VCSEP Report: Riots to Resilience
4th August 2025
Between 30 July and 5 August 2024, the UK experienced a wave of riots, protests, and civil unrest following a mass stabbing in Southport that tragically killed three children. False... Read more
Inspiration Gallery: The role of shops can have in community connection.
11th July 2025
What is it? This image gallery is a collection of inspiring ideas that supermarkets and shops have developed to enable further support and social connection for their customers Who is it... Read more
Shops, Supermarkets & Social Connection: Understanding Their Role in Reducing Loneliness & supporting community health and wellbeing.
6th July 2025
Join Neighbourly Lab Programme manager Annette Holman & Caroline Lee, (Senior Research Associate - Cambridge Public Health) as they explore for The Tackling Loneliness Hub findings from our two-year programme;... Read more
The opportunity local shops and businesses can play in community health and wellbeing. A How To Guide for public sector teams on working with local businesses to support residents
2nd July 2025
What it is: We have developed this guide to make it simple and easy for public sector teams to work with local customer facing businesses on the high street, such... Read more
Reflections of a Learning Partner
25th June 2025
By Annette Holman We’ve all been on a learning journey! The past 2.5 years of the Volunteering Cities programme came to an end recently where we launched our insights report... Read more
Reflections on Refugee Week 2025
20th June 2025
By Nick Lancaster It’s been heart warming to see the vast range of celebrations, resources, materials, and solidarity shared already around the world during Refugee Week. The theme this year... Read more
Revealing Social Capital
24th March 2025
New research reveals that friendships across socioeconomic lines have a powerful relationship with future earnings and social mobility.The groundbreaking study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, analysed 6 billion friendships in... Read more
‘Making Sense of Belonging’ Report GLA Civic Data Innovation Challenge.
4th February 2025
'Analysis and measurement-making for Local Area Belonging in London.' Funded by Impact on Urban Health (IUH) & the Greater London Authority (GLA), Neighbourly Lab embarked on a research project to... Read more
Creating a Community Space at Asda Small Heath: A Journey of Discovery
3rd February 2025
By Rickie Josen and Annette Holman As part of our work on ‘Unlocking Social Opportunities in Shops’ we worked with Asda in Small Heath, Birmingham transforming the former opticians in... Read more
Outdoor pop-up projects can help us play together, but can we get everyone to join in?
31st January 2025
By Marnie Freeman We know that when a resource is less available, due to limited quantity or time, we tend to see it as more valuable. That’s why, when fun... Read more
Report: Building Community Resilience Through Engaging Neighbourhood Networks
15th March 2024
In partnership with the Greater London Authority (GLA) City Resilience Team, Neighbourly Lab explored how Neighbourhood Networks are strengthening community resilience and responding to emergencies across London. These small, hyperlocal... Read more