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❄️Season's greetings from all the team at Locality❄️
The Locality office will be closed from 24 Dec- 4 Jan.
We will occasionally post updates for @theguardian.com's charity appeal. We look forward to seeing you in the new year with an amazing events schedule locality.org.uk/events
December 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Applications for loans, grants & equity are falling — yet trust in social investment is rising. What’s really going on?
Good Finance’s latest blog unpacks SEUK’s State of Social Enterprise report and what it means for charities & social enterprises.
👉 www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/...
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🔎 New report shows the government’s upcoming Local Power Plan is a rare win–win: accelerating net zero and strengthening community infrastructure.

Clean Power = Community Power shares stories, insights & practical guidance.

📄 Read more: https://locality.org.uk/reports/clean-power-community-power
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Tony Armstrong, CEO of Locality, responds to the 2025 Budget:

“We need ambitious, long-term, coordinated investment in community assets to get behind community organisations & help them drive national renewal from the ground up.”

Read the full response: https://locality.org.uk/news/budget-2025
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
100 years in the making, the #IFS100 #locality25 Convention has been exceptional. Thank you to everyone who attended, spoke, hosted a visit, supported, exhibited, was nominated for an award, and inspired us. Together, we have the tools, vision, and tenacity to create community-powered neighbourhoods
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Evening at #Locality25!
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thank you so much to the supporters and exhibitors at #Locality25!

Make sure you check out their stands in the exhibition hall and get advice and tips for your organisation 🙌
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Hope isn't gone - it lives in our neighbourhoods, in local people who refuse to give up on the places they call home... Government should ask communities not what we can do for you, but what we can do with you." - Jane Dawe, Safe Regeneration #Locality25
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Locality CEO Tony Armstrong welcomes delegates to #Locality25 - a time to find solutions from within and give ourselves energy and inspiration
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Melissa Aase, CEO of the International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, opens #IFS100 #Locality25

“The people of our movement, of Locality’s movement, have worked together as a network to build community strength, no matter where we are in the world, for the last 100 years.”
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We’re at Anfield Stadium ready to kick off #Locality25! We can’t wait to welcome our delegates and celebrate the #PowerOfCommunity
#IFS100
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
At #IFS100 in Westminster, Tony Armstrong has announced our new report, “Community-powered neighbourhoods”

In a time of social division, let's get power back to local people through the organisations that know them best – community anchor organisations

Read here
locality.org.uk/reports/comm...
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We're at #IFS100 celebrating 100 years of The International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers (IFS)! We're launching into our visit at Bromley by Bow Centre with CEO Elly De Decker, who is telling us how the centre created a model for healthy, vibrant communities.
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 Just one day left to get your tickets for #Locality25 Convention!
Hear from speakers from across the UK and around the globe, from New York to Nigeria.

📅 12 and 13 November 2025
📍 Liverpool FC, Anfield Stadium
🎟️Tickets: https://locality.org.uk/events/locality-convention/
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⏱️ The countdown is on to get your tickets for #Locality25 Convention! Join us at Anfield Stadium as we kick off an amazing celebration of the #PowerOfCommunity.

📅 12 and 13 November 2025
📍 Liverpool FC, Anfield Stadium
🎟️Tickets: locality.org.uk/events/local...
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Last chance! Just a few weeks to get your tickets for #Locality25 Convention. Join us at Anfield Stadium as we kick off an amazing celebration of the #PowerOfCommunity.

📅 12 and 13 November 2025
📍 Liverpool FC, Anfield Stadium
🎟️Tickets: locality.org.uk/events/local...
October 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Here’s Ed Wallis, Locality’s Director of Policy with his reflections on Labour party conference and what the talk is about the role of local communities.

In particular what the new Communities Secretary Steve Reed is saying and what he’s announced.

@ewallis.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The latest podcast from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social is a must listen! Julia Strelczuk, Founder of Nettle Café, speaks about her brave use of repayable finance to kickstart her organisation.

🎙️Listen now >> buff.ly/x3Fk59P
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The NHS 10-year plan is ambitious, but is it enough to deliver real change?

While we welcome the vision, communities need a clear roadmap for the practical steps to deliver neighbourhood-based, preventative healthcare.

👉Read our response with @localtrust.org.uk: locality.org.uk/news/nhs-10-...
August 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🏊@goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's latest case study spotlights Locality members Bramley Baths, a beloved community asset for 120+ years. With social investment from @keyfund.bsky.social, they repaired their roof & protected vital services.

Read more: www.goodfinance.org.uk/case-studies...
July 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Tickets for #Locality25 Convention are now on sale! Join us at Anfield Stadium as we kick off an amazing celebration of the #PowerOfCommunity.

🎟️Grab your early bird tickets now for the best price: locality.org.uk/events/local...
July 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Social enterprises and charities within the #WestMidlands have been doing amazing work supporting communities across the region. Read @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's new blog to find out how 3 organisations have used #SocialInvestment to create impact
➡️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/...
July 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We welcome the inclusion of the Right to Buy for communities in the #EnglishDevolutionBill. However, for every neighbourhood to reap the rewards, especially more disadvantaged areas, it must be backed by proper govt funding.

Read more on the Community Right to Buy: locality.org.uk/what-is-comm...
July 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Many funds for community organisations and community ownership require match funding to be eligible - find out more from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social on how you can raise funds and learn from success stories:
www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/...

#SocialInvestment #community #MatchFunding
July 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Tickets for #Locality25 Convention are now on sale!
Join us at Anfield Stadium as we kick off an amazing celebration of the #PowerOfCommunity.
🎟️Grab your early bird tickets now for the best price:
locality.org.uk/events/local...
July 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM