What's Your Trinity Story?
The Stingrays at Trinity Rock Against Racism gig, 1979
What's Your Trinity Story? - funded by Heritage Lottery Fund Your Heritage Grant - will feature an an oral history and archiving project about Trinity from 1960-today, with specific reference to its role as a music and community venue.
Trinity is probably best known for its role in the music scene of the 1990s, when it played host to some of the biggest domestic and international music stars of the time. Trinity's stage has been graced by the likes of U2, The Wailers and Public Enemy as well as local talents such as Massive Attack. It hosted many famous artists notably from the punk, and reggae genres, and was an important landmark in the globally exported "Bristol Sound" prominent during this era.
The space has also had a number of roles within the community over the years - from a bingo hall to a boxing ring - and is now run as a community arts centre with regular training, projects and events.
Nerys Watts, South West Heritage Lottery Fund Head of Region, said, "The Trinity Centre has a fascinating history, and the Heritage Lottery Fund is really pleased to support this inspiring project which will capture what it has meant to people over the last 50 years."
The heritage project will consist of workshop activities and sessions designed to engage the community of all ages in sharing their experiences and stories of the space. It will also involve detailed research to help shape the project and collate information for future generations.
Several roles will be created as part of the funding, including an Outreach Worker who will lead the project and an Archivist who will support with research aspects.
Emma Harvey, Activities Coordinator for the Centre said "There is a wealth of Trinity related stories out there and everyone seems to have their own unique memory of the space. This is a really exciting project that will document real people's stories, so that they can be passed on to future generations and centre users."
The year long project will culminate in a final exhibition and booklet of people's memories and images, as well as developing Trinity's online archive and building on a physical archive contained within Bristol Records Office. There will also be a series of workshop activities where participants from the local community will be invited to produce a stained-glass window design to represent local people and their history.
Do you have a story or photos you would like to share?
For more information about the project or to get involved, please contact 0117 935 1200 or email info@3ca.org.uk or visit us online at www.3ca.org.uk/projects/whats-your-trinity-story
