A post from @CarrieJWebb A couple weeks ago I attempted to visit my favourite cafe-bar for a cuppa (read: glass of wine) after a long day. Akva was rammed- at 5.30pm on a Thursday! It took about 60 seconds of me wandering about looking for a spare table before realising that 80% of the customers […]
From our Community Correspondent John Dane Please Listen Today I’m Not Mad I’m Just Really Sad Because Most People Don’t Listen To Me I Shut Myself Away That’s Just How I Stay Because Most People Don’t Listen To Me But Now I’ve Got Hope I’ve Found Some Support And I Know That They Listen To […]
A poem from our Community Correspondent Derek Read Did you know that for the next couple of days, it’s Thai New Year? New year occurs somewhere in the world, in different cultures, most months of the year. Every day can be a new year! New Year These are resolutions written in invisible ink intentions- […]
There have been some big changes to the way that the Big Lottery Fund organises its funding lately. We were particularly interested to hear about their medium community-led grants. It is an exciting opportunity for communities that want to develop their own solutions. The focus on people-led, connected, strengths-based approaches feels like a really positive […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni ‘Trust yourself kid’… Easily said, not easily done though. I’ve always struggled with taking the ‘right decision’. Am I a perfectionist or a coward? Feeling torn between logic and intuition is overwhelming. Is that an excuse for not being true to yourself? Of course not. We live […]
A review from @CarrieJWebb, who saw The Divide at @Declarationfest 35 years ago an economic experiment in the US and UK was supposed to provide a better life for all. Today, in both countries, inequality is at its highest level since 1928. Declaration treated us to a pre-screening of ‘The Divide’, to be released this month. […]
It’s amazing that we spend about a third of our lives in bed (and often much more or less than that), but we don’t talk about it much. Our relationships with our beds is so strongly connected with our mental wellbeing. We want to hear your stories, experiences and opinions. Here are some ideas, but […]
A poem from our Community Correspondent David Bradley Food It will soon be dinner time oh no what a dread if only they knew the thoughts in my head, with total strangers it’s not so bad, with family members it’s rather sad, I know who chews what oh no what a thought, crunch crunch, slurp […]
An interview with our Community Correspondent Robert Terry Listen to the interview at #100faces here As part of the @100facesvoices project, a group of our Community Correspondents interviewed each other to create audio stories about their lives. Robert chose to talk about caring for his mum, and how joining an extras agency has helped him […]
A review of @Declarationfest from @carriejwebb Declaration was a Festival of Health and Human Rights. Film screenings, debates, performances and workshops were inspired by each article of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 13 – Right to Freedom of Movement “No one in the gutter ever hit me. The people who did me […]
