Empowering Places was a unique five-year programme designed by Power to Change to explore ways in which ‘locally rooted’ anchor organisations, operating in areas of high deprivation, could be supported to ‘catalyse’ new community businesses. The programme hypothesised that this, in turn, would contribute to an overarching vision of more prosperous places, with more jobs and opportunities for local people.
The Thorold
Community-owned pub The Thorold in rural Lincolnshire is acting as an entry point into work for a new generation of young residents.
Glamis Hall
In 2014, Wellingborough Council decided it couldn’t afford to keep a day centre for the elderly open so residents, left reeling by its closure, stepped up and took it on.
M-Prez
Supporting women and young adults into arts, culture, education, tech and science
Green Synergy
Creating a community space for gardening and wellbeing
Glamis Hall for All
Bringing the less mobile members of the community to a vibrant community centre
George Street Community Bookshop
A community bookshop preserving access to literature for everyone
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