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Board Meeting 16th July 2026
Update from the latest board meeting held at Sheffield Cathedral.
Jennifer Whiting
Aug 51 min read


Board Meeting 21 May 2026
News from the latest online board meeting in May 2026.
Jennifer Whiting
Jun 150 min read


Austerity’s Long Shadow: Rebuilding the Foundations of Community Life
The consequences of austerity begining in the 2010's were never confined to the public services whose budgets were cut. The reductions also had a profound effect on the network of community organisations that helped people remain connected, supported and well. We are now beginning to see the full consequences. They have taken ten or fifteen years to emerge because community infrastructure rarely disappears overnight. It weakens gradually as grants end, buildings deteriorate,
Paul Hackwood
Apr 246 min read


11th & 12th March 2026 Board Meeting in Ilkley
News from the latest board meeting in Ilkley.
Jennifer Whiting
Mar 301 min read


11th February 2026 Online Board Meeting
News from the latest board meeting that was held via Teams.
Jennifer Whiting
Feb 231 min read


Beyond Public Services: Why Community Work Must Be Relational
Over recent decades, we have become increasingly skilled at designing services, measuring outputs and managing risk. Yet we have become less certain about how to create places in which people feel that they belong.
Paul Hackwood
Feb 13 min read


People are not machines: Why even good Public Services are not enough.
Technical systems can deliver services, allocate resources and address particular problems. They are less able to create the levels of communication which shape meaning, trust, confidence, belonging and hope.
Paul Hackwood
Jan 184 min read


9th October 2025 Board Meeting in Birmingham.
News from the latest board meeting in Birmingham.
Jennifer Whiting
Nov 17, 20251 min read


20th May Board Meeting - Held Online
News from the latest board meeting.
Jennifer Whiting
Jun 9, 20250 min read


Board Meeting at Wydale Hall
A summary of what was discussed at the Wydale board meeting on 20th and 21st March 2025.
Jennifer Whiting
Apr 14, 20250 min read


Toc H Board Meeting in Birmingham
A summary of the Toc H board meeting held in Birmingham at St Martin in the Bull Ring on 23rd July 2024.
Jennifer Whiting
Jul 29, 20240 min read


Toc H Board Meeting - Held Online
The latest news from the Toc H Board Meeting held online on 20th May 2024.
Jennifer Whiting
May 21, 20240 min read


Toc H Board Meeting at Rydal Hall
A summary of the March 2024 meeting...
Jennifer Whiting
Mar 26, 20240 min read
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