Leaders at a community cafe and arts space in South Bristol are celebrating after reaching their £230,000 fundraising target to save the building and its future with just three days to spare.
The future of Zion Bristol, a community-run centre and arts hub, was in doubt after the owner of the building said they would be selling it, but gave the centre six months to raise the funds to buy it first. The minimum amount required to halt the sale and give the community hub a chance of survival was an ambitious £230,000 by August 5 - and with just a couple of days to spare, the target has been reached this morning (Tuesday, August 2).
In an update, Zion founder Jess Wright said they'd reached the magic 100 per cent of the initial £229,300 target, but were now continuing to fundraise to renovate the building once they've bought it. The community in South Bristol came together to back Zion's shareholder campaign to buy the building and save the community arts cafe, which was founded 11 years ago.
