The Big Connect event in Bristol is for anyone involved with, or who has experience of, social care; and want to be involved in the future development of social care. 

At this event you will hear inspirational social care stories and have the chance to share your thoughts and energy.

Inclusive and coproduced, this #MoreThanAProvider and #SocialCareFuture event will have a mixture of stories, workshops and creative activities all designed to bring people together to connect over their experiences.

Our More Than A Provider and Social Care Futures partnership, with support from United Response, Certitude, Choice Support and Macintyre arrives in Bristol for the third of our hugely successful regional gatherings.

Together, we’re building a movement based around connections with communities and the things that help us all to live “A Gloriously Ordinary Life”.

Our events are not old school conferences – they are vibrant, informative and fun gatherings, all about building new relationships and hearing from innovative people, community-based projects and partnerships. They are challenging traditional social care boundaries and established views.

Online booking for this event has now closed. A small number of walk-in tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are a person who:

  • draws on support
  • provides support
  • is involved in community engagement and development
  • is part of the way support is commissioned and organised
  • or just want to find out more and get involved!

… come and chat, laugh and dance your way through a day of serious stuff, shared with passion and love.

You can expect to connect with others on subjects including:

  • how people with lived experience are getting political, influencing social media and shaping local communities.
  • community engagement projects and Public Living Rooms
  • Working opportunities and educational projects
  • “A Gloriously Ordinary Life” – how people are demanding one and how the world of social care can provide one..

And enjoy:

  • arts workshops
  • dance
  • immersive audio sessions
  • music and maybe magic!

You can view the programme for the event for full details – standard English and EasyRead

Come and join us at The Big Connect

And help build local, regional and national and innovative communities of support and practice. This is an opportunity to experience coproduction at its best and to hear from people themselves about how they are connecting around shared interests to build a different social care future.

This event is free to people with lived experience, families, carers and contributors.

The Big Connect: More Than A Provider

When: 23 May 2023, 10am-4pm

Where: M Shed Bristol, Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 4RN [map]

Online booking for this event has now closed. A small number on walk-in tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Follow the conversation on social media: #MoreThanAProvider | #SocialCareFuture