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In the frame
Connecting kindness Wigan Council Local businesses supported the council’s #BeKindLeigh day in Leigh Market as part of a drive for a more caring town. Platinum planting Beyond Housing Apprentices have begun marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by planting a variety of native trees in sites across Whitby and Scarborough.
Water welfare
Telford and Wrekin Council
During last month’s flooding, the Ironbridge community pulled together with Rev. Ernest Okeke from St Luke’s Church to deliver food to workers pumping water.
Musical memories Wandsworth
Council
World Heart Beat, with support from Wandsworth Council, introduce The Nine Elms Sessions – a series of six music videos celebrating the local community whilst reflecting on the area’s heritage, present identity and promising future.
Community culture
ForHousing
Over 1,600 people celebrated Knowsley’s Borough of Culture programme by admiring Tall Tales, a large-scale community artwork that saw a residential 16-storey tower block in Stockbridge Village animated and illuminated with heartwarming stories from the local community.
Sporting success Peabody The housing association held a five-a-side football tournament for 40 young people to raise awareness about issues affecting them such as racism and violence. Sewing seeds Grand Union Housing Group The housing association teamed up with a Biggleswade nursery to brighten up the local community with a gardening project.
Absolute ace! Welwyn Hatfield Council The Welwyn Hatfield Community Fund hit a funding milestone, having awarded over £106,000 to local organisations. Since the funding launched in 2019, 17 community projects have received grants.
