Communities

The great and the good

What can we learn from the winners of the annual Urbanism Awards? Nicholas Falk investigates

Hebden Bridge won this year’s Great Town Award

With a choice of 75 shortlisted places, it is surely time to draw lessons from the Academy of Urbanism’s annual awards for the policy issues now facing the UK.

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A reminder of the past – or sign of the future?

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Big Society hot or cold?

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The voluntary sector must take its share of the blame

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Psst, got a LEP? Want one?

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Eric’s axe leaves local government with impossible decisions

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Saving Big Society from its contradictions

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A natural connection

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How to collaborate

With less resources around the onus is on organisations to work together. Alison Chambers explains how to ensure things click into place

A workshop run by Community Action Southwark. The organisation was created following the merger of Southwark Community Care Forum and Southwark Action for Voluntary Organisations in 2008

Working together strengthens the power of individuals, organisations and communities at a local neighbourhood level. By collaborating communities can create a critical mass to challenge, influence and participate confidently in local decision making and service delivery.