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‘Women are more likely to be in low paid jobs and have been hit hardest by prices going up’ (Living Wage Foundation 2022).

The cost-of-living crisis affects women more than some others. This is because women are more likely to be spending their wages on household goods (such as food and cleaning products etc.) than men.
It is really important that women are able to access welcome spaces so a checklist has been made to help people make their Welcoming Space accessible to women.

You can download the guide here.

As part of the Household Support Fund that is coming into the city this winter,
Feeding Bristol will be helping the Council to give out funds around Bristol to help get food to those most likely to be finding it hard with the cost-of-living crisis. Groups in the city will get help to take action on food for the people that they work with.
If you have any needs, ideas or projects that you/your group are interested in get in touch with Feeding Bristol.
For example:

1. Food Clubs, Community Fridges/Freezers and Food banks in disadantaged wards
2. Ideas in line with the Food Equality Strategy
3. Welcoming Spaces to run projects like food parcels or community meals

To get funding, you will need to give Feeding Bristol:

1. A short outline (equivalent of 1 sheet of A4 or less) of what the funds will be used for and who will benefit,
2. An estimate of budget,
3. An estimate of: The number of people that will be helped and the groups that will benefit (e.g. families, homeless, disabled, older people, black and minority ethnic communities, single households, etc…) the increase in capacity of your project

If you have any questions or want to chat about this, please email
Ped Asgarian – ped@feedingbristol.org

Law for Life and DPAC are working together to run a campaign to support protest rights, and to create clear and accessible public information for protestors about the law.

We are listening to what you tell us as about your protest information needs as part of the wider campaign. But we have also produced a quick survey to help us learn more about what people want and need to know.

Please take the survey yourself and pass it on to your groups and networks. Or get in touch with theresa.harris@lawforlife.org.uk to arrange another way to give your feedback.

Survey Link: https://d62bp2rkc9j.typeform.com/to/vcNcg2gs

Be part of a community of everyday people acting as scientists to answer important questions and making a real difference.

When we think of plastic in our homes we often think of plastic bottles and packaging.  But our homes also contain lots of plastics that we can’t see, such as clothes, carpets, curtains, blinds and beds.

These are very small bits of plastic called microplastics.  They float around our homes until they are breathed in, land or, go out through windows and doors.  There are more of them indoor than outdoor, but we don’t know how there is, where it comes from, or how to make less of it.  As Disabled people can sometimes have to use a lot of plastics for health reasons this is a big issue for us.

University of the West of England has been working with the Universities of Leeds on Homes Under the Microscope.  They are working with everyday people to look at microplastics in the home.

Join us and find out how many microplastics are in your home.  To take part register online.  You will be sent a pack to use through the post that will tell you what to do to take samples of the microplastics.

Sign up here: https://homesunderthemicroscope.co.uk/join-in/

If you’re struggling to pay your water bill Bristol Water might be able to lower your bill or do other things to help.

They can help if you are:

1. • On low income or get benefits,
2. • Get Pension Credit or State Pension,
3. • Are in debt with your bills,
4. • Have become unemploymed.

Go to their website to get help: link.

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The Disability Energy Support service can also help lower your energy bills costs. They are experts in providing support for disabled households on energy. 

To find out more call 0808 801 0828.

We are working with Your Park Bristol and Bath to make Bristol’s parks more accessible for Disabled people and unpaid carers.
Last year, Your Park Bristol and Bath talked to local Disabled people and unpaid carers through their ‘Not just a check box’ research. Those people said that parks needed to be looked at as a whole and that the knowledge of how parks can be made more accessible should come from Disabled people and carers who have used them.
So we are now working with Your Park, Disabled people and unpaid carers to make the UK’s first Community Led Park Access Assessment (CLPAA). This will help Disabled people and unpaid carers look at the accessibility of a park and make recommendations for how to make it more better. We hope what we make will then be used across the UK.
Your Park Bristol and Bath has got funding from Natural England to do the first part. This work will get us to be where we can test what we make in parks.

Help us develop CLPAA through workshops
If you are a Disabled person you are invited to join us to help shape the assessment. We will be holding 2 or 3 workshops in late February. They will each be 2 hours and you can join online or at the Vassall Centre in Bristol.
Your Park Bristol and Bath will give a £40 voucher (for a shop of your choice) to the people at each of the meetings.
If you are interested, please get in touch: info@yourpark.org.uk