BCHF
Horfield & Lockleaze
Welcome
Upper Horfield and Lockleaze are two adjoining neighbourhoods on the northern edge of Bristol. There is a great range of facilities for residents living in these areas and they are well served by public transport. The Horfield Leisure Centre and Horfield Common sits between the two neighbourhoods and Southmead Hospital is also nearby.
Latest information and neighbourhood news
March
2012
Pride of Place Action Group
BCHF offers all of its residents the opportunity to get involved in its popular Pride of Place initiative. Pride of Place, or POP, is a group of residents who volunteer to help to report issues about Clean and Green issues in their area and work with other residents, BCHF staff and partners to develop local action projects that improve the local build and natural environment.
October
2011
Youth football in Lockleaze and Horfield
If you or a young person you know would like to play for a great local youth football team, or you would like to support the team's fundraising in any way, Lockleaze and Horfield Community FC would like to hear from you.
July
2011
Influencing decision-making in your neighbourhood
Your local ward councillor is your elected representative on the city council and is there to represent you and the local area.
More about the neighbourhoods
Upper Horfield
Upper Horfield is BCHF’s largest single housing development that now provides homes to around 450 households. All the properties BCHF offered in this area have been newly built and the redeveloped area is a 50:50 mix of private and social properties.
Upper Horfield is a compact area with a strong sense of community. It even has its own local community organisation, the Upper Horfield Community Trust. Upper Horfield is also one of the first neighbourhoods in the country to be awarded a Cleaner, Safer and Greener Neighbourhood Quality Mark by Keep Britain Tidy – an award secured by the work of the local Pride of Place Street Reps.
Lockleaze
Lockleaze is an area and council ward in the north of Bristol, lying three miles north of the city centre, south of Filton, east of Horfield and west of Frenchay. It has a mix of private and social housing and BCHF currently has 12 properties in this area in Copley Gardens, Lockleaze.
There is a strong sense of community within the area of Lockleaze with its own local community group, the Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust. As well as organising lots of activities in the area, Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust also publishes and delivers a community newsletter called Unlocked. This is delivered to local homes, keeping the community informed of local issues news and upcoming events.
