Workshop providers

Creative Learning Agency (CLA) is a publicly funded web-based news and information service which provides educators and artists with information and support for arts education work. It has an online searchable database of artists working in all artforms and with all age groups and abilities. 

Education Officers from Resource Futures work in schools, running assemblies and lessons. They offer curriculum-linked assemblies and workshops, professional teachers' resources, assistance in setting up recycling and composting schemes and in-service training.

Play organisations

The organisations below can give you information about childcare provision and play opportunities in the Bristol area.

BAND is an umbrella organisation which supports and develops childcare provision in and around Bristol.

YPIS is local, independent, Telephone Helpline Service. It provides parents and carers with free impartial information and guidance on a full range of childcare and children’s services and resources across the City of Bristol.

EYTU providers training to early years and play workers.

Other Scrapstores

Please go to the UK Scrapstore Directory link on the home page.

Waste, Recycling & Re-use organisations:

Local authority helplines:

Other organisations:

Bristol Wood Recycling Project aims to rescue, re-use and recycle some of the tonnes of wood going to landfill locally. We create volunteer, training and employment opportunities for Bristol's social economy through doing this; as well as providing affordable timber to the local community. BWRP is a self funded not-for-profit social enterprise.

Resource Futures provides specialist waste management solutions for a huge range of clients – from local authorities to government agencies, from private sector companies to community organisations. Whoever and wherever they are, Resource Futures can provide the optimum in sustainable waste management solutions.

SOFA helps over 5000 households a year to furnish their homes at affordable prices and we collect over 25,000 items a year that would otherwise have gone to landfill. There are 2 stores in Bristol (Old Market & Withywood) and one in Bath.