St Pauls Learning Centre

08/09/2026

🎤Thank you so much Kevin Philemon for for inviting us back to BBC Studios to spread the word about our Black History Month offer!

🙏Paul was an absolute legend once again on the mic and did us all very proud. Thank you Silvana for the buddy support as always, and to Primrose for making this happen in the first place.

✨BHM offer:
Oct 1 - 31st, Cafe Space
Mon - Thurs: 6.30 - 9pm
Sun: 10am - 3.30pm

We look forward to hosting your BHM activities!

🎧Listen back to the recording on BBC Sounds
28/08/26 with Kevin Philemon - 00:39:45
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030bn9

01/09/2026

✨ What’s On This September at St Pauls Learning Centre✨

🎨 Creative Sessions
• Beginner Sewing Courses with Off the peg sewing -starts Thurs 10th
• Scribble & Sketch: Free Monthly Creative drop-in session with Royal West of England Academy - Sept 12th
• Making a garment from a pattern with Off the peg sewing -starts Sat 26th
• Weekly woodwork courses with The Makershed

💡Community Workshops
• Lived experiences of healthcare & education systems by the Black community Workshop with researchers from University of Bristol - Tues 21st
•Parents’ guide to Safeguarding and Complaints for Black and Racially Minoritised Children with BSWN: Black South West Network - Wed 23rd

🌱 Climate & Wellbeing
• Repair Cafe with St Paul's Repair Cafe and Plant Love Cafe with The Bristol Rainforest - Sat 12th
• Climate FunDay with South Asian Voices Bristol CIC - Sun 13th
• Learn Reiki with Learn Reiki Bristol - starts back on Wed 16th

🤝Help & Support
• Weekly & Monthly drop ins at our Community Round Table with Bristol Disability Equality Forum , WECIL (West of England Centre for Inclusive Living) , Common Ambition Bristol , St Pauls Advice Centre , Caafi Health , Yuno Sexual Health , Vita Health Group , future Pages CIC , CSE and PCREF amongst others

📅Thinking about Black History Month 2026 already? You should be! Every October, we're proud to offer free space for groups and organisations looking to host impactful Black History Month activities. Secure your spot now:

✉️ Email us - [email protected]
📱 Call us - 0117 235 0400

Or drop into the centre to speak with our friendly team, who are always happy to help.

14/08/2026

🛠️It's maintenance time!

St Paul's Learning Centre will be closed to the public from Tuesday 17 to Friday 21 August.

🍴CAFE:
Glen's Kitchen will be serving food from the hatch, so you won't miss out on his delicious food!

📖LIBRARY:
The library will be open as usual.
There will be no access to the cafe computers during that time.

See you soon everyone!

12/08/2026

'What does solidarity look like in Bristol today? What happens when communities come together to create?'

Anatomy of Solidarity explored these questions through a series of creative collaborations inspired by Bristol's history of resistance.

Come and check out their powerful work!

🎨Brought to you by The Art Against War Club
🤝An Anatomy of Solidarity Project
🎬Produced by Seeta Patel Dancer
📍St Pauls Learning Centre, Community Cafe
⏱️Cafe public opening times

07/08/2026

We are so proud of our tenants!
A lot of magic happens behind the office doors of St Pauls Learning Centre.

Thank you LoveWell for the energy, dedication and difference that you make through your hard work!

Find out more about our tenants here: https://www.stpaulslc.co.uk/tenants

04/08/2026

Next Benefits and debt support sessions with St Pauls Advice Centre👇️

at St Pauls Learning Centre- Community round table / Cafe:

Welfare benefits and debt drop-in on Thursday 13 August, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Find out more about drop-in support sessions at: https://www.stpaulsadvice.org.uk/get.../drop-in-sessions/

Benefits and debt support sessions happening soon 👇️

Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre
- Debt drop-in on Tuesday 11 August, 9:30am to 4:30pm

St Pauls Learning Centre
- Welfare benefits and debt drop-in on Thursday 13 August, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Find out more about drop-in support sessions at: https://www.stpaulsadvice.org.uk/get-advice/drop-in-sessions/

27/07/2026

✨ What’s On This August at St Pauls Learning Centre✨

🎨 Creative Sessions
• Make your own clothes / Sustainable Sewing Workshop with Dream Studio , Aug 5th
• Scribble & Sketch: Free Creative drop-in session with Royal West of England Academy , Aug 15th

💼 Learning and Development
• Garden skills: Carpentry project with Bristol Courses, from July 28th

🌱 Community & Wellbeing
• Plant Love Cafe with The Bristol Rainforest: Aug 8th
• Weekly & Monthly drop ins at our Community Round Table with Bristol Disability Equality Forum , WECIL (West of England Centre for Inclusive Living) , Common Ambition Bristol , St Pauls Advice Centre , Caafi Health , Yuno Sexual Health , Vita Health Group , Future pages , CSE and PCREF amongst others

📢Notices
•Week of Aug 17 - 21: Maintenance week (partial closure)
Public access to library only : Mon, Tues, Thurs 1 - 5pm | Wed 10 - 2pm. No access to cafe computers. Glen will be serving through the hatch!

📅Thinking about Black History Month 2026 already? You should be! Every October, we're proud to offer free space for groups and organisations looking to host impactful Black History Month activities. Secure your spot now:

✉️ Email us - [email protected]
📱 Call us - 0117 235 0400

Or drop into the centre to speak with our friendly team, who are always happy to help.

22/07/2026

We love seeing your pictures when using our spaces!

Thank you BSWN: Black South West Network for choosing to host your Meet the Funders event at St Pauls Learning Centre with Bristol LGBTQ+ Coalition and Voscur 🙏

Looking forward to hosting you again.