Activities & Exercise
Adults & Young People
Please contact the relevant organisation to ask about joining an exercise or activity group. Activity groups for children are in the bottom section. Most activities are FREE OF CHARGE.
Aid Box Community - Women's, Men's, & Mixed Groups
Fun, drop-in groups with range of activities aimed at building community, well-being and a sense of belonging.
Children welcome, bus fares for asylum seekers provided.
Email: sara@aidboxcommunity.co.uk, +44 7360 606156
For Football please email Jesse: jesse@aidboxcommunity.co.uk
Women’s (Social) Group: Trinity Centre, Mondays 11am – 1pm, Term time only (women-only social space).
Men’s Outdoor Football Group: Tuesdays from 3pm – 5pm (at Lockleaze Sports Centre).
Men’s Indoor Football: Wednesday from 2pm-4pm (at Easton Leisure Centre, BS5 0SW).
Mixed Gardening Group: Bridge Farm (BS16), Wednesdays 10am - 12.30pm
There are also cookery classes and women-only beginner swimming classes available on a waiting list. Please contact us to be added.
Refugee Women of Bristol
Range of services for women refugees and asylum seekers. Offering English classes on Tuesdays, 1:1 support, health and well-being workshops and an art table.
English classes, emotional and practical support, online activities.
Call: 07939582252
Bristol Bike Project
Earn a bicycle by working with a volunteer in refurbishing a donated bike.
Fridays, 10.30am-1.30pm - Group social cycle and workshop
To book a session for yourself or someone else, please call 0117 951 9692 or visit our shop during opening hours.
Bristol Refugee Festival
Women only – FREE CRAFT CLUB
Drop in crochet, embroidery, fabrics and jewellery.
Contact for more information: events@bristolrefugeefestival.org
Roots to wellness – Outdoor walking group for women
Twice a week - location changes.
Email: Charmaine@nilaari.co.uk
Bridges for Community
Connects people of different cultures and faiths, enabling them to build friendships and grow in their understanding of one another.
Community Meals - Peace Feast (once a month)
Befriending program
Stitching group
Phone Number: 01179 554255
Borderlands
Phone: 01179 040479/ 07925133225
Email: francisco@borderlands.co.uk
Social Drop-in - Games, art and food available.
GYM access to Easton Leisure Centre Membership
Feel Good Wednesday - Mixed group with a range of well-being activities including:
Sleep support and relaxation - Helping with anxiety and difficulty in sleeping.
Fitness Classes (Men Only)
Yoga Classes
Sewing Classes
Bristol Refugee Rights
Email: tom@bristolrefugeerights.org
Call / Text / WhatsApp: 07526 352 353
Pride Without Borders - A social and peer support group for Bristol-based LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum.
Welcome/Social drop-in - The Wellspring Settlement Main Hall, 43 Ducie Road, Bristol, BS5 0AX
Aid Box Connections
Would you like to make a new friend? Join us to be connected with someone living in Bristol for guidance and friendship. A good level of English is required.
To refer yourself or someone else please complete the following referral form: https://airtable.com/appYGupMlStcNMsjm/shrEwngQ99im4aLwg
ACH Coffee Mornings
Sharing culture and chat with women over coffee and tea.
Telephone: 0117 954 0433
Email: info@ach.org.uk
Outdoors Well-being Project
Green-space project: relax outdoors, regular well-being walks, cook, and have a campfire.
Please email: Jessica.Beeston@bristolmind.org.uk
Children
Please contact the relevant organisation to ask about joining an exercise or activity group.
Children's Centres
A great way to meet other parents with many offering baby groups and stay and plays sessions, parenting courses and great for signposting to other agencies and resources. It’s also worth looking up individual children’s center on Facebook.
Central Bristol Children's Centre links:
https://centralbristolcc.co.uk/
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning-early-years/childrens-centre
Creative Youth Network
Youth Club Sessions
Welcome Wednesdays 5pm-6.30pm - for 13-19 year-old refugees and asylum seekers.
Please ask a charity organisation to refer you!
Libraries
In addition to borrowing books, libraries are also a great place for free groups, such as baby bounce and rhyme and story time. for babies and toddlers.