What’s On
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Help! My Child is Dyslexic (I Think?)
Join Laetitia to get a better understanding of all the different aspects of dyslexia and of how to support your child at home.
Explore: What dyslexia is, parenting a dyslexic child, talking to school & everything secondary school.
Sessions will cover:
– Dyslexia – Spotting the Signs and Diagnosis
– Parenting a Dyslexic Child
– School: Communication and Homework
– Everything Secondary School📍 The Southville Centre
📅 Wednesday 4, 11, 18, and 25 November
⏰ 6.30pm to 8.30pm
💷 Booking essential via Eventbrite. Follow the link in the details panel to for more information and to book.Sign up for the full 4-session series and save £10! Contact Laetitia if payment for this series bundle is tricky for you.
Laetitia Tempelman is a specialist dyslexia teacher and parent of two dyslexic children.
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Food Club Cooking Demo
Come and cook with the talented Team Canteen chefs.
Get involved in a live cooking demonstration, the Food Club members can take home a meal bag and try the recipe themselves.These healthy meals use simple and affordable ingredients.
Join us and find your next favourite dish!Takes place monthly on a Friday. See below for upcoming sessions.
📍Bedminster Methodist Church (in the back hall).
British Road, Bedminster, BS3 3BW.
📅Friday 11th September, with Josh Eggleton.
⏰2pm to 3.30pm.
💷Free to attend.Look out for more dates coming soon.
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People’s Emergency Briefing – Community Screening
Join us for a community screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing.
The climate and nature crisis threatens all aspects of British life, from national security to the food supply. Despite the scale of the risks now facing the UK, there has been no comprehensive national emergency briefing delivered to the public by the Government.
The UK faces a growing climate and nature emergency. Yet most people have never been fully briefed on what it means for our lives, our economy and our future.
The film is intended as a catalyst for a wider public conversation and a stepping stone towards a live televised national briefing, introduced by the Prime Minister and delivered by independent experts, so that the whole country can be fully informed about the risks we face and the solutions available.
The screening is FREE but booking is essential via Eventbrite or by emailing jo.langford@bs3community.org.uk
The BS3 Community Café will be open for drinks and snacks.
Event runs from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Film starts at 6.30pm and runs for 50 minutes with discussion afterwards.
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Taijiwuxigong
During these practice sessions, experienced instructor Bruce Turner explains and details specific daoyin (moving exercises). This allows each participant to either begin the practice or deepen their existing skills.
There is no ‘entry-level’, each student can work with the fundamentals according to their skill level and physical capabilities.
The course builds gradually through the central principles, offering practical experience learning the main channels of internal energy movement.
Follow the link in the details panel for more information and payment options.
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ESOL Classes for Asylum Seekers & Refugees
Learn English and build confidence.
Free ESOL classes in Bristol BS3 for adults aged 18+, with priority for asylum seekers living in asylum seeker accommodation and refugees.
Classes take place on Wednesdays and Fridays 10am to 1pm (six hours per week) at the Southville Centre, and are for students from beginner level to lower intermediate and focus on practical English and confidence building.
For more information contact Roaa Alobied on Whatsapp 07377 821286 or email roaa@borderlands.org.uk
Starts Wednesday 2nd September.
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Sustainable Fashion Week Fix Club Special – Mending Marathon
How many items of clothing can we fix in our three hour mending marathon. Join us to find out! All levels welcome.
Guidance, moral support, good chat, tools and materials, plus food from Kate’s Kitchen provided to fuel your repairs.
For more information or to book see the link in the details panel.
📍 BS3 Community Café at the Southville Centre
📅 Thursday 1st October
⏰ 5pm to 8pm
💷 £8 + booking fee (see link in details panel)
☕ Refreshments includedThis is a drop-in event: Come when you can, stay for as long as you like.
This event is part of the Bristol Bedminster Hub for Sustainable Fashion Week 2026, organised by Making Mends and BS3 Community Development.
It is also part of a wider programme of activity taking place across the country for Sustainable Fashion Week 2026.
Find out more at www.asinglethread.org/sustainable-fashion-week.
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BS3 Slow Fashion Fest
Join us at the Southville Centre during Sustainable Fashion Week 2026 to celebrate the joy of slow fashion in its many forms.
We’ll be shining a light on how we can reduce what we buy and waste, by rewearing, repairing and repurposing what we already have, all while resisting the extractive fast fashion industry in the name of beauty, creativity, fun and community.
There will be secondhand shopping and styling with our partner, St Peter’s Hospice, and the opportunity to screen print on preloved t-shirts with Print Paradiso, along with loads more slow-fashion inspired activities, local makers and organisations.
The BS3 Community Café will also be open with a selection of drinks, cakes and snacks.
More details to follow soon.
📍 The Southville Centre
📅 Sunday 27th September
⏰11am to 3pm
💷£5 online in advance, £8 on the door. Follow the link in the details panel to book now
☕ Refreshments from BS3 Community CaféAll proceeds go towards supporting BS3 Community Development.
This event is part of the Bristol Bedminster Hub for Sustainable Fashion Week 2026, organised by Making Mends and BS3 Community Development.
It is also part of a wider programme of activity taking place across the country for Sustainable Fashion Week 2026.
Find out more at www.asinglethread.org/sustainable-fashion-week.
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BS3 Connect
BS3 Connect is a relaxed, no-pressure community drop-in for anyone who’d like a low-key place to be around other people for a couple of hours. It is a simple “third space”; somewhere that isn’t home or work, where people can spend time, feel welcome, and maybe make a few new connections.
There’s no agenda, no forced introductions, no need to be “good” at anything, and no expectation to stay the whole time. Come on your own, come with a friend, bring something to do, or just turn up and see how you feel. Loneliness and disconnection are things lots of people are feeling, and sometimes what helps most is just having somewhere easy and informal to go.
You might:
* Chat with others
* Read quietly
* Bring a craft project
* Draw or sketch
* Work on a jigsaw puzzle
* Play board games or card games
* Bring a notebook or journal
* Work on a small creative project
* Bring a miniature model kit
* Do colouring, collage or zines
* Or just hang out with a tea/coffee and do nothing much at all!Suggested £3 donation to cover the cost of the facilities.
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Stay and Play – Summer
Join us this summer for Stay and Play, with a range of fun activities and crafts.
📍The Southville Centre
📅 Wednesday’s: 29th July, 5th, 12th and 19th August & 2nd September
⏰ 10.30am to 12pm
💷 Cost: £3.50 for one child and one adult. 50p for each additional child over 12 months
☕ Refreshments from BS3 Community CaféNo need to book. Just drop in.
NB: Throughout term time our BS3 Toddlers group run on Wednesday mornings, 9.30am – 12pm.