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Invitation to special workshop to shape Bristol Hate Crime & Discrimination Service 2026-2030

Event date: 7 May @10:00am-12:00am

You are an important partner of Bristol Hate Crime & Discrimination Service, and we are writing to invite you to an online workshop to help shape the work of the partnership in the city.

As you probably know, we are a collaboration of 6 charities, led by SARI (Stand Against Racism & Inequality) with Brandon Trust, Bristol Law Centre, Bristol Mind, Bristol Off the Record and Resolve West.

We each provide specialist services for people facing hate crime and discrimination and we deliver holistic work to tackle hate and discrimination for all communities – you can find out more here: www.bhcds.org.uk.

We are pleased Bristol Impact Fund is continuing to prioritise funding for hate crime and discrimination services, and we are beginning work on our application for the next funding round, to deliver from 1^st April 2026.

To shape the very best application for this work we are committed to listening and learning, to better meet needs and achieve the most impact.

This workshop will be the chance for discussion and consultation on:

What we are doing well, and where we need to improve
Who is / isn’t accessing our services and how we best reach people that need us
The way we work and the services we provide

Anyone who is interested in making Bristol a safer, fairer more inclusive City is warmly encouraged to attend to share their views and ideas, and if you can’t make the workshop but would still like to have your say, please get in touch.

Please do share this invitation within your organisation or with others.

Details of workshop:

When: Wednesday 7^th May 2025, 10 – 12 pm

Where: Online via Zoom

To register and receive the Zoom Link: please e-mail alex@saricharity.org.uk or phone SARI on tel.: 0117 9420060 and ask for Gaby Stewart if you need help to sign up.

Burges Salmon has been an enthusiastic supporter of BLS for many years. BLS provides a valuable role in uniting and promoting the whole of the legal sector across Bristol to benefit both its members and the city. It facilitates collaboration across the sector to ensure that we can all make a difference. Whether that is driving important initiatives in, for example, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the use of new technologies, liaising with stakeholders and charities in our wider community or providing training to generations of lawyers, the service and support provided by BLS is invaluable. More recently BLS has taken a lead on promoting Bristol’s legal brand, encouraging legal and business services talent to come to the city, which in turn attracts clients and inward investment to our thriving and vibrant commercial community. BLS breaks down barriers and brings those in the profession together for the greater good. We are proud of our long-standing association with BLS.
Roger Bull - Managing Partner, Burges Salmon
Three things to say about my experience of working with Bristol Law Society. Their central team, council members and general hangers-on are just about the nicest, most generous group of people working in the legal sector today. The numerous events, awards, socials and conferences I’ve had the pleasure to attend over the years have been, without exception, top quality and supremely organised. And, thirdly, they consistently exceed and challenge the boundaries of what lawyers might assume a regional Law Society will restrict activities to – from a hugely successful charitable school meals drive to corporate social responsibility and diversity campaigns to being joint architects and coordinators of the region’s unique Bristol+BathLegalTech group, which it has been my privilege to co-chair for the last five years.
Chris Bull - Principal, Edge International
As one of the leading Insurance brokers for law firms in the UK and with a large presence in Bristol it seemed only natural for us to support the Bristol Law Society. Bristol Law Society is one of the oldest and most vibrant of the Law Societies in England and Wales. We are pleased to be working with them on important matters relating to law firms’ liability insurances and Risk Management. From Sole Practitioner to Top 20 law firms we are sure our two organisations can provide excellent support and assistance for the challenges faced by the legal profession.
Matthew Baker - Financial Lines Group, Howden Insurance Brokers Ltd
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Nicholas Lee- Managing Director of Paragon Costs Solutions and Past President of BLS