Up Our Street Autumn 2019

Summer 2019 in pictures
We thought we’d take a photographic look back
over the summer, there were plenty of chances
for communities to get together...
Negat, Halimo, Suad and Pat
at St Judes Community Fair
Thank you to
Abdul Malik,
Bnar Sardar
and Nola
Hersey for
sharing their
photos.
Deep in discussion at Festival of Solutions
Dinosaur spotted in the Dings!
Well done to the Grand Iftar volunteer team
who this year cooked an amazing 6,000 meals!
Beautiful henna at
St Judes Community Fair
Annual fun day organised by the Dings
Community Association
CATCHING UP WITH THE NETWORK
CONNECTIONS
Sarah and Carla have both had a busy summer across
Easton and Lawrence Hill. They have been running
‘pop up’ events in the parks across the area, building
on the success of last year, The Network have been
bringing people together in green spaces, building
connections between neighbours through play,
sport and fun activities, many of these activities
were facilitated by ‘Resident Networkers’, who have
previous developed their own social action projects
with The Network.
They are also excited to have started working in
new areas within Easton and Lawrence Hill wards,
where they are door-knocking and starting to
have conversations with lots of residents. Carla is
concentrating on an area north of Stapleton Road,
running between Seymour Road and Fox Road, whilst
Sarah is working in St Judes in blocks between Wade
Street and St Matthias Park. They will also be door
knocking in Lansdowne Court and Twinnell House,
asking residents how they feel about where they
live and how they can connect with others to make
positive change.
Residents with musical intrument
created by Litterati at a Network
pop-up in Chelsea Park
Current resident-led projects in Lawrence Hill and Easton you can connect with:
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Introduction to Fundraising training
delivered by Robin Peters at J3 Library
SKILLS
Over the past year, The Network has delivered a
wide range of training, shaped by residents living in
Lawrence Hill and Easton. Together, we have learned
how to use social media platforms to connect with
others, to shape creative play sessions, to set up
community groups, to facilitate and to fundraise.
Over the summer months, we were also pleased to
announce a collaboration with a local face painter,
who delivered a series of face painting workshops for
residents organising events through the Network. We
aim to be responsive to residents and to build skills
where there are demand and need. Do you have any
ideas for training that would have a positive impact
on your community? If it’s yes, we’d love to talk to
you.
Due to high demand, an Introduction to Fundraising
training will run again this September, for anyone
living in Easton and Lawrence Hill wards. Dates will
be published on our Facebook closer to the time.
UNITY, single parent group * Easton elders lunch club Lawrence Hill * Somali older women’s lunch club *
Easton community sports tournament * Dog walking with over 55s in Easton * Barton Hill children’s activities
group * Kurdish women’s group * Family summer camp * Midnimo Somali women’s group * LUSH Housing
Cooperative * Cultural events group * Barton Hill litter picking group
Want to
share a
community
photo in Up
Our Street
magazine?
Get in touch!
CARLA AND SARAH
NETWORK COORDINATORS
Get in touch to develop an event or
project in your neighbourhood, find out
what others are already doing, or to find
out more about The Network. Contact
info@thenetworkbristol.org.uk, find us
on Facebook @thenetworkbris or pop in
to Barton Hill Settlement for a cup of tea
and a chat!
The Network
Partners
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