🚗 Yesterday, our Bristol team took a trip up the road to visit Ambition Lawrence Weston, a resident-led org taking action in one of Bristol’s most deprived suburbs. From their early days rallying to secure an affordable supermarket, aided by Big Local funds, they've grown into a force for change.

We'll be there! @jamestplunkett.bsky.social is on the panel alongside @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social of Carefull Industries; @hetanshah.bsky.social of @britishacademy.bsky.social; and Emily Bolton from Our Future.

Looking forward to speaking at this @powertochange.org.uk event to launch essays on building stronger communities. Great panel includes @anooshc.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @jamestplunkett.bsky.social @nickplumb.bsky.social. 18 Nov 6.30pm powertochange.typeform.com/to/L2W7DYk9?...

Join us in Westminster for the launch of our new essay collection, marking a decade of Power to Change and the community business movement and looking ahead to the next 10 years. In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social. Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w

📢 New report from the Social Impact Investment Advisory Group highlights a major opportunity for the government to partner with the UK’s thriving impact economy. 📖 Read it here: buff.ly/82BAGTt

As we celebrate our fifth anniversary, we’re not just marking a milestone – we’re looking ahead. 🙌 This is a moment to energise the social economy movement, shape the next phase and invite people to join us in a thriving, inclusive future. Read more here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/buildin...

📆Are you a community or council leader, a funder or a property owner looking to support community-led regeneration? Join @platformplaces.bsky.social for a practical online session to learn from people doing this work on the ground in Bristol and Liverpool City Region 👇 Register:

🎉 #CommunityBusinessWeek is coming! 🗓️ 29 Nov–5 Dec 2025 💡 Digital toolkit coming soon 👇 powertochange.org.uk/event/community-business-week #PowerToChange10

🎉 Tonight, @kindredlcr.bsky.social celebrates 5 years — a milestone for a bold, community-rooted approach to economic change in Liverpool City Region. We've been proud to support Kindred from the start, helping to shape a model that puts social businesses at the heart of local economic development.

📚 Each month this year, we've been sharing stories from communities around the country as part of our campaign celebrating ten years of backing community business. In case you missed them: 📖 In Southampton, there's a radical bookshop owned by the community. Meet October Books: buff.ly/LOjjkXR

Giving communities more local control is a popular & effective solution. New polling by @powertochange.org.uk finds that 8 out of 10 Britons think it’s important that the government gives local people more control over what happens in their local area.

Good realistic essay by @npjgarland.bsky.social for @powertochange.org.uk. Key bit for me is communities policy being tied into a broader political economy.

NEWSLETTER 🗞️ | Read what community businesses think of government policies, find out what went down at party conferences, and hear the latest stories, essays, opportunities & events. All in our October edition 👇 http://bit.ly/3Lb2ZG2

Public services are crumbling in the UK. Community organisations, like Andy's in Sheffield, hold both the knowledge & trust of local people, both of which are key to fixing our failing public services. This country needs a new Community Right to Shape Public Services. 📽️ Watch the video

I tried to cover a lot of ground here. A few points developing the argument, regarding current government's "Pride in Place" etc: basically I like this stuff, but worry a bit about lack of realism about what they might achieve in isolation.

Really delighted to be joining @powertochange.org.uk as a Trustee to support their mission to promote community business as an agent of social and economic change.

📖 @npjgarland.bsky.social pens our next 10-year anniversary essay, exploring the history of past regeneration efforts to help guide today’s public policy, and offering three lessons as the government pursues its new Pride of Place agenda. Read: http://bit.ly/4qoNpXz #PowerToChange10

🤝 Welcoming new trustees Lara Carmona, Dr Neil Bentley Gockmann, Paul Jenkins, and Solomon Elliott to Power to Change. We look forward to collectively, continuing to back community business from the ground up, building more resilient and liveable communities for everyone: buff.ly/1Rysnoj 👇

This month, we visit Edberts House in Gateshead, a physical bedrock of the community, and a literal next-door neighbour on the estate for many. Discover how they're pioneering community-led health and wellbeing through prevention and connection: buff.ly/j7kPmRE #PowertoChange10

Community power is the antidote to division and democratic decline. Give communities the power to fix broken Britain from the ground up. 🎥 Watch and share @right-here.org's new film. #CommunityPoweredPolitics #CommunityPower #Devolution

Our new film argues that community power is the antidote to division and democratic decline. Give communities the power to fix broken Britain from the ground up. 🎥 Watch and share. Read the story behind the film: www.right-here.org/community-po... Film by @tuz0.bsky.social

Are you in the London Borough of Camden, deeply rooted in your local community, with a bold solution to a local issue? 🌱 Do you have a vision to transform your neighbourhood’s buildings and spaces? 🏠 ✨ Introducing: People and Place: Camden! ✨ 1 / 🧵

Are you a community leader, council officer, funder or property owner looking to support community-led regeneration? 🏘️ Join us for a practical online session on 18 November, to help you seed a Local Property Partnership in your neighbourhood 🖥️ www.eventbrite.com/e/practical-...

"Looking out from the bubble of conference, it was striking how separate the wider city and the people that live there can seem. It was great to have Hannah with us at conference this year. Her reflections below 👇

📍West Mids CA show what’s possible when communities lead. We've worked with them to build in consistent opportunities for social economy organisations to input into the growth strategy. This is how you truly begin to unlock growth that everyone can see & feel. Read their story: buff.ly/Q9Xd0QZ

✍️ Hannah Sloggett, Co-Director of Nudge Community Builders, joined Labour Conference 2025 with Power to Change. Two weeks on, she reflects on why community voices must be heard in national policy debates, to shape policies that actually serve people on the ground. Read her blog: buff.ly/SSedghG 👇

💭 Each month this year, we've been sharing essays from thought leaders as part of our campaign celebrating ten years of backing community business. 📚 Read the collection so far and explore bold ideas shaping the future of communities: https://www.powertochange.org.uk/celebrating-ten-years/

Our wonderful Policy Manager @jesscraig.bsky.social is a nominee for @smartthinking.bsky.social Think Tanker of the Year 👏 Jess has led some of our most impactful work this year—challenging conventional thinking and putting community business at the heart of policy conversations. Take a look:

💼 Last chance to join our Policy & Insight Team as Head of Policy and Research, helping us shape the conditions for community business to thrive. 💼 Applications close: 17 October 💼 Find out more and apply: https://www.powertochange.org.uk/who-we-are/join-our-team/

Did you catch our last newsletter edition? Get the lowdown from party conferences, discover what our new polling told us about unlocking national renewal, and hear about the latest events and opportunities in the community business world 👇 http://bit.ly/3VGrQ6M

Our new Head of Policy and Research role will ensure our research is agenda-setting & our policy ideas are rooted in practice. Do you know someone who can expertly combine policy and research to drive real change? Please share 👇 https://www.powertochange.org.uk/who-we-are/join-our-team/

We were joined by six community business leaders at Labour Conference to burst the conference bubble. From roundtables with MPs to our reception at Baltic Creative, local leadership was at the heart of political debate. Now, comes the real test for government. 👉Read our reflections: buff.ly/8X8lOBL

Not long left to get your tickets for #Locality25 Convention. Workshops include delivering the government’s ‘Neighbourhood Health Service’; building belonging in times of division; and community ownership across the world. 🎟️Tickets: https://locality.org.uk/events/locality-convention/tickets

🎉 #CommunityBusinessWeek is coming! 🗓️ 29 Nov–5 Dec 2025 ❄️ As part of our 10th anniversary campaign, it's a nationwide moment to shine a light on community business. 💡 A digital toolkit is coming soon to help you get involved 👇 powertochange.org.uk/event/community-business-week #PowerToChange10

💡West Midlands Combined Authority & @mayorwestmids.bsky.social have a bold vision to double the size of the social economy. 💡The week-long Social Economy Drive in November celebrates the power and potential of the social economy. We’re proud to be working in partnership to support this movement.

Do you want to use your skills to drive real change in communities? Our Head of #Policy and #Research will ensure our research is rigorous & agenda-setting & our policy ideas are influential & rooted in practice. Find out more & apply: https://www.powertochange.org.uk/who-we-are/join-our-team/

Rather than unlocking UK community power, successive govts' digital policies have been focussed on Silicon Valley-style success. By me for @powertochange.org.uk, on why digital social policy is a necessary building block for a stronger society www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...

💭 We're reflecting on a busy #LabourConference 2025, where the power of community, and the importance of growth that everyone can see and feel, were central themes. Here are our 5 key highlights: #Lab25

Wrote something for @powertochange.org.uk about the fact that government policy must include a new category - digital social policy - to address the social impacts of technologies. Tech policy has to be more than cutting-edge innovation and growth www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...

💻 In our latest essay, Rachel Coldicutt explores the need for a community-centred approach to technology policy. From WhatsApp-powered community organising to the overlooked intersection of our digital lives and our neighbourhoods, Rachel calls for a radical rethink. Read here 👇 buff.ly/jWJmwLU

JOIN OUR TEAM 💼 | Do you think strategically about how research & policy development combine to drive change? The new Head of Policy and Research role will ensure our research is agenda-setting & our policy ideas are rooted in practice: https://www.powertochange.org.uk/who-we-are/join-our-team/

📶 Our second Pulse survey asked community businesses what they thought of a Community Right to Buy. Here’s what they told us: The majority (62%) of community businesses already know about a Community Right to Buy, and want to be kept informed about it directly or through local and town councils.

🗣️ At #LabourConference today, we’ve been having lots of conversations about what the new Pride in Place programme is going to look like. We're pleased this funding, set to benefit 300+ areas, mandates input from communities, local groups & social clubs. See @nickplumb.bsky.social's reflections 👇

🧵 Last night, at our #Lab25 community business reception, hosted by Chris Curtis, MP, Chair of Labour Growth Group, community business leaders shared one thing they would like to see to help community businesses like theirs unlock growth that everyone can see & feel. Starting with @futureyard.org:

JOIN OUR TEAM 💼 | Do you think strategically about how research & policy development combine to drive change? The new Head of Policy and Research role will ensure our research is agenda-setting & our policy ideas are rooted in practice: https://www.powertochange.org.uk/who-we-are/join-our-team/

NEWSLETTER 🗞️ | Our new 'Returning power to the people' research suggests giving communities more local control is both effective and popular as an antidote to disillusionment and decline. Read about it, plus the latest news and events in the community business world 👇 http://bit.ly/3VGrQ6M

@powertochange.org.uk last event of Labour conference getting underway! Our community business reception is all about how communities create growth you can see, feel and that everyone benefits from.

Today, Charlotte Hollins from Fordhall Farm in Shropshire spoke to the Minister for Care, Stephen Kinnock, about their community covenant in Market Drayton. Here, community members have come together with local organisations & Shropshire Council to design a Family Hub for their neighbourhood.

Community 🤝 59% of people are concerned that our communities are divided. But, 4 in 5 people say they like mixing with people of other ethnicities, religions and backgrounds in their local area.

Really pleased to have written the introduction to this new essay collection from @uclpolicylab.bsky.social @right-here.org @powertochange.org.uk. It argues Labour's communitarian tradition holds many of the answers to the key challenges the government faces today: www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/s...