Is the world’s longest running medical drama moving on?

First aired in 1986, an impressive 682 episodes have been transmitted of Casualty over the last 23 years and it is an award winning, flagship programme of Saturday night BBC television. We can all instantly recognise the theme tune and although the series is set in the fictional city of Holby, we all know its real name is Bristol. Things are not all well in camp Casualty at the moment though, as the latest of the BBC’s big plans of action is to move this much loved Bristol based series over the Severn to Cardiff, creating a huge debate among fans, staff and cast of the series.
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Saturday 4th July 2009 @ St Paul’s, Bristol

This amazing street party, celebrating Bristol’s Afro-Caribbean influences, attracts around 65,000 people to Portland Square and the streets of St Paul’s every year so get yourself down there and joint in the community carnival! Don’t miss the stunning procession of home-made costumes in the afternoon and be sure to get yourself some Jerk Chicken!
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Sunday 21st June 2009 @ Millennium Square, Bristol

Follow the adventures of Matt Whittle as he joined the 8,000 odd who turned up for Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride 2009 – Bristol’s festival of all thing bicycle. Matt cycled the ‘Sustrans Ride To Portishead’ route (24 miles).

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Sunday 21st June 2009 @ All Over Bristol

Another sunny Sunday in June sees the 16th annual Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride and Fun Day event. Now officially Britain’s first Cycling City, Bristol is proud to host this free family event run by Bristol City Council to celebrate the end of National Bike Week (13th – 21st June).
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Open between Friday 5th and Sunday 7th June 2009 @ Jamaica Street Studios, Bristol

Like many on the Gloucester Road to City Centre shuffle, I trudge by the unobtrusive mass of the Jamaica Street studio nearly every day. Despite its size, it’s easy to pass its scarlet and green frame and abundance of windows without realising it’s the diamond in Stokes Croft’s creative rough. Sometimes a paint-covered overall with a fag and a cup of tea in hand reveal its secret, but you’d rarely guess that inside this discreet building there’s a frenzy of activity as a community of artists go about their creative business.
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Between Friday 5th and Thursday 11th June 2009 @ The Old Firestation, Bristol

“The Grafikea Competition has become my favourite part of the whole festival,” says Bristol Design Festival Director, Neil Ferguson, “It really seems to capture people’s imaginations and everyone who sees them always wants to do their own, myself included!”

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Public transport in Bristol is unreliable at the best of times but one potential solution to part of the problem could be the introduction of a smart card system. Similar to London’s Oyster Card, the system works by just touching your card against a sensor as you board any public transport, meaning you don’t have to fumble around for change in your pocket and passengers can more easily use a variety of transportation.

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These talented performers are studying at leading ‘rock and roll’ music college BIMM (British Institute of Modern Music) which has a new college in Bristol. On the album entitled What’s Inside Your Head? Volume 2, there are 14 tracks written and performed by some of the most exciting new talent, named as ‘ones to watch’ on the music scene over the next few years. Students had to pass a challenging selection process by a professional music panel to perform on the album. This is the seventh in the series of annual albums from BIMM with all proceeds getting donated to charity.
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Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2009 @ The Amphitheatre, Bristol
Featuring Performances From: Zion Train, Horace Andy, Dub Asante, Macka B, The Blockheads, Dub From Atlantis

The Bristol Vegan Fayre was jammin’! It took place on the Bristol’s waterfront, cradled by the amphitheatre. It was more than just about being vegan; it had music, stalls, performances, circus acts, entertainment for the kids, cookery demos, talks, bars and top Bristol fun! With the sun blazing in the heat wave, this year proved to be a great place to soak up some vibes and ‘chillax’ with spectacular entertainment.
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Saturday 16th May 2009 @ Photographique, Bristol
Exhibition running between Friday 22nd and Friday 29th May 2009 @ Southbank Centre, Bristol

The principal of a PhotoMarathon is very simple: just turn up, collect a disposable camera, and then take twenty photos of twenty topics. This city’s first PhotoMarathon was coordinated by the lovely people at Second Look and was completely embraced by the people of Bristol. As I arrived on the Saturday morning of the event, Photographique was already bustling with life and energy as over 100 people flocked to take part. There was a fantastic spectrum of ages and abilities, all eager for the creative challenge.
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