Category: Events
Hearing from colleagues at Islington about being part of the TLG Accelerator programme
23rd October, 2026
Impact • Place • Test Learn and Grow • VAWG
An opportunity to listen to two of our members about work they are doing in their area to tackle poverty
14th October, 2026
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils • Community engagement • Coventry City Council • Place • Tackling Poverty
An opportunity to listen to Dr Catherine Howe about her work in Dorset and around Test, Learn and Grow
9th October, 2026
Dorset • Leadership • Strategy and leadership • Test Learn and Grow
An opportunity to listen to Hannah Ralph, Assistant Director of People and Change, Cambridge City Council
8th October, 2026
Cambridge City Council • Community engagement • Leadership • Place
This How We Did is in collaboration with the Cabinet Office’s Test, Learn and Grow (TLG) Programme team and will give insight into one of their Accelerator projects partnering with […]
29th September, 2026
Community • Innovation • TLG • VAWG
With ‘Rewiring the State’ putting participation and local led decision making in sharp focus this session explores learnings from the Waves digital democracy programme, run by democracy think-tank Demos. Click here to […]
24th September, 2026
The government’s Rewiring the State agenda promises a once-in-a-generation shift in how the country is governed: moving power, funding and accountability out of Whitehall, strengthening local autonomy and reshaping public […]
14th September, 2026
Rewiring the State lays out a bold and comprehensive set of plans for devolution and public service reform that will fundamentally change where power lies in our country – a […]
7th September, 2026
Community Power • Public Services • Rewiring the State • Strategy and leadership
How can local systems move beyond fragmented commissioning to deliver better outcomes for people and communities? Join New Local network colleagues alongside Bridges Outcomes Partnerships for a strategic workshop exploring […]
20th July, 2026
As the challenges facing places become more complex and expectations of public services continue to change, the ways we transform public services needs to evolve. Delivering better outcomes increasingly depends […]
20th July, 2026
Organisational Design • Place-Based Public Service Reform • Transformation
In conversation with Meena Kishinani
17th July, 2026
This session is for senior local government officers to explore the opportunities of working in more experimental and learning centred ways and how to grow these ways of working in […]
16th July, 2026
Join us during Challenge Poverty Week to hear how local authorities are taking bold, practical action to tackle poverty in their communities. Poverty remains one of the biggest challenges facing […]
15th July, 2026
This member-exclusive Innovation Explored focuses on the practical opportunities and challenges of integrating services at neighbourhood level, and how place-based collaboration can support better outcomes for residents.
14th July, 2026
Community Power • Health and social care • Healthcare • Neighbourhood Health
One of the most literal future-thinking approaches is working with and investing in young people, our future generations. At this Innovation Exchange we will explore how different local authorities are […]
14th July, 2026
How are councils approaching shared system redesign as part of their work towards Local Government Reorganisation?
13th July, 2026
Place based work focusing on addressing social, economic health and environmental inequalities has the potential to shift outcomes and opportunities for residents. This is ongoing and complex work and it […]
13th July, 2026
Effecting real change takes long term work and investment. Pride in Place, has been developed to do just that in some of the UK’s most deprived neighbourhoods. Whilst neighbourhood boards will […]
13th July, 2026
The impact of temporary accommodation for residents continues to be a drain on both those experiencing it and the local authorities providing it. How then can better systems and delivery […]
3rd July, 2026
Hearing from Durham about their work on County Durham Together Partnership
2nd July, 2026
Embracing a ‘doing with’ rather than a ‘doing to’ approach to working with communities is the aspiration for many forward thinking councils. Achieving this work is complex and needs all […]
29th June, 2026
Much of the work involved in Local Government Reorganisation is understandably focused on reaching vesting day safely and successfully. Yet while creating new structures is an important milestone, it is […]
17th June, 2026
This article was first published in The MJ on 11 June 2026. Next week, while some eyes will be on the political power struggles unfolding in Makerfield, others will be […]
12th June, 2026
This article was first published in the LGC on 9 June 2026 and previews themes from Sir David Robinson’s keynote address at Stronger Things 2026. As local government grapples with rising […]
11th June, 2026
Community engagement • Community Power • Local government • Public Services
This session is for senior local government officers to share opportunities, challenges and learning on how to make progress towards achieving stronger local economies entwined within a prevention-focused local system. […]
11th June, 2026
Cate McLaurin is a Senior Director at Public Digital, and on June 16th she’ll be joining us on the Stronger Things Big Ideas Stage for our ‘Building to learn’ session. Ahead of that conversation, drawing on her […]
2nd June, 2026
Community Power • Public Services • Strategy and leadership • Stronger Things
Join us for an engaging, peer-led session exploring how councils and health partners can work together to bring healthcare closer to communities through neighbourhood-based models of care. This Innovation Exchange […]
28th May, 2026
Can you “deliver” an outcome? Or are outcomes co-created by the people you serve? How should the complex reality of outcomes affect how we organise, fund and govern public service? Join […]
27th May, 2026
This article was first published in The MJ on 21 May 2026. Speakers at next month’s Stronger Things will imagine how future local governments could use missions to galvanise partners […]
26th May, 2026
Community Power • Local government • Missions • Stronger Things
The journey of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is long and complex. Together we’ll take a moment and explore the potential for LGR beyond structures, and examine how councils, residents and […]
28th April, 2026
Hearing from Hackney around their work around libraries as safe spaces and community hubs
27th April, 2026
21st Century Councillor research from Professor Catherine Mangan
23rd April, 2026
Hearing about the strengthening solidarity and cohesion in Adur and Worthing Councils
27th March, 2026
Embracing a ‘doing with’ rather than a ‘doing to’ approach to working with communities is the aspiration for many forward thinking councils. Achieving this work is complex and needs all […]
24th March, 2026
During this sprint series of workshop sessions we will be exploring neighbourhood ways of working. Bringing our members together to share learning, practical experience, and challenges around working in neighbourhoods. […]
17th March, 2026
During this sprint series of workshop sessions we will be exploring Participatory Budgeting (PB). Bringing our members together to share learning, practical experience, and challenges around working on PB processes. […]
17th March, 2026
At this event we will share practical learning and insight from our Places on a mission: pioneering local statecraft in an era of uncertainty report, toolkit and case studies. A […]
23rd February, 2026
Home | Speakers | Agenda | ST Online Partners | Plan your day | FAQs Plan your day We look forward to welcoming you on 16 June for Stronger Things […]
19th February, 2026
Hearing about how councils can communicate their work and engage with their communities through various communication channels
5th February, 2026
Communications • Community engagement • Community Power • Place
Join us for this member only Lunch and Learn session with Catherine Mangan, Professor of Public Management and Leadership at the Institute of Local Government Studies, and Interim Head of […]
30th January, 2026
Local Government Reorganisation presents a complex set of people-related challenges for senior leaders. Alongside the obvious tasks, like ensuring retention or coordinating terms and conditions, leaders must also maintain engagement, […]
28th January, 2026
Uncertainty about the future shape of key public sector organisations is not limited to those local authorities going through local government reorganisation. New ICB footprints, incoming strategic authorities, and a […]
28th January, 2026
Hearing about the Connected Communities vision at Ealing Council
28th January, 2026
As new unitary councils come into being, many will face an immediate expectation to deliver cost savings from day one. Yet the reality of transformation, interrogation and service redesign is […]
13th January, 2026
Join New Local for this session, especially designed for local government communications professionals. This is your chance to meet peers across different organisations, share insights and compare challenges. During this […]
5th December, 2025
Strong, trusting relationships between councillors and officers are essential for delivering a community-powered approach that truly reflects local priorities. In this Spotlight session, we’ll hear from Paul Matthews, Chief Executive […]
5th December, 2025
Join us for an inspiring, interactive session in partnership with Go Vocal, where we will focus on the role of councils in understanding and helping to build shared outcomes and […]
5th December, 2025
Join us for an inspiring and practical Innovation Exchange where we’ll explore the challenge of evidencing long-term outcomes, at the same time as you are learning through practice about what […]
5th December, 2025