People, Place and Community report
Press Release: New report reveals how home and neighbourhood design influences community recovery from Covid – and what city makers can do about it.
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Community, connection and Covid-19: how community hubs support cohesion and collaboration in tough times
Community hubs are an important element of social infrastructure, but, as physical meeting spaces, they have experienced huge challenges during the pandemic. Using Acton Gardens Community Centre as a case study, we reflect on the role of community hubs in typical times’, and ask how they can continue to support communities as we navigate the ‘new normal’.
‘Connections’ Ep. 5: How to build connection – when we are all two metres apart
In this podcast we ask Bethan Harris from The Loneliness Lab and Stephanie Goldberg from the GLA: how can we build community within the context of Covid-19?
Emerging approaches for procuring social value: London
On 25 April, FoL’s roundtable heard approaches and experiences of procuring social value in London – does the capital need a regional pact?
Report launch: Overcoming London’s Barriers
Launched on 11 December, Overcoming London’s Barriers, shares practical approaches to addressing barriers and their impacts, collected through a year of research and discussion with cross-sector practitioners throughout London.
Overcoming Barriers conference: summary sneak preview
OnLondon commentator Dave Hill closed our 2018 conference on Overcoming Barriers. Here’s a summary of his comments and a link to the conference summary.
Conference: Delivering Estate Renewal
Our November conference takes a two-pronged approach to identifying effective ways forward in estate regeneration: at the strategic level and at the front line.