In spring 2025, Knowle West Alliance offered High Street Grants, funded by RCKa Architects, working with Bristol City Council, as part of their social value investment, towards the Transforming Filwood Broadway project. RCKa Architects were appointed by Bristol City Council to bring forward a planning application to re-build housing and shops across 4-16 Filwood Broadway.Continue reading "High Street Grants, update and impact"
Small Grants 2026 are open
Apply by April 13th 2026. Our grants programme is supported by Bristol City Council and RCKa Architects. RCKa Architects support the grants programme as part of their work on the redevelopment of Filwood Broadway. For information about our small grants check our small grants page and our Frequently Asked Questions page. On this page youContinue reading "Small Grants 2026 are open"
KWA end of 2025 update
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 togetherContinue reading "KWA end of 2025 update"
Job: KWA is seeking a Director
After a successful first five years, Knowle West Alliance has recently secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for the next three years. Now is an exciting moment to join the team and make a real impact in the community. If you are passionate about Knowle West, community cohesion, resident-led change-making, food justice andContinue reading "Job: KWA is seeking a Director"
A moment to pause – KWA update
The last few months have been an evolving one for Knowle West Alliance, most significantly we were delighted to announce that we secured National Lottery Reaching Communities Funding for the next 3 years. This funding will support KWA to continue working alongside the community towards our shared vision; for Knowle West to be a placeContinue reading "A moment to pause – KWA update"
Resident blog – Oliver Woods
I'm Oliver Woods, I live in Filwood having recently moved here from Redcliffe and I've been a wheelchair user for about seven years. Many of you will have met me or seen me around because I've been coming to events and workshops in the area for a few years now, but if you haven't, you'reContinue reading "Resident blog – Oliver Woods"
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, IndianContinue 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. AsContinue 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 inContinue 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 forContinue reading "KWA Small Grants Project: Pollinator Pathways"
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