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LOCAL EVENTS
WHAT’S ON IN DECEMBER Santas on the Run at Ashton Court
We Are Scientists at Trinity Centre
Photograph by Sophie Green
BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB: SUPERVISED SESSIONS n Every Saturday, 10am – 12pm, via Zoom Bristol Bridge Club has been running free online supervised sessions with some teaching throughout the pandemic on Zoom and will continue to do so, every Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon. To take part, go to Bristol Bridge Club’s website, click ‘Learn and Play’ and follow the links. bristolbridgeclub.co.uk
stained glass by some sixty artists from the UK and around the world. It explores a variety of subjects and themes that have affected, influenced, and inspired a range of contemporary glass artists, from the environment to the Covid-19 pandemic and the beauty of nature. allsaintsclifton.org A BETTER WORLD IS EDIBLE n Throughout December, We The Curious How does the food we eat affect the planet, and what can we do about it? Join We The Curious in the kitchen to cook up some scrumptious sustainable snacks, chat about the food we eat and changes we can make. Go along to The Big Green Grill-off and become a sustainable chef as you invent and cook your own meat-free burgers, and investigate the properties and carbon footprint of different ingredients by making a mug cake, in The Missing Ingredient. wethecurious.org
BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB: BEGINNERS’ LESSONS n Throughout December, Oldfield Road Bristol Bridge is back welcoming members and guests in their premises on Oldfield Road. The club is running beginner lessons on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Join Bristol Bridge Club for a taster session before signing up to 10 lessons, which costs £100 including the documents to cover the lessons. Contact teaching@bristolbridgeclub.co.uk
CREATIVE WELLBEING WORKSHOPS n 2, 9 & 16 December, Arnolfini CreativeShift CIC bring their creative wellbeing practices to Arnolfini, inviting anyone to take some time out for themselves to be creative in a relaxed and friendly environment. No previous experience needed. arnolfini.org.uk
CENTENARY EXHIBITION n Throughout December, All Saints Church This month, the National Exhibition of Contemporary Stained Glass is coming to All Saints Church Clifton, celebrating one hundred years of the British Society of Master Glass Painters. A national tour, visiting a number of selected venues, the exhibition showcases a striking display of 32 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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BRISTOL PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL n 4–12 December, at various venues
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Bristol Palestine Film Festival will take place from 4–12 December. The festival will be screening a mix of shorts, feature films and documentaries in independent venues such as Watershed, The Cube, and The Bristol Palestine Museum. As well as the film screenings, the festival will feature a play for the first time: The Shroud Maker, written and directed by Ahmed Masoud, the festival’s BPFF 2019 writer in residence. bristolpff.org.uk SANTAS ON THE RUN n 5 December, Ashton Court Children’s Hospice South West’s spectacular Santas on the Run Goes Freestyle will be returning to Bristol on 5 December and organisers are hoping an army of fun runners and walkers will join them to raise cheer in their festive gear at Ashton Court. Nearly 1,300 people took part in the last festive 2k fun run around Bristol Harbourside in 2019, raising around £35,000 in support of the charity’s Charlton Farm children’s hospice in Wraxall. Sign up at: chsw.org.uk/santas WE ARE SCIENTISTS n 7 December, Trinity Centre We Are Scientists make their long-awaited return to the UK, following their biggest headline show in a decade. The iconic NYC rock band are flying high in the wake of their “50th anniversary” celebrations for debut album, With Love and Squalor, and have recently released their first new album, Huffy.
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