The Horrors open the show with Changing The Rain. Its stomping parade beats and euphoric synth-heavy choruses was also the opening track of 2011’s Skying, the album that elevated Faris Badwan and co out of semi-underground attention to put them firmly in the limelight. In fact, Skying makes up most of tonight’s show; other colourful offerings include I Can See Through You, Endless Blue and the colossal pre-encore Still Life. They all work phenomenally well. A signifier, perhaps, to the longevity The Horrors are likely to enjoy.

There is little in the way of material from their earlier years tonight and the band focus on tracks from their second and third albums, Primary Colours and Skying. Mirrors Image, Sea Within a Sea and Who Can Say all provide the evening’s noisier interludes while the decidedly upbeat sounds of Skying contrast nicely with the more amorphous feel of its predecessor.

The Horrors are on form tonight. Faris Badwan towers over the mic stand while shaggy-haired guitarist Joshua Hayward rocks the feral beats of The Horrors’ back catalogue, rattling Trinity to its core. The Horrors haven’t got lost in the euphoria of their success and, to the delight on the leather-heavy crowd, it doesn’t look likely that they ever will.

The Horrors close the show with the haunting crescendo of Moving Further Away where they exercise their talent for creating a scratchy, freeform jam – it works despite its distance from the more polished album version.

Everyone in this crowd has been waiting a long time to see The Horrors and they haven’t disappointed. Their focus, songwriting and creative endurance is indisputable. Much as they may shy from attention - it isn’t going anywhere soon.

Duncan Harrison

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Acclaimed writer Edson Burton, who recently worked with Trinity on the What’s Your Trinity Story? project, will be sitting at the helm of the Bridges project. Edson is currently in the process of talking to artists and volunteers who would like to be involved in the project.

“Though still in the planning stage we are recruiting artists and volunteers to deliver and support workshops,” says Edson. “We are also engaging specific organisations and groups from across the BS5, BS2 area to participate in the workshops and sessions that will begin in March this year.”

The year ahead promises a series of workshops where participants will be supported by professional artists to share their stories through drama, art and creative writing. There will be exhibitions and performances culminating in a large-scale final performance inspired by work produced throughout the year and led by theatre director Nick Young.

We will be launching a full programme of activities soon. If you would like any further information about the project, please contact edson@3ca.org.uk sign up to our e-newsletter for updates or  visit the project area of our website: www.3ca.org.uk/projects/arts/bridges

An article by A G Taylor produced for the Assendon e-Museum outlines how Henley-on-Thames had various professional photographers at the end of the 19th century: “In the 1880s and 1890s, Cartes de Visites (CDVs) became popular. People would have their own portraits taken and presented on a card measuring 2.5 inches by 4 inches. Collecting CDVs of celebrities was also a popular pastime. ”

How the photo ended up under the floorboards of a shop along the high street of Old Market we will just have to leave to speculation.

If you love anonymous and unusual found images take a look at thefoundphoto gallery which specialises in vernacular and extraordinary photographs.

The Trinity Centre can boast a rich history of hosting musical events (check out our Archive) as well regular dance classes, arts workshops, creative courses for young people and community-led events such as this year’s innovative Bridges project.

“Gaining charity status is great in terms of providing us with access to more funding for activities and exciting projects as well as helping us to raise funds for building improvement works,” says centre manager Emma Harvey.

Trinity Community Arts will also be aiming to achieve VISIBLE accreditation. This is a quality kite mark for community centres providing a set of standards that will help the Trinity Centre gain more funding and give its users confidence in its policies and procedures.

Trinity Community Arts (TCA) is a registered charity (no.1144770) and
Limited Company (no.4372577) and is VAT registered (no.821796609)
Trinity Community Enterprises (TCE) is a Limited Company (no.7848421)
and is a wholly owned subsidiary trading on behalf of TCA.

The project is a visual and performing arts project exploring the theme "bridges". Throughout the project we will be working with local people to share stories and create artworks together.

We will look at barriers dividing inner-city Bristol - including physical barriers such as the M32 as well as cultural and language differences - and the bridges communities create to overcome these. Working with different art forms, we will help people in the community to share their stories, through language, images and interactions.

During collaborative workshop sessions, participants will be supported by professional artists from a range of backgrounds to develop their own individual projects using different mediums, so that their story can be told through multiple media. Individuals will be encouraged to share work with their communities and the wider city. We will work with people to create performances, an exhibition and a booklet celebrating the rich diversity of inner-city Bristol. The project will culminate in a large-scale final performance in the beginning of 2013 inspired by the stories and works produced throughout the year.

The project will be led by Edson Burton, an acclaimed writer of both literate and script who worked with us on the recent What's Your Trinity Story? Project, and Nick Young, who delivered our sell-out performance At Tether's End as part of the Bristol Sound Project in 2008.

We will be launching a full programme of activities in the new year. If you would like any further information about the project, please contact edson@3ca.org.uk, visit our website or sign up to our e-newsletter for updates.

Louise and The Pins sang their country-tinged, harmony enriched songs with a lot of style and a friendly reception from an attentive crowd. It's unusual for a tour to have such a well-considered balance in the support slot and this vocal trio fitted the bill perfectly.

Fionn Regan had a very positive response to his first album, The End of History, followed by a bit of backlash against the second, the band-enhanced Shadow Empire. Tonight we were back to a tousled, lone troubadour show: one man on stage playing acoustic guitars and singing distinctive, poetic songs in a rich melodious voice. New songs from his third opus, 100 Acres of Sycamore, dominated the show with three in a row to open and a couple as encores. Be Good Or Be Gone from The End of History got the biggest shout but all the new songs were well-received. From Shadow Empire only the disturbing and powerful Violent Demeanour was performed. For me, it was the striking high point, a stark expression of something personal and real.

Given the minimal one guitar/one voice show, Regan did very little outside the songs themselves to engage with his audience. The crowd nevertheless was content with the deal. He's a very serious artist who pours his poetic spirit into the songs themselves, giving little of himself away between them. "I've always had a thing for dangerous women" was a notably strong line from new song, Sow Mare Bitch Vixen, which also stood out for its deep guitar tuning and consequent bass line. Hunters Map and Put A Penny In The Slot from The End Of History were also highlights of an enjoyable evening.

Sam Saunders

For more on Trinity's rich history of hosting live music head to the Archive section of the site

As part of the funding we are able to offer FREE accredited short courses in Health & Safety, First Aid, and Food Safety for volunteers who are participating in the volunteer-led café project, run by Trinity Community Arts.

There are a limited number of course places available and priority will be given to local residents and those who are committed to volunteering long-term as part of the project.

If you are interested in volunteering to help develop our café and would like to find out more, please contact 0117 935 1200 or email info@3ca.org.uk



Sigma : Both producers and highly sought after DJs in their own right, Sigma's recent highlights include their huge minimix for Annie Mac on Radio One, and remixes for artists such as Top Cat & Ms Dynamite.

The Prototypes : Discovered by the legendary Roni Size and united after being rival promoters, this duo are breaking records with a new release with Frictions own Shogun Audio that now features as many DJs opening track.

Laid Blak : Officially the UK's number 1 reggae band 2011 & fresh from Supporting top 5 artist Ed Sheeran on his UK tour "The essential festival act' are tight, polished and completely at home playing both good times carnival beats or the heaviest dancehall. You will never forget a Laid Blak performance!

First Degree Burns : First Degree Burns (FDB) are an eight piece band channeling Skank driven Ska, Roots Reggae, Two Tone, Rock, Metal all through the umbrella of Hip Hop to create 'Skip Hop. ' Up tempo, conscious, and most importantly DANCEable! Nine years in the making, the band are blowing audiences away with their addictive live shows.

DJ Read : One of Bristol's most sought after sound selectors, Read's floor-filling shows are jam packed with soul, funk, rock, ska, swing, scratching, jungle & massive Jamaican rhythms. Read's ability to steal the heart of any crowd stems from rocking crowds with huge acts from bass monsters E-Z Rollers to God of 60's Hellfire: Arthur Brown.

Poseidon : Poseidon has been making music for the past 15years his most recent tracks are influenced by artists such as Breakage, Neyo and Knife Party. His beats are sure to get you moving. You can listen to one of his new tracks at BBC 1xtra.

M : BRK : M : BRK (embark) is a new producer and DJ living in Bristol. He started creating sound scapes  in 2008 and has moved on to much more structured tracks. He uses his own recorded audio from everyday sounds to sounds he recorded from his travels through Thailand & Laos.

Compere : Mistri (Ujima , Crusin Show)

MC's: Carasel / Remidy / Joe Peng

Read more about our lineup here

This year we are have decided to go with an Aztec themed masked ball. There will be some beautiful intricate decor by Bristol's own Tapt, also there will be much more fun to be had with Bristol/London's very own 'Beauty School Drop Outs' who will be gracing us with there avant-garde glitter make up for those who want to add to what they have or for those who don't have masks.

They travel to festivals throughout the year making over the festival audience and also are hitting up clubs in Bristol and London at the moment sharing their creations. They are an exciting group to watch at work. They have recently collaborated with London based designer Maria Papadimitriou for her recycled design company Plastic Seconds.

Get creative and start making your own amazing mask now! Tickets are on sale now from Bristol Ticket Shop.

Come and make your ceramic figure from 6pm -8pm, on any of the following dates:

• Tues 13th Dec
• Thur 15th Dec
• Tues 20th Dec

All work made will be featured in the From The Earth Exhibition on Thursday 22nd Dec from 7pm

Learn new skills and meet new people in a creative and welcoming atmosphere - All welcome, big and small.

The workshops are free and the exhibition is open to all visitors to come and see how works are progressing at West Street.

For more info please contact ceramics@3ca.org.uk .

CW Stoneking pulls off an improbable impersonation of deep authenticity tonight by treating us to grandly tall tales and lots of downright fibs. Whatever else we were believing about his job in the New Orleans Voodoo Emporium, his tale of a drowning Trinidad scientist being paddled onto the Gabon shore with a short-necked banjo is the moment when we all surrender to gales of happy laughter.

The Medicine Show at Trinity is spectacularly entertaining. The jungle music of CW Stoneking and his Primitive Horn Section is the perfect soundtrack for getting dressed up, drinking and storytelling and the crowd at Trinity are up and dancing from the first song.

Tunes come from two of his finest albums, Jungle Blues and King Hokum, and he alternates between solo and band, banjo and resonator guitar and between dance, blues and story formats. Cab Calloway, Big Joe Turner, Louis Armstrong, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jimmy Rogers are all here in spirit tonight: CW Stoneking sounds like none of them specifically, but he knows and loves all of their music and he has a fabulous blues voice (the yodelling disaster notwithstanding).

While his albums are unquestionably very good, it's his great stage presence and an enthralling live show that sets him apart from the rest.

Sam Saunders

For more on Trinity's rich history of hosting live music head to the Archive section of the site

The course is suitable for beginners as well as those who want to develop existing skills and experiences. Students can either work towards a Level 1 Award or Certificate.

All our courses here at Trinity are delivered in a relaxed learning environment with skilled professionals, using industry standard equipment.

We are now enrolling for our Music Course, for more details please email training@3ca.org.uk

Opener Kriss Kross sets the mood for an evening of joyous energy from band and fans alike. Lead singer Fyfe Dangerfield’s vocal is on form – he sure can belt it out and his range reaches far. The Guillemots have a talent for writing choruses that are colossal and they have bags of magnetism.

This year's album Walk the River makes up a fair chunk of tonight’s set and favourites such as Vermillion, and I Don’t Feel Amazing Now are met with an affectionate response from admiring fans. Material from Walk the River reveals The Guillemots' musical dexterity. Their soaring acoustic hooks could have easily found them chart success, but they've chosen a far more considered musical road, not just grabbing every catchy chorus in their reach.

It's a shame that the rural rhythms on tracks like Trains To Brazil and the uplifting Annie, Let’s Not Wait don't quite get the Bristolian dancefloor jumping, but the show isn’t under appreciated. The more mellow spectators tonight are genuinely spellbound by the songs and there are times when those oh-so-beautiful choruses strike a smile on the face of the most committed crossed-arm observer.

There's something really magical about this band playing this venue as winter kicks in. The Guillemots might never get bigger than this, but it doesn’t matter. This is a band who are passionate about the music they make.

Dangerfield looks humbled by the cheers that soar at the riff that kicks off Trains To Brazil. It's well-deserved recognition of their passion and skill. The Guillemots' three albums have earned the band a loyal following with a winning formula: they have beautiful songs, they play them incredibly well and they love doing it.

Duncan Harrison

Trinity has a long and rich heritage of hosting live music. Head to our Archive section to find out more...

People of all ages turned out to enjoy the spectacle and there were plenty of “oohs” and “aahs” from the crowd, who also had the pleasure of munching on local culinary delights and warning off the crisp Autumn chill with a glass of festive, hot, spiced cider.

One visitor Tweeted: “Thank you @TrinityBristol for an awesome night of fireworks, warm cider, bonfires and The Bristol Reggae Orchestra! Just amazing.”

The event, run entirely by volunteers, organised by Trinity Community Arts, is an annual tradition targeted primarily communities living in the three neighbouring wards Easton, Ashley and Lawrence Hill.

There were a host of organised firework displays and bonfires across the Bristol county over the weekend, however Trinity's display is one of the few remaining free displays. Combined with its central location, this years event attracted record crowds of over 5,000 spectators.

Fireworks night in Bristol was once a dazzling affair - Over years larger displays have attracted the bulk of the crowds. These have dwindled over the years, particularly with the cancellation of events such as the Downs Firework Display - previously Bristol's largest display. With no large display and many people feeling the pinch of the financial crisis, Trinity was inundated with people wanting to attend the free event. Even the Free Firework Display at Portland Square, St Paul's on the Friday evening did not detract from the number of attendees.

The limited capacity of the building and surrounding grounds meant literally thousands of Bristolians were left to watch from adjacent roads, forcing traffic to a standstill.

Emma Harvey, Centre Manager for the Trinity Centre commented: we started out eight years ago with a small display for the local community – since then the Free Trinity Fireworks Party has gradually become an institution.

Despite our best efforts to only publicise the event locally, this year's event has seen us attract record numbers and Trinity will have to think very carefully as to how we proceed next year in order to ensure public safety and also to ensure local people have the opportunity to attend.

Our thanks go out to all the volunteers who work so hard to make the event happen each year and special thanks to Avon and Somerset Police, who helped us to manage the unexpected numbers, reacting quickly to close a major through-road to protect the public.

We hope to work closely with the Constabulary, Bristol City Council and the community over the coming year to keep the spirit of the free firework display alive.”