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Ujima Radio Celebrates St Paul’s Carnival 2025!

Ujima Radio celebrates Carnival all day

Join us on Saturday 5th July when we pay tribute and celebrate St Paul’s Carnival with a full schedule of back to back Carnival shows. Kicking off at 9AM and right through until the early hours!

9-11am – First up is African Anthems with Dr J!


12-2pm make sure you don’t miss Jump Off for a healthy dose of soca & calypso, alongside dancehall, reggae, jazz and lovers rock with of Tim Dub Boy.

2-4pm Skylion promises 2hrs of non stop carnival vibes!

4-6pm True Definition Carnival Master Mix Session with Deli Gee – will be heavily influenced by sound of latin music which is a melting pot of musical styles, drawing Indigenous African and European cultures.

6-8pm it’s the one & only DJ DOCTA FLEX!

We have 2 special guest shows including Smith & Mighty’s Peter D Rose at 8pm followed by one of the originators of the Bristol Sound, the legendary DJ & Producer Flynn Ites from 9-10pm!

All wrapped up by Mercury Prize winner Dj Suv & Slix Mc with 2hrs of b2b Drum & Bass bangers, it’s Ramp-Up RADIO from 10PM.

The party continues through courtesy of DJ Xcel with a Soca & Reggae special with Legends in the Mix!

Join us & celebrate St Paul’s Carnival all day & night on Ujima Radio!

98FM / DAB / ONLINE

#bristol #bristolevents #carnival #stpaulscarnival

 

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Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence Nine Nights

The Nine Night’ celebration in honour of former Gloucestershire & England Cricketer Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence MBE, takes place on:

Date: Sun 6th July

Time: 2PM – 9PM

Venue: The Rose Green Centre, 65 Gordon Rd, Whitehall, Bristol. BS5 7DR.

Come and join us as we celebrate, & remember the life and times of ‘Syd’, all are welcome to attend this special occasion.

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Carnival Day! Join Di Mas!

Docklands & Ujima Radio Present Join Di Mas!

 

Ujima Radio are proud to announce on Saturday 5th July –
“Join Di Mas” – the Parade of the Youth Clubs.
Taking place at Docklands Centre in St Paul’s, Bristol from 12-6pm.
Come & join us for this FREE Family friendly Carnival Party, Youth club procession, a Youth Talent show plus the Ujima Radio Takeover from 4-6pm starring Xiomara Musiq, Rayson & Brilliant plus Sambee with live performances plus carnival vibes courtesy of DJ Souls Liberation.
This is more than a parade, this is for our young people to be powerful, proud & seen!
Come & join us & get in the carnival spirit with Ujima Radio on Saturday 5th July at Docklands Community Centre, St Paul’s, Bristol!
Let’s make ‘Join Di Mas 2025’ unforgettable!
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Big Sexy Festy Party is back! The Free Festival celebrating 30 years and raising money for Feed the Homeless Bristol!

CHRIS LIBERATOR AND GRACE SANDS TO HEADLINE BIG SEXY IN EASTVILLE PARK

HOUSE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG
Big Sexy Festy Party
SUMMER SOLSTICE
SAT 21 JUNE
EASTVILLE PARK
BRISTOL
As an accolade to free party and free festival club ,studio and world touring DJs from our global and local house music- techno communities , here are our Kings and Queens of our UK free party and free festival culture celebrating 30 years of the BIG SEXY FESTY PARTY
BIG SEXY SOUND SYSTEM
HOUSE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG
SET TIMES
9 – 10.30. Chris Liberator
Stay Up Forever
7.30- 9.00. Jamie Rainbow
6- 7.30. DJ Grace Sands
DIY Sound system – Adonis
NYC Downlow – Block 9
4.45 – 6.00. Jess Warp – Big Sexy – Glastonbury
The Common.
3.30 – 4.45. DJ Tattoo John – Alabama 3
2.30 – 3.30. Sam T- MLC
1.00 – 2.30 Joe Hockham Liane Davey – Dig Deep Radio
This rockin party starts with a community radio style show in which Bristol’s Ujima Radio 98fm Miranda Rae opens up the day welcoming everyone to the field with Joe and Lianne Dig Deep Radio
SAM T will kick off into a playlist which later combines worldwide DJ legends Grace Sands DIY Soundsystem Nottingham – Memories And Tunes and Chris Liberator Stay Up Forever Collective with solid friends of the Big Sexy Festy Party playing deep funky and summertime party HOUSE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG with a bouncy wiggly uplifting acid tecno finish from the world’s best tecno DJ CHRIS LIBERATOR . All this on a mint hand built 10k rig from Jake Oily aka Bus Tunes – old school West country party legend .
This is a celebration of our deep friendships over 30 years of BIG SEXY and we are mega delighted with this astounding line up of our dearly beloved DJs all playing for free Jess , Jamie , Tattoo John Sam , Miranda , Chris , Grace , Stevie K and Oily all rocking the party inna BIG SEXY stylee !!Please share as this is rare !!
Don’t forget it’s a free festival but we are asking for guided donations of £5 £10 £20 according to your choice but all profits go to Feed The Homeless Bristol in line with the tradition of all our free parties over the course of our dance music history.
We also have REGGAE NATION – FUNK STATION – KIDS ZONE – CIRCUS – FIRESHOW – FOOD AND BARS
It’s the Summer Solstice BIG SEXY headlined by Chris Liberator , Grace Sands and friends – EPIC !!
Everyone will be expected to attend !!!
For info and tickets in advance go to
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Living Well Days! Supporting people with Dementia!

Your Care South West are launching Living Well Days

Your Care, a Bristol-based care organisation that’s been supporting people in the community for over 11 years.

On Tuesday 1st July, Your Care South West are launching Living Well Days – weekly, small-group sessions created for people living with early-stage dementia. But these aren’t your usual day centre activities — they’re doing things differently.
They have teamed up with a qualified sports coach to run fun, movement-based sessions including soft archery, inflatable darts, and team games — all tailored to different abilities and supported by specialist dementia-trained staff. It’s about helping people stay active, connected and confident, while also giving families some vital respite. 
🗓 Every Tuesday from 1st July
📍 Hanham Community Centre
⏰ 10am – 2pm
💷 £80 per session | Launch offer: First session just £40 + 3 free places available
🍽 Nutritious lunch, drinks & full activity programme included
👥 Max 12 clients per session to keep it personal
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Bath’s First Ever Refugee Festival!

An exciting, diverse lineup awaits at Bath’s First Refugee Festival!

Sunday 15 June | 🕛 12–7 PM
📍 Fairfield House, Bath
🎶 Live Music & Performance
– Turkish melodies with Özcan Ates 🇹🇷
– Moroccan Gnawa with Mohamed Erreba 🇲🇦
– Ukrainian Choir 🇺🇦
– Rap Performance by Blakram 🎤
💃🏽 Dance & Drumming Workshops
– Sudanese & South Sudanese tribal dance with Abdelmajid Hassan 🇸🇩🇸🇸
– African drumming with Rubba 🌍
🗣️ Voices & Stories
– Refugee speakers from Afghanistan, Palestine & Sudan
🍲 Cultural & Food Stalls
– Palestine 🇵🇸, Ukraine 🇺🇦, Sudan 🇸🇩, Senegal 🇸🇳, Ecuador 🇪🇹, Syria 🇸🇾
🎨 Creative workshops & kids’ fun too!
Don’t miss this celebration of resilience, creativity and community.
🎟️ Book your tickets through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/bath-refugee-festival…
🆓 Free for refugees in Bath
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Bristol Refugee Festvial 2025!

World of Flavours – Bristol Refugee Festival

📅 Sunday, 8th June
🕓 1:30pm-4:30pm
📍 Windmill Hill City Farm, BS34EA

A family-friendly arts workshop to get creative with favourite foods from around the globe! Aimed at 7-11 year old children and parents/carers/friends, come along to talk about your favourite food whilst being involved in a community arts event – all welcome! There’ll be a chance to paint, draw, cut and stick to create mixed media, multilingual collages about your home countries. Put your favourite flavours on the world map!

 

#BRF2025 #CommunityAsASuperpower #RefugeesWelcome #BristolRefugeeFestival2025Programme

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Feed the Homeless Fundraiser Returns! Big Sexy Festy Party in Eastville Park!

Big Sexy Festy Party!

Feed the Homeless Fundraiser returns!
This Free Festival relies on donations!
Big Sexy Festy Party returns for 3rd year at Eastville Park with all profits going to charity!
With huge lineup of DJ’s & activities please support this great event on
Saturday 21st June from 1-11pm!
Book tickets via website:
Celebrating 30 years of community driven festivals the BIG SEXY FESTY PARTY returns to Eastville Park for its third family friendly festival fundraiser for this year’s local grass roots chosen charity- Feed the Homeless Bristol.

Showcasing 20 outstanding festival DJs supporting the event and playing for free expect big rigs and sunshine with headliners Chris Liberator Stay Up Forever, Grace Sands DIY, John Stapleton and Will Em from La Bomba, Tattoo John Alabama Three, Miranda Rae from Ujima Radio and many more from the Bristol and West country festival scenes. Covering the best from House Music All Day Long,Funk Station hosted by Caroline Dann Rythym Funk and Soul, Glastonbury Soul Club, Reggae Nation with Anonymous Dub Sound, DRAS – Dartmoor Reggae Appreciation Societyt and the epic and legendary Big Sexy Festy Party Sound System.

With strong roots in circusthere will be stiltwalkers, arialists, clowns, acrobats and workshops to liven up the field and a festival fireshow finish too . Expect great décor and local art focussing on homelessness issues. We also have a very popular kids area which includes a the Traveller Space Playbus and Marquee with an under fives area and a range of activities to keep the young ones entertained and absorbed.

This festival has well priced food and drinks (you cannot bring your own from outside ) , friendly security and is licensed for 5000. Please spread the word and show your support donating as much as you can in line with the guidance given on our website to support Feed the Homeless Bristol.

Donations are suggested at £5 £10 or £20 to buy and cook hot food for the homeless even over the icy cold winter nights and to stock the Feed The Homeless Foodbank.

Please support this fab little festy – spread the word, dance, smile, show off a little bit here and thereand have a whole stack of fun . This festival was given a gold award for sustainability last year and we are grateful to Bristol City Council for the use of this beautiful green space for our event.

This is a free festival with entry by suggested donations with tickets in advance as follows

Accompanied kids up to 12 years old until 7 pm £3

Adults £5 £10 £20 with all profits to Feed the Homeless

Show your support and follow Feed The Homeless on Instagram: @fthBristol

And check out their website for more information:

https://www.feedthehomeless.org.uk/

Come on Bristol ! Let’s rock the party !

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Ujima Radio are proud to celebrate National Volunteers Week 2025!

Ujima Radio is a volunteer led organisation that relies on over 100 volunteers a week!

 

As a volunteer led organisation we are so grateful to all the 100’s and 1000’s of volunteers, past & present, that have made Ujima Radio what it is today. You are the beating heart of the station! Thank you!!

As we celebrate our 17th year we pay tribute to every single volunteer that gives their time for free wherever in the world that may be.

 

We thank you and honour you!

#volunteersweek2025 #Volunteers #VolunteersWeek

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Project Zulu visit UK from Saturday 17th May – Sunday 8th June 2025!

Ujima Radio are really excited to announce that the incredible Project Zulu will be returning to the UK from Saturday 17th May – Sunday 8th June 2025.

Throughout the three-week tour, the choir will perform at various venues across Bristol and the Southwest. The tour will culminate with a grand Project Zulu Gala Concert featuring Britain’s Got Talent finalist, Innocent Masuku at the Bristol Beacon on Thursday 5th June. Don’t miss this incredible experience!

Ujima Radio are really proud to be an official Patron and sponsor of Project Zulu.

All 20 children from 2 schools from townships in South Africa will be vising Ujima Radio on Friday 30th May and performing live on the radio between 4-5pm (watch this space for more info).
Foundes by Dr. Benjamin Knight, Project Zulu is a UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) social enterprise initiative focused on supporting educational opportunities in South African township schools.

Make sure you book your ticket for the Gala Concert by heading to the Bristol Beacon website. To donate and find out more about the tour and the choir head to the Project Zulu website:

https://www.projectzulu.org/

Book your tickets NOW from Bristol Beacon website for what is guaranteed to be an incredible performance:

/https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/project-zulu-gala-concert/

 

 

 


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