Projects | Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management

Twinnell House

We have been working with residents at Twinnell House and Wills Drive over the past two years on what would make their outside area a nicer place to play and enjoy for residents. Parents proposed a small high-fenced ball games area at the foot of Twinnell House where parents can keep an eye on the...

Up Our Street on BCfm

We appear on the radio every Wednesday at 8.45am to talk about things happening in our area. BCfm is our community station and the One Love Breakfast show is always interested in hearing about community news and events. You can text them on 60777 (start the text with BCfm). Our very own...

Fortnightly Ebulletin

As part of our commitment to share information with our community, we produce a fortnightly ebulletin which contains snippets of information about events, local news, our news, courses, and voluntary and paid vacancies. We share the information for free in our fortnightly ebulletin, and are...

Community Noticeboards

Up Our Street manage 30 community notice boards around the Easton and Lawrence Hill area, the boards were mainly funded through regeneration projects between 2005 and 2008. The notice boards are updated monthly by Up Our Street and a group of local volunteers, to promote local events and groups...

Renters Rights

We produced a special edition of Up Our Street magazine with a focus on private renting. The magazine informed local residents of their legal rights and responsibilities as tenants and landlords, provided resources where they can learn more and receive assistance, and shared steps they can take to...

Community Innovation Fund

Up Our Street is working with Bristol and Bath Regional Capital to support entrepreneurs in Easton and Lawrence Hill to access low interest finance for their business idea. Whether you are already running a business or have an idea, then this is a way for you to get those ideas off the ground and...

Community University Partnership Initiative

Up Our Street's Manager, Stacy, recently secured £1000 for us to use to explore working more closely with UWE Department of Geography and Environment as part of an exciting initiative to support community organisations working with universities. It was all part of an event organised and funded by...

Endowment Fund

The Endowment Fund is a small grant pot available to residents that live in Barton Hill, The Dings, Newtown, and parts of Lawrence Hill and Redfield, and groups that deliver projects in these areas working mainly with local residents. Residents can apply for up to £300 to help to pay for costs to...

Tidy BS5

Up Our Street and local councillors are supporting this project which was started by a local resident as a Twitter hashtage to raise awarenes of the problem of flytipping and to build momentum and gather interest. We support residents with ongoing campaigning to make Easton and Lawrence Hill a...