionnaire about what after school arts activities there are locally and what you would like to see available for your children.
What's On
There’s loads going on across our area - forthcoming events are listed
Family Service Directory
1 Big Database is a place to find out about organisations, support, events and other useful things going on in your area
City life...24 hours a day
A local newspaper - the city’s most comprehensive source of news, sport and opinion. Also aims to provide the best information about the city – in effect, to be the Google of Bristol.
Everything about your city
It is our passion for our city, and our desire to provide clear and easily accessible information to residents and visitors alike that has inspired us to bring you this site
Explore the range of First Bus services, ticket prices, maps and timetables in the Bristol, Bath and the West area.
