Bristol Junior Chamber elects new Council of Management

Bristol’s longest running networking society for young professionals is looking towards a year of‘Bristol through me’ following the unveiling of its new leadership team. The Bristol Junior Chamber, the city’s pre-eminent organisa on for young professionals, elected itsnew Council of Management during its AGM on Tuesday 7 April, held at the Society of MerchantVenturers. Following […]

One Year On: The Lasting Impact of Bristol Junior Chamber’s Grant to Spear Bristol

A year ago, Bristol Junior Chamber awarded a £2,000 grant to Spear Bristol through our fund with Quartet Community Foundation. The funding was designed to support the delivery of the Spear Programme, a structured six-week coaching programme helping 16 – 24-year-olds overcome barriers to employment and build sustainable futures. Twelve months on, we can clearly […]

Bristol Junior Chamber Book Club: Our 2025 – 2026 Reads

The Bristol Junior Chamber Book Club has been busy turning pages and sparking conversations! From gripping thrillers to heart-wrenching non-fiction, our picks this year have given us plenty to discuss, debate, and recommend. Here’s a roundup of what we’ve been reading. Polo by Jilly Cooper – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ We ended the year with the legendary Jilly […]

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 […]

Emma Carter’s Reflection of a Year as BJC President

As I step down as Bristol Junior Chamber President tonight, I’ve been reflecting on the past year and trying to put into words just how incredible it has been. When I first joined BJC, I never imagined that I would one day serve as President  but here I am, having nearly completed my term as […]

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 […]

2024 – 2025 BJC Book Club Year in Review

Looking back over 2024–2025, it’s been another year of mixed reads – some easy, compulsive page-turners, a few heavier, thought-provoking ones, and plenty of books that kept us chatting long after the pages were closed. It was a year of variety: books that made us laugh, books that made us think, and books that just […]

#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 […]

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