Local Action
How to Object to a Planning Application in Your Area
A laminated notice appears on a lamppost at the end of the road.
Guides and local inspiration writer
Beth covers the how-to side of community life: setting things up, keeping them going, and knowing when to hand over the reins. She draws on conversations with organisers across different kinds of communities and writes for people who want to act, not just read.
Local Action
A laminated notice appears on a lamppost at the end of the road.
Volunteering
A woman I know offered to be a reading helper at her local primary school in the second week of September.
Stories
Every month in church halls, libraries and community centres, a queue forms before the doors open.
Guides
The bus stops at 6pm, the nearest hospital is 14 miles away, and your neighbour who no longer drives has a 9am appointment next...
Inspiration
Most people who try to start a neighbourhood book club get a great first meeting and a sad third one.
Community Building
Most streets already have a dozen small problems that one message could solve: a parcel left at the wrong door, a lost cat, a...