In October we shared that had been successful in its bid to the National Lottery and shared an update on some KWA team changes. https://knowlewestalliance.co.uk/2025/10/02/a-moment-to-pause-kwa-update/ What has been happening since then? The Founders, senior individuals representing Filwood Community Centre, The Park, KW Health Park and KWMC, have been meeting regularly. The Working Group came togetherContinueContinue reading “KWA end of 2025 update”
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Small Grants Autumn 2025
We are pleased to announce our small grants programme is up and running again, with an exciting new £1000 community arts grant in partnership with RCKa Architects. Thank you, Knowle West, for you patience as we did some important work suring up our small grants programme. We’ve changed the way we do things a bit,ContinueContinue reading “Small Grants Autumn 2025”
Food Network – we’re back!
By Jai Breitnauer After a hiatus of almost a year, it was great to get the Food Network back together at The Park Centre on Wednesday 25th June. The brief was to bring an item of food to share and our team didn’t disappoint. We had a lovely morning tea made up of fruit, IndianContinueContinue reading “Food Network – we’re back!”
Nudge Plymouth
The High Streets Working Group is part of the project that is Transforming Filwood Broadway. The Working Group are made up of a number of different representatives including, local residents, Bristol City Council, Knowle West Alliance and is led by Architect 00. The group is focussing on the future and regeneration of Filwood Broadway. AsContinueContinue reading “Nudge Plymouth”
All change at Knowle West Alliance
The last six months has seen a lot of changes in the Knowle West Alliance core team, and we thought it was about time we updated the community. As most people know, we said goodbye to Lucy Holburn, Network Development Director, at the end of September, with Jai Breitnauer starting as Community Development Manager inContinueContinue reading “All change at Knowle West Alliance”
KWA Small Grants Project: Pollinator Pathways
Contributed by Flora Beverley Flora is a resident who transformed a local alleyway, supported in part by a Knowle West Alliance Small Grant. Find out more, including future volunteer days by following Flora @backtobristol on Instagram. An alleyway between Wingfield Road and St John’s Crescent has been transformed by volunteers to create a space forContinueContinue reading “KWA Small Grants Project: Pollinator Pathways”
Community Engagement event. Rehabilitation Care Centre, Creswicke Road
The rehabilitation care centre on Creswicke Road has been empty for some time. There is now a plan to refurbish it, redesigning the interior and extending the exterior. Once the refurbishment is complete it will be Homeless Family Accommodation. Bristol City Council are selling the site at open market value to Places for People. AContinueContinue reading “Community Engagement event. Rehabilitation Care Centre, Creswicke Road”
New High Street Grants of up to £1000
*High Street Grants – second round! New deadline 30th April 2025* As part of their social value investment for the regeneration work on Filwood Broadway, RCKa Architects, (who are redeveloping 4-16 Filwood Broadway, the same side as the Old Cinema site) working with Bristol City Council have donated money to the Knowle West Alliance Small GrantsContinueContinue reading “New High Street Grants of up to £1000”
Knowle West Alliance Launches New £3000 Grants for a Safer and Friendlier Community!
We are pleased to launch the Safer and Friendlier Community Grants in collaboration with the Council Community Development Team funded by the Police Crime Commissioner. This is specifically for grassroots action locally that aims to promote a safer and friendlier community in Knowle West. We welcome applications from local individuals, groups and organisations who haveContinueContinue reading “Knowle West Alliance Launches New £3000 Grants for a Safer and Friendlier Community!”
Re:work
A statement from Knowle West Alliance. In February 2017 five local charities got together to look at how we could work together to bring all of the great things happening in Knowle West together in order to make the best of current and future opportunities, people and resources. Little did we know then that KnowleContinueContinue reading “Re:work”
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