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Only 5 weeks to go until 15 teams take on Bristol Birdman to raise money and champion youth and community work across Bristol ✊🏆

There’s still time to get involved, so drop us a message if you want to be part of it. Opportunities like this don’t come around every day!

Bristol Birdman is Bristol’s take on the classic flying machine competition. Teams build human-powered creations from recycled materials, then launch from a platform on the harbourside in front of thousands of spectators. It’s creative, chaotic, and unforgettable.

But there’s a bigger purpose behind it 💚
Bristol Birdman is the biggest annual fundraiser for Grassroot Communities, helping support young people from underserved communities across Bristol through year-round youth work, mentoring, paid internships, creative projects, and pathways into employment.

Every bit of support helps make a difference.
When you back Bristol Birdman, you’re backing young people in Bristol 🙌

Huge thanks to everyone supporting us so far 🤩

@wecil_charity @cliftoncoffee @purplefishagency @mutilive @BakehouseFactory @originworkspace @bristolferry @urbanpursuituk @urbanpursuituk @2601_creativeprint @uwebristol @grainbarge @yogscastgames @branchciderco @batala.bristol @aawatersports @mangostone2026 @bristol_harbour

Only 5 weeks to go until 15 teams take on Bristol Birdman to raise money and champion youth and community work across Bristol ✊🏆

There’s still time to get involved, so drop us a message if you want to be part of it. Opportunities like this don’t come around every day!

Bristol Birdman is Bristol’s take on the classic flying machine competition. Teams build human-powered creations from recycled materials, then launch from a platform on the harbourside in front of thousands of spectators. It’s creative, chaotic, and unforgettable.

But there’s a bigger purpose behind it 💚
Bristol Birdman is the biggest annual fundraiser for Grassroot Communities, helping support young people from underserved communities across Bristol through year-round youth work, mentoring, paid internships, creative projects, and pathways into employment.

Every bit of support helps make a difference.
When you back Bristol Birdman, you’re backing young people in Bristol 🙌

Huge thanks to everyone supporting us so far 🤩

@wecil_charity @cliftoncoffee @purplefishagency @mutilive @BakehouseFactory @originworkspace @bristolferry @urbanpursuituk @urbanpursuituk @2601_creativeprint @uwebristol @grainbarge @yogscastgames @branchciderco @batala.bristol @aawatersports @mangostone2026 @bristol_harbour

Announcing Branch Cider’s partnership with ‘Bristol Birdman’ organisers Grassroot Communities, raising funds for their work with under-served youth and communities across Bristol. For every keg of draught cider sold between now and June 14th Branch will donate a minimum 5% to the Bristol Birdman fundraiser, with a whopping 20% donation for sales to new stockists. So Drink Up Thee Cider this month and help us raise thousands for this great cause, then glide on down to the harbourside for Bristol Birdman Sunday 14th June @branchciderco @grassrootcommunities #cidersforgliders #bristol #cider #glider

Announcing Branch Cider’s partnership with ‘Bristol Birdman’ organisers Grassroot Communities, raising funds for their work with under-served youth and communities across Bristol. For every keg of draught cider sold between now and June 14th Branch will donate a minimum 5% to the Bristol Birdman fundraiser, with a whopping 20% donation for sales to new stockists. So Drink Up Thee Cider this month and help us raise thousands for this great cause, then glide on down to the harbourside for Bristol Birdman Sunday 14th June @branchciderco @grassrootcommunities #cidersforgliders #bristol #cider #glider

Have you heard about the Bird?!🐦

If not, you have now - SPREAD THE WORD ✊🏻🙌🏽🙏🏿

Our local legend and Bristol Birdman MC 🎤 Downsy on location at the Harbourside in Bristol…

See you on the 14th of June 👍🏻

If your a business who wants to explore:

⭐️ Entering a team
✨ Sponsoring the event
💫 Business team stewards

Check out our website for details 👇🏻

🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/upsppjlmbf - Link in bio

Grassroot Communities #BristolBirdman supports young people and communities to fly 365 days a year through transformational youth and community work ❤️

@downsyofficial

🚨 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We’re excited to welcome MUTI Live to The Bristol Birdman 2026 🕊️🌊

From live events and festivals to creative training and production, MUTI Live know how to put on a show ✨

Will they be the shooting stars of the day or will they have an eventful splash? 💦

Either way, this is going to be a show worth watching 🎬🚀

14th June - Bristol Harbour - Be there or be ⬛

#BristolBirdman @mutilive

🚨 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We’re excited to welcome MUTI Live to The Bristol Birdman 2026 🕊️🌊

From live events and festivals to creative training and production, MUTI Live know how to put on a show ✨

Will they be the shooting stars of the day or will they have an eventful splash? 💦

Either way, this is going to be a show worth watching 🎬🚀

14th June - Bristol Harbour - Be there or be ⬛

#BristolBirdman @mutilive

“How serious are we about early intervention?”

Because if we’re serious…
it can’t just be a “nice to have.”

Too many young people are already deep in crisis before support arrives.

Real prevention starts earlier.
And it needs real investment.

Full episode in bio

#WhatReallyMatters #YouthWork #EarlyIntervention #YouthViolence

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚤🪽

We’re incredibly excited to announce that All Aboard Watersports will be part of this year’s Bristol Birdman event!

Based in Bristol Harbourside, All Aboard are an amazing charity breaking down barriers to watersports and making sailing, paddling, rowing, and more accessible to everyone in the community.

They’ve spent years helping people across Bristol get out on the water, and after their support of last years event, we couldn’t think of a better team to have involved in a day dedicated to creativity, courage, and supporting Bristol's youth 🌊

Give them some love and keep your eyes peeled for more team announcements soon 👀

#BristolBirdman #grassrootcommunities @aawatersports

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚤🪽

We’re incredibly excited to announce that All Aboard Watersports will be part of this year’s Bristol Birdman event!

Based in Bristol Harbourside, All Aboard are an amazing charity breaking down barriers to watersports and making sailing, paddling, rowing, and more accessible to everyone in the community.

They’ve spent years helping people across Bristol get out on the water, and after their support of last years event, we couldn’t think of a better team to have involved in a day dedicated to creativity, courage, and supporting Bristol's youth 🌊

Give them some love and keep your eyes peeled for more team announcements soon 👀

#BristolBirdman #grassrootcommunities @aawatersports

🍕 Another Pizza Worksop on North Street?!
Creative Club takes on the iconic food frisbee 🥏

Everyone got the chance to make and customise their own pizzas, with toppings ranging from classic combos to one very unique cucumber pizza 🥒🍕

Safe to say the session was a success because there were absolutely no leftovers by the end.

⚽ During the break, there was plenty of handball being played, and we even saw a small play being devised by some of the group 🎭 Maybe last term’s drama sessions are still inspiring some creativity.

Creative Club continues to be a space where young people can try new things, build confidence and most importantly have fun together 💛

🚨 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Collaboration meets creativity 🧠✨

We’re excited to welcome Origin Workspace to The Bristol Birdman 2026 🕊️🌊

Based in the heart of Bristol, Origin Workspace has built a thriving community where innovation, wellbeing, and big ideas come together 🚀

Now they’re bringing that energy to the Birdman platform…

Expect teamwork 🤝
Expect creativity 🎨
Hope for the best. Expect gravity 🪶

This is going to be a fun one.

#BristolBirdman @originworkspace

Sometimes brilliant surprises come your way when you least expect them…

On the weekend me and my family went away for our daughter’s class camp from Ashton Gate Primary School at the beautiful Beeches Farm campsite over looking Tintern Abbey and the mystical meandering river Wye.

A group of 8 8-9 year old kids, without warning told me and all the other parents they were doing a lemonade stall on the campsite and fundraising for Grassroot Communities 🤩

They made the lemonade, they created the posters, they got their sales pitch down to a fine art and they made a very much appreciated £23.19 from the stall ✊🏻🙌🏽🙏🏿

If I could have bottled the excitement shown by those children I’d be a millionaire!!! Children of all abilities and interests all playing their part and helping towards the greater good 😊

Having fun, making, creating, communication, presentation, negotiation and bartering, team work, maths, entrepreneurship and many more experiential learning skills for life 💥🚀✨

Learning can happen in many settings and in a variety of ways. The things that seam to switch all children on are fun, creative, led by them and helping others ❤️

Well, Grassroot Communities and our upcoming Bristol Birdman are extremely proud to be chosen as a recipient to this wonderful group of kids kindness, energies and efforts.

Young people are the solution and change is happening from the grassroots and up 🌱☝🏻💚

Sometimes brilliant surprises come your way when you least expect them…

On the weekend me and my family went away for our daughter’s class camp from Ashton Gate Primary School at the beautiful Beeches Farm campsite over looking Tintern Abbey and the mystical meandering river Wye.

A group of 8 8-9 year old kids, without warning told me and all the other parents they were doing a lemonade stall on the campsite and fundraising for Grassroot Communities 🤩

They made the lemonade, they created the posters, they got their sales pitch down to a fine art and they made a very much appreciated £23.19 from the stall ✊🏻🙌🏽🙏🏿

If I could have bottled the excitement shown by those children I’d be a millionaire!!! Children of all abilities and interests all playing their part and helping towards the greater good 😊

Having fun, making, creating, communication, presentation, negotiation and bartering, team work, maths, entrepreneurship and many more experiential learning skills for life 💥🚀✨

Learning can happen in many settings and in a variety of ways. The things that seam to switch all children on are fun, creative, led by them and helping others ❤️

Well, Grassroot Communities and our upcoming Bristol Birdman are extremely proud to be chosen as a recipient to this wonderful group of kids kindness, energies and efforts.

Young people are the solution and change is happening from the grassroots and up 🌱☝🏻💚

Sometimes brilliant surprises come your way when you least expect them…

On the weekend me and my family went away for our daughter’s class camp from Ashton Gate Primary School at the beautiful Beeches Farm campsite over looking Tintern Abbey and the mystical meandering river Wye.

A group of 8 8-9 year old kids, without warning told me and all the other parents they were doing a lemonade stall on the campsite and fundraising for Grassroot Communities 🤩

They made the lemonade, they created the posters, they got their sales pitch down to a fine art and they made a very much appreciated £23.19 from the stall ✊🏻🙌🏽🙏🏿

If I could have bottled the excitement shown by those children I’d be a millionaire!!! Children of all abilities and interests all playing their part and helping towards the greater good 😊

Having fun, making, creating, communication, presentation, negotiation and bartering, team work, maths, entrepreneurship and many more experiential learning skills for life 💥🚀✨

Learning can happen in many settings and in a variety of ways. The things that seam to switch all children on are fun, creative, led by them and helping others ❤️

Well, Grassroot Communities and our upcoming Bristol Birdman are extremely proud to be chosen as a recipient to this wonderful group of kids kindness, energies and efforts.

Young people are the solution and change is happening from the grassroots and up 🌱☝🏻💚

Sometimes brilliant surprises come your way when you least expect them…

On the weekend me and my family went away for our daughter’s class camp from Ashton Gate Primary School at the beautiful Beeches Farm campsite over looking Tintern Abbey and the mystical meandering river Wye.

A group of 8 8-9 year old kids, without warning told me and all the other parents they were doing a lemonade stall on the campsite and fundraising for Grassroot Communities 🤩

They made the lemonade, they created the posters, they got their sales pitch down to a fine art and they made a very much appreciated £23.19 from the stall ✊🏻🙌🏽🙏🏿

If I could have bottled the excitement shown by those children I’d be a millionaire!!! Children of all abilities and interests all playing their part and helping towards the greater good 😊

Having fun, making, creating, communication, presentation, negotiation and bartering, team work, maths, entrepreneurship and many more experiential learning skills for life 💥🚀✨

Learning can happen in many settings and in a variety of ways. The things that seam to switch all children on are fun, creative, led by them and helping others ❤️

Well, Grassroot Communities and our upcoming Bristol Birdman are extremely proud to be chosen as a recipient to this wonderful group of kids kindness, energies and efforts.

Young people are the solution and change is happening from the grassroots and up 🌱☝🏻💚

Sometimes brilliant surprises come your way when you least expect them…

On the weekend me and my family went away for our daughter’s class camp from Ashton Gate Primary School at the beautiful Beeches Farm campsite over looking Tintern Abbey and the mystical meandering river Wye.

A group of 8 8-9 year old kids, without warning told me and all the other parents they were doing a lemonade stall on the campsite and fundraising for Grassroot Communities 🤩

They made the lemonade, they created the posters, they got their sales pitch down to a fine art and they made a very much appreciated £23.19 from the stall ✊🏻🙌🏽🙏🏿

If I could have bottled the excitement shown by those children I’d be a millionaire!!! Children of all abilities and interests all playing their part and helping towards the greater good 😊

Having fun, making, creating, communication, presentation, negotiation and bartering, team work, maths, entrepreneurship and many more experiential learning skills for life 💥🚀✨

Learning can happen in many settings and in a variety of ways. The things that seam to switch all children on are fun, creative, led by them and helping others ❤️

Well, Grassroot Communities and our upcoming Bristol Birdman are extremely proud to be chosen as a recipient to this wonderful group of kids kindness, energies and efforts.

Young people are the solution and change is happening from the grassroots and up 🌱☝🏻💚

🚨 Just ONE MONTH until the Bristol Birdman Event! 🕊️🌊

The countdown is officially on - costumes are being planned, flying machines are (hopefully) being tested, and Bristol is getting ready for one of the funniest, wildest days of the year.

Whether you’re taking the leap, cheering from the sidelines, or just coming for the chaos, it’s almost time to see who can soar… and who’s heading straight for the harbour 💦

📅 14th June
📍 Bristol Harbour - Near Bristol Marina
🪽 Birdman season is nearly here!

#bristolbirdman @visitbristol @bristolbeerfactory @branchciderco @cliftoncoffee @officialyogscast

Last week’s multisports session brought together 23 young people from Years 7–11 for a massive mixed-year game ⚽

Years 7 and 8 had the option to work separately if they felt more comfortable, but every student chose to stay involved 👏

The students asked for a “big game” session this week and it definitely delivered. Fast-paced, chaotic, and full of energy from start to finish. We even had a surprise appearance from “Michael Jackson” thanks to one student turning up in fancy dress 🤩

The blue team came away with a 7–3 win, with plenty of laughs, handball debates, and positive competition throughout.

Overall, a brilliant session with great energy, strong participation, and positive interaction across all year groups 💚