This is brilliant. Please let this be our future. 🌱🌳❤️ Barcelona is converting 1 in 3 streets into small parks 🌳 Safe outdoor space within 200 metres of all homes, clean, green, safe, inclusive space to sit, walk, cycle & play. 🚶🏽‍♀️👩🏽‍🦽🚴🏾🏃🏾‍♂️ 🤸🏽 📸-Jennifer Keesmaat

Introducing GRoW - Grass Roots of Wigan Launching 4th Feb with food. If you want to experience group decision making & make new connections, this might be for you. Children & yp are more than welcome & invited to take part in decision making too. grassrootsofwigan.org

Last push on the crowd funder! Only 1 day left. Can you help the kids get their own Playbox in Beech Hill? Or come along @ 6pm tonight, see if you can support their other fundraising ideas 🙂 Angela Fell- Northern ❤️ & Soul. Citizen of Wigan. Wigan Business PlayfulAnywhere Wigan Athletic crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pound-4-play…

Really proud of what we’ve achieved over the last couple of years! Here’s an overview of who we are and what we do! #OldhamHour #SocialEnterprise #CommunityLed #socialimpact #GreaterManchester

In the last week or two 30 community members have attended a 1 hour EPiCHOPEUK method training. The 2 sessions were really oversubscribed. We have a community that wants to be suicide aware & useful to friends, family & neighbours epichope.org.uk/training/

The reception grassroots groups & new enterprises receive, from existing & bigger orgs is usually lukewarm. The idea that a small grassroots group might initiate an idea or a call for action feels almost laughed at, with a parental knowing look. northernheartandsoul.co.uk/who-do-you-thi…

2 wonderful days with People Focused Group & Paula Sharing their peer support story with local people, community groups, CiCs, charities, commissioners, ops managers Brilliant to see the forming of a Wigan movement that truly believes peer support belongs in communities 🙏🏾😍

Most of us will need help and support at some point in our lives. Our benefits system has been a lifeline for so many, but we saw how a system that was intended to help had started hurting people we love and care about. We made this film for them. theguardian.com/uk-news/video/…

Toy, arts materials & games manufacturers. Would love it if you could donate a ‘surprise’ box to be unboxed by the children of Wigan when Playbox arrives 8th April Decathlon UK Big Colour Co. By Brian Clegg ➰space-hoppers.co.uk

We’re getting ready for holiday play- Bolton next week for great panto fun-oh yes we are, then the Playbox arrives. Play for All Everyone Together Making Memories & Friends Community 😍 Thanks to HAF, local cllrs, Northern Heart & Soul & PlayfulAnywhere for making this possible

Went to a meeting yesterday about #ABCD practice and approaches where the community want better play opportunities for the children in their neighbourhood. Was minded to share how wonderful the work is that Angela Fell- Northern ❤️ & Soul. Citizen of Wigan. & Gill Wright 🖤 Northern Heart & Soul CIC are doing in Wigan. #WonderWeavers

Today's #WhatsInStore #BehindTheScenes pick is this stunning window that was originally in the association's offices on Darlington Street, #Wigan. Staunch supporters of women's rights, they ran Britain's first candidate to stand on a #suffrage platform, Thorley Smith (1906).

What a busy few weeks in community life we’ve had 😍 sbhcommunity.co.uk/sbhg-news-east…

Our community don't really enjoy going to meetings, they prefer doing things together, so for our AGM this year we had food, chatted and chilled at CommUnity Corner

And whilst we were busy chatting and eating cake two young entrepreneurs (successful at Community Cash to start their gardening business) were grafting in the community! We love teenagers round here. Great work boys keep up the good work!

Thanks to all who walked & donated. We raised £234.17 on the day taking our total to £5266.75 with bank donations still to be totalled. Spare £s 👇 Northern Heart and Soul CIC Sort Code: 01-02-46 Account Number: 24352586 🙏🏾 True Level Media for film & Samba Band 😍

Some days are just a treat & today is one of those 😍 Great to see a local lad doing so well & investing in the local community with real depth, understanding and meaning. From the heart not the Social Value tickbox 😍

Can't imagine how much this will hurt 🫣 may the luck of the Irish be with you

What if instead of prescribing our version of salvation, we started with the question, "What are local communities already doing, which creates that which we think they are missing?"

The Springfield Dog Show 2024. Here comes the sun was an apt tune 😉☔️💧🌧️ The Springfield dog walkers are hardy! And we raised £384 to keep us in poo bags!