Community Websites »

Chamberlain Forum work with resident and community groups, local partnerships and public bodies to develop open source CMS websites and blogs that are interactive, innovative, accessible and user friendly.  We work with groups and individuals to help generate original content such as videos and podcasts, and emphasise the importance of local owenership and future management [...]

Leading Social Enterprise »

Graeme Perks speaks about the importance of social enterprise in sustaining communities, and his work of developing the next generation of skilled practical professionals; butchers, bakers, furniture makers.
He talks about the importance of networks, and explains his approach to influencing decision making – getting on and leading by example!

Skillbuilders
Skillbuilders is a group of artisans [...]

Evolution of Local Government, Hereford »

Tony Featherstone talks about the changing role of Local Government, and how the move towards measuring outcomes is changing the way he works with the voluntary sector. He discusses the need for flexibility in managing assets, and the need to be responsive to changing circumstances and capabilities.

Kindle Centre South Wye »

Lara Latcham speaks about the history of the centre, and the work that they do. She explains the value they bring to the area as a community hub that connects people, and what makes being community led so different from local authority managed.

Asset Transfer in Wolverhampton »

Mike Swain talks about the need to balance a hard nosed business approach with community priorities, and his experience of developing community assets.
ASAN

ASAN is a community led regeneration partnership in All Saints, Wolverhampton.    It is managed by a resident board, that employ a number of people, including the Chief Executive, Mike Swain.

ASAN [...]

Reinvigorating Local Democracy »

Hazel Lyth is a councillor in Stoke and a cabinet member on Stoke-on-Trent City Council. She talks about why she became a councillor; her sense of frustration that so many people seem to be unrepresented in politics. The challenge for places like Stoke is to find new ways of tapping into the creative genius of the communities that live there. Regeneration depends on local councils digging down to the grassroots and changing the way people feel about themselves and the place they live. Councillor Lyth is worried about the disengagement from politics many people – particularly young people – feel.