Designs were produced by Architect Daniel Pacaud, which at the time caused great controversy with the Church Commissioners Advisory Board for Redundant Churches, who felt that the proposed works compromise the architectural heritage of the space.

"Although the very fine interior of this church would be ruined by the proposals as the building now belonged to the local authority Board members felt that it would be a waste of time to try and say it by fighting a rearguard action. It was RESOLVED: That the Church Commissioners be informed that the Advisory Board regards the church of Holy Trinity, Bristol, Diocese of Bristol, as a building of considerable architectural and historic interest with a fine interior that would be entirely compromised by the present proposals for conversion to a community centre" - Church Commissioners Advisory Board for Redundant Churches, June 1987.

The Church was at the time considered to be one of the finest examples of the work of Architect Thomas Rickman, who built the church between 1829-1932 with Henry Hutchinson.

Pacaud's plans for conversion, involved the installation of a dividing floor. But, despite the Church Commissioners' discontent, the build project went ahead.

The images found show this development in full flow and include pictures of a visit by politicians - including a rather young looking Kenneth Clarke - to see first hand the "Community Initiative" in progress.

Works included:

• Installing the first floor and sprung wooden floor on the ground level
• Repairing many of the windows which had been smashed over the years
• Cleaning the exterior sandstone, using a sandblasting method, to remove graffiti and pollution dirt

However, the costly process meant that many of the works proposed by Pacaud - particularly the developments of the upstairs hall spaces - were eventually abandoned.

Today, Trinity continues to renovate and develop the space to try to avoid any further compromising of the interior and realise this original vision to make a multi-functional community hub.

To view all the images and records connected with this development, visit our online archive

Image found from the 1987 conversion, featuring Tory MP Kenneth Clarke

Students can either chose to develop a range of music skills focussing on music production, recording and performance or develop visual skills through photography and graffiti.

All our courses are led by experienced practitioners and professionals. During the courses students will work towards a certificate in Creative Media Production as well as gaining certificates in Functional Skills and Personal Social Development.

Both courses are FREE to 16-18yr olds who are not already in education, employment or training.

For more information please click here

Over 30 participants contributed across the programme – this included volunteers who are unemployed and were looking to gain skills and meet new people.

The biggest achievement was getting two very disparate groups together – older people who were white British with young people from a range of cultures and backgrounds, some of whom didn't speak English. It helped both the young people develop their language skills and the older people to gain a deeper understanding of the complex challenges facing asylum and refugee seeking communities.

What worked particularly well with this project in comparison to past years was we took the young people to work with older people residing in Brunel Care Home in St Georges. While this posed many new challenges, this also meant that we worked with older people who were otherwise not engaged at all with any community activity, unlike past groups of older people we worked with who were already engaged with organised social meeting groups.

One of the older people from the home commented: “we don't get any visitors so it is really nice to see young people – we don't really have any activities here and there is not full-time warden so it was nice to create an activity that we can meet the community”.

The main benefit was the improved communication skills and a better understanding of each others cultures. It gave the older people a chance to share their memories and talk about their experiences and allowed the young people to feel valued and accepted within their new home country.

The community will benefit from the legacy of the project and through other activities shaped alongside this proven model. The prints produced will be on permanent display in Trinity's new lobby area, which will create an improved sense of what Trinity's role is within the area and give a sense that this is an open and inclusive environment.

Voting closes on 13 September so get voting now to make sure our local troupe are crowned the Barclays Live Champion 2010!

The sessions, starting from Wednesday 14th July, give two people each week the chance to spend half a day with our Studio Technician Rory.

If you are a young person with an interest in music,this is a great opportunity for you to learn a little more about music production, MCing and vocal recording in a professional studio environment without the usual associated costs.

Anyone interested please contact studio@3ca.org.uk or come into the Trinity Office Monday-Wednesday 9am-5pm to register your interest with Ravel, our Youth Outreach Worker. Additionally, the studio is now available for general hire - with the perfect blend of digital processing and analogue recording capabilities, the studio provides a relaxed environment conducive to creative thought - whether you are a vocalist, producer or musician. Ongoing improvements to the studio include the capability to record & master using the industry standard Logic 9 and a range of soft synths for digital music production or live recordings, with the expert guidance of our in house Sound Engineer, Alex.

Highly competitive daily rates start at £100 – anyone interested please contact studio@3ca.org.uk with your requirements and we will get back to you!

Hype Dance are looking for more dancers ages 5-10 years to join this amazing Urban Dance troupe. The groups perform across the city and beyond and have a string of awards and successes under their belts. Please come down to the LIL HYPE session every Wednesday at Trinity 6pm-7pm, price £3.50 - free for their 1st session. Hope to see you there!

Hype Successes to Date

1st place at Disney Dance Camp 2010

4th out of 27 groups at the I Hip Hop UK Championships 2009

1st place at Southern Street Dance Championships and Welsh Street Dance Championships in 2008, 2nd place in 2009 and 5th place at the Worlds Event

UK winners 2008 at Southern Nation - Idol

Opening acts for Neyo and Ginuwine at club events

Official Entertainment for Avon & Somerset Constabulary's Battle Of The Bands 2010

Notting Hill Carnival winners 2006 and 2007

The official street dance group to open Cabot Circus Shopping Centre 2008

This Autumn as Trinity we have a host of National and International acts performing as part of their UK tours.

We kick off on Friday 8th October with Hurts, an entertaining evening for all you electric pop fans.

Next in line we have Magnetic Man, Thursday 28th October, who will undoubtedly bring the house down with their new school Dubstep rhythms.

Wednesday 24th November, all the way from the United States the unique Beach House are performing as part of their worldwide tour.

Saturday 4th December we are hosting the massive Dub/Reggae band Dreadzone, With years in the industry these experienced Dub kings are here to entertain with some legendary tracks and cool vibes.

Then on Thursday 9 December we have the unmistakable sound Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit this will be a acoustic set which will defiantly be a night to remember.

Angus & Julia Stone will be performing on Saturday 11th December as part of their worldwide tour. Originating from down under catch them as the fly through the south west.

Check out our events page for more information

Trinity was turned into a dance hall for the afternoon to give older people an afternoon out.

Chandeliers were put up and tea and cake was served to make it an occasion.

The event was organised in partnership with LinkAge - a scheme that encourages older people to get involved with their communities and events. Both south Bristol and east Bristol LinkAge groups were invited to the dance.

Around 50 people attended the first event and a second is now being planned for the autumn.

One of the organisers, Kath Jacobs from LinkAge said: "It was a great turn out and we got lots of really positive feedback. I think people really appreciated how the place looked.

"I'm sure friendships were rekindled or started."

Click here to view the Evening Post article about this event.

Jackie Mathers of NHS Bristol, the designated nurse for safeguarding children has been working with women from ethnic communities and spoke at the event. Ms Mathers told the women gathered at the Centre: "Your voice is really valuable to help with services. We have to protect young people and need your support to say no and help us eradicate this."

Click here to read the full Evening Post article.

We will also be hosting our own Rebel Music 1, the first of a series of events celebrating the music history of Trinity as part of 'What's Your Trinity Story' as well as our free Garden Party, Sunday 9th May.

With more events to be confirmed check out our events pages for the latest info and further details about tickets and line ups.

The event, organised by not-for-profit music promoters, Back 2 Its Roots, at Trinity, raised £2,830 for Plan Lalibela and For-Ethiopia.

The headliners Iration Steppas and Vibronics played live reggae to a sell-out crowd.

Back 2 Its Roots promotions manager said: "I would like to thank everyone who supported us, who came out and paid money, to help us raise an impressive amount for the charities. We hope to raise more in the future."

Click here to read the original Evening Post news item.

Trinity's training continues to grow and grow, with new courses in photography with the irrepressible Nadine Bourne, Anger Management courses with Paul Serry and fantastic music courses with Alex Howard.

We have recently been cited by Connexions for our great work with current students, who seemed not to be able to connect with any other organisation until they worked with us.

We have also been recognised as part of our work with Education Unlimited (EUL) Partnership, by being awarded the prestigious Beacon Award for Widening Participation.

Students will complete both ASDAN Employability and City and Guilds Basic Numeracy certificates throughout the courses, and will also be supported with progressing onto either work or further education.

For more information, please contact training@3ca.org.uk

Family skating in the daytime followed by 80's School Disco Friday night and 70's Funk Disco Saturday night until late!

More details coming soon