Volunteering
How to Become a School Governor and What the Role Involves
Almost every primary school in the country has an empty seat on its governing board, and most of the people who could fill it...
Volunteering and local action writer, page 3 of 9
Lucas writes about what it actually takes to get involved in your community, from first-time volunteering to running sustained local campaigns. He is interested in the practical side of civic life and the small decisions that lead to lasting change.
Volunteering
Almost every primary school in the country has an empty seat on its governing board, and most of the people who could fill it...
Local Action
You have lived on the same street for years and still only know three neighbours by name.
Volunteering
You have walked past the Saturday morning crowd in the park a dozen times, seen the hi-vis bibs and wondered if you could help...
Local Action
Most campaigns to save a village pub or a corner shop start the week the "For Sale" board goes up.
Local Action
There is a pothole at the end of most streets that everyone knows about.
Games
Some of the most powerful moments in online games come from a shared goal, a server-wide bar that only fills when thousands of...