Our first exciting news of 2022... we have signed a lease on our first PROPS shop on Fishponds High Street 🥳propsbristol.org/news/props-hig… In the next few months trainees will help us design & develop the shop 🔧🔨 it won’t be a regular charity shop so watch this space 👀

🎨 Art groups have been busy in the first few days back, visiting Grayson Perry Art Club exhibition at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery trainees chose their favourite pieces to experiment creating artwork based on them. ❤️💛💚 Trainees also enjoyed the first of 6 sessions from LifeWithArt

We have compost ♻️ Thanks to the incredible supporters of our @avivauk crowdfunder we raised enough money to set up our community compost project at Thingwall Park Allotments ⛏ Trainees have loved getting stuck in collecting 🥦 food waste 🍂 garden and allotment waste!

We had such a fantastic taster session this week at Empire Fighting Chance Boxing Gym! 🥊 Trainees loved getting on the bags and running through fitness drills. Thanks to the amazing team at Empire 🏆 for this experience we can’t wait to come back!

Since starting at PROPS Aaron really loved riding with our cycling group 🚴 will be taking part in the Bristol to Bordeaux challenge this July! Training is ramping up as Aaron prepares to ride 80miles a day for 4 days! Check out Aaron's fundraiser here buff.ly/33FTlWh

Are you a good driver? Do you want to make a difference & support adults with learning disabilities? We're a friendly #Bristol charity looking for kind reliable drivers for pick up & drop off service to help trainees access our services More details here buff.ly/3vxzaCf

Join us to share in our vision for the PROPS Café ☕ an accessible, inclusive social and creative hub in our local community. 💡Come to our open evening to hear our plans & how you can get involved: 📅 Weds 23 Feb, 6pm 📍 769 Fishponds Road, BS16 2AE

Are you free 6-10 July? Could you volunteer to help our Bristol 2 Bordeaux challenge? As one rider put it “There’s something about this ride, this cause, that makes you feel as though every single person is part of one big family”💚 Email [email protected] or 01173747822

🎥 Congratulations to Hannah for completing her Mama Mia stop motion animation! This project has been such a labour of love and taken months to pull off with so many characters! 💃 We think you’ll agree the hard work paid off! 🏆 Well Done Hannah! #TraineeShoutout

☕️ Come along to our open evening to share our vision for the PROPS Café, exhibition & meeting space, providing routes to employment for Trainees who otherwise face huge barriers to work. 📆 Wednesday 23rd February, 6pm 📍769 Fishponds Road, BS16 2AE 🍰 Refreshments provided!

🚌 We’re looking for drivers to support our pick up, drop off service between 7:30- 9:30AM & 3-5PM 💜 Also Project Assistants & bank staff to provide excellent support to Trainees 📅 Mon-Fri Any combination of days. Call Nick 0117 374 7813 or email [email protected]

Today we launch our @aviavuk Crowdfunder for our latest venture buff.ly/3sxTuoR Project 769 will be a Café, exhibition & meeting space offering drinks, food & products handmade & sold by trainees❤️ Please share or donate our campaign raising funds for the renovation

This week PROPS start their journey as the new owners of Tapestry Brewery after taking over the company from liquidation. Our mission is to create long term meaningful jobs for adults with learning difficulties and challenge perceptions of adults with learning difficulties!

"The goal is to challenge perceptions of what adults with learning difficulties can achieve as well as running a profitable business that can provide real and meaningful work opportunities for PROPS trainees in the future" Cheers 🍻 Bristol24/7 for this piece!

Trainee Andrew said "I can't wait to get started, its going to be hard work but it love beer so its going to be fun." Tapestry by Props is a hugely positive step for disabled people across Bristol! we start brewing next month ready for opening in June! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

🍻 Brilliant to see the former Tapestry Brewery in Totterdown becoming the first in #Bristol to be staffed by adults with learning disabilities  ✨ Local charity Props are now running the tap room, launching three beers this summer bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

💬 "This is a hugely positive step for disabled people across Bristol." 🍺 Tapestry by PROPS is Bristol’s first disability-led brewery, offering training and employment opportunities to people with learning difficulties. 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Tapestry Brewery went into liquidation last year - but now it has a new beginning under PROPS offering work opportunities. One great story to come out of lockdown 👇 bristolworld.com/news/how-tapes…

Huge thank you to the sponsors of this years #Bristol2Bordeaux Challenge on 6th July bristol2bordeaux.org This is our main fundraising event with 70 riders inc PROPS trainees! BristolPhysioClinic BrandPointZero Bailey of Bristol bwcyclinguk ARAG España Undebt.co.uk Octagon Consultancy