Fishing for Change
An adventure for families which used integrated travel to see Bristol from a whole new perspective. Each event was spent learning, forging new friendships, plastic fishing and, importantly, reconnecting with our city.
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!
The Impact
128
attendees
180
kg
litter collected
99
%
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