What is HWCP?

• HWCP covers Hartcliffe and Withywood, two post-war housing estates on the southern periphery of Bristol, with a combined population of 18,700, 7,830 households. This represents 5% of Bristol’s total population and over a fifth of the population of Bristol’s priority neighbourhoods.

• HWCP is community-led partnership established in 1998 to lead the regeneration and renewal of the local area. It is a limited company, with charitable status and is run by a 19-strong board, the majority of whom are elected local residents.

• HWCP is the neighbourhood management delivery agent for the area. It supports local people to get involved in what is happening in the area, gives them a voice and works together with local agencies and organisations, with the aim of making Hartcliffe and Withywood a better place to live and work in. It produces a quarterly newsletter wham!, the HWCP website and various other publications.

• HWCP manages - a community resource centre with meeting and interview rooms for hire, crèche, office space, ICT access and city council library. is a fully accessible ‘green’ building.

• HWCP runs the CATT community transport service