colston hall our plan to transform bristol’s cultural centre
transformation project For 150 years, Colston Hall has been a cultural hub for Bristol with our inspirational and groundbreaking music and music education experiences. Since 2011, Bristol Music Trust has been the custodian of the city’s beloved venue, creating a music programme of national renown, a commercially profitable business and an awardwinning music education programme called Bristol Plays Music. Now, Bristol Music Trust is taking on the Hall’s biggest challenge yet with a £48.8 million transformation of the city’s cultural centre that will set the stage for another 150 years of music in Bristol.
www.colstonhall.org/transformation
our impact
driving local economic growth, jobs and prosperity
delivering accessibility for everyone
Every year, some 300,000 people pack out our musical performances and we play host to 15,000 artists and musicians. In 2015-16, our activity and audiences generated an estimated £11.8 million in additional economic activity for the Bristol economy and 257 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs.
Our current entertainment and education facilities are inaccessible to most people with a disability. The aim for our transformation is to go way beyond the basic standards and, by working with partners such as Attitude is Everything and the Department for Education, set new national benchmarks for accessibility.
The transformation will revitalise our two current halls and open a third, increasing capacity by up to 25%. Improvements to backstage areas will attract more artists and enable us to present 20% more shows every year. Because of the growth in capacity, there will be an even greater boost to the local economy. Working alongside KPMG, the professional services firm, we estimate that over the 20 years after the Hall reopens, it could generate1: Up to £12.7million in additional economic activity for the Bristol economy each year by 2040, an increase of 8% compared to today
The transformation will: Create the first UK National Centre for Advanced Training for young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities Enable talented young people aged between 14 and 25 to make music regardless of whether their instrument is traditional or uses assistive digital technology to play Achieve the Attitude is Everything Charter of Best Practice Gold standard and make us just a handful of buildings currently to reach this standard
£254 million in additional economic activity for the Bristol economy and an extra £149 million of additional economic activity across the UK A total of 274 FTE jobs a year in Bristol during this period
1 This is based on a number of assumptions which can be found in the full report; Additional economic activity is measured in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA)
our partner network across the city
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Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston
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Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze
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Eastville Hillfields
Redland
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Colston Hall Education Delivery Partners Aspiration Creation Elevation (ACE) St Pauls Basement Studio Broadmead Creative Youth Network (CYN) Broadmead Knowle West Media Centre Knowle West Trinity Centre Lawrence Hill
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Hotwells & Harbourside
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audience reach 6,199 visits
2,656 visits
6,323 visits
from BS5 in 2015-16, including Whitehall, Redfield and Easton
from BS10 in 2015-16, including Southmead, Brentry and Henbury
from BS4 in 2015-16, including Knowle, Broomhill and Brislington
2,237 visits
3,029 visits
9,156 visits
from BS13 in 2015-16, including Hartcliffe, Withywood and Bishopsworth
from BS2 in 2015-16, including St Pauls, St Agnes and Kingsdown
from BS3 in 2015-16, including Ashton Vale, Bedminster and Totterdown
what we deliver and who we reach
1,152 hours
1,086 hours
1,035 hours
956 hours
882 hours
2,576 hours
of music tuition taught in Southmead schools each year
of music tuition taught in Filwood schools each year
of music tuition taught in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park schools each year
of music tuition taught in Lockleaze schools each year
of music tuition taught in Hartcliffe and Withywood schools each year
of music tuition taught in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston schools each year
music education excellence for all Today our Bristol Plays Music Education Hub provides a comprehensive education programme to get every child off to the best possible start in life. We have created a new city-wide Music Curriculum which has become the most downloaded resource in Bristol schools and already work with over 60% of the schools in the city. We deliver nearly 7,000 hours of music tuition per week to 1,500 students in communities identified by Bristol City Council as the most deprived, including Lawrence Hill, Hartcliffe and Withywood, Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, Central Ward and Ashley. The transformation will strengthen the ability of our music team to deliver high quality education.
We will: Build spaces for lifelong learning, classrooms and a technology lab ready to educate 20,000 children of all abilities and backgrounds; Provide a modern home for around 30 music projects, like Bristol Sings Music, to use our creative co-working space to develop the talent of young musicians; Help to inspire Bristol to become UK capital of young people’s music and set a benchmark for other music hubs across the country.
Louise Mitchell Chief Executive, Bristol Music Trust 0117 204 7020 louise.mitchell@bristolmusictrust.org.uk
Sarah Robertson Communications and Special Projects Director, Bristol Music Trust 0117 204 7118 sarah.robertson@colstonhall.org
www.colstonhall.org/transformation Bristol Music Trust is a registered charity, No. 1140898