Examples from Community Businesses
Here are some practical examples of what Community Businesses are doing across the UK across key themes, together with contact details for those businesses should you wish to find out more.
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Online social connection (services, information & entertainment)
Chichester Community Development Trust
Taking a range of services online and supporting those with little access to connect through volunteers
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“Isolation Station” from WRNV Ltd in Hastings
Isolation Station Hastings is working with local people and organisations to stream daily content from people’s homes.
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Offline social connection (services, information & entertainment)
The Onion Collective
Looking at keeping the community connected, especially anyone isolated, when we are forced to be apart- including guidelines for volunteers.
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Social Spider
Publishing monthly community newspapers in Waltham Forest, Tottenham and Enfield
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Managing food preparation, delivery and/or distribution
Bretforton Community Shop, Worcestershire
Re-purposing the community shop for grocery delivery.
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The Bevy, Brighton
“Bevy Bites”, providing hot meals for vulnerable people in the Moulsecoomb area of Brighton.
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Homebaked Cooperative Bakery Anfield
Homebaked cooperative is a community owned bakery based in Anfield opposite LFC.
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Maintaining community-based health and social care
Inspired Neighbourhoods Group
Moving mental health support services from 'face to face' to digital.
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Supporting micro-enterprises in your network
Rock House, Hastings
Rock House is a mixed use building which contains 6 capped-rent flats and 80 micro-enterprises.
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Working in partnership with local authorities and business
Hastings Emergency Action Response team
Establishing a town-wide volunteer support hub of 900+ local resident volunteers and 45+ volunteer coordinators.
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Supporting staff and volunteer wellbeing
Project 6
Providing structure while working remotely and using the 5 ways to wellbeing to support staff.
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