175th Anniversary

Bristol Charities will be marking its 175th anniversary in October and David Jones, chief executive, has written a number of articles in which he will describe the politics and drama of the 1830s that led up to the creation of Bristol Charities and also of the colourful characters involved.

The newly appointed trustees met for the first time on 27 October 1836 and the articles describe the efforts made to ensure that the charitable assets were secured and then put to proper use.

 A number of Trustees gathered before the quarterly meeting on 25 October 2011 for a photograph to mark the impending 175th anniversary on 27 October 2011.

 Trustees sitting, left to right; Dudley Lewis, David Jones (Chief Executive), Andrew Hillman (Chairman of Trustees), Susan Hampton, Barry England, Helen Moss.

Trustees standing, left to right; Vanessa Stevenson, Nick Hutchen, Tony Harris, David Watts, John Webster, Kamala Das