Women in the lead: why retreats matter for networked community action
Sophie King, Development Manager at CLASS, explores what the Community Savers-CLASS alliance has learned about the importance of reflection and retreats for women’s community action. I’ve said it before,... Continue Reading
Lessons learned from the pandemic
Whitney Banyai-Becker shares lessons from a reflection with savings group leaders in April 2021. Learning through regular reflection is fundamental to the Community Savers approach to achieving positive change... Continue Reading
Go Digital: Lessons learned and new horizons
Whitney Banyai-Becker shares reflections on the Community Savers Lottery-funded Go Digital! project, drawing on conversations with volunteer trainers and community leaders. Of all the many changes thrust upon us... Continue Reading
Women-led savings for financial & social wellbeing
The Money Advice Service estimates that 22% of UK adults have less than £100 in savings, yet savings are critical to wellbeing, decent living standards, and long-term family resilience.... Continue Reading
Creating a NORC at Hopton Court
Hopton Hopefuls are the newest addition to the Community Savers family: a group of Over 50s tenants who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with resilience, mutual aid, and... Continue Reading
Happy IWD 2021!
Jean is a 75 year old who has been isolating since March 2020. She is pictured above with her Mums Mart friends at an International Women’s Day celebration in... Continue Reading
Go Digital!
Lorna Parks shares some reflections on her first few months as a digital inclusion volunteer with GM Savers through our Lottery-funded Go Digital! project Just before Christmas I started... Continue Reading
Digital inclusion, confusion and that Aha! moment
Tina Cribbin of Hulme Writers & Savers shares reflections on her digital skills-sharing sessions as part of GM Savers Go Digital! project – supported by the National Lottery Community... Continue Reading
Manctopia: Reality TV in a journalism jumper*
“We want Manchester to be this cosmopolitan city…but at what cost?” Judith from Lifeshare in the trailer for Manctopia The series trailer and episode lead-ins for this 4-part BBC... Continue Reading
Its the little wins
Tina Cribbin celebrates recent achievements of local residents and members of On Top of the World in Hulme. In our tower block there was always a sense of hopelessness... Continue Reading