The construction company Sir Robert McAlpine is committed to giving funding to organisations driving positive change in their local communities. So they launched 8 regional funds on ActionFunder this summer.In just 4 months a total of £106,000 was awarded to 40 diverse projects [...]

Feature image: JustPlay Basketball This summer, as many of us turn our attention to the Olympics, here at Semble we’re thinking about the place that sports has in our communities. Whether it’s clubs we’ve worked with through the Carling Made [...]

Semble and Carling have worked together since 2017, when we first joined forces to deliver funding to communities across the UK. Throughout this time, we have supported groups from Dingwall to Bodmin, Lowestoft to Llanelli. Every group we work with gives us [...]

The term ‘food inequality’ refers to the barriers that stop people from accessing a healthy diet - a serious issue that can lead to poor mental and physical health. This is a problem that isn't going away: an astounding 8.4 million [...]

January is a time when we are invited to look forward with optimism for what the upcoming year has in store for us. After plans for 2020, and now early 2021, were steamrollered by a certain pandemic, it’s definitely tempting to [...]

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I suggest standing up and looking out the window.  Or even better out the door.  Or better still, down the road and around the block. But before you do, here is a circular story of 120 years [...]

Children across the UK are being denied access to the most basic tool to improve their lifelong wellbeing - the experience of nature and the outdoors. Before the pandemic, families in deprived areas were already up to 9x less likely to [...]

As my 9 year old daughter was tucking into her boiled egg and toast this morning I asked her whether she thought it was ok for companies to do what they like in order to make more money as long as they [...]

Our community action report is out! During the last 7 months, while people have been wondering what  they can and can’t do and when it will all end, there have been  thousands of amazing people working below the radar to provide  [...]

Children are spending less time outside than ever before, affecting their health, wellbeing and love of the natural world. That’s why we’re proud to lead the Outdoor Classroom Day campaign, working with parents and educators to ensure kids get more time [...]

We’ve got exciting news to share! Semble’s Backyard Nature campaign is being featured in a new ITV documentary - ’Prince William: A Planet for Us All’. So far, close to 11,000 children have signed up to be Nature Guardians as part [...]

Only last month, someone forwarded me an article with the title “Only the Strongest Brands Will Survive”. While I appreciated the author’s energy, I couldn’t help but think they were heading in the wrong direction. The idea that only the strong [...]

Recently, we partnered with BUD to run a workshop called “Storytelling for Racial Justice” with BAME community leaders and those working with BAME communities. BUD founder and CEO Georgina Wilson explains why we felt it was important to develop this workshop. [...]

For food growers, September is a month to harvest, share and enjoy what has been grown through the year and each September the Soil Association use their ‘Organic September’ campaign to raise awareness of the many benefits of organic food and [...]

For many of us, September’s synonymous with getting back to school. After six months away from the classroom this year's back to school feeling will be even headier than usual. While kids get back into the rhythm of school, we’re reflecting [...]

“Why did you start Semble?” is a question people often ask. They may as well ask, “what motivates you” or “why have you taken this route in life?” To answer I have to take a brief trip back to the early [...]

Imagine if David and Goliath had had a chance for a pre-contest cup of tea and discovered that they shared the same goals – their story could have had a very different outcome. At Semble we bring together two entities of [...]

When I started working on my first funding campaign at Semble back in 2017, I had no idea what constituted a community group. Three years later and I have worked with hundreds of these groups, overseeing over £500,000 of business-backed investment. [...]

We are facing an emergency the like of which most of us have never experienced. Quite rightly, we are currently concentrating on fighting the battle. The incredible surge of support from the public and the government has been heart-warming to see. [...]

Every day the coronavirus pandemic is bringing new and difficult challenges. At Semble we will continue to support the all important grassroots action response in communities across the UK and around the world Sign up to our newsletter here to keep in the loop.  [...]

It’s wonderful to see so many people doing so many things to support each other over the coming weeks and months, from postcards through neighbours doors, the wonderful Beauty Banks appeal and the Mutual Aid Network among just a few. Here [...]

Semble is working together with friends and partners to support community groups with the tools and resources they need at this time. Read up on the 5 step community action response guide for ideas and inspiration to keep the community spirit [...]

With Valentine's Day this month and all the talk of happy hearts around, it’s the perfect moment to celebrate how one Devon-based community is keeping hearts beating.  Martin Copeman shared his story with Sembler Chloe last week. This is the account  [...]

A new year provides a perfect moment to reflect, take stock and get ready for action. Over the past decade, Semble has worked with changemakers across the UK and around the world to support community action. In 2019 we came together [...]