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Period Friendly Places

You may have noticed we have a new donation box in our centres.

Period Friendly Places mission is to eradicate period poverty and for Bristol to be a city of period dignity, where nobody is held back in life or stigmatised against simply for having a period. They are doing this by setting up a donation and distribution network across Bristol to make period products available for free in community venues (like community centres, health centres, libraries etc), so they can be accessed by people who need them the most.

Bristol has the third highest rate of period poverty across England, Scotland, and Wales: More than two in five women/girls in Bristol (41.2%) have been affected by an inability to afford menstrual products, this is significantly more than the national average of 27%.

Supplying period products is the core of what they do and BS3 Community Development is proud to support this by holding a donation box for local residents to drop off period products at both the Southville Centre and the Chessel Centre. If you are able to support please do pop in and leave your donations in the box.

Importantly both centres will have period products available to collect for free during our regular opening hours. So please do pop in and help yourself if you are in need. These are available in all of our toilets in both centres.

If you would like to get involved or support by volunteering, visit www.periodfriendlyplaces.org or contact periodfriendlyplaces@gmail.com or contact Tara on 07531 649150.

If you’d like to host a box to provide free period products in your community venue, please get in touch.

Film Night

Join us on Friday 31st January for a FREE screening of Frida (2002) an American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

 We’ll also have homemade Mexican food available for just £10 from our community café, and our bar will be open. Please email us if you have any special dietary needs.
• Build your own tacos platter (Vegan friendly)
• Additional authentic Mexican sides & desserts will be available to purchase on the day.

• Doors open at 6pm
• Food served between 6-7.30pm
• Film screening 7.30-9.30pm
• This event is 16+ as a bar is open, the film is 15 rated.
• The film is Free, no need to book.

 There are limited tickets for the food, so book here to guarantee your meal:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/mexican-food-movie-night…

Social Media Update

After careful consideration, BS3 Community have decided to leave X.

Recent changes in this platform have made it clear that it’s no-longer in-line with our values, especially in terms of inclusivity and respect.

You can continue to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin.

 

 

 

 

National Lottery Community Fund

We are celebrating being awarded generous funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to support our work with the Monday Club for Older People. The Monday Club, based at the Southville Centre will use the money to enrich the experience of it’s club members.

The group which runs once a week and is attended by up to 30 local residents, includes hot drinks, an activity each week plus a two course meal available for just £5. It’s a great way for older people to connect, share, talk and aims to help combat isolation.

The new funding from the The National Lottery Community Fund, which distributes money raised by National Lottery players for good causes and is the largest community funder in the UK, will mean we can continue to support this group and be able to offer more trips and activities for the members.

National Lottery players raise over £30 million a week for good causes across the UK. Thanks to them, last year (2023/24) The National Lottery Community Fund awarded over half a billion pounds (£686.3 million) of life-changing funding to communities across the UK, supporting over 13,700 projects to turn their ideas into reality. To find out more visit www.TNLCommunityFund.org.uk

The BS3 Community Supporters Newsletter

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Take a look at our latest news round-up in our recent supporter newsletter.

Supporters Newsletter November 2024

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BS3 Community Early Years Award “Bristol Eating Better”

We have been awarded GOLD award for Bristol Eating Better!

We have achieved 94% of the Bristol Eating Better Early Years Award actions, designed to increase the availability of healthy food and promote sustainability. This includes actions to help the setting become Sugar Smart. Tuck-in everybody!

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