News
Recent knife crime incidents in Bristol
Wellspring Settlement staff have been shocked and saddened by the recent events in Bristol, and our thoughts are with all those affected. Years of cuts to children’s and youth services…
Read MoreStatement on the Bristol City Council Barton House Update – 18 December 2023
Following yesterday’s statement from Bristol City Council on Barton House, we are cautiously positive that residents will be able to return to their homes and community. Our thoughts though remain…
Read MoreJoin us as a Trustee!
There are exciting opportunities to join us as a member of our Board of Trustees! What is a Board of Trustees? A group made up of individual elected members who…
Read MoreTender for Evaluation for Connecting People into Communities Programme
Bristol City Council, in collaboration with eight VCSE organisations, is inviting bids from interested parties to undertake detailed evaluation of the Connecting People into Communities programme. We are looking for…
Read MoreA visit to the food club
The cost-of-living crisis is affecting large parts of the country. With many people struggling to keep up with the rising costs of food, there has a been a significant increase…
Read MoreSummer Holiday Activities
Take a look at what we’ve got running over the summer holidays to keep the kids active and entertained! Our family centre won’t be running a full timetable, but some…
Read MorePrint Big on Church Road!
Families from Barton Hill got messy in a screen-printing workshop in February, run by University of the West of England and Wellspring Settlement. Over 50 people came along to the…
Read MoreThe East Central Family Hub is Launched!
There’s great news for parents and carers in Barton Hill as our long running Family Centre has now been launched as the new East Central Family Hub. Family Hubs ensure…
Read MoreA visit to the men’s group
Traditional spaces where people would get together to meet and chat are dwindling. Where once the pub would often be that place, many are closing and in the last three…
Read MoreLoneliness Awareness Week
It’s Loneliness Awareness Week, and a great chance to talk more openly about something we all feel from time to time. The campaign is run by the Marmalade Trust with…
Read MoreCoffee with Beth: Our New CEO
It’s been all change at Wellspring Settlement over the past few years with the most recent change being the appointment of Beth Wilson as CEO. We sat down for a…
Read MoreCommunity centred services support residents to build financial resilience
From April to July 2022, Boost Community, the University of Bristol and a team of community researchers from Lawrence Hill worked together on a project to better understand what financial…
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