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2024: Community spirit shines in UK communities as they prepare for year ahead

Stuart Mitchell

As the UK heads into 2024, new research from The National Lottery Community Fund – the largest community funder in the UK – reveals that people’s sense of community spirit and desire to support others is in good health across all four corners of the UK. Seven in ten (72%) say it’s important to them to feel part of their local community, and six in ten (59%) say community spirit is strong where they live. Encouragingly, many (61%) say they feel part of their local community, with all the benefits…

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland publishes largest ever Climate Manifesto

Stuart Mitchell

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland has published a Climate Manifesto, highlighting over 100 positive actions that governments should take to accelerate action to reduce Scotland’s contribution to the climate emergency, whilst securing sustainable jobs, improving health and wellbeing, and reducing inequality.  From farming to transport and from energy to our seas, the Climate Manifesto is the largest collection of climate policies ever gathered by Scottish civil society. Mike Robinson, Chair of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, said: “We are in a new era for tackling climate change. The impacts could not be…

Saatchi & Saatchi and Mr President awarded first prizes in Ocean’s annual digital creative competition for EE and Stonewall Housing

Stuart Mitchell

Moonpig, Diageo, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Hygiene Bank join the six winners Saatchi & Saatchi and Mr President have secured the top prizes in Ocean’s annual digital creative competition which rewards bold, original ideas that push the boundaries of digital out of home (DOOH) advertising. Replicating last year’s successful partnership, Saatchi & Saatchi and EE have once again taken first prize in the brand category, this time for the creation of the first ever interactive OOH schools’ field trip. The idea forms part of EE’s wellbeing work on…

BBC Children in Need launch £1 million Award to support children and young people’s mental health

Stuart Mitchell

Tuesday 11 October 2023 was  World Mental Health Awareness Day 2023 and BBC Children in Need launched a £1 million award  to deliver early intervention support to children across the UK – the A Million & Me Award. A Million & Me was BBC Children in Need’s £10m fund, dedicated to supporting children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. A Million & Me funded projects across the UK, locally and digitally, enabling children aged 8-13 to be supported in positive relationships among their peers, parents, carers…

New foresight report identifies urgent policy actions needed to put SDGs back on track

Stuart Mitchell

Earth4All, an international team of economists and scientists, and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), have unveiled groundbreaking research showing that policymakers can ensure the implementation of SDGs by 2050. The report ‘SDGs for All: Strategic scenarios’ equips policymakers with practical solutions designed to accelerate SDG implementation and to respond to the planetary emergency. It concludes that policymakers can step up the implementation of the SDGs by 2030 and beyond and achieve wellbeing for all. But this is only possible by enacting five ‘extraordinary turnarounds’ that break with current…