Connected Community
It’s great to have my feet back in the local ground. I feel at home and have missed and been missed. I took the mother of the groom dress to the dry cleaners & dropped off some copies of Ey Up f
The Big One
This weekend sees the Big One – an invitation for everyone to Unite to Survive – a non violent family friendly four day long protest in London. A protest which culminates in a demand to th
Ey Up (How are you?)
Ey Up – It’s Wigan West Community News has almost reached every letterbox in the ward of Wigan West. Once we know it’s landed on everyone’s door mat we’ll post a copy online. We we
Weddings to Rewilding
Over the last two weeks I’ve gained a family member and a heap of new relations at the eldest sons wedding, having the most joyous and fun time with family and friends. Then we took off to the
It’s A Sad Day for Democracy
After agreeing chat and a cuppa with local Councillors, over a brew, in the heart of the community, it now turns out that Labour Councillors have been advised by the Town Hall Legal team not to attend
Cuppa & Cake with Councillors
At NH&S we believe that the more you support a community to get involved in doing things and making decisions together, the more they become interested in representative democracy. In ensuring its
Imagine
Imagine if there was an alternative process for how resources reach neighbourhoods? Today I’ve spent time with some remarkable folk from across Greater Manchester. People who have been involved with
Be More Pirate – Re-Write the Rules
You may remember that I wrote a while ago about us ignoring the advice of the GM Poverty action team when they recommended a toolkit should be used only by professionals. We gave it directly to people
Beyond Reform?
I read another paper today about the need to reform public services. I suppose it’s too anxiety provoking for many to say perhaps it’s time to compost? Especially when that idea can be confused wi
Producing what we Consume
Yesterday we had a wonderful time hosting a community play day, alongside women from the community. It’s brilliant to see how the women have grown in confidence & can see their skills & capa