DEBUT CONCERT FOR NEW ROOM COMMUNITY CHOIR
The recently launched New Room Community Choir is holding its first concert Wednesday 21 March in John Wesley’s Chapel on Bristol’s Broadmead, with a rousing selection of songs largely selected by the choir members themselves. A new initiative on the part of the community team at the New Room, the
MUSEUM AT NEW ROOM BRISTOL GIVEN IMPORTANT NEW ARTEFACTS
The New Room in Bristol – also known as John Wesley’s Chapel – has been chosen as one of the new homes for an historically important collection of artefacts that have been in storage since the closure of their previous site, the Wesley College, in 2010. The College – based
MARCH FOLK AT THE NEW ROOM
Local folk-music fans have the chance to melt away the winter blues at a toe-tapping gig in the New Room – otherwise known as John Wesley’s Chapel, on Bristol’s Broadmead – with inspiring pipe and accordion duo, Jon Swayne and Becky Price on Thursday 8 March. Jon and Becky promise
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FAIRTRADE AT THE NEW ROOM
NB DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED. This Saturday (3 March) sees a pop-up market and exhibition at the New Room on Bristol’s Broadmead giving local people the chance to find out how Fairtrade can change the lives of coffee and cocoa farmers in the
NEW WORK OF ART FOR BRISTOL CITY CENTRE
The team at the New Room, otherwise known as John Wesley’s Chapel, is trailblazing yet again with the unveiling of plans for a brand new stained glass window, commissioned for their Heritage Lottery-funded visitor centre which opened in the summer of 2017. Destined to be inset over the entrance door
CRAFT AND CHAT BOOSTS NEW YEAR WELLBEING
Bristolians who are feeling creative and would like to produce craft-work for their own pleasure in a sociable environment, are invited to join monthly ‘craft and chat’ sessions at The New Room in Broadmead. The friendly group first got together in October and now meets monthly on Thursday afternoons as
‘OCTOPUS FOR A PREEMIE’ CAMPAIGN COMES TO BRISTOL
The new creative campaign sweeping the country – ‘Octopus For A Preemie’ – looks likely to gather more followers in Bristol thanks to a free beginners’ workshop at the New Room in Broadmead on Saturday 27 January. Octopus for a Preemie UK is a nationwide initiative and independent charity that
LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR FOLK EVENINGS AT THE NEW ROOM
The 2018 programme has been announced for the latest regular folk music offering in Bristol – Folk at the New Room – kicking off on 18 January with international duo I Fratelli Tarzanelli, supported by Bristol folk musician Dragoman. Folk at the New Room is a monthly concert series held
COMMUNITY CHOIR TAKES OFF AT THE NEW ROOM
After two successful ‘come-and-try’ sessions in December, this month sees the launch of a brand new lunch-hour community choir for city centre workers and regular visitors to Bristol’s Broadmead. Organised and hosted by the New Room – also known locally as John Wesley’s chapel – the New Room Community Choir
CHRISTMAS STORY BOX POPS UP IN THE ARCADE
A pre-Christmas pop-up shop in Broadmead’s historic arcade promises special child-friendly delights for junior visitors to Broadmead, with activities that are guaranteed to lift their spirits when they’ve had enough of trudging around the shops. ‘The Christmas Story Box’ will be open for just one week, from 18-23 December, 12pm
