Fishing for Change is a collaborative project with Severnside Community Rail Partnership, Crimestoppers, Bristol Community Ferries and SeaCycler. After being joined by their guide for the day, families travelled by train from their local station developed confidence to travel and sharpened their rail safety skills.

After arrival at Bristol Harbour, they had a tour of our iconic waterway on one of the instantly recognisable yellow ferry boats. Onboard, families learned about water safety and some of Bristol’s juiciest historical facts. Unsuprisingly, for a day on the water, sea shanties accompanied the fun.

Finally, it was time to get hands on; groups made sure the harbour looked spick and span by plastic fishing on our very own SeaCycler and conducting land based litter picks. Indeed, all sorts of finds were had including a chair, a working (and still flashing) electronic toy and the ubiqutous left shoe!). A hearty lunch followed before our families sorted all the waste and created some very fishy art!

We have now completed our trips for this year. We are currently seeking funding for more trips and if you would like to be the first to hear about any future trips please complete our booking form

A huge thank you to our funders GWR and Community Rail Network and DfT for making the summer 2024 trips possible.