In this latest edition: Thanks as always to our volunteers who deliver the newsletter each quarter. Our next issue will be out in early December so do get in touch if you have any news to share! CJ Editor, Talk of Totterdown TRESA Membership costs just £5 a year and[…]
Read moreSURREAL FEMININE invites audiences into a dreamlike world where the familiar female form is subverted into something unexpected. With her collection of totemic ceramic sculptures, Emily Gibbard explores the female experience through the language of surrealism, play and symbolism. Emily brings her work back to Totterdown where she first exhibited[…]
Read moreSURREAL FEMININE – a solo show of immersive ceramic sculpture by Bristol artist Emily Gibbard. The PIT, Totterdown from 13-29 November. SURREAL FEMININE invites audiences into a dreamlike world where the familiar female form is subverted into something unexpected. With her collection of totemic ceramic sculptures, Emily Gibbard explores the[…]
Read moreEnter your painting, printmaking, and drawing artworks of Bristol to be considered for the 2027 Calendar! All artworks must be original: No Digital Art, AI art or photographs. The overall winner’s artwork will feature on the cover of the calendar as well as inside. The competition will be judged by[…]
Read moreA quick reminder to get sprucing up your ‘kerbside appeal’ in preparation for the Totterdown Front Garden Awards! Initial judging will take place in early July when volunteer judges will be looking out for: creative small gardens (pots, window boxes, hanging baskets etc); impressive front garden planting; contributions to[…]
Read moreTalk of Totterdown Summer 2026 issue is now out! In this latest edition: Things are certainly changing fast in our neighbourhood – the skyline still filled with cranes and works aplenty continuing further down the hill in St Philips and around Mead Street. With more proposals being brought forward for[…]
Read moreTHE BIG ANNIVERSARY 🎉 SHOW OF STRENGTH started in 1986 with DOUBLE VISION aboard MV Thekla on The Grove, recently arrived in Bristol and captained by Pamela Longfellow and Viv ‘Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’ Shanshall. Now celebrating 40 years (cue music, cue champagne!) Show of Strength have announced they are ‘Making[…]
Read moreTalk of Totterdown Spring 2026 issue is now out! In this latest edition:
Read moreThe festival takes place on Saturday 7 March: 1pm – 10pm, and in addition to a range of beers from across the UK, there will also be some local ciders to try. The full bar will also be open for those who want a change from the ale. £5 – ticket[…]
Read moreWinter 2025 issue is now out! In this latest edition available to view online on our Newsletters page Thanks as always to all our contributors to the latest issue and an especially big thank you to the (hopefully not too sodden) newsletter team now delivering printed copies of this newsletter[…]
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