Hi, I'm Miles, Miles Chambers.
I'm here in St Pauls.
We're going to be going to Stokes Croft later.
We're going to be looking at the independent
businesses in the area.
I'm a poet
and I also run a
street food business Agnes Spencers
This is Where’s It To?
Dad’s Cabs, super reliable
any time of the day or night,
whisk you in and out of St Pauls great guys,
and they play lovely music in their cabs.
This is the first stop of the day,
we’re at the Green Melon.
We're going to go in and meet John
and see what he's got for you.
Come on, let's go in and have a look at John.
Oh, John, hi.
Okay, so by the way, you can
get your local fruit and veg boxes
here, they're made up here.
Fruit and veg boxes look at that, it’s beautiful.
And if you live locally, you can
come and pick them up.
If not, you can get them delivered.
Absolutely amazing.
Just look at that, that’s beautiful.
We’re outside Ali and Kitty's,
they've been here ages,
and if you want to get extensions,
your ointments, your oils, your whatever.
Beauty and hair, it’s right here,
right in the centre on Grosvenor Road
Lots of variety.
Your mango shampoo.
I actually use this for my braids.
So this is Alfred Fagon,
playwright and poet, inspiration to me.
He's right here from St. Pauls in Bristol.
Now they have an Alfred Fagon award
which was created after his death
Where young black writers can
get a bursary and they can
learn how to write plays
and get their plays commissioned and used.
So this is the Malcolm X Centre;
pivot of the community,
It's a community centre.
You can come and plan your wedding, your engagement,
the Reggae Orchestra practices here,
you've got samba, latin dancing
and it's a great place.
And as it says,
it's been serving the community
by any means necessary after the man himself:
Malcolm X.
We're here on Picton Street
Urrrm Montpelier? Stokes Croft? I don’t know,
but it’s a beautiful street.
Apparently where we’re standing here,
used to be a stream.
And it's urm... the road flows
around still like a stream,
you get that vibe.
But anyway, let's go into Phat and Co
and see what they’re got in there.
Yes, so in here, there's over 80
different artists, all
producing their wares and supplying
them when they come in and have a
look at the variety, it's absolutely
amazing, really honestly.
We are now in Stoke’s Croft,
this is Stokes Croft and
we're in Elavator Sounds
which is an amazing shop.
We're going to go in and have a look,
see what they do.
# Electronic Synthesiser Music
Been in Bristol for about, well,
been here for about seven years.
Seven years yep.
Used to be Idle Hands record stores.
So mainly sell electronic music equipment
for the producers and other
established musicians and artists.
Also got 1020 radio station in the back.
1020? A radio station in the back? Wow!
Yeah yeah yeah, got a radio station,
we have a music studio downstairs
and we've got a repair workshop upstairs.
Okay.
# Electronic Synthesiser Music
You can leave me here, I'm alright.
We're still on Stokes Croft,
street’s buzzing, and we’re outside
BCP: Bristol Clothing Pushers.
All right. Yes B. Yes yes yes.
Hello sir, you alright?
Yeah. Yeah, cool, cool.
Right, so what we got here then?
What are you doing here?
Well, we print almost
anything except paper.
We print clothing.
We do shop signs, banners,
mugs, hoodies, t-shirts
work wear, chef’s wear, windows,
everything except paper. we try to print.
I like purple, how much is that?
This is the Kuumba Centre.
This is the longest running Black
art centre in the Southwest.
And you know, I've seen the
best of Black British stand-up comedy.
I've seen plays.
They've got the largest Black
History library in the Southwest
and just come here and have a look.
Yes, so we're here
at the Learning Centre in Glens...
Glen's cafe and
it’s in the heart of St. Pauls
Grosvenor Road, St. Pauls
is only five minutes away from town.
It's, you know, walking distance.
Honestly, you really need to come down,
And it's been great.
You’ve got a taste of St. Pauls,
a taste of Stokes Croft.
And this has been Where’s It To?
Bristol Bristol, the city that was
built on the rocks of heroic hardship.
Bristol Bristol the place of dreams
the place of possibilities,
the place of creative aspiration,
culture, commerce and its own seductive music
Take a walk.
Be inspired.
Feel the magical connection,
Come dance in this festival of ideas.