Free and open for everyone to enjoy

To make the most of the summer’s sunny days and warm evenings, Redcliffe & Temple Business Improvement District (BID) in partnership with City Dressing have created a new outdoor area in Temple Quay for the city’s office workers and visitors to enjoy over the coming weeks.

From July 13 through to September 2023 and throughout the summer of 2024, Glass Wharf’s ‘Summer on the Quay’ area will offer the perfect spot for a catch up with colleagues, to enjoy a lunch break away from the office or meet friends after work, in a calm, beautiful setting with furniture and seating surrounded by plants.

Outdoor Games

In both 2023 and back again for 2024, we divided an upper and lower area on Glass Wharf, featuring a casual meeting spaces overlooking the quay and a selection of fun outdoor games that can be played with colleagues and friends, giving the ideal opportunity to step outside the office for some fresh air and open space. in 2023, Games including shuffleboard, quoits, ladder golf and corn hole, and were available.

For 2024, we have games including Pickleball, Quoits and Cornhole available from 9-5 on weekdays.

In keeping with the aesthetics of the river, the lower area of Glass Quay will be transformed to resemble the deck of a liner with giant shuffle boards and games for some fun in the sun.

Office workers from the Temple Quay businesses and those working in or near to the area can take a break from their busy day or extend their time in the city into the evening soaking up the late afternoon sun.

2023 Flower Charity Benches

In 2023, we added four beautifully decorated flower benches in Temple Back East and Rivergate. Each bench was decorated based on a Bristol / South West charity to help create awareness and raise money for each charity and will each feature a QR code to allow donations. The charities being supported by the benches are TAP for Bristol, Grassroot Communities, Avon Wildlife Trust and Changes Bristol.

The benches provide an additional place to sit and take a break as well as a casual meeting space, and their stunning appearance will make the perfect spot for a selfie! Across the full installation, all materials used have been upcycled or use recycled materials to support the Redcliffe & Temple BID’s sustainable approach in the city and reduce carbon footprint.

Sweet Mondays

We encouraged local workers and residents to join us every Monday lunchtime between 31 July and 21 August 2023 to enjoy free sweet treats from local bakeries and cafes whilst enjoying our outside seating and games at Temple Quay. Harts Bakery, Small Goods, Double Puc and Mokoko offered out free baked goods in their pop ups next to the outdoor furniture on Glass Wharf.

Keep your eyes peeled on our socials for our 2024 dates!

Photos

Photography by Julian Preece

Press Release

Read the covered press release here.

REDCLIFFE & TEMPLE BID REVEALS NEW SUMMER OUTDOOR AREA FOR CITY WORKERS IN TEMPLE QUAY

Free and open for everyone to enjoy.

Our Sustainability Commitment

We identified six SDGs which we will focus on during this BID term.
This project primarily supports SDG3 – Good Health and Wellbeing

Summer On The Quay

BID Lead