A deprived area of south Bristol was shattered by the double murder of two young boys last year. As local parishes, schools and Christian communities respond, a picture is emerging of the community’s pervasive anxiety, but also its underlying strength

To Bristolians, the areas of Knowle West and Hartcliffe in the south of the city are notorious for deprivation, generations of unemployment, and civic neglect. In the centre of Knowle West stands a once-handsome 1930s shopping parade, now featuring a tattoo parlour called “Wild West” and a number of charitable advice centres. But change is coming. A multi-million-pound regeneration scheme is under way, and the area is full of the varied sounds of building work.

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