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How can I help you?
Marie, from Age UK, reflects on the barriers to people offering support to older people living in their community.
read moreCarers Circles
Sharon tells her story of establishing Circles for carers through a shared love of food and family recipes.
read moreSmall Spark to Bright Idea
Becky shares her experience of coming up with an idea which would benefit the whole of her community – and with the support of our Small Sparks programme – turning it into a reality!
read moreThe 2 Hour Club
Cath shares her story of getting her husband involved in volunteering through a shared connection of motorbikes. Could you give a few hours of your time?
read moreSocial Care Future Event
Cath describes her experience and learning from hosting a workshop at the Social Care Future event focused on Power, Purpose and Permission.
read moreCreating opportunities for friendships to flourish…social pedagogy in practice
We walk alongside people, not leaping to ‘fix’ them but exploring what matters to someone, sharing ideas of what we can do that makes a difference and creating spaces for shared interests and opportunities where relationships can flourish. In this blog Cath and Sharon explore what this means in practice.
read moreCovid Buddies
The team at Community Circles has been working closely with teams in Suffolk during the pandemic to offer the Circles approach to people being asked to self-isolate. The approach has been a huge hit!
read moreAshton Circle: Connecting people through shared interests, locally and online
With COVID restrictions easing, and the excitement of face to face events becoming more like a reality, we’re not ready to say goodbye to the wonderful online community we have built… so we aren’t going to! Ashton Circle and Circles Connected will run hand in hand, continuing to offer opportunities for people to connect virtually from their own home and face to face in a local venue.
read moreConnected moments in February
Here is a round up of some of the February Best Bits. Click here to download the pdf.
read moreConnect moments in January
Here is a round up of some of the January Best Bits. Click here to download the pdf.
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