On 5th September 2016, St Matthias Park North opened its doors to students. The school is a pilot early intervention base (EIB) for pupils in Y7-Y10 (age 11-15) who have been permanently excluded from school or are at risk of exclusion.

Henbury Lodge Hotel almost certainly started life as two cottages around the year 1600. It remained as such until 1712 when it appears to have been combined into one dwelling.

Find below all the useful phone numbers, links and adresses for BS10, Henbury and Brentry area.
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We are a newly formed group of concerned local residents who use and take pride in our park. We not only want to preserve our green space from being sold off, but also to work together to campaign and plan for much needed improvements and investment.

Find out the planned school term dates and look up any unplanned school closures.

There are stories of giants all over Britain, but there is a distinct and unusual trail of giant stories that threads its way along the south coast of England, from Sussex to Cornwall, and then up the shores of the Severn Sea to Bristol.

This modern, recently refurbished and well maintained leisure facility is one of Bristol best kept secrets! With great facilities and fantastic activities for all ages and abilities it really does cater for everyone.

On the site of the Station Road flats once stood Henbury Court, just one of a number of grand houses that attracted both notable guests and sight-seers to the village during the 18th and 19th Centuries.

The Playing Out organisation began in 2009 as a small, local, neighbour-led project, enabling children to play out on one street in Bristol through the simple model of short, stewarded road closures. In 2010 we ran a pilot on 6 Bristol streets (see attached eport) and set up the website www.playingout.net as a free resource for residents.

The Henbury Conservation Society exists to make sure that the many attractive parts of the Henbury Conservation Area which includes many 17th & 18th century buildings and a large area of green space are maintained and improved.

Walking for Health is England’s largest network of health walks with over 400 active schemes, helping people across the country lead a more active lifestyle. We’ve done this with great success for over 14 years, improving the mental and physical well-being of thousands of people.

The farm is particularly interested in combating social exclusion and providing a safe and supportive environment in which people can flourish and contribute positively to their community.

Elderberry open space has a unique character of its own within a wider urban setting. Some of the trees were planted as saplings by local children from the former Dunmail school.

Okebourne Park is a community facility for all age groups. It is often used and viewed as a natural focus point for the community and is regularly used for numerous activities, leisure and relaxation.

During the year when we are commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1807, it is good to remember that Henbury contains a special piece of this terrible period of our history.

"If you look very closely at the stone work over what we call our front door (the entrance from the residents' car park) you can just about make out the letters P U B L I C.

Brentry is a suburb of north Bristol, England, between Henbury and Southmead which is spread along the southern edge of the Avonmouth-London railway line.

Brentry was once well known for its hospital, founded in 1898 as the Brentry Certified Inebriate Reformatory.

The 169th Bristol (Brentry) Scout Group is part of the Scout Association of Great Britain within Cabot District in the city of Bristol.