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 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 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 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…
Read MoreA fond farewell, and a warm welcome
Following the news earlier this year that our CEO, Joanna Holmes, will be leaving Wellspring Settlement at the end of the year, we have some news. Will Bee, Chair of…
Read MoreStatement to the community about the recent fire and hate crime incident
Somali Resource Centre, St Luke’s Church, and Tawfiq Mosque and Wellspring Settlement stand with the local community and we offer residents our full support following both the recent fire at…
Read MoreWe’re honoured to be part of the Queen’s Green Canopy
We were delighted here at Wellspring Settlement to be chosen as one of 70 organisations nationally to receive one of the trees that made up the Platinum Jubilee celebration’s tree…
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