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Religious community celebrates 30 years of blessing Bristol neighbourhood
A religious community is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its residence in a south Bristol estate.
The Lee Abbey community in Knowle West was formed in 1992 and is currently made up of four members.
The group of Christians live in a property on Filwood Broadway which was a convent from 1937 to 2011.
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The commune moved into the old nunnery from its previous home on Lisburn Road in 2011, after the Religious Sisters of Charity left the estate.
Lee Abbey community members Roger & Angie Allen and Ruth & Phil Nott pray daily for Knowle West and volunteer in the estate – photo: Charlie Watts
Phil Nott, co-leader of the Lee Abbey community, said: “30 years praying for and serving Knowle West – now occupying the ground hallowed by 80 years of prayer by the Sisters of Charity – is worth giving thanks for.
“We are committed to the long haul of community transformation in our beloved Knowle West, and to all its people whether of faith or none.”
The community is part of the wider Lee Abbey Movement, which is based in north Devon.
On July 16, a free event is set to take place in Knowle West to mark Lee Abbey’s milestone in the estate.
Charlie Watts is reporting on Knowle West as part of Bristol24/7’s community reporter scheme, a project which aims to tell stories from areas of Bristol traditionally under-served by the mainstream media
Main photo: Charlie Watts
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