by David Robinson | 6 Feb 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
The Relational Councils Network gathered on 30/1/23 to talk about the cost-of-living crisis and relational responses. Partners from the council and the community in Barking and Dagenham provided the key note experience. A list of links and resources mentioned in the...
by Immy Robinson | 20 Jul 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
Mutual aid was driven from the ground up but flourished with appropriate support from local councils. The UK response to refugees arriving from Ukraine was led from the top down but could only succeed with local engagement. What can we learn from this approach to the...
by David Robinson and Tony Clements | 21 Oct 2020 | Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Observatory Thinking, Relational Councils
In brief Continuing with the work on Developing the Framework for councils to support community action, David Robinson and Tony Clements invite you to share examples of changing council practices that ‘let people in’ and join the conversation about how...
by David Robinson and Gemma Drake | 9 Jan 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
In the Relational Councils Network we are working to support one another in making the challenging transition from relationships as the extra mile, to relationships as the first mile. If this mission is to be credible and useful in 2023 it must have relevance to the...
by Immy Robinson | 13 May 2022 | Convenings, Relational Councils
Our third Relational Councils Convening took place on 25th April 2022, co-hosted by LBBD. Bryony Shannon, author of the excellent blog Rewriting Social Care and Strategic Lead for Practice Development at Doncaster Council, shared her thoughts on why language matters,...
