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New research shows thriving community businesses provide economic and social boost despite the pandemic
Community Business Market in 2021 report shows thriving sector provides economic and social boost despite the pandemic.
House of Commons committee publishes high street recommendations for government
Power to Change responds to the House of Commons Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s high streets report
Leading the way: The funders supporting the next generation of community enterprise leaders
A brand-new programme that supports community enterprise leaders to build their skills, confidence and networks to continue playing a vital role supporting communities in the North East of England and across Yorkshire and Humberside
Fan Led Review of Football Governance publishes its recommendations
Power to Change responds to the Fan Led Review of Football Governance
Football fans across country demand ownership of football clubs
In a joint letter to Tracey Crouch MP ahead of the publication of the Fan Led Review of Football Governance, supporters trusts are calling for action to support fan and community ownership of our football clubs.
Spending Review invests in social infrastructure but more needed
Reaction to the Chancellor’s Autumn 2021 Budget and Spending Review announcement.
Sector growth and soaring confidence for community pubs and shops
Community pubs and shops demonstrate soaring confidence and sector growth despite the pandemic.
Older voters sceptical of Government’s levelling up agenda
The public, and older voters especially, are extremely sceptical about the likely impact of the government’s levelling up agenda in their community.
Abandon centralised ‘Levelling Up’ or risk failure
This new report explores why the government must abandon its centralised Westminster-led approach to ‘Levelling Up’ or risk failure from outset.
Five key commitments to support minoritised ethnic communities
New research report launches five key commitments to support minoritised ethnic communities.
Property owners must act now to save UK’s failing high streets
22 high street leaders including property developers, investors and national government bodies, join forces to launch a new town centre property innovation programme.
Liverpool City Region’s social economy gets £1million boost
As Kindred invests its first money, a new report from the University of Liverpool’s Heseltine Institute reveals the strength of the community business market in Liverpool City Region, pre-Covid.
Power to Change launches new five year strategy
Our mission is to strengthen community businesses to tackle some of society’s biggest challenges at a local level.
Let communities and councils decide what happens on their local high street
The government should give communities more say over their local high streets’ future and enable councils to support them to do this.
Pioneering community solar farms generate £60k for communities
Six community solar farms across England and Wales – generating clean, renewable energy whilst reinvesting profits into the local community – have generated £60,000 of surplus profit which will be given to partners to support their local communities.