Bristol Junior Chamber leads charge for summer volunteering
A drive to support charities across the wider Bristol region culminated in hundreds of hours of volunteer work by the Bristol Junior Chamber this summer. The BJC Big Help Out, introduced this year by the Chamber’s President Emma Carter, helped link up the organisation’s membership of young professionals with a range of local and national […]
BJC backs local charity with £2,000 grant
A Bristol charity supporting young people into work has received the latest in a series of grants made by the Bristol Junior Chamber. Spear Bristol, a charity based out of Christ Church in Clifton, has received £2,000 to continue the delivery of the Spear Programme, an initiative which equipes 16-24-year-olds to overcome the challenges they […]
#MeetMeHalfway
Looking back, and continuing to thrive in our 22/23 year. Our presidential year begins in April, making this the halfway point for our 22/23 year. As has been captured in our monthly roundup blog posts, we’ve already hosted a variety of successful events – it’s true what they say, time really does fly when you’re […]
Bristol Junior Chamber pledges continued longstanding support to iconic Balloon Fiesta
The Bristol Junior Chamber (BJC) has declared its ongoing support for one of the city’s most iconic events, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, as one of this year’s sponsors. Co-founded by the BJC back in 1979, the Fiesta has become Europe’s biggest annual gathering of hot air balloons and brings thousands of people to the […]
‘Connecting communities’ the top priority for new Bristol Junior Chamber president
The newly elected president of the Bristol Junior Chamber has outlined her priorities for the coming year, with her sights set firmly on promoting community and charity. Emma Carter, head of income generation for Air Ambulances UK, assumed the role of president at the organisation’s AGM on Tuesday, 2 April as the new Council of […]
Bristol and Hannover Exchange 2022
Bristol and Hannover have been twinned since 1947, so with 2022 being the 75th year Anniversary it seemed an apt time to re-start the BJC exchange with Wirstschaftsjunioren Hanseraum (Hannover Junior Chamber or WJH). The annual exchange had to sadly pause during the pandemic, but as it’s been taking place for the last 61 years, […]
Reflecting on our year of charity 2022
This year, as BJC’s Chair of Charity, I wanted to continue to seek out smaller, under-represented charities and campaigns in Bristol to show some BJC love. This was a decision inspired by the success of our Annual Dinner fundraising last year for Emmaus, the charity supporting homeless people that had an AED defibrillator installed outside […]
Flamboyance on Bristol Harbour
Usually most birds soar, but in this case ours used oars as the BJC Flamingos swooped into third place during this years’ Bristol Dragon Boat Festival. Aside from the chance to sport some fabulous fancy dress costumes and show some team spirit, the event was held to raise money for Bristol-based charity The Brightwell, which […]
BJC welcomes new President for 2022-23
I’m Kate Woosnam, President of Bristol Junior Chamber 2022-2023. I’m very excited to be in this role and I am looking forward to my 12 months as President. I was previously an employment lawyer for around eight years in Bristol, before I moved into an employee relations role in house in HR in London. I […]
BJC raises money for Emmaus Bristol fundraising campaign to buy a defibrillator for the Stokes Croft area
Bristol Junior Chamber has raised over £1,400 to support local homelessness charity Emmaus Bristol in its bid to secure a defibrillator in Stokes Croft. Young professionals’ networking organisation Bristol Junior Chamber (BJC) has raised over £1,400 for Emmaus Bristol, one of hundreds of Emmaus charities across the world. The money raised will go towards a […]