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Journey of a journal
February 8, 2023
Journal of a Journey

Waiting and waiting

I feel like a kid being excited and promised stuff and then it being taken away. I’m reflecting on a meeting we had a couple of weeks ago with a council worker. The meeting went really well, really

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Journal of a Journey
February 7, 2023
Journal of a Journey

Joy and Pain. Old and New

We are cooking on gas. And at the same time, I can hear my Dad saying, ‘pride comes before a fall.’ Roots and wings. It feels like no one can touch the centre of that which is being created. Like

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I'm a Bit Shit sometimes - Camerados
February 7, 2023
Journal of a Journey

A bit Sh*T sometimes

Little bit of a panic this morning when our guest artist didn’t arrive for Make It Mine. A quick trip to the local charity shop to pick up some things to paint. I needn’t have worried, it seems ev

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Monday
February 6, 2023
Journal of a Journey

Monday

Managed to pop into the Monday brew club at the local pub for the first time in a few weeks. Always a pleasure to catch up with them. It’s amazing to see this little group start to widen their e

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New Northern Weave
February 6, 2023
Journal of a Journey

New Northern Weave

On Friday I was in the company of a glorious group of women – the New Northern Weave. Every time I’m with them I go away feeling wiser, more knowledgeable and nourished. And goodness we need n

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the common good
February 5, 2023
Journal of a Journey

The Common Good

I’ve been mulling over something that happened the other day and a conversation that I had with another community member a while ago. We were at Wellgood socials and a community member who holds a p

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Journal of a Journey
February 4, 2023
Journal of a Journey

Community Healing

Overnight I’ve been wondering about how yesterday’s post might be received by readers. I wondered if readers might ask, ‘surely they signposted the woman who shared her long history of traum

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Journal of a Journey
February 3, 2023
Journal of a Journey

Who Looks After You?

Yesterday a member of the community chose to share their life story. One filled with trauma and abuse. At the end, the person said to me, ‘who looks after you?’ And it made my heart open and also

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Journal of a Journey
February 2, 2023
Journal of a Journey

Joyful Days

Today at WellGood Social was just absolutely amazing for so many different reasons. Watching the long time ago retired and wise youth worker coach the younger women. Seeing the Councillors join in and

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Journal of a Journey
January 31, 2023
Journal of a Journey

Class

Today we had a lovely session at Make it Mine. Therapeutic time with clay in the company of women. A new to us local councillor came to see us. Sheila, she’s standing this year. I think she’ll be

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Welcome to The Journal of a Journey

We say this work requires an open heart and a strong spine.  Anything that challenges capitalism and those who hoard power is notoriously difficult to do.

On the Springfield, Beech Hill and Gidlow CommUnity website, we document the joyful story of the community becoming more connected.

Here, the journal of the journey intends to talk more about the behind the scenes work that relates to the theory of change. To hold the looking glass as we walk.  

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