A year on: Are everyday people our new invisible trauma and loss workers?
Trainer Lourdes Colclough highlights an extraordinary new role being carried out by members of the community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: informal trauma and grief counselling. She tells us about the training being offered to those stepping up to fill gaps in formal mental health support.
Secret Musings of a Change Agent
Experienced change consultant and coach Kath Smythe tells us all about her new blog series where she talks to “some fabulous ordinary people who are really great at making change happen” to try and discover what it is that underpins their skill. It’s a must read!
Television History at the Social Supermarket: Feeding Coventry its archival past
Read all about a project combining food, culture and community history that’s building and strengthening community relationships.
The Magic and the Mayhem: a must listen podcast
If you love working collaboratively with communities or are looking to do so, this podcast is for you. The Communities in the Making series offers a mixture of real stories, practical tips and reflections about community project participation.
Lighting up the dark: Window Wanderland
Something very exciting is happening in the windows of Coventry. A mass community event is spreading hope and helping neighbours to talk to one another in new ways through the medium of creativity and fun.
Exercising Citizenship Through Creativity Is More Important Than Ever
Paul Hine, Director at Made by Mortals explains how they’ve adapted during Covid-19 with innovative ways of working to keep helping people use their creativity to take an active role in society and bring about change.
Interview with Spaces of Hope Founder, Matthew Barber-Rowell
Matthew tells us about his favourite piece of work, his best mistake and how Spaces of Hope hopes to make a difference during the UK’s second wave of Covid.
Alexandra Park Food Forest
In the early days of the coronavirus crisis, the UK saw empty shelves at the supermarket for the first time in a generation. But in some parts of the country there is a historic lack of access to good food. We hear from a community project in Glasgow looking to change that.
Covid Considerations: What’s in your garden shed?
From lockdown dreams to neighbours helping each other, Ideas Alliance Associate and creative writer Dawn Hart shares her thoughts on how she’s managing this stressful time.