Union Chapel: Collective Power Award

Union Chapel share their experiences of their community leaders project which was shortlisted for the Collective Power Award with the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance’s (CHWA) annual awards which focus on collective power (partnership and co-production), practitioner support and climate.
Yemeni Elders’ Heritage: Collective Power Award

This blog features National Museums Liverpool’s Connecting with Yemeni Elders’ Heritage project, which was inspired by a young man Abdul, from Liverpool’s Yemeni community, who wanted to support elders living with dementia through the House of Memories programme. Abdul connected and encouraged more than 40 Yemeni young people to support the development of a dual language (Arabic and English) heritage package within the My House of Memories app, to assist elders to capture and digitize their heritage stories and traditions to share with younger people.
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Stories From Covid Times

In autumn 2021, Dudley Council commissioned the Ideas Alliance to help them get a better understanding of how the pandemic had impacted on people’s lives, in order to inform priorities for the future. The brief included the use of storytelling and one requested outcome was a visual representation of the experiences of the people of Dudley.
Bridges Project: Co-production with young people in Scotland

Scottish organisation for young people branches out into mental health support as a result of the growing need due to the pandemic.
Smalls for All Supplies a Growing Number of UK Organisations

Smalls for All supply UK organisations with underwear to help alleviate poverty. Charities helped include refuges, shelters and uniform banks.
Kindness at the Heart of Rochdale

Sarah Pearce (Action Together in Rochdale) shares her experiences of innovating the processes of collaboration through compassion and kindness.
Joining the Dots To Create A Stronger Community

The third blog in our Greater Manchester series looks at Stockport council’s efforts to democratise their process of collaboration.
Building the bridge: creating culture change in public sector services

Nick Dixon explores how person and community centred approaches to health and social care are changing the landscape in Greater Manchester.
The Enduring Legacy of Edinburgh’s Eric Liddell Centre

Following the footsteps of its namesake, Edinburgh’s Eric Liddell Centre is providing inspiring holistic care for those suffering with Alzheimer’s/dementia.