New national guidance has been published to support local authorities to strengthen social cohesion and respond to the growing pressures facing communities across England. 

Join us online on Friday 21 November, 11am – 12pm, for the launch of the findings from Year 1 of our ‘Parallel Lives’ research project with the Universities of East Anglia, Oxford and Bristol.

Are you involved in organising community events? Do you need support in demonstrating value for money to funders? Our new tools – an interactive digital learning platform and a social value estimator – may be just what you need. 

A reflective piece from Belong’s CEO Kelly Fowler on the government’s long awaited ‘Pride in Place’ strategy – and what it means for Belong.

Join us online on Thursday 18 September, 10 – 11.15am, for this FREE training webinar aimed at organisations interested in designing sports projects that can strengthen community cohesion – provided in collaboration with StreetGames.

The recent wave of protests outside hotels housing asylum-seekers has laid bare the fragility of social cohesion in the UK. Sparked by the charging of a hotel resident with sexual assault, the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, became a flashpoint – drawing hundreds of demonstrators and counter-protesters to its doors and the town hall.