It’s almost here. June 2019 will see in the 100th anniversary of the Sea Mills estate and we will be celebrating with a series of events over the weekend of the 8th and 9th June.
Sea Mills Heritage Trail 8th – 9th June 2019
Many of the public areas and buildings around Sea Mills will be open. A number of private houses will have information outside them in the street so that you can find out about the people that used to live there up to 100 years ago.
You can download a Sea Mills 100 trail map or pick up a copy from Sea Mills Library or the Cafe on the Square during the weekend.
Phone Box Mini-Museum
Our mini-museum in the Sea Mills Square will open with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10am on Saturday 8th June. The museum will remain available to few for at least one year with the display changing from time to time.
Programme Saturday 8th June:
10am Ribbon cutting – The Phone Box Mini-Museum Sea Mills Square
11am Football on the Rec Shire Colts Youth v Sea Mills Park
10-4pm Outdoor Heritage trail pick up a map from Cafe on the Square, Mini-Museum or Sea Mills Library.
10-4pm Buildings and spaces open for displays
Cafe on the Square (cafe history and refreshments)
Methodist Church (Brownies and Sea Mills Garden Club)
St Edyth’s Church (Church history, Sea Mills Primary School, 126 Scouts)
Sea Mills Community Centre (downstairs) (Community Centre History and Community Voice Newspaper)
Sea Mills Library (Library history)
Sea Mills Community Garden (History display also children’s activities 10-2pm)
Highgrove Church (Church history plus “Your House in Cardboard”
12-4pm Mill House Public House (History display plus food and drink)
2pm Music on the Square
4pm Sea Mills AmDram present “Sea Mills a Centenary” at the Community Centre
5.30 BBQ at St Edyth’s Church (first come first served)
Sunday 9th June
10-4pm Outdoor Heritage trail pick up a map from Cafe on the Square, Mini-Museum or Sea Mills Library.
Sunday services 10am St Edyth’s and 10.30 Methodist Church all welcome.
Various times – Buildings and spaces open for displays
2-4pm Cafe on the Square (cafe history and cream teas for donation)
12-4pm Methodist Church (Brownies and Sea Mills Garden Club)
1-4pm St Edyth’s Church (Church history, Sea Mills Primary School, 126 Scouts)
10-4pm Sea Mills Community Centre (downstairs) (Community Centre History and Community Voice Newspaper)
10-4pm Sea Mills Library (Library history)
10-4pm Sea Mills Community Garden (History display also children’s activities 10-2pm)
12-4pm Mill House Public House (History display plus food and drink)
2pm Music on the Square. “The Big Lunch” community picnic, bring your own lunch plus something to share also cream teas (for donation) from the cafe on the Square. Outdoor games from the Ark project.
Sea Mills 100 is a Sea Mills Community Initiatives bringing together the people of Sea Mills and surrounding areas to celebrate 100 years of the estate’s beginnings in 1919. It is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Bristol City Council.
