Who is painting Southdean Skatepark?
25th May 2023
Following on from the success of the community murals in Drumchapel, Glasgow we are delighted to provide a third opportunity to bring young people together with their wider community to... Read more
Empowering young people in their community pays off
17th April 2023
In times like these, where it feels like everyone is under immense pressure, people's priorities shift, often unconsciously, to help them deal with day-to day strains. The financial impacts of... Read more
Join our free webinar Thurs 27th April 12-1pm
14th April 2023
Neighbourhood communication groups (e.g. WhatsApp, Facebook, Nextdoor) help residents to be more connected and supported, more informed on local issues and events, and to save more in the face of... Read more
Our Bus Staff Appreciation Campaign has transformed Hammersmith Bus Station for a month
12th April 2023
The last few months have been full of exciting preparations around the creative campaign developed in partnership with TfL which aims to increase appreciation towards bus staff. We wanted to... Read more
The Big Help Out is launching on the 8th May
31st March 2023
The Big Help Out is launching on the 8th May. It is an initiative to celebrate the people who are already volunteering and encourage those who are interested in getting... Read more
The Big Help Out: How Local Authorities can play a big role
10th March 2023
The Big Help Out is happening on the 8th May, it is a day to celebrate and strengthen volunteering across the nation and it represents a moment in time to... Read more
Introduction to the “Magic Key Question” research-method
15th February 2023
Context At the heart of the Glimpse Project is our methodological claim that we can elicit the texture of spiritual-yearning and religious-belief by every person, by asking a single question.... Read more
Four metaphors to explain what we’re hoping to achieve with the Glimpse Project
8th February 2023
The Glimpse Project is an initiative from Neighbourly Lab and the Woolf Institute. Its aim is to show the common-ground in what different people yearn for or believe about God/spirituality/whatever.... Read more
What are our 2022 interns saying about Neighbourly Lab?
1st February 2023
2022 was a very significant year for Neighbourly Lab: we found some great people to join us (we actually doubled our staff and started operating in Scotland); we worked in... Read more
What is the Glimpse Project?
27th January 2023
WHAT IS IT? It’s an experimental project to illuminate everybody’s beliefs in God or spirituality. We want to reveal what’s going on in people’s heads when it comes to believing... Read more
How Glimpse Project got started – personal account from Harry Hobson
25th January 2023
Harry, looking a bit worried (can’t remember why) outside Westminster Abbey. This is the nearest church to Neighbourly Lab’s offices and I sometimes go to services there. I’m Harry –... Read more
The magic of local community WhatsApp groups
19th January 2023
In a national period clouded by uncertainty and financial downturn, many local communities across the country are using online groups on platforms such as Whatsapp, Nextdoor and Facebook in novel... Read more
The power of celebrations for the individual and the community
21st December 2022
Dressing with traditional costumes is a very popular thing in Bulgaria for all generations. It is done for community celebrations, weddings, christenings, school events, national holidays and others. The festive... Read more
One year of the Essential Mix
30th November 2022
I can hardly believe that a year of our Essential Mix project has gone by (Happy Birthday EM! ). Time has passed at lightning speed, and yet so much has... Read more
Our trial is live! Encouraging greater kindness on London buses
16th November 2022
Over the past number of months, we have been working closely with TfL and bus operators in London to develop new bus signage to encourage more engagement between passengers and... Read more
How does loneliness impact the Armed Forces and their families
19th October 2022
What we did: Neighbourly Lab, alongside the Campaign to End Loneliness and the King’s Centre for Military Health Research have run a year long evaluation of the Armed Forces Covenant... Read more
How supermarkets can be an exciting new hub for community outreach
5th September 2022
As we roll out our Essential Mix project across the nation the need to be flexible, adaptable and malleable becomes increasingly evident. Where in London we have focused on increasing... Read more
The role of technology in enhancing in-person interactions
30th June 2022
Technology, especially mobile devices, usually has a bad reputation, being associated with detrimental effects on in-person social connection. However, in this blog post we’ll give examples of how technology can... Read more
Neighbours Comms Groups: Superpowers and FOMO
28th June 2022
We at Neighbourly Lab believe that local neighbourhood comms groups are an essential tool for increasing social-connectedness in the UK. Neighbours that are joined up together in these groups are... Read more
Jane Jacobs and the importance of the seemingly trivial neighbourhood interactions
28th June 2022
We love Jane Jacobs, and particularly her book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” published in 1961. For Neighbourly Lab, this book – and particularly this passage below... Read more
Restitch: Social Fabric Summit: Putting social connection on the agenda
26th May 2022
On Tuesday we attended the Restich: Social Fabric Summit at the scenic Church Hall in Westminster. The day was thought provoking, with a variety of speakers from different spheres from... Read more