19 January 2022

Bird boxes and communities: Hugh and Janet’s story

In December 2021 we hosted our Local Area Coordination Network Gathering with over 70 of our Network members coming together…

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13 December 2021

The Christmas Countdown

In the countdown to Christmas, we are sharing some of the highlights of 2021 from the Local Area Coordination Network…

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22 July 2021

Local Area Coordination in practice – John and Tara

Introduction Tara, the Local Area Coordinator, was first introduced to John through a friend of his from Church, who was…

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19 May 2021

A Community Book Story: Part 2 – a blog by Emma Shears

‘It is more about the journey and the lasting benefits of that journey than the destination…’ In 2020, the Cwmbwrla…

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8 April 2021

A Community Book Story: Part 1 – a blog by Emma Shears

Circling the Square – Cwmbwrla, Coronavirus and Community “People make their own history. Your friends do. Your neighbours do. You…

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18 March 2021

It’s Our Community – Local Area Coordination and Prevention

In this video and blog, Nick Sinclair explores the link between Local Area Coordination and prevention. The video was recorded…

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13 November 2020

LGA webinar reflections: ABCD and Local Area Coordination

Nick Sinclair, Director of the Local Area Coordination Network reflects on a recent webinar for the Local Government Association… Last…

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15 October 2020

Local Area Coordination in Wales: Nurturing the connections that bring purpose to life – a blog by Nick Sinclair

Last week I had the pleasure of collaborating with a contingent of people from Swansea, giving an online presentation on…

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14 October 2020

The Art of the Covenant blog by Nick Sinclair and David Robinson

In brief In this blog, Nick Sinclair and David Robinson explore the concept of a ‘social covenant’ discussed in Danny…

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22 July 2020

Two Nicks and a Jill on ‘Keep it Local’ and ‘Local Area Coordination’

Nick Sinclair, Director of the Local Area Coordination Network chats to Nick Plumb, Policy Officer at Locality and Jill Greenfield,…

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7 July 2020

Building on Citizen Power – blog by Prof Donna Hall

In a recent blog published by The MJ, Prof Donna Hall explores the idea that services only make sense when…

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1 June 2020

Reciprocal Relationships during a Crisis – a blog by Tara Hughes

When we first went into lockdown and I was told I could not visit anyone I felt heartbroken and helpless…

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