Bristol’s iconic Turbo Island is set to be sold at auction on 16 October. The Stokes Croft Land Trust has been exploring every option to bring it into community ownership. However the owners have rejected our request to delay the auction and give us time to plan and raise funds for a community purchase. So now we urgently need your help.
The auction listing proposes the construction of a new, five-storey building on the site. Turbo Island is the heart of Stokes Croft, and we have heard the passionate views from the Stokes Croft community, which overwhelmingly wants Turbo Island not to be lost to commercial development and gentrification.
The Stokes Croft Land Trust was created to resist gentrification, and to nurture the vibrant, artistic and rebellious soul of Stokes Croft – by and for its community. This is a pivotal moment for Stokes Croft, and we can’t waste this opportunity to bring Turbo Island into community ownership. But the owners have rejected our plea for more time to launch a share offer, as we did for the PRSC building, or raise funds from the community.
So we will have to do everything we can to raise the funding to buy Turbo Island at auction. Please donate to the Save Turbo Island crowdfunder: https://chuffed.org/project/114157-save-turbo-island
This crowdfunder is a grassroots local campaign, with all funds raised going to the Stokes Croft Land Trust to pursue this purchase. We need to raise at least £100k. Please donate generously and share far and wide!
In the meantime, we call on the owners to take Turbo Island out of the auction to give us more time to fundraise for the purchase.
Save Turbo Island!