Please note: we are closed from late July until early September. You can still apply for our courses. We'll confirm with you as soon as we restart in the autumn. Have a great summer!

Who we are - Bristol Community Family Trust aims to strengthen families and turn back the tide of family breakdown through relationship education and mentoring. Click on the menu for more information or download our latest 2006-7 annual report here.

Courses - If you want the best from your relationship with the one you love, or need a few pointers on how to deal with your kids without shouting quite so much, we have some really helpful courses for you.

Tips & Help - Modern research enables us to be really confident about what makes a great relationship. Whether you're doing brilliantly or struggling, whether you've been together years or weeks, here is a taster of some of the effective skills we teach on our courses.

Articles - BCFT project director Harry Benson offers some of the articles he's written about marriage and relationships.

Research - We've done the hard work of finding out on your behalf what the latest marriage and relationship research has to say. Here's a selection of some interesting recent findings.

Newsletter - You can keep up to date with what we're thinking and doing at BCFT via our monthly e-newsletter. Here's a selection of our most recent e-newsletters. If you email us we'll put you on the list.

Media - Publicity is vital if we're to change the way people view relationship education. It's not just for people with problems. Here are some of our recent press releases.

Resources - Looking for a really good book on married life or a pre-marriage course near you? We've put together a list of some superb books to read and informative websites to find out more.

Couples - Everybody feels a bit apprehensive before coming on a course. Here's what some of our couples had to say afterwards.

Evaluation - All Community Family Trust courses are evaluated by a team at Exeter University. Results so far tell us that relationship education gives couples a terrific confidence boost.

Contribute - We've got terrific courses. To get them out there, we need people and money! There are loads of ways you might be able to help us make a difference.

Contact - How to contact us.