Stories
Litter Picking Group Stories From the Streets They Clean
The crisp packet caught in the hedge outside the bus stop has been there for three weeks, and every morning you tell yourself...
Guides and local inspiration writer
Beth covers the how-to side of community life: setting things up, keeping them going, and knowing when to hand over the reins. She draws on conversations with organisers across different kinds of communities and writes for people who want to act, not just read.
Stories
The crisp packet caught in the hedge outside the bus stop has been there for three weeks, and every morning you tell yourself...
Inspiration
The first Little Free Library was a wooden model of a schoolhouse, filled with books and set on a post in a front garden in...
Volunteering
Margaret, who lives four doors down from me, once told me that from Friday afternoon to Monday morning the only voice she heard...
Local Action
The first time I stood up at a council meeting, I had four pages of notes about a dangerous junction outside our primary...
Games
Community groups spend a huge amount of energy trying to get people to come back.
Inspiration
Most people who want to do something for their street get stuck at the same point.