Bristol Pound News
January 16, 2019
We’re delighted to announce that we’re holding a Volunteer Training Day at our Bristol HQ on Wednesday 20th February from 10am-4pm. This training day will equip […]
January 9, 2019
Cash is becoming less common as a means of payment. Are we moving towards a cashless society, or does cash still have an important role to […]
December 20, 2018
2018 has been a year of change for the Bristol Pound, as we said a fond farewell to founding MD Ciaran Mundy and welcomed Diana Finch as […]
December 18, 2018
On 30th November we hosted our last Breakfast Forum of the year at City Hall. Membership Manager Ian Madle welcomed the group, which included a wide […]
December 13, 2018
In this short blog post, we would like to show you how easy it is to enable web-based payments using Bristol Pounds. Everyone knows that more […]
December 13, 2018
“We were on board with Bristol Pound from the offset. We feel it’s important to demonstrate boldly and proudly to our communities that we’re committed to […]
December 6, 2018
With a chill in the air and Christmas round the corner it feels like a very good time to introduce Tom Hallah of Well Seasoned Wood […]
November 29, 2018
“Networking with others in the same position always helps and the reflective, positive mindset stuff associated with being an entrepreneur is vital for keeping on keeping […]
November 27, 2018
Now in its sixth year, Small Business Saturday is a non-commercial campaign aiming to support all kinds of small businesses. Encouraging consumers to get out and […]
November 22, 2018
Mike Abrahams is the founder and owner of Wild Oats Natural Foods in Clifton, founded in 1981. One of the first shops of its kind, it […]
November 15, 2018
Are you interested in joining Bristol City Council’s supply chain? Would you like an opportunity to promote your business to your peers? Do you like coffee […]
November 15, 2018
With summer memories fading to a golden glow, the back-to-school-and-work routines thoroughly embedded and the commute home drenched in darkness, it’s a great time to prep […]
November 15, 2018
“Bristol Pound is for independents”, said Membership Manager Ian Madle at our latest business breakfast forum. It’s simple – by encouraging people to use Bristol Pounds […]
October 16, 2018
On Wednesday 3rd October we launched our new £B Champions programme. We were delighted to welcome a great mix of business owners, community and council representatives […]
October 3, 2018
Last Thursday we welcomed an eager bunch of earlybird £B business members to City Hall for our latest Breakfast Forum. Greeted by hot coffee, croissants and […]
September 19, 2018
As Bristol Pound celebrates its birthday today, we’re excited to be moving forward into our seventh year under the stewardship of new Managing Director Diana Finch. […]
September 4, 2018
July Members Meetup: New Managing Director, New Paper Money Thank you to everyone who could make it to the latest Bristol Pound member meetup. It […]
September 4, 2018
One of the nicest things about inviting artists to enter their work to be used on the new Bristol Pounds this year has been spending a […]
August 17, 2018
We met up with new £B10 artist Mary Collett in her favourite Bristol place recently – do you recognise it from the photo above? Mary shared her […]
August 14, 2018
Bristol is world famous for its watery history, from its original name Brigstowe or “the place of the bridge” to its annual celebration of all things […]
July 17, 2018
Huge thanks to everyone who attended our launch party for the new Bristol Pounds at Spike Island Cafe on 5th July – it was a fabulous […]
July 11, 2018
We’re thrilled to unveil the brand new third edition of the Bristol Pound with beautiful new designs by Marta Zubieta, Kesdraws, Radley Cook, Emma Burleigh, Kiwani Dolean, […]
July 4, 2018
Welcome to the last instalment in our Bristol Pound artist interview series. It’s been an inspiring journey learning all about the people, the techniques and the […]
July 2, 2018
We’re nearly at the end of our artist interview series, with the glittering launch of our new paper pounds this Thursday at Spike Island Cafe. There’s […]