Neighbourly Lab News & Resources

Raising The Nation – Play Commission: Final Report

June 2025
Reports

Baroness Anne Longfield Executive Chair, Centre For Young Lives Children’s play is under threat with fewer playgrounds and shorter playtimes... Read more

The Role Shops can have in Addressing Loneliness and Supporting Social Connection.

June 2025
Blogs

By Annette Holman Where are our places of connection? We may often think of infrastructure in public services as where... Read more

Reflections on Refugee Week 2025

June 2025
Blogs

By Nick Lancaster It’s been heart warming to see the vast range of celebrations, resources, materials, and solidarity shared already... Read more

Making It Count: Revisiting Evaluation of Tackling Loneliness Interventions

June 2025
Webinars

Join Dr Helen MacIntyre (Neighbourly Lab) & Ingrid Abreu Scherer on The Tackling Loneliness Hub for a practical and supportive... Read more

Doing Ethnography the Neighbourly Lab way

May 2025
Blogs

By Marnie Freeman Neighbourly Lab prioritises balancing authentic and open communication with residents, with research rigour and tangible, practical recommendations.... Read more

‘It Takes a Village’ : The power of peer support in closing maternal health gaps for women from diverse ethnic groups.

May 2025
Blogs

By Chioma Wuche Community based support is often the difference between surviving and thriving in early motherhood. Whether it’s a... Read more

How can our everyday ‘bumping-in’ places be a distributor for preventive social prescribing’?

March 2025
Insights

By Annette Holman “No-one from the public sector has visited my store in the past 40 years.” This is what... Read more

Adult Social Care EDI Research

March 2025
Blogs

Compassionate Care Matters: Neighbourly Lab’s Insight into Enhancing Adult Social Care for Diverse Communities. By Jake Preston “The carers always... Read more

Attendees sitting at a table in the designated community space.

Project Updates | Shops

February 2025
Insights

By Annette Holman Over the past 18 months Neighbourly Lab have been busy testing concepts around our National Lottery Funded... Read more

Raising the Nation Play Commission Interim Report

February 2025
Reports

The Raising the Nation Play Commission Interim Report, published by The Centre for Young Lives, marks a significant step in... Read more

Exploring the Power of Green Spaces for Wellbeing

February 2025
Blogs

By Rebecca Nichols This month, Rebecca Nichols, our Junior Researcher, had the opportunity to attend a webinar hosted by the... Read more

The Importance of Parks in Our Cities

February 2025
Blogs

By Jake Preston Parks are the lungs of our cities, providing a place to breathe and think, amidst the concrete... Read more

Cover of the Report :Riots to Resilience

Riots to Resilience – Five Ways to Turn Lessons into Action.

February 2025
Blogs

In partnership with the VCS Emergencies Partnership, we have created this report which shares powerful stories and insights from voluntary,... Read more

The cover for the Making Sense of Belonging Report for the CDIC Local Area Belonging Project

‘Making Sense of Belonging’ Report GLA Civic Data Innovation Challenge.

February 2025
Insights

'Analysis and measurement-making for Local Area Belonging in London.' Funded by Impact on Urban Health (IUH) & the Greater London... Read more