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 community. In many ways they’re actually the heart ...

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 thrown on the pavement and the grass. Dog fouling ...

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

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 small children. They might be living on benefits, or ...

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 needed for each one. That’s not just on the day ...

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 need money to do it. That means fundraising, one of ...

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 that’s only going to grow over the next few decades. ...

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 white minority as people of colour, remember), ...

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 walk, collect for cancer research, or any number of ...

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 for many different purposes. It gives people a ...

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 and all manner of things. It’s the essence of ...

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 and primary schools – where mothers can meet and ...