by Sam Julius and Jessie Powell | 22 May 2020 | Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Guest Blogs
In brief In this blog for The Relationships Observatory, Sam Julius and Jessie Powell from Local Trust explore the value of relationship building in communities and how we can look to sustain the recent surge in local connection after COVID-19. To find out...
by David Robinson | 20 May 2020 | Covid and Relationships
In this, our seventh Observatory Sighting, we begin to take stock of what we’ve learnt about the response to the outbreak of coronavirus.
by Alex Smith | 19 May 2020 | Covid and Relationships, Guest Blogs
In brief In this blog for The Relationships Observatory, Cares Family CEO and Founder Alex Smith reflects on the importance of intergenerational solidarity for socially isolated older people and economically isolated younger people. The Cares Family is a group of...
by David Robinson | 19 May 2020 | Covid and Relationships, Dreams and Vision, Our thinking
In brief In this short blog, David takes stock of what we’ve learnt from The Relationships Observatory and offers a positive reflection on what we take forward as we rebuild. This blog has also been published as part of Compass’s #BuildBackBetter...
by David Robinson | 14 May 2020 | Covid and Relationships
In our sixth Observatory Sighting, we explore the ways in which we’ve both come together and moved apart, and ask how we can do more of the former and less of the latter. We have been looking at where communities are coming together across faiths,...
by David Robinson | 5 May 2020 | Covid and Relationships
In our fifth Observatory Sighting, we explore the theme of participation, exploring instances in which we’ve seen a shift from control to participation and asking ourselves how this can be sustained. In the Looking to the Future discussion last week we...