Black, Asian and minority ethnic residents and residents aged 16-25 needed for Bristol’s Quality of Life survey 2020
Help us decide where and how money should be spent
Bristol residents from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background and young people aged 16-25, are invited to take part in Bristol's latest Quality of Life survey. Your voice and opinions, on what it is like living in Bristol, are vital in making sure we have fully represented the views of Bristol residents.
The survey was sent to a random sample of 33,000 Bristol households, but so far response rates have been low from BAME residents and young people so we are particularly keen to hear your views.
The questions are designed to give a fully representative picture of life in Bristol, from the issues that are important in your neighbourhood, like crime and transport, housing and education, to the way your health and wellbeing is supported.
The survey is anonymous, though your age, sex and postcode is required to match results to different areas of the city. You must be at least 16 years old to take part, and responses are particularly welcome from people aged 16-24. You are welcome to skip any questions you don't want to answer.
Your voice helps Bristol City Council decide where and how money should be spent- make sure you are heard. You have until midnight on Sunday 19 October 2020 to complete the survey. Survey link here: www.bristol.gov.uk/QoL20
If you have any queries or require an alternative format email QoL@bristol.gov.uk or call: 0117 922 2704
Dear Friends,
A farewell Zoom meeting will be held to celebrate Bishop Joe Aldred’s long and dedicated service with Churches Together in England and would be delighted if you could join us.
If that link doesn't work and you find you need to 'join a meeting', the meeting ID is 974 4391 0047 and the passcode is 3KGAaD
Further details to note:
You do not need to register your attendance. The zoom account can take a maximum of 300 participants and places will be allocated on the day on a first come first served basis (although we don’t anticipate being oversubscribed).
Zoom protocols are attached and we would appreciate it if you could make yourself familiar with these before joining.
We will record the session as a keepsake for Joe and will also take screenshots which may be shared on social media.
If you need a phone number to dial into the Zoom, please contact Lorraine (lorraine.shannon@cte.org.uk) after Monday 26th October. or Tel: 020 7529 8131 / 07342 997394
Fostering Carers needed for Black and Minority Ethnic Children
We know that Black children are disproportionately represented in our care system. While Black ethnic groups make up 3% of the general population, they make up 7% of the looked after children population. This event is open to anyone to hear experiences of foster carers and fostering teams who are working to find foster carers to care for Black and Minority Ethnic heritage children.
We are so excited to be hosting our sixth Summit, and our first ever to be fully online!
While we would usually spend a whole day together, we realised that expecting you to spend an entire Saturday on a computer screen isn’t ideal or practical, so we will be offering the same inspirational content you’d find at the Summit over a series of evenings, premiering at 8pm each night. If you can’t tune in live, you’ll be able to watch the majority of content at a later time at your leisure.
By signing up, you will be able to access all the main sessions and your selection of webinars hosted by the Home for Good team, but it’s up to you how much you join us for (although, obviously, we’d recommend jumping into every session!) And it’s all completely free and available to enjoy from the comfort of your own home.
Summit 2020 is a chance to imagine together. To imagine a better future for vulnerable children as we equip the Church and individuals to play their part. To imagine what our families might look like as we open our homes to vulnerable children. To imagine better systems and structures that enable every child to thrive. We will seek God together, knowing and trusting that He is ‘able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine…’ (Ephesians 3:20).
The Summit is for everyone who cares about vulnerable children, whether you’re a foster carer, kinship carer, special guardian or adoptive parent, or you’re part of the support network around a family. If you’re passionate about the Church responding to the needs of the vulnerable, you’re wondering whether fostering or adoption might be for you now or in the future, or you just want to find out more about the Home for Good vision and how you can get involved. All are welcome!
Join us to be inspired, encouraged and equipped to play your part for vulnerable children.
Soft Launch of T4Bristol Website - Your Views Welcomed
The Bristol networks website has been here in its current form serving the Christian community in Bristol for very nearly 10 years now, which back then had made the transition from the old network website.
Now a new transitional period is upon us, as the Bristol networks website and Together4Bristol website merge into one new redesigned and responsive website, which will be called Together4Bristol once it goes fully live in November.
We are entering into the final stages of tweaking and polishing the new look site and wanted to open it up for comment before the launch date. Please visit Bristol Networks Articles
