Tags: south east

One Stop - Accessing vital support

Azra Jan, project leader at One Stop Advice and Training Centre, discusses how the organisation supports women’s empowerment by ensuring women know their rights and have access to vital support.

Advice for Health launches

Today we launch Advice for Health, a funding pot that aims to support people’s mental and physical health by accessing advice.

CYCD - Women's empowerment

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘Inspire Inclusion’. We spoke to Aminah* who is a member of the WOWS (Women offering women support) group in Luton about her experiences…

Local Conversation in Stanwell

Over nine years, the Local Conversation in Stanwell established priorities for the local community and acted to improve them. Their work is led by a steering group of residents living…

Khalsa Youth Football Academy - Connecting Hope

Khalsa Youth Football Academy provides sports programmes, forums and training for people with learning disabilities in Hertfordshire. Project Leader Bal Singh talks about Khalsa's anti-racist origins and how it supports…

Support U: Creating a community

Support U youth group member Ash Skeet talks about her experience transitioning, and how the organisation's support groups have improved the mental health of the LGBTQ+ community in the Thames…

New funding available for local groups in parts of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire

New funding available for local groups in parts of Enfield, Gravesham, Hackney and Southwark

Maymessy Mentorship

The project offers the opportunity for the women to get together with others in a similar situation and with similar interests in food and to build friendships, support each other…

The Northgate Project

The Northgate Project was an activity-based self-help group for people in the Northgate ward in Canterbury. Many members were (or had been) feeling suicidal and some were living with conditions…

Local Conversation in Merstham

In Surrey, there are small pockets of disadvantage which are hidden by relative affluence around it. Even within Merstham itself there is vast inequality. Through the Local Conversation, people are…

Route 23

Route 23 is a coffee shop named after the bus route serving Spring Lane area of Canterbury where the project operates. The café is open to all residents and is…

The Castle & Beyond - Our Voice, Our Community

A number of groups and activities have been set up such as a teen’s social group, a family friendly play session, drop-in support sessions and arts and crafts activities. The…

Looking back on 2021

Over £121 million in funding raised through The Health Lottery has been awarded by People’s Health Trust to over 3,240 resident-led community projects. Allotments, peer-support groups, choirs, men’s sheds and…

The Northgate project evaluation

Northgate Project, supported by the charity TakeOff, brought individuals from the Northgate ward in Canterbury together to support them to share their interests and skills with one another.

Monty's Bike Hub

Monty’s Bike Hub is a project run by Monty’s Community Hub based in Southampton and is an example of local people using their skills and knowledge to support others…

Disability Pride Brighton 2020

Disability Pride Brighton is an annual event created to raise awareness of the diversity and experiences of disabled people, to support people living with any kind of disability (visible or…

The End of ‘No DSS’ discrimination

Housing is an important social determinant of health, affecting the quality, and even the length, of our lives. Housing issues often lead to people feeling powerless and isolated. Costs and…

Influencing locally

The Local People project in Brighton, supported by Scope, works with local disabled people and unpaid carers to develop shared priorities, including raising awareness and acceptance of disability in all…

Zooming in on accessibility

The Local People project in Brighton has created a shared vision, supporting disabled people and unpaid carers to identify barriers and bring about change to increase community equity, therefore improving…

Pie Factory Music

Pie Factory Music is a youth club that supports young people in Thanet, Kent. Three years ago, they set up an intergenerational group – Create Community - after multiple requests…

Local Conversation in Merstham - Repair Café

The Local Conversation in Merstham is a lot of things. It is a space for people to get together and make friends. It is a vehicle for change, and for…

Connecting through song

The Include Choir are breaking down social stigmas and tackling mental health through singing, song writing and signing. The Include Choir welcomes those with communication difficulties and those without, to…

Disability Pride Brighton 2019

The third annual Disability Pride Brighton event held last month was a huge success, attracting more than 3,000 people. Disability Pride Brighton is an annual event that works to raise…

Ek Saath - Community Together

‘Ek Saath – Community Together’, a project run by the Indian Community Association (ICA), offers daily activities and get-togethers for older residents in Reading. Project members are encouraged to interact…

Lunch Positive club

Lunch Positive runs weekly lunch clubs enabling people to come together in a safe, friendly peer-led environment to share a meal, socialise and build supportive friendships.The lunch club in Brighton…

Marsh Farm Makeover

Futures Community Voice is a group of local residents in Luton who come together to discuss issues and concerns about where they live and how they can improve the area.

More than activities

“The project is about so much more than just activities, the classes really bring people together and help them make friends.” Apna Virsa supports older residents living in Slough to…

Talking empowerment

The Local People project in Brighton supports and empowers disabled people and unpaid carers who live locally to identify barriers and bring about change to improve their lives, health and…