This time last month most of us were just getting over the Christmas period and ready for New Years – I certainly hope you had a great time! Fast forward to one month later and we are all well back into the swing of things. We’ve kicked January off to a good start with planning…
We are well into the depths of winter as we approach the last 31 days of 2018. Personally, the last couple of months have flown by as the project reaches the 6-month milestone. With that in mind, one of the main things we have been working on during November is a newsletter to update local…
With the weather turning not so good, nights getting back at 5 pm and winter well on its way, I’m starting to see how community organising becomes more of a challenge during the winter months. It’s a challenge that I’m willing to embrace, and there is always something to be doing to be moving forward…
A bit about me. I’m a 42-year-old passionate individual whose heartbeat is helping others and assisting them achieve their dreams albeit an agoraphobic getting on a bus or someone on benefits starting up their own business. I see everyone as an equal and believe we all have natural gifts and talents which sometimes lie dormant and…
As the Gloucestershire Member Organiser for Community Organisers Limited (COLtd) I’ve been thinking about why someone would join a network of Community Organisers? I think the obvious answer is they love community organising and believe in the approach and share values. But that doesn’t capture the crux of it for me, so I thought about…
Over the last couple of months, we’ve made some good progress with our project here in forest green so much, so I don’t know where to start. I’ll start though by saying we have named the project “Friend of Forest Green” and most of the advertising materials have arrived which has been designed by yours…
I’m 22 years old, from Forest Green and I am a huge football fan. In fact, when I was 14 years old I set up my own football team here where I live, in Forest Green, to give me and my mates something to do. Unfortunately, 3 years later, we had to fold due to…