Woodland of Wonder in Broadmead

About

This Easter, you are invited to visit Bristol Shopping Quarter’s Woodland of Wonder, a new community art festival taking place in Sparks Bristol and John Wesley’s New Room from 3rd to 6th and 10th to 13th April (Wednesdays to Saturdays).

Produced by Broadmead BID (Business Improvement District) in partnership with The Methodist Church, John Wesley’s New Room, and Sparks Bristol, Woodland of Wonder celebrates the natural world and invites all ages to enjoy exhibitions and allow creativity to flourish with nature-themed craft workshops and photography walks, plus performances from stilt-walking trees! All activities will be FREE.

The event has been planned with sustainability, creativity, and the importance of trees at its heart, with schools and local groups encouraged to make trees for the exhibitions using recycled and sustainable materials. Visitors, especially those taking part in the photography walks, will be asked to look for nature in the heart of the city centre, and Sparks Bristol will play host to a specially commissioned piece of interactive artwork.

Photography walks will need to be pre-booked; everything else is drop in!

Week 1

Wednesday 3 April – Photograph nature – photo walks starting at 11am and 1pm – book at eventbrite.com/cc/woodland-of-wonder-photograph-nature-in-bristol-3158479

Thursday 4 April – Junk Bugs – drop into John Wesley’s New Room between 11am and 3pm to make colourful insects from recycled materials alongside other fun crafts

Friday 5 April – make seed bombs and plasticine nature models at Sparks Bristol, 11am-1pm and 2-4pm

Saturday 6 April – look out for the Treemendous stilt walkers on Broadmead and The Horsefair

Week 2

Wednesday 10 April – Photograph nature – photo walks starting at 11am and 1pm – book at eventbrite.com/cc/woodland-of-wonder-photograph-nature-in-bristol-3158479

Thursday 11 April – Your Wonderful Woodland – drop into John Wesley’s New Room between 11am and 3pm to make trees, flowers, and animals from recycled materials

Friday 12 April – make seed bombs and plasticine nature models at Sparks Bristol, 11am-1pm and 2-4pm

Saturday 13 April – look out for the Treemendous stilt walkers on Broadmead and The Horsefair

Exhibition of artwork open in John Wesley’s New Room and Sparks on all eight days

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Good Friday Service at The New Room

Join the New Room for a special service as they come together to commemorate the sacrifice and significance of this sacred day.

Good Friday Service Information

Date: Friday 29 March

Time: 13:00 – 13:30

All are welcome to join their Good Friday Communion service with hymns and prayers.