Nine different postcards – nine different languages

Our language postcards are now available in nine different languages – Polish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Russian, Bulgarian, Mandarin, Arabic and Romanian.  We’ve been using these in schools to teach children just a few basic phrases to welcome newcomers. Click here to read more.

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Easyfundraising – it really IS easy

It’s easy to raise money for Bridging Arts by shopping online: please remember us in the frenzy of Black Friday and Christmas shopping! Easyfundraising really IS an easy way to raise money for a good cause.  You don’t pay a penny, but the retailer gives a percentage of the sale price to us. Here’s how you […]

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I PACKED THIS MYSELF – evaluation

The first stage of our work with migrant workers in Cornwall was called ‘Let’s Talk’: we started by simply trying to bring people together in social situations in order to break down prejudice and to increase understanding. With the help of funding from the Church Urban Fund and the Diocese of Truro, we worked with […]

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The British Sari Story Education pack

The British Sari Story Education Pack (launched in 2007) has always proved very popular. It’s still fresh and full of ideas.  Click here to download. Our project, The British Sari Story , looked at the sari in Britain in 2007, the 60th year after Indian independence. We ran a competition for young designers to create […]

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Educational resources on World War One in Cornwall

We have produced two learning resources during Heart of Conflict, our work on World War One in Cornwall.  Both are for use with groups of all ages. Cornwall’s War 1914-18 focusses on life in the county during those years:click here to download. We have also produced a Heart of Conflict Education Pack  for schools and youth groups.  For more […]

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Spotlight on Manik Miah’s embroidery – Bridging Arts Christmas cards

Manik Miah created the spectacular embroidered bird on our 2017 Christmas card.  He was a keen member of the embroidery workshops we’ve held over the past few months at the Masbro Centre, in Hammersmith, with the Elders’ Group there.  The Elders’ Group is a wonderful weekly gathering of older people who enjoy a range of […]

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