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December 2006

Light Up Bristol – Next week on College Green

by Clare 13/12/2006 in Bristol

Bristol Media unwraps a treat next week with a specially devised festive light show featuring 400 feet wide(120m) images.The show will use projectors to light up The Council House with a rotating array of colours, patterns and textures, from 6pm – 10pm. Sponsors and supporters include Aardman Animations, BBC Bristol, Bristol City Council, E3, Enable [...]

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December SkillSwap and Christmas Party!

by Clare 11/12/2006 in Bristol

Tuesday 19 December, 6pm, Watershed
SkillSwap is a monthly event for people from the local new media community to swap skills around a subject that interests them. The events are intended to allow community members to share skills, help keep training costs down and do a little networking/socialising.
The December event is supported by Connecting Bristol and [...]

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Images of Empire

by Clare 08/12/2006 in Bristol

Thousands of photographs and film clips film representing almost one hundred and fifty years of British colonial life are now available online for the first time. The website www.imagesofempire.com, developed by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum was launched on the 16th November 2006 and has already enjoyed thousands of hits and many [...]

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A visit to Princess Royal Gardens

by Woodsy 05/12/2006 in Bristol

It’s the last Tuesday in November and it’s before 10.00 am – not a sensible time for a nightbird like your scribe. I’m ringing the bell to gain access to Princess Royal Gardens in Redfield. I’m here to meet Heather Barham of Bristol City Council and Ronnie Corbett, scheme manager for PRG. Heather’s come to [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre meets Sally Clements

by Roz 04/12/2006 in Bristol

31 October 2006
I went to the Health Park where I met with Sally Clements. Sally explained her role at the Health Park to me. She told me that she is employed by the NHS as a local health trainer, which is about working in the community with people at risk to support them to make [...]

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Bristol – Wireless City

by Stephen Hilton 03/12/2006 in Bristol

Picking up on Jane’s post here – my take on of the story is as follows;
Bristol City Council issued an open expressions of interest document in which we invited suppliers of wireless networks to invest in Bristol, to help make it Europe’s most connected city. We didn’t offer money (as I don’t have any) [...]

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Bristol Stories Henbury Training Workshop

by David 02/12/2006 in Bristol

I spent a really rewarding day on Friday (1st Dec ) at the Brentry Lodge Youth Centre capturing pictures of the Digital Storytelling Training Workshop. It was great to meet so many enthusiastic people who will soon begin to unlock the rich potential which exists in a previously forgotton part of the city. On Wednesday [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre meets Pat O’Hara and Anne Micciche at Filwood Library

by Roz 01/12/2006 in Bristol

10 October 2006
I traveled to Filwood library where I met with Pat O’Hara and Anne Micciche. Pat began by talking about how needs of local people, as are reflected in the services they require from the library, are never static but change with circumstances over time. For example, at the moment there are regular visitors [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre meets Stewart Weston at The Mede

by Roz 01/12/2006 in Bristol

16 October 2006
I went to The Mede to meet with Stewart Weston. Stewart told me about the different activities that take place at the Mede. He told me that there is lots of work that takes place with the young people who use the centre. He told me about the out of school theatre club [...]

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