The old Marks and Spencer store in Broadmead is reopening its doors today as a ‘department store with a difference’. With the name Sparks, the old department store will no longer house just clothes, it will be a space where Bristolians can come to be educated, get advice and express their creativity.
The former M&S store closed permanently back in January 2022 and reopens its doors around 12pm today (Saturday, May 13). Education charity Global Goals Centre has teamed up with Artspace Lifespace to turn the site into a “vibrant, positive venue where local people and visitors can shop, recycle and explore what a greener, fairer and creative future could look like.”
This new arts and sustainability hub has two floors with one focusing on arts and the other focusing on sustainability, innovation and creativity. The upper floor’s rehearsal rooms will be open for people to book and there’s even the option for schools to book out the space as well.
