Month: July 2015

DJ Derek has been reported missing DJ Derek who’s real name Derek Morris has not been seen for the last 3 weeks and has now been reported missing. Derek’s niece Jennifer has been appealing to the public on Twitter and Facebook for his safe return. Aged 73, Derek has lived in St Pauls, Bristol since 1978. Derek’s […]

Like bad films and live in Bristol? You’ll ruddy love this then. Run by Timon Singh, the brilliant Bristol Bad Film Club have been mesmerising audiences across Bristol with cult films, horrendous movies, and unknown classics. A Dwarf Filipino actor playing James Bond? Check. Cowboys and Dinosaurs? Check. The Room? Enough said. We spoke to these heroes of Bristol to delve […]

The Canteen, Bristol Now an institution of Stokes Croft, The Canteen is most commonly known for being the place where you’ll find the famous ‘Mild Mild West’ Banksy, some unusual Stokes Croft characters and an assortment of pretty tasty music. We spoke to Jamie Pike, one of its co-founders to find out just a little bit more about The Canteen. 1. […]

There’s lots of things to do in Bristol this July Stuck for things to do in Bristol during July? From snapping sheep sculptures to calling out Bristolian phrases in bingo, here’s 15 of them. Now until August 31st: Join about 500,000 people and take a picture of the 70 Shauns in the City July 4th – 12th: Do all […]

Naked Bike Ride in Bristol Over 400 people set off from the Full Moon in Stokes Croft on the naked bike ride in Bristol. Travelling over 4 miles around Bristol, the riders came back into Stokes Croft in a variety of vehicles and different variants of birthday suits. For more about Bristol’s naked bike ride, […]

Fantastic photos of Bristol from Nick Church I grew up in Portishead, which to anyone my age meant knocking about in the woods, crabbing in Portishead docks, and endless summer days at the open air pool (calling it the Lido came later, to make it sound posh). Inspired by my late Father, I became interested […]

The naked bike ride came to Bristol last weekend Kicking off at the Full Moon in Stokes Croft. Bristol hosted the world’s naked bike ride and surprisingly it was full of lots and lots of wobbly bits. We’ve found the 17 best things about the whole thing. 1. The Full Moon were happy with hosting a naked […]