Articles Tagged with the word ‘Community’
16 May 2013
A festival in Somerset aims to become the first ‘participation nation’, rewarding festival-goers for getting involved, and letting bands choose their own support acts
08 May 2013
Despite concerns that British high streets are deteriorating, new research shows shoppers still favour them over retail parks and shopping centres
24 Apr 2013
When Hannah Brencher started leaving inspirational notes around New York, she had no idea of the positive effect she was having on strangers’ lives. Here, she talks to Lucy Purdy about the power of kind words and the fight against loneliness
15 Apr 2013
Fish stocks and fish diversity are increasing in some English rivers following the work of community groups
05 Apr 2013
With Uganda recently celebrating 50 years of independence, Tom Lawson speaks to two of the country’s farmers about the progress made in rural gender equality and how the country's agriculture can adapt to a changing climate
02 Apr 2013
Volunteers are building a specially designed home for a woman who is allergic to everyday chemicals
25 Mar 2013
The Kiln Sierra Leone Marathon has been billed the "craziest and most worthwhile" marathon in the world and last year raised £320,000 to help the thousands of street children in the country
22 Mar 2013
An ambitious initiative in Ireland will see one million trees planted across the country in just 24 hours, creating a better environment for all
18 Mar 2013
A Dorset-based entrepreneur is tantalising the nation’s taste buds with an offering of ‘British ethnic’ seeds inspired by immigrant cooking recipes, picked up from his travels around Britain
06 Mar 2013
As the town centres of the past fade in our collective memory and while recession-bitten chain stores shut up shop nationwide, across the UK people are launching community-minded projects to help revive our high-streets
UK / Environment, Positive Perspective, Renewable Energy
31 Jan 2013
Locally-owned renewable energy projects offer more than just clean energy; they could be a practical route to empowering people and nurturing their wellbeing, believes Matt Mellen. He sits in on a public event to hear local energy innovators share their experience
28 Jan 2013
Through collective ownership, together we can take back control of our resources, and in turn our lives and communities, argues Matt Mellen
25 Jan 2013
Dr Mark Williamson, director of Action for Happiness, responds to the results of the first national assessment of UK values
25 Jan 2013
Far-reaching research into people’s values indicates that people feel positively about the UK on a local level, but feel that their values are not reflected in how the country operates at a national level
18 Jan 2013
Graffiti: eyesore vandalism or the creative lifeblood of our cities? Tania Ahsan investigates
Enriching connections
13 Dec 2012
Editorial: At a time of financial recession, we have the opportunity to remember that the greatest assets we have are each other. Our greatest currency is our social bonds. And our greatest capital is the content of the human heart
04 Dec 2012
As part of a nationwide effort to end stigma around mental health, an organisation that provides mentoring for vulnerable young men is using its unique experience to help end the silence on men’s psychological suffering
23 Nov 2012
A combination of government support and community food growing initiatives is changing the face of the Venezuela’s food sustainability. Miriam Ross shares a taste of the results
14 Nov 2012
A Faroese knitwear brand is helping to empower women through heritage crafts via a Danish detective and a killer jumper
25 Oct 2012
A social enterprise supplying local food in east London has launched a programme to help other communities set up their own vegetable box schemes across the UK