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 “I enjoyed attending the online consultation regarding Marshall Walk.  It was good to see a proposal for land that isn’t green space and has been left for several years. The plans shown were interesting I liked the thought of two high accommodations but not three levels high” G (local resident) Working for the Knowle West… Read more

Filwood Chase History Society is based at The Park Centre on Daventry Road. They’re a small group of local residents who have a passion for local history and have created a wonderful resource for the community. Sadly, their Chair, Ivor Grimstead, recently passed away, but the rest of the group is determined to carry on… Read more

HIYA,  My name is Meg. I’m a local artist based here in Knowle West. I live and work in my home & art studio both at the top of Novers Hill, and through this project I met a NEW next door neighbour for the first time. A lovely person who I didn’t know before lockdown!… Read more

23 April 1938 was a day that changed Knowle West forever: it was then when Filwood Community Centre opened its doors for the very first time.   “The Centre,” it was said at the time, “is intended to be a homely club in which every member of the community, either individually or in groups, may… Read more

Julia Williams, Bristol City Council Community Development Practitioner for Knowle West, writes… During a weekend in April 2020, amidst the pandemic, volunteers used their digital skills as part of the European Commission’s Hackathon, resulting in an innovative solution to improve and create a localised volunteer support system in Knowle West. Knowle West Alliance supported by… Read more

It all happened so quickly at the beginning…One minute we were going about our normal lives, and the next everything had stopped and we were shut inside our homes.  Just before we went into lockdown, I remember going to see my Line Manager and saying how concerned I was that I wouldn’t be able to… Read more