These are some of the ways that Bristol people have got involved and benefited from the Bristol Community Involvement Project.

Strengthening community involvement

• The Untold Story - a creative arts project to engage local young people with their heritage and natural environment
• Cadbury Camp volunteers - from consultation to working with National Trust wardens to help manage an iron age hill fort

Improving the local environment

• River Avon Trail - working with primary school children to celebrate the natural heritage and history of the Avon Gorge
• Employee Volunteering - offering a venue for organisations’ team building exercises
• Young Bristol - taster days for young people to try out volunteering
• Working with young offenders

Improving people’s skills & knowledge

• Business Action on Homelessness – helping get people off the streets into jobs
• Forest Schools – the natural environment as classrooms
• Guardianship – building an ongoing relationship with a local school

Improving people’s health

• BASSSA woodland challenge – orienteering through Leigh Woods
• Walking the Way to Health – encouraging people to become active in their own communities