Forming Communities

We tend to think of a community as just being the people who live in an area. But there’s more to it than that - businesses are a vital part of the...

In too many ways we’re a nation of litterers. There might be litter bans all over the place but you still see wrappers, cans, bottles and all sorts...

It’s inevitable that any and every community will have a lot of interaction with local government. Sometimes that interaction will be good, whilst...

By organizing something like a resident’s association in the neighbourhood, you can become politically active and make important improvements to the...

A community is made up of all types of people, but among those who can find things hardest are the young, especially young, single parents with...

Community events from a jumble sale to a big community day, can be wonderful events. But they don’t just happen by themselves. There’s a lot of work...

Empowerment has become a bit of a buzz word over the last few years. Anything, it seems, can be empowered, whether it’s an individual, a group,...

It doesn’t matter what kind of events you’re putting on in the community or what services your organization is offering to people in the area, you...

The elderly are among the most vulnerable in any community and as the average age of the population increases, there are more of them, a figure...

Community newspapers are independent, locally run newspapers which rely on citizen journalists to highlight issues and stories of local interest....

These days there are minorities in almost every community. Some will be obvious by the colour of their skins (and that could just as easily be a...

Every community needs volunteers and every community has a pool of people willing to offer their time for various causes. They might do a charity...

Ideally, the community centre is exactly what it says in the name – the centre of the community, a place where people in the area can come together...

The phone tree is an American idea that’s yet to catch on here but it’s an ideal way to quickly inform people about meetings, urgent community issues...

There are plenty of good ways to inform the people in your community and the outside about news and events. Flyers and posters help, along with...

Schools are at the heart of any community. Not only do they provide education but they’re where the next generation mix, and – in the case of infant...