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Luton’s ‘next generation of changemakers’
News 4 November 2024
New programme to help re-imagine and redefine community leadership for social justice in Luton.
Leading Luton
Project 11 October 2024
An opportunity for Luton residents to take part in a new action learning programme that will help re-imagine and redefine local community leadership for social justice.
‘Safer, more connected, and better designed’
News 5 July 2024
Participation with residents in Basingstoke demonstrates the value of community research to tap into neighbourhood hopes and concerns.
Shaping the future: community research with Basingstoke residents
Publication 5 July 2024
Community research and local consultation in Buckskin and South Ham, identifying residents’ priorities for change in the neighbourhood.
Powering sustainable London homes
Project 6 June 2024
This project with the London Sustainable Development Commission and residents in London explores ideas to make homes more energy-efficient and cost-effective.
Community collaboration in Hounslow
Project 23 May 2024
We are working with local residents and Hounslow Council to make the area greener and improve quality of life, both now and for the future.
‘A community space, a pub, and better lighting in public spaces’
Blog 2 February 2024
What do communities need? Leonie Taylor reflects on the realities of engaging local people in planning strategies and highlights the importance of peer research as a driver for change.
‘From incarceration to transformation’: creating homes for former prisoners
Blog 25 January 2024
Darryn Frost QGM says the Community Knowledge Fund grant awarded to his organisation was a catalyst for positive change, ensuring prison-leavers are seen, heard and housed.
Community innovators win funding and support
News 4 October 2023
Twelve grassroots community organisations supported to ‘turn great ideas into action’ as Phase 2 of the Community Knowledge Fund delivers grants worth £50k to £100k
An introduction to participatory policymaking with young people
21 June 2023
10:00am – 1:00pm
We invite local policymakers, youth organisations, and academics to explore findings from the UPLIFT project.
‘A conversation not a concept’
Blog 30 March 2023
Siân Whyte shares three ways to ensure the 15-minute neighbourhood concept is location-specific, and works for both residents and councils.
‘You can have more of an open, honest conversation’
Blog 28 March 2023
Showing the value of peer research through work in the East Midlands town of Corby, created as part of the European Uplift Youth programme.
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