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Burges Salmon makes a splash

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By Jamie Cameron Kevin Kennedy
1 Jul 2025 3 min read

We are proud to join forces with youth charity Young Bristol to mark the 25th anniversary of its Pooles Wharf Outdoor Activity Centre, with more than 200 people from across the firm taking to the water to undertake the 25 for 25 challenge, a 25-hour continuous canoe relay along the River Avon and Bristol Docks.

From Thursday 3-4 July, our people will canoe back and forth from the firm’s HQ at One Glass Wharf to the Pooles Wharf Outdoor Activity Centre on the historic Harbourside in a bid to raise money to support the future of the centre.

For more information and to support the charity, see the fundraising page here.

Jamie Cameron, a director in the Employment team and head of community engagement at the firm, is one of the canoeists. He comments: “Participating in the 25 for 25 challenge is a wonderful opportunity for us to give back to the community and support the incredible work done by Young Bristol.

This event not only brings our team together for a common cause but also highlights the importance of providing accessible and engaging activities for young people. Seeing our people come together and raising funds to ensure the sustainability of such a vital facility is truly inspiring. We are proud to be part of this initiative and hope our efforts can make a significant difference in the lives of many young individuals.

Pooles Wharf Outdoor Activity Centre will continue to change lives, and it is this that inspires the charity to want to do more for the people of Bristol as they look forward to another 25 years at the centre.”

Since opening on July 4, 2000, the award-winning Pooles Wharf Outdoor Activity Centre has grown to become one of Bristol’s premier providers of adventure activities, offering 16 water and land-based activities that support young people’s physical and mental wellbeing through free and low-cost outdoor experiences. The Centre also works with schools, colleges, pupil referral units, youth groups and corporates and, with increased reach, the centre hopes to make a difference to even more people across the city.

Lee Williams DL, Chief Executive at Young Bristol, adds: “To be celebrating a quarter of a century of Pooles Wharf Outdoor Activity Centre is incredible, and is a testament to the staff, volunteers, and young people past and present who have helped us get to this point.

The centre has played a pivotal role in allowing us to offer outdoor physical activity to so many young people in the city, and to help with their development. To anyone who lives in the city, Pooles Wharf has become a landmark on the Harbourside and one that we are very proud of.

We are very grateful to Burges Salmon and their fantastic team who are taking part in this brilliant challenge to mark the occasion. Support from local businesses such as them is so important to us, and we can’t wait to see them out on the water.”

We pride ourself on being a pillar of the community with the firm working as a collective with its people, clients and communities to champion and deliver projects with real social value impact. Across the UK, the firm collaborates with over 60 charities and community groups, providing financial contributions, pro-bono advice, volunteering and in-kind support.

The firm’s collaboration with Young Bristol supports the firm’s charitable theme, Fairer Futures for Young People, with the firm working across its communities in Bristol, Edinburgh and London to support education, health and wellbeing and social mobility projects and help tackle homelessness and food poverty amongst young people.