by Immy Robinson and Gemma Drake | 1 Mar 2022 | Convenings, Featured About 2, Relational Councils
On 14th February, in partnership with LBBD, we hosted our second relational councils convening. In this session, we asked: How could we see relationships as a solution to statutory duties, not as incompatible with them? Our next convening, taking place on 25th April,...
by Tony Clements | 6 Jul 2020 | Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Observatory Thinking, Our thinking, Relational Councils
In brief In our report ‘The Moment We Noticed: Learning from 100 days of lockdown’, we invite you to join us in exploring how we might sustain the positives from the pandemic. This paper forms the backbone of our fourth invitation: to join us in developing...
by Tony Clements | 14 Sep 2020 | Our thinking, Relational Councils
In brief In July, we published ‘Developing the Framework’; an extended blog written by Tony Clements which lays out 10 ways in which local authorities can help community engagement to thrive. In this follow up blog, Tony reflects on the subsequent...
by Immy Robinson and Gemma Drake | 20 Jan 2022 | Convenings, Relational Councils
In December, we gathered to discuss what it means to be a relational council, the challenges in putting relationships at the heart of how council’s operate, and the pathways forward. Here, we draw out the key themes and questions from the discussion and invite you to...
by Immy Robinson | 19 May 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
What can we learn from the Warm Hubs experience about how to create ‘relational spaces’? And how can this learning, combined with the learning from the community response to the covid pandemic, inform and inspire a bottom up, relationship centred approach to...
