Bristol Noise in Redcliffe
This year, the SMR local residents, SMR church community and a group from Woodland church had teamed up with the Redcliffe gardening club to transform the communal garden spaces in Redcliffe.
It was great to converse with people who passed us by. Local people have commented on the joy of seeing their communal areas transformed. There were over 420 volunteers from 34 churches and groups across Bristol, with over 25% volunteers under 18, and over 25% volunteers over 50.
A comment about the Redcliffe garden club:
"A huge thank you to all volunteers who helped us beyond our wildest dreams yesterday on the 2 garden sites in Redcliffe."
Rev Aggy Palairet
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We've seen lots of amazing work in the visitor services department so far this year. SMR stewards have generated over £4,500 donations between January and April 2026 and welcomed over 5000 visitors to the Church. We are welcoming new tour guides to the front of house team with the eventual goal to expand the number of tours we are able to offer to the public. Janet and Reuben have both done their first tours and have received wonderful reviews from visitors. If you are interested in volunteering on the front of house team please contact me on lucy.marshall@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk . We have had some amazing feedback from our outreach events as we aim to welcome not only those familiar with SMR but also those that have never been before. These have included film screenings, talks and most recently the Redcliffe Sessions which raised just under £150 for our Lent charity partner, CALM. Thank you to all those who have supported these. The next Redcliffe Session will be in support of SMR and will feature Bristol band Dogsbody on guitar, cello and violin, and songwriter, Alex Pester on 13th June. I am very excited looking into the rest of 2026 for our future events run both in house and by external hirers, more information of which can be found on our website. If you are interested in volunteering at any future SMR events please let me know! Lucy Marshall Visitor Services Coordinator 06.05.2026
