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Sushi loving Brits can now learn all the tricks of the kitchen with the return of YO!’s sushi school. 

The announcement of the next City Poet will be made on BBC Radio Bristol at 19:30 Tuesday 12 July 2022. The new City Poet will hold the role from 2022-2024. 

On The Water and The Grove Stage programmes released.

Bristol Zoo Gardens’ Royal Patron His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex has visited the attraction to celebrate its 186th anniversary (July 11) and to hear about the Society’s plans for Bristol Zoo Gardens and a new Bristol Zoo

As part of a programme of extensive repairs, Redcliffe Bascule Bridge on Bristol’s floating harbour will close to all users for around 10 weeks from 1 August 2022.

Hoteliers are backing a bid for Bristol to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, claiming it will be a huge boost for their businesses.

Both charities will have a presence at this year’s Balloon Fiesta - with Teenage Cancer Trust collecting donations from the public at Thursday’s iconic Nightglow and GWAAC fundraising at the event’s Saturday Nightglow. 

Passengers travelling through Bristol Airport from Tuesday 12 July will see the refreshed Get On Board campaign. Helping to raise the understanding and highlighting the serious implications of disruptive behaviour at the Airport or on board an aircraft.

Bristol Old Vic announces an exciting new food and drink offering.

Imagined Landscapes, showcases artwork created by artists supported by the Bristol-based social care charity Milestones Trust through its Expressions creative arts programme.

The transformation of the platform is a world-first that aims to inspire global 
conversations about the repurposing of large industrial structures and design-led solutions to sustainable futures

Bristol Clean Air Zone to start charging older and more polluting vehicles on 
28 November.