Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
This is the VCSE Directory, a comprehensive listing of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in the Bristol area. If you don't see your own organisation listed, you can add your organisation to our directory.
Leonard Cheshire Disability is the UK’s leading charity supporting disabled people.
Every year, we support thousands of people in the UK and around the world with physical and learning disabilities to fulfil their potential and live the lives they choose.
Our Can Do project offers exciting new opportunities for 16‑ to 35‑year-old disabled people to volunteer in their community.
We provide the skills and knowledge that enable disabled people to lead more independent lives... More
* Creative writing workshops for health & wellbeing - facilitating interactive storytelling and creative writing workshops in health & social care settings
* External support for organisations facilitating creative team days & Pen & Tonic Programmes ( workplace creative writing workshops as stress buster)
* External supervision/mentoring/coaching for professional staff at all levels from chief exercutives to development workers in voluntary, community and haelth... More
Every year 30,000 children in the former Avon area require hospital treatment for injuries, many of which could have been prevented through education and training. Lifeskills is a safety education Centre based at the CREATE Centre in Bristol, which aims to help children, adults with learning difficulties and older people to learn about safety in a fun and practical way. There are 10 lifelike scenarios in the Centre, each built like a real-life TV 'set.' Each is designed to... More
I provide specialist support for voluntary and community organisations facing change: this can include facilitation, consultancy, training, and mentoring. I support individuals, teams and organisations to develop practical strategies to improve service quality and impact, and to adapt to a changing funding environment. I also undertake impact evaluations, organisational reviews, and commissioning support; and advise and support organisations who are considering merger.
Local Friends is a scheme to support people in the community and reduce the workload of GPs through volunteers from local churches and other faith groups providing human contact, conversation, listening and maybe some basic practical support.
To run a community centre & support local projects.
For further information on the many activity groups and community events provided please see the website.
Love Windmill Hill is a community group. It's members live and/or work in the Windmill area. In essence the aim of the group is to engage in activities to improve and enrich the area for the benefit of all who live, work or play in the Windmill Hill area. Love Windmill Hill will initiate and co-ordinate specific campaigns to encourage an initiative which there is an overall consensus will be positive for the area and likewise will also campaign to challenge initiatives which could... More
LoveBristol is a charity and a church, based in Stokes Croft Bristol, We are working on several projects in the area and across Bristol
LoveBristol want to join with others who love this city and who are dedicated to providing love, care and support for communities across Bristol. We report annually to the charity commission and operate under the umbrella of Woodlands Group of churches. LoveBristol is a not for profit organisation supported by a combination of social enterprise and... More
A partnership project between Ashton Park School, the Bristol Buildings Preservation Trust and Bristol City Council to restore the derelict Lower Lodge to Ashton Court Estate and to provide a gateway to discovering the past through various interpretation at the Lodge and a virtual gateway via a website. The project focuses on the South Bristol Community primarily.
LIMP is a voluntary community group made up of local residents; it aims to re-energise, care for and improve the green space that is known as Luckwell park. A small group of Trustees meet fortnightly and are working hard to drive through the first stage of improvements to the play area and boundaries of the space. There is a 3-year plan in development. Anyone can join the group, it is free and can contribute their skills and support in any capacity. We desseminate news of the project... More
The Lyde Green Community Association aims to:
- To listen to and represent the views and best interests of those living in Lyde Green
- To develop a community spirit and sense of pride across Lyde Green
- To help improve the local area and support its activities for those that live here
- To work together with all local partners for the benefit of Lyde Green residents.
Freelance actor, workshop practitioner. Provides accessible learning for children in primary and secondary schools via storytelling, drama and poetry workshops. Also provides workshops for elder youths and adults. Please contact on 07976585376 for more details and bookings. Angus Brown - collaborating with individuals companies and groups.
Small scale film and theatre production, please see website for more details.
We are a voluntary conservation and amenity society for south-west Bristol. We monitor the Planning Applications Register and comment on schemes which affect our area.
We work with the City Council to improve our open spaces and we put pressure on the council and the Environment Agency to clean up our streams.
We comment on other planning matters, such as road schemes and the route of the proposed Rapid Transit. We run regular litter clearances to help keep our neighbourhood tidy... More
We organise community cultural events and hire out the centre for the use of Workshops, Weddings, AGMs and business meetings.
We are negotiating with BCC to become the group to run a new build centre in Manor Farm, and engaging with our community at same time to keep them informed, running events where and when we can with the resources we have as a small entirely voluntary group
Mental health rehabilitation
We aim to: Advance the education and training of the public and particularly young people in all aspects of maritime skills and knowledge.
Stimulate young people's interest and to encourage them to go to sea.
Encourage the development of better systems, equipment and training to improve health and safety in ships registered in or operating from the UK.
Establish and maintain a corps of skilled, uniformed volunteers throughout the UK as a seafaring afloat and ashore... More
Learn the essential techniques including cueing, pitch control, beat mixing and scratching. Led by professional DJ Mark Davis, of the Mark Davis DJ Academy. For complete beginners and those with some experience.
Marks Out Of Tenancy is a social enterprise web app on which users can rate and review their landlord, letting agent, rental property and neighbourhood.
A loneliness charity, aiming to raise awareness of loneliness and support others to find new connections
We offer relationship counselling for adults. It is a Catholic organisation but sees clients regardless of religious background, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation, or whether they are single, married or in a relationship. There are no set charges, but clients are asked to give a donation according to what they can afford. We also run marriage preparation courses.
Therapeutic support for children and adults with mental health difficulties.
a. To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Speedwell, and the Neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, Race, or Political, Religious, or other creeds, or opinions, by associating together the Inhabitants, and local authorities, voluntary, and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare, and for recreation, and leisure activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the... More
Independent evaluation, research and community engagement consultancy. Melita has over fifteen years' experience working with leading organisations within the cultural and creative industries. Her work focuses on social inclusion and diversity, professional development and leadership.
The consultancy offers evaluation, research, community engagement and fundraising expertise.
Evaluation: full evaluation service (planning in evaluation from the start, working on project... More
Mencap Employment works in partnership with adults who have learning difficulties to help them find employment.
We also run run training courses in work skills, in partnership with Learning Community West.
Mend the Gap (MtG) was registered in England and Wales as charity No. 1143419 on 17 August 2011 and as company limited by guarantee No. 06655366 on 24 July 2008. MtG was established by members of the East African Diaspora in England.
MtG’s mission is to help individuals and their communities to mend the gap between cultures, religions, generations and people of different wealth for the benefit of current and future generations. We will achieve this by making links and creating... More
We work to make sure all communities are aware of the threat and impact of meningitis and for anyone affected to have access to quality care and support for as long as they need it.
Meningitis Research Foundation is a leading meningitis charity based in Bristol, with offices in Belfast, Dublin and Edinburgh.
The charity was set up in May 1989 to focus on research as a means of eradicating meningitis and septicaemia, through prevention, detection and treatment.
Our founders recognised that until research finds the key to prevent the diseases completely, there is a vital need for the public and health professionals to have information about the symptoms and... More
We provide employment support for people with mental health conditions being managed by primary care.