We are so excited that Sleep Out 2020 is going ahead this year being held on the evening of Friday 6th November!

In the daytime, gather your friends, family and colleagues together in person (socially distanced) or online and share a cuppa and a donut and donate a small amount to BDAA to support our vital work via our website.

The annual Get Creative Festival shines a light on all the great cultural activity that takes place on a regular basis in local communities and encourages people to try their hand at something new and creative. This huge annual celebration of creativity aims to give everyone the chance to get actively involved in a creative event in their local area through free, participatory events organised by community groups, arts organisations and volunteers.

Saturday 18^th Jan Tan Teddy 2.30-3.30pm.

Friends of Saint Pauls Library continuing to do things differently!!!!

Thursday 16^th  10-12 pm Creative writing in St Paul’s

Delivered by Dr Edson Burton is a writer, historian, programme-curator and performer based in Bristol. 

Thursday 16^th Jan – 19^th March , 5 – 6:30pm – Monthly International Book Club -Rolling facilitator

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Thursday 16th Jan  - 19^th March Open Mic Poetry Night

Open Mic Poetry Night, will be hosted by Akulah Agbami from BLACK* Artists on the Move. Two talented and inspirational Special Guests and Friends of St. Pauls Library  Wiz and Jordan.

You are invited to the Friends of Quartet Community Foundation’s Carols in the Lord Mayor's Chapel to:

This year St Pauls Carnival partnered with the Martin Parr foundation to host a photography programme which saw 12 volunteer photographers out on the streets, taking shots of the iconic event that is St Pauls Carnival! 
The collection of photographs show the diverse of Carnival Day, from the Elders Brunch to the procession, to the sound systems getting everyone dancing well into the night.
The collection was exhibited at the Arnofini for a month during the summer and travelled to The Downs festival at the end of August. 

Do you know what the My Guide service is run by Guide Dogs? Do you know what we have a number of My Guide partnerships across the country? Want to find out more?

On Sunday, 27th October 2019 we are holding an informal My Guide Celebration Event in Bristol, where you can come and find out more about the service, meet My Guide volunteers and service users. A barn dance duo will be there all afternoon for those of you that want to take part, light refreshments will also be provided.