Last weekend saw the official re-opening of the Portslade Cattle Arch. We've been working with this impressive project since it was selected a few months ago as one of the trial projects for the Cif Hello Beautiful Neighbourhood Project. I finally [...]
With the Gardner girls away for a week of holiday, I was lucky enough to get a rare evening out to get stuck into some mid-week community activity on my doorstep - this time, with the fantastic Woking Good Gym! Good [...]
The environment is at the heart of so much of what we do within the Semble community, and climate change is a vital issue in the hearts of most Semblers. The Climate Emergency declaration made by the UK and Irish Parliaments, [...]
London’s one of the greenest cities in Europe. That’s right – our capital isn’t all smog and tarmac. There are trees, flowers, parks and ponds out there too. Need convincing? Check out the London National Park City campaign. Or even better [...]
In a little corner in the middle of the greenery that is Stanmer Park, located in a plot of land rented from the Council, we find 15 amazing community projects and organisations, united under a cooperative called Stanmer Organics. We have [...]
I’ve just returned from a marvellous Easter week of activities with the family. And wow, what a week to be away from home. A UK-visit and speech from the inspirational Greta Thunberg; a week of extensive activity by Extinction Rebellion (itself [...]
Stress is one of the biggest causes of health issues today, and it probably affects all of us in some way. Beyond the usual stressors (hello deadlines, packed trains, traffic noise, and other work and family issues) recent research [...]
Charlotte Ryan tells me, brimming with enthusiasm, about her dream. This dream isn’t riches or fame, but to have an enormous warehouse, to fill with clothes, cushions, cookers, curtains, crockery, cots, and everything in between. But for Charlotte, this period is [...]
One of the best things about being part of the Semble team is meeting the amazing project champions and visiting them while their project is in full swing. This time I rolled up my sleeves for an afternoon of cooking with Nureen from [...]
The team at Semble believe in supporting doers who are brave enough to share their stories. When Bertie Herrtage, Senior Coach at Crowdfunder, shared his project idea, we wanted to be part of the story. Bertie went on a journey around [...]
Walking through the doors of Oasis Cardiff, a drop in day centre for refugees and asylum seekers, the feeling of warmth and good energy instantly overrides the gloomy, drizzly day outside. I arrive about 12pm and can hear (and smell) the hustle [...]
We loved speaking to Nureen from Feed Me Good about the Feed Me Good Heritage Cookery Club project at the Eden Communities Camp. We also spoke to Harry from Cultivate Cornwall about the COGS project - Community Organisations and Groups Support. [...]
How did one act of kindness at Christmas become a charity with hundreds of volunteers that changes lives of people in London? This Christmas The Food Chain celebrates its 30th anniversary; I visited Clifford McManus, their Community Events and Fundraising Coordinator, [...]
Jo Scott, talking about Millisle Youth Forum, is one of the hugely inspiring people the Semble team met at the Eden Project Communities Community Camp last November. This is one of a series of stories from the outstanding movers and shakers running or starting [...]
At the Eden Project Community Camp, we saw so many great speakers, and we couldn’t wait to share them with you! For the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing stories from just some of the outstanding movers and shakers we got [...]
‘Can you imagine…’ This seems to be a regular utterance at the other-worldly Eden Project. This is a place built on hope and imagining a better future. We attended the Eden Community Camp in November to join in the inspirational weekend and [...]
