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Case Study: Seadream Education CIC

Repository entry 1 June 2021

Seadream Education CIC is a not-for-profit organisation based in Devon, delivering science and engineering activities to instil an interest and understanding about the natural world with a particular focus on the marine environment. Its activities include creating and teaching national curriculum-related science resource kits in schools, traini…

Case Study: Star and Shadow Cinema

Repository entry 1 June 2021

Star and Shadow Cinema is a community hub in Newcastle upon Tyne set up in 2006. It has multiple facilities including a cinema, music venue, café, bar, meeting rooms, dark room and a community garden. It offers a unique space for grassroots community organisations, independent artists and members of the public to promote cultural ideas through…

Case Study: Target Football

Repository entry 1 June 2021

Target Football is based in Toxteth, Liverpool, and runs sporting programmes and grassroots football across the city. It was set up in 2010 and currently has seven employed staff and about 15 volunteers. Volunteers are integral to Target Football’s continued success, ensuring football coaching and matches take place and pitches and grounds ar…

Case Study: Windmill Hill City Farm

Repository entry 1 June 2021

Windmill Hill City Farm was set up in the 1970s and is an important community hub in south Bristol. In addition to a community farm, it has a café, day care nursery and outdoor play areas, and an education department to welcome school visits.

Green Synergy

Repository entry 1 June 2021

Green Synergy uses community gardening and horticultural therapy to build skills for life and work, improve mental and physical health and educate people about the environment, food and farming. The organisation works in disadvantaged communities and with vulnerable people, including those living with mental health conditions, learning dif…

Halifax Opportunities Trust

Repository entry 1 June 2021

The aims of Halifax Opportunities Trust (HOT) span from relieving poverty and unemployment to promoting community safety and improving health and wellbeing. They are practically addressed by services which help people to find new or better jobs, learn new skills, start or grow businesses and help raise their families.

Likewise

Repository entry 1 June 2021

Likewise has a 30-year history of working alongside people from all backgrounds and circumstances to support community wellbeing and help individuals navigate life. Likewise provides support and care to those living with mental ill-health, social isolation and homelessness. It is constantly working on building an inclusive community that is abo…

Windmill Hill City Farm

Repository entry 1 June 2021

Windmill Hill City Farm was founded more than 40 years ago as the first city farm outside London. It aims to promote environmental education and addresses disadvantage by providing a green, recreational space in the heart of Bristol. The organisation has grown over time and now provides a children’s nursery, wellbeing- related activities with…

Together We Plan!

Repository entry 1 March 2021

This handbook offers useful approaches to support Big Local partnerships develop and plan their work during the COVID-19 crisis and future uncertainty.

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Relationship Makers Impact Review: Supporting a cohort of Community Businesses

Repository entry 1 December 2020

In 2020, members of our Empowering Places programme joined The Relationships Project for their first Relationship Makers training programme. Over 8 weeks, participants mapped their relationships, diagnosing areas to prioritise and developed action plans to take forward. This report captures the programme and process of the training programme.

The digital toolkit for communities

Repository entry 1 December 2020

Working and collaborating remotely using digital tools is becoming much more commonplace. For many, this means developing new skills. However, working online doesn’t need to be difficult, and is a great way to bring people together when you can’t meet in person. In fact, it can make things easier and remove barriers to participation.

This …

The good councillor’s guide to community business

Repository entry 1 December 2020

# Preview | Download G-2020-12-The good councillors guide to community business.pdf979kB Author(s) Unspecified Citation Unspecified (2020) The good councillor’s guide to community business. Practice Guide. National Association of Local Councils. Details Report type: Practice Guide Publisher: National Association of Local