A Celebration of Life for friends & families to mark the lives of those lost to drugs and alcohol.

"A time to come together to honour and remember our loved ones"

An afternoon led by friends and family members, featuring performances by local choirs.  Followed by mulled apple juice and mince pies from 5pm.

Please also visit this website to let us know if you would like to contribute a reading, song, poem, prayer or personal story during the event.  You can also let us know if you would like a photo of your loved-one to be included in the memorial presentation.

Hear from guest speakers, put your questions to Council staff and take part in the consultation.

Places at the event are free and the event will be British Sign Language interpreted. If you have any accessibility requirements please let us know when you book.

You don't have to be a member of the Voice and Influence Partnership to attend this event. You can find out more about the benefits of our free membership and sign up by visiting our webpage.

Now in its 39th year, our annual Christmas Market will be held on Saturday 30th November, 10am-3pm at the beautiful Ashton Court Mansion House on Ashton Court Estate. 

You are invited to the launch of the evaluation of Avon & Somerset's Home Office Violence Against Women and Girls Transformation Project. Friday November 8th, 10.30am - 12.30pm. Chaired by Carol Metters, speakers include Sue Mounstevens. Find out more - https://safelinksupport.co.uk/evaluation-launch-invitation/

The exciting scenarios at Lifeskills Safety Centre will be open to the public on Thursday 28^th November 2019 from 3pm to 6pm.  There will be an emphasis on electrical safety as we have funding from Electrical Safety First and, with Christmas so close, we would like to flag up some of the extra safety messages associated with the season but also make it an enjoyable visit for all. 

How can we use data and data analytics to address some of our most intractable local challenges? How do we empower individuals and communities to live well, enabling independence and providing support to those that need it? How can we build communities that thrive?

‘Data and Community’ is a hackathon for problem solvers, innovators, designers, and programmers, who want to be part of developing innovative data driven digital solutions to some of Bristol and Bath’s biggest social challenges.

Three topics will be looked into:

The University of Bristol Careers Service is hosting a Third Sector networking event, open to all charities or non-profit organisations who may be interested in meeting students, finding out about funding available to support internships and volunteering options.

We'd like to hear your views in order to inform:

• our review of current provision for those affected by domestic and sexual abuse
• the development of models of provision to enable commissioning of services for those affected by domestic and/or sexual abuse from August 1st 2021

We'd like to hear your views in order to inform:

• our review of current provision for those affected by domestic and sexual abuse
• the development of models of provision to enable commissioning of services for those affected by domestic and/or sexual abuse from August 1st 2021

We'd like to hear your views in order to inform:

• our review of current provision for those affected by domestic and sexual abuse
• the development of models of provision to enable commissioning of services for those affected by domestic and/or sexual abuse from August 1st 2021