At-Bristol’s health-tastic Community weekend!

Blogging science to life

Tue 7 February 2012, Written by: Nicole

At-Bristol opened its doors and welcomed around 4000 visitors from the Barton Hill, Lawrence Hill, Knowle West, Hartcliffe and Southmead areas of Bristol, for a free weekend of fun!

The weekend, which had been funded by Big Lottery Fund, was one of two which are being held and run by At-Bristol. Their aim is to give families a chance to explore the world of healthy living and a healthy lifestyle by learning, exploring and playing together. Families were given the chance to explore At-Bristol to their hearts content, playing with the hundreds of interactive exhibits and exploring the wonderful world of science. They could take a trip to the universe with the Winter night sky and Little Stars (and due to it’s popularity the Planetarium was sold out by 12pm both days!), learn about their amazing brains with The Boggling Brain show and get taken on an imaginative adventure with Storytelling.

This weekend was also about bringing communities together and so it was brilliant to be able to invite Community members from Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Knowle West Health Association, the NHS and Hengrove Park Leisure Centre in to help us deliver some amazing healthy activities.

For those that wanted to flex their muscles and get active we had Zumba and Street Dancing taster sessions and Wii fit dancing sessions. After working up an appetite, families could explore the world of healthy food by taste-testing pancakes with a selection of healthy fillings and making their own smoothies and bread. Everyone got to take these home with them… although they looked so yummy I’m not sure many actually reached home!

And, after all that activity, there was guided relaxation in the Planetarium – promoting the importance of a healthy mind and giving everyone the chance to relax under the stars- lovely!

There was also the chance to talk to community representatives from a range of different projects including Smoke Free Bristol, Off the Record, 4YP, Barnardos Breastfeeding peer support, Live to Live health and fitness, Knowle West Health Park, NHS Inner City team, Alcohol awareness and more!
 
The weekend was hugely successful and we were delighted to welcome hoards of visitors! Jo Bryant, Community Engagement Manager for At-Bristol said “It’s fantastic to be able to work Bristol’s brilliant community groups and their members. After all bringing science into the community in a fun, hands-on way is what At-Bristol is all about!”

A huge thanks to everyone who help with the day – including our fantastic volunteers and community members! We can’t wait until the next one!

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