The Latest Breaking News from Society of Merchant Venturers

Montpelier High School apologises to parents as Ofsted judges it 'still inadequate'

The school was considered the best in Bristol until Ofsted gave it the worst rating possible

Bristol Post · Jan 27, 2023

Bristol University could rename buildings like Wills, Fry and Goldney due to links with slave trade

They are named after prominent families with connections to slavery

Bristol Post · Nov 22, 2022

Care workers feel 'undervalued' as they face pay cuts amid cost of living crisis

Care worker and union rep Tina Rossiter stands to lose £600-£700 a year just as the cost of living crisis is hitting hard. Another care worker realised she would lose well over £3,000 a year

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022

Bristol asked to decide the future of The Downs

But it could cost half a million pounds to get rid of the Merchant Venturers

Bristol Post · Mar 24, 2022

Merchant Venturers 'saviour myth' challenged in row over Clifton Downs

“The Society of Merchant Venturers appears overly reliant on an oral tradition of word-of-mouth briefing, even in relation to its own history"

Bristol Post · Feb 15, 2022

Staff challenge University of Bristol on links to Society of Merchant Venturers

They also want honorary degrees for the so-called 'Colston 4'

Bristol Post · Feb 2, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Bristol MPs call for Society of Merchant Venturers to disband

They are an 'unaccountable, undemocratic network with no place in a modern, multicultural Bristol’

Bristol Post · Jan 31, 2022

Bristol public will have say on Clifton and Durdham Downs decision-making

Confirmation of a public consultation follows controversy over the Society of Merchant Venturers' involvement

Bristol Post · Jan 26, 2022