Area in Focus

Play, a risky business: A tour of Bristol’s Adventure Playgrounds

The Cable's community organiser explores the history and enduring spirit of the city's Adventure Playgrounds, where children are trusted, challenged and free to play

Beats, bars and belonging at ACE

In conversation with Rising Arts Agency

A smiling woman in a red jacket works in a greenhouse surrounded by plants.

Edition 42

‘Children are totally different here’

Since the pandemic, interest in outdoor learning has surged. We visit Bristol’s city farms and Forest Schools to explore why these alternatives to mainstream education are thriving

Hope Is Around The Corner

Giving a shit is just the beginning

A young girl with a blindfold points to the right in front of a stream

Photography

Photo essay: Kitchen Table Photo Club

Revealed: How the arms industry is targeting Bristol’s secondary schools

From ‘colour your own F-35’ to missile simulators, arms companies are promoting STEM careers in schools, but obscuring their role in the bloody global arms trade. Teachers, union reps, and campaign groups are pushing back