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The latest news
for policy makers
New research programme on levelling up and social infrastructure
A new programme by Power to Change and the British Academy will help to better understand how social infrastructure approaches can contribute to the government’s levelling up...
Queen's Speech 2022: First steps in tackling high street decline
Power to Change’s Ailbhe McNabola responds to the Queen’s Speech 2022 and what the proposed Bills mean for...
Nick Plumb joins High Streets Task Force
Power to Change’s Nick Plumb is appointed to government task force tackling high street...
Britain’s high street crisis reaches tipping point
New report reveals a decade of accelerating shop closures and calls for a new fund to help local people secure property on the high...
Levelling Up White Paper: Power to Change responds
Power to Change responds to the publication of the Government's Levelling Up White...
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...
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...
Spending Review invests in social infrastructure but more needed
Reaction to the Chancellor’s Autumn 2021 Budget and Spending Review...
Sector growth and soaring confidence for community pubs and shops
Community pubs and shops demonstrate soaring confidence and sector growth despite the...

INSIGHTS AND RESEARCH
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Understanding community life at a hyperlocal level
Power to Change commissioned Kantar to conduct a ‘hyperlocal’ version of the Community Life Survey, focused on six places in England participating in the Empowering Places programme. This blog outlines some initial findings on the relative impact of our...
Why now is the time for a High Street Buyout Fund
Power to Change’s Nick Plumb outlines why community ownership on the high street is essential to their...
How funders can support community business asset ownership
Asset ownership can have an impact on community businesses and the people they work with. We look at good practices for funders looking to support community businesses with asset acquisition and management....
Recognising the value of community organising
What is community organising? And what potential does it have to tackle local issues? Bonnie Hewson...
Diversity, equity and inclusion update
Laying out our diversity, equity and inclusion plans for the future, and our achievements so...
It's vital that levelling up delivers for communities
Power to Change’s Nick Plumb outlines the four things he’ll be looking out for in the Levelling Up White Paper when it publishes in the coming weeks...
Measuring the impact of community businesses at a neighbourhood level
We are continuing to build the evidence base about how community businesses impact on health and wellbeing, employability, social isolation, their local environment, and much...
Real Ideas: From green shoots to mighty oaks
Real Ideas are a pioneering social enterprise supporting people to build better futures. In this blog, Ed Whitelaw reflects on the role of community business in parks and the importance of community climate...
How will COP26 encourage community climate action?
How will COP26 encourage community climate action? Will Walker, our climate action manager, blogs from...
Carbon Co-op: The people powered revolution
Carbon Co-op are a community energy organisation based in Greater Manchester. In this blog, Jonathon Atkinson discusses the importance of community climate action and reflects on what it all means at...

FIND INSPIRATION
FROM OUR LATEST CASE STUDIES
Hip Hop Heals
A Birmingham-based organisation that bridges the gap between hip hop and therapy....
Giroscope
Founded by a group of young radicals in Hull in the 1980s, Giroscope’s self-help housing is regenerating the neighbourhood with a new generation of young...
BlueJam Arts
BlueJam Arts is a dynamic hub for intergenerational music and arts in rural Cumbria which puts young people in the lead of its programmes and operations, and their own creative...
Bristol Co-operative Gym
Accessible, affordable, and inclusive, Bristol Co-operative Gym is founded by millennials, run by its members, and designed to strengthen everyone in the...
Coexist Community Kitchen
Coexist Community Kitchen offers a vibrant, welcoming space in central Bristol for people of all ages to find dignity and confidence through cooking....
Sister Midnight
The young women on a mission to establish Lewisham’s first community owned live music...
People Dem Collective
From a living room meet up to plans to take over a five-story building, People Dem Collective are proudly taking up space in...
Friends of the Joiners Arms
A strong community standing up to save threatened LGBTQ+ spaces in Tower Hamlets,...
Future Yard
A brand new community venue in one of the country’s most deprived wards exists as a template for how contemporary music venues can be run while proudly proclaiming: The Future is...
Wigan Warriors Community Foundation
From hosting free rugby camps to thousands of children every year to offering disability teams, this foundation is aiming to serve everyone in its...
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