James Lucas – Founder of the Bristol Bike Project

“Tell me and I will forget; Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I will understand”, proverb that captures the essence of what the project is trying to achieve, James Lucas.   What is your job about? It is a comprehensive, community bike project. We repair and relocate unwanted, and unused bikes in […]

George Ferguson – Previous Mayor of Bristol

“All of us can make a difference, all of us can learn from failure. Everybody should recognize that”, George Ferguson. What is your job about? I am the Mayor of Bristol. I consider wellbeing as a vital issue and I want and I am trying to put health at the top of my agenda. We […]

Ruth Barden – Head of Environment and Catchment Strategy at Wessex Water

“I am interested in understanding what the better solutions are and how I can make a difference”, Ruth Barden.   What is your job about?  I am the Head of Environment and Catchment Strategy at Wessex Water. Wessex Water is a water and sewage company for this part of South-West of England. We have got […]

Hugh Thomas – Director, Consultant, Trainer and Workshop Leader at Learning Ships

“Water is an integral part of everything but people tend to ignore it in the city”, Hugh Thomas.   What is your job about? ‘Learning Ships’ is led by – My Future My Choice (MFMC) a Bristol based education agency. MFMC work nationally providing CSR activity for businesses supporting education. Their work has been developed in […]

Oliver Hill – Environment Officer for the Environment Agency

“Anyone can look good when things are going well, its what you do when times get difficult that show who you are”, Oliver Hill.   What is your job about? My title is Environment Officer for the Environment Agency. I work in the community and I am involved locally in various different parts of the […]

Dermot O’Regan – Co-founder of Grow Bristol

The hard times actually help you to keep on going”, Dermot O’Regan.   What is your job about? Grow Bristol is a new urban farming venture. We are developing and demonstrating innovative and sustainable ways of growing food in the city spaces of Bristol for the benefit of all its inhabitants and the wider world. […]

Natalie Fee

“Nothing is ever as serious as it seems, you need to have a sense of humour it gives you a lightness of being”, Natalie Fee. What is your job about? I have a number of different hats. I present and produce ‘The Source’ everyday on ‘Made In Bristol’ it’s a what’s on type of tv […]

Caroline McDonald – Director of Oggadoon Ltd

“When the times get tough no matter what is happening I remember that the sun will rise, birds will sing and the world will go on. I always try to notice the beauty around me”, Caroline McDonald.   What is your job about? We run a PR and marketing. We work in the area of […]

Sam Thomson – Chair of Friends of Horfield Common

“Green spaces are vital for all aspects of human well being”, Sam Thomson. What is your job about? I am the Chair of Friends of Horfield Common which is a community parks group. It was set up by a group of local people in North Bristol to improve the state of Horfield Common. It’s a […]

Professor Jim Longhurst – Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability at the University of West of England in Bristol

“I do it because is the right thing to do”, Jim Longhurst.   What is your job about? My job is Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability at the University of West of England in Bristol.  UWE is one of the largest University in the country with 30,000 students, 3.5 thousands staff located on three […]