• The acts of hope we see everyday

    13-20 May is A Million Acts of Hope week. In a time where we are [...]

  • Mental Health Awareness Week: Could mindfulness be a walk in the park?

    I’ve always struggled to live ‘in the moment’. Life is too hectic to bother about [...]

  • World Parkinson’s Day: “There are glimmers of light all around if you take the time to look”

    Another year has rolled on by since I wrote my last blog for World Parkinson’s [...]

  • Embedding a ‘coaching approach’ within the team

    Here's a blog to demonstrate how we’re embedding a 'coaching approach' across our organisation. In [...]

  • Well done Hampshire VCSEs you’re already helping create a Smokefree Hampshire!

    Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across Hampshire are stepping up to support Hampshire’s [...]

  • Village Halls Week 2026: Just how good are community halls for our health?

    ACRE (Action for Communities in Rural England), the organisation behind the Village Hall Week campaign, [...]

  • Village Halls Week 2026: How do our community halls help us stay active?

    These humble buildings where people meet, learn, exercise, relax and volunteer could, in their own [...]

  • Village Halls Week 2026: How do community halls help us keep connected?

    Sight Loss Cafés, Dungeons and Dragons, male peer support groups. Here's how community buildings keep [...]

  • Village Halls Week 2026: How do community halls help keep us learning?

    Sewing, choirs, arts and crafts. Here's how community halls help us keep learning... STEP 3: [...]

  • Village Halls Week 2026: How do community halls help us give back?

    Volunteering and donations of expertise (and maybe even a penguin). Here's how community halls help [...]

  • Village Halls Week 2026: How do community buildings help us stay mindful?

    Blackout Poetry*, Awakening Festivals, meditation and even gardening. Here's how community halls help us stay [...]

  • Village Halls Week 2026: Could community halls be the perfect prescription for our health and well-being?

    It looks like our community halls have ticked all five NHS' steps to health and [...]