The Clitterhouse Farm Project is working Barnet Council and local developers to secure the site and turn it into a community hub with gardens, workshops and a cafe, in parallel with the sweeping top-down regeneration going on in this north London borough. Continue reading Coronavirus Conversations: Paulette Singer at Clitterhouse Farm in London
Sally-Anne Watkiss is treasurer of Homebaked, a community-run bakery opposite the Liverpool football stadium in Anfield. When did you notice … Continue reading Coronavirus Conversations: Sally-Anne Watkiss from Homebaked in Liverpool
The Chichester Community Development Trust provides spaces for hire and community projects in a suite of community-run buildings in Graylingwell … Continue reading Coronavirus Conversations: Claire Robinson from Chichester Community Development Trust
Jonathan Lindley is the chair of Bamford Community Society which runs the Anglers Rest, a pub in the middle of … Continue reading Coronavirus Conversations: Jonathan Lindley from the Anglers Rest in the Peak District
Alison Turner is chairperson at the Furniture Reuse Project, a charity that gives away furniture to people in need in Plymouth. Since March, she has had to close the shop and cancel furniture collection from home clearances – even though demand for furniture from homeless people in unfurnished accommodation and women fleeing domestic violence is higher than ever.
Continue reading Coronavirus Conversations: Alison Turner, Furniture Reuse Project in Plymouth
Iain Chambers is general manager at The Bevy, an award-winning community pub owned by local shareholders, in Moulsecoomb, Brighton.
In 2020, he started Brighton Food Factory, making ready meals to address food poverty. That business has pivoted to become a fruit and vegetable wholesaler travelling East Sussex to make deliveries during coronavirus.
Continue reading Coronavirus Conversations: Iain Chambers, the Bevy in Brighton
Kay Johnson runs the Larder in Preston, a cafe and food hub that aims to bring fresh local produce to … Continue reading Coronavirus conversations: Kay Johnson, The Larder in Preston
Grandad’s Front Room CIC is a volunteer-run furniture re-use shop in Bognor Regis. Grandad’s Front Room started in 2015 when … Continue reading Coronavirus conversations: Danny Dawes from Grandad’s Front Room in Bognor Regis
