Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: ARUP and West Marsh Development Trust

Building momentum for community-led housing in Grimsby. In West Marsh, Grimsby, more than 300 homes sit empty while thousands of people remain on the housing waiting list. Many residents have lived with the consequences of poor-quality housing for years: damp, mould, spiralling energy costs, absentee landlords and homes left to deteriorate. Alan Burley and Neil Barber, local residents from West Marsh Development Trust, decided they didn’t want to simply campaign around the pr

Community-led space in action - and the councils backing it (People and Place: Camden visits Leytonstone)

Tucked away on a residential road in East London, just off Leytonstone High Road, there’s a vibrant hub of coworking, community and culture. Good Shepherd Studios has been lovingly brought back to life by a local group of residents after the threat of demolition. It sits within a cherished century-old community site called Pastures.

Local Power and Community Space: Inside the East End Trades Guild Meet-Up

East End Trades Guild's Meet the Members gathering of independent businesses, makers, traders and self-employed grafters who keep London’s East End thriving.