Update from BOPF Chair
I hope you are keeping well and managing to endure this seemingly endless Covid period in our lives. However, there is at last some really good news with the development of what appears to be an effective vaccine, which is
Cherry’s Story
Many years ago Cherry Hartley was very active and prominent in BOPF, as she still was before lockdown with local community groups Malcolm X Elders and Tudor Road Golden Agers and her church. Well done Cherry, you are a vital
Introducing our new BOPF Trustee!
Tara Mistry is our newest BOPF Trustee and she has been a great activist around anti-racism and equality issues since she was a young teenager growing up in Leicester. Now in her 60s, and after 38 years of living in
BOPF Congratulates Roy Hackett on his MBE
BOPF Congratulates Roy Hackett on his MBE for services to the Bristol Community! It is long overdue! A recent Guardian article speaks of Roy's remarkable impact on this country since his arrival from Jamaica nearly seven decades ago. And now he's
Update from BOPF Chair
BOPF had its first ever virtual Open Forum on 24th September
BOPF & BCC Newsletter – September 2020
Please find attached the latest in a series of joint Newsletters from the Bristol Older People's Forum and Bristol City Council. BOPF & BCC Newsletter - September 2020 We hope you will find it informative and valuable. Feedback is always very useful
Black Lives Matter
VIP BLM Statement: We stand in solidarity with black people and all who are oppressed and discriminated against. The Voice and Influence Partnership was set up to help give voice to some of the least heard people in Bristol, and the events
Update from BOPF Chair
I hope you remain safe and well, and are enjoying some greater freedom with the easing of the Covid lock-down. However, I think we are all acutely aware the position can just as easily go into reverse, especially as the
Bristol City Council’s coronavirus information and advice newsletter
Hello resident, This afternoon, the Prime Minister set out a series of new changes to the lockdown measures in England from Saturday 4 July. These include: reopening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers provided they are ‘Covid-secure’ which means having special safety measures in
Black Lives Matter
We stand in solidarity with black people and all who are oppressed and discriminated against.