Stokes Croft Land Trust

16/09/2025

Our AGM is next week on Thursday 25 September - members check your inboxes for details!

16/12/2024

"Though Turbo Island has been sold, whilst the fire still blazes there, it will not go down without a fight."

Check out this fantastic article by Huck magazine on Turbo Island, community spaces, and the push back against gentrification.

Featuring interviews with the Land Trust and the PRSC, who couldn't have put our mission better: “If we don't have communal space, we can't really have community".

As the city’s Turbo Island comes under threat activists and community members are rallying round to try and stop the tide of gentrification.

12/12/2024

We're delighted to share we have received funding to install solar panels on the PRSC building!

Huge thank you to Bristol Energy Cooperative and Low Carbon Gordano who make this possible through their support via the Megawatt Community Energy Fund.

Check out this lovely feature Bristol Energy Coop wrote on the great work the PRSC is doing and what this grant means for us 👇

Walk into the back rooms of the ceramics studio at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) and you may discover the largest number of blue […]

11/11/2024

We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a £25,000 Investing In Spaces and Places grant by Asda Foundation to fund essential repairs to the roof of the PRSC building on Jamaica Street.

Our local Asda Community Champion Julie Ryan visited us last month to personally present us the cheque, and meet with PRSC and Stokes Croft Land Trust trustees.

Funding from the Asda Foundation will make a big difference for us. Having only recently acquired this building through a community share offer, there are many aspects of the building which require attention. The support from Asda Foundation allows us to fully repair the roof of this building. This is a big step forward for us, as the repairs will ensure that this community and arts space will be watertight, sparing its users from leaks and drafts. The restored roof will also allow us to explore installing solar panels which would save on running costs and reduce the building’s carbon footprint.

We are very grateful to the Asda Foundation for this generous grant to fund these essential repairs, and look forward to the work being complete in early 2025.

We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a £25,000 Investing In Spaces and Places grant by the Asda Foundation to fund essential repairs to the roof of the PRSC building on Jamaica Street. Our local Asda Community Champion Julie Ryan visited us last week to personally present us the cheque, ...

21/10/2024

This Sunday there's a mini festival of events happening in Stokes Croft!

Great (and unsurprised) to see the street art mural workshop run by PRSC down in our community-owned space is fully booked. But there's plenty of other interesting events happening to get involved in! Check it out:

Discover Bristol’s creative heart at Stokes Croft Calling—a FREE all-day celebration where art, performance, and history collide. The streets will come to life with fresh performances and interactive activities inspired by the area’s rich history. Explore hidden gems in local businesses and co...

16/10/2024

We have just heard the news that Turbo Island has been sold outside the planned auction this evening. It has been sold to an unknown buyer for £100,000 - exactly the same figure offered in a community bid several weeks ago.

We are disappointed we did not have the opportunity to bid at auction the funds we raised from the community. We want to thank everyone who donated, pledged funds and participated in the campaign to .turbo.island, and believe in the importance of community ownership.

The strength of feeling about the value of Turbo Island during this campaign has been striking. We hope to be able to work with the new owners of Turbo Island in making sure this iconic and important public square continues to be an invaluable community space in Stokes Croft.

15/10/2024

It’s great to have coverage by the BBC on our bid to buy Turbo Island.

The disappointing fact is we haven’t raised enough money for a serious bid, given the extremely short time the auction has given us.

We are urgently seeking funding, while we call for the owners to take the property out of the auction and offer it directly to the community.

Campaigners are calling on the owners of the "iconic" space to remove it from commercial auction.

14/10/2024

Just 2 days left! Please donate to the crowdfunder to help us bring Turbo Island into community ownership!

Turbo Island, a cultural landmark for Bristol, has recently been put up for auction. The current owners are hoping that the sale brings an era of "positive use" - we believe community ownership is the answer!

12/10/2024

We are calling for Wildstone to take Turbo Island out of the auction planned for next Wednesday, to give us time to raise funds from the community.

Turbo Island is vital part of Stokes Croft, and should be owned by the community. This is a crucial moment in the fight against gentrification in Stokes Croft.

Bristol24/7 has covered the latest developments 👇

The Stokes Croft community is pushing all limits to save Turbo Island

10/10/2024

Just 6 days left until the Turbo Island auction!

Please contribute to the crowdfunder and get in touch if you would like to make a larger donation.

Turbo Island, a cultural landmark for Bristol, has recently been put up for auction. The current owners are hoping that the sale brings an era of "positive use" - we believe community ownership is the answer!