People and groups are being invited to apply for grants of up to £5,000 for projects in Bristol that honour the legacy of the Bristol Bus Boycott. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded funding to the city to mark the 60th anniversary of the Bus Boycott, which was a landmark moment in civil rights and equality in modern British history.
The projects don’t have to be directly connected to the Bus Boycott - it could be anything from putting on lunches for the elderly, a walking tour or setting up an art installation or a sporting activity, but those applying just need to demonstrate how their project will ‘make a positive impact on race equity in Bristol’.
The Bristol Bus Boycott ran for weeks in the spring and summer of 1963, started by the community in St Pauls and Easton, and backed by students and some - but not all - of the white Bristolian population. The boycott was held in protest at the ‘colour bar’ - a ban on Black and Asian people getting jobs on the buses in the city.
