In West Somerset, we are done waiting...
West Somerset, where I grew up, has the lowest social mobility in the country. This means that disadvantaged children living here have...
Community accountability: it's the way we do business
For Community Business, accountability isn’t an add on, it’s part of the fabric. People often ask how we practice accountability, and...
How to...write a better funding bid
Hands up those of you who have felt the crushing blow of a funding bid rejection letter? That insultingly thin tiny envelope, those...
Not talking to my daughter about what I do for a living...
I am half-way through reading Yanis Varoufakis’ history of capitalism, entitled, ‘Talking to My Daughter About the Economy’. It starts...
When applying for planning permission is like arriving at Base Camp of Everest
After four years, we have now applied for planning permission for a flagship £6m Community, Cultural and Enterprise development at...
What makes a community business leader?
Planning for 2018 has caused me to reflect the work we have done and the people we have met in 2017. My overriding feeling is that I am...
10 things you should know about social mobility
1. It’s not all about deprivation. West Somerset has the lowest social mobility in England. This does not mean it is the most...
Watchet teenagers take the lead
An innovative project taking place in Watchet, to get local teenagers to design and build their own common room, has just begun, with a...
West Somerset is worst in the country for social mobility; here's what we do about it
The recently closed Wansbrough Mill Paper Mill in Watchet, West Somerset, photo credit: Glyn Jarrett I was supposed to be on the Today...
Building a new community industry for Watchet
I am exhausted and invigorated. Georgie and I have just returned from two days at the Locality Convention in Manchester, which is an...
