Category: Case studies
What can local battles against climate change teach us about what needs to happen on the national stage?
20th October, 2021
Once described as the 'scrag-end' of Kingston-upon-Thames, Tolworth was less a destination, more a place to pass through or avoid completely. That was until a group of local residents decided to add a bit of colour, playfulness and plastic...
29th July, 2021
Case study • Community Power • Community Voices • Interview • Podcast • Regeneration
A quarter of the buildings on Plymouth's Union Street were standing empty until local residents decided to do something about it. Now they've taken over four - bringing hope, jobs, money and fun to an area that felt the...
2nd July, 2021
Case study • Community Power • Community Voices • Place building • Podcast
Jessica Tunks, 18 years old, shares the story of Streetbase in Waltham Forest – a project to tackle violent crime that shows the value of young people’s voices.
15th June, 2021
Mark Pepper was born and bred in Lawrence Weston, an historically neglected estate on the outskirts of Bristol. After one of the area’s last public spaces was closed, Mark and […]
24th May, 2021
Case study • Community Power • Community Voices • Podcast • Regeneration
Why do we keep sending people back to the conditions that have made them ill in the first place? This question is at the core of GP Dr Mark Spencer’s […]
13th May, 2021
Case study • Community Power • Community Voices • Health and social care • Podcast • Public Health
Jaiden, 19, is a trustee at Rekindle School - the South Manchester-based supplementary school where everything - from the curriculum, to safeguarding, to funding, will be youth-led. Before speaking at this year's Stronger Things event, Jaiden reflects on the...
1st March, 2021
Community Power • Education and skills • Stronger Things • Video • Young people
Built in the 1930s, the Grade II-listed Bryne Avenue Baths had fallen into a state of disrepair when the council made plans to knock the building down. That was until […]
10th March, 2020
We meet Alison Haskins, who taught sewing in Lesotho before helping to revitalise a community in a diverse area of Yorkshire.
27th February, 2020
Community Power • Interview • Powerful Communities • Public Sector Voices
Get to know Hannah Sloggett who revitalised an area of Plymouth through Nudge Community Builders, starting with a street party and going on to turn an empty pub into housing for single parents.
20th February, 2020
Elizabeth Mitchell explains how Manchester City Council is creating a more inclusive city.
11th February, 2020
Economy and business • Inclusive Growth • Place building • Public Sector Voices