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Places Called Home: a pilot partnership
6 August, 2021
Read about the pilot partnership between The National Lottery Community Fund and IKEA UK and the Places Called Home programme. Read more -
“A beacon of hope for all our futures”. Restoring a 600 year old Welsh treasure
5 August, 2021
Based in Cardiff East, Llanrumney Hall has been standing since 1450 having been a hotel a mansion, and even a pub. Its future however was in danger before it was returned to community ownership in 2015. Read more -
4 August, 2021
It is often said that complex problems require complex solutions. Down to Earth Project recognises and acts upon that need for complexity as it brings to life its vision of tackling social inequality and environmental challenges to create equitable places. Read more -
4 August, 2021
Farming the Future (FTF) has a dream - a collective, ambitious dream of building and amplifying the agroecology movement in the UK so that it becomes the predominant food system within the UK. Read more -
4 August, 2021
Open Systems Labs (OSL) dream for the future is that neighbourhoods are beautiful, generous, healthy, affordable, resilient and green. Read more -
The Doughnut Economics Action Lab
29 July, 2021
The Doughnut Economics Action Lab was founded to co-create a regenerative and distributive economy that meets the needs of all, within the means of the living planet. Read more -
The difference we make in mobilising volunteers
28 July, 2021
From small acts of kindness like walking someone’s dog when they’re not well, to regular, long-term commitments such as being a trustee, volunteers are the lifeblood of the voluntary and community sector. Read more -
21 July, 2021
Since Hannah Paterson started her new role leading our work at the Fund around Innovation, Policy and Practice she’s been busy. Back in February she reached out across Twitter looking to connect with those delivering interesting ways of doing things. Read more -
20 July, 2021
CIVIC SQUARE is passionate about co creating communities and neighbourhoods’ access to the tools, resources, and connections to help us collectively to engage, participate in and fight for a just, equitable ecologically centred transition. Read more -
19 July, 2021
Transition Network dreams of a world where people in their local communities have the ability to deal with the societal and environmental challenges which affect them. Read more
