Blog — Near Neighbours

Do we really make a difference in the community?

We asked brap to assess the long-term impact of our small grants programme and leadership development work in order to understand what difference Near Neighbours has made on people and their neighbourhoods.

Lazzaro PietragnoliMay 15, 2019Small Grants, Bringing People TogetherComment

Can you be our next coordinator in the Black Country?

We are looking for a new coordinator in the Black Country Hub, to work with faith motivated community development projects, and promote positive attitudes to religious and ethnic diversity.

Lazzaro PietragnoliMay 10, 2019Black Country Comment

Strength in Uncertain Times

Whilst politicians continue to grapple with the complex decision-making processes associated with Brexit, all of us can be involved in laying the vital relational foundations for a better integrated, better connected, and better informed society, whatever the political future may hold.

Lazzaro PietragnoliMay 3, 2019Real People Honest Talk, Bringing People TogetherComment

Government confirms funding for Near Neighbours next year

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that they will continue to fund Near Neighbours for the financial year 2019/2020 at the same level of the previous year 1.3 million pounds.

Lazzaro PietragnoliApril 16, 2019Catalyst Comments

A community conversation in the Hindu Temple

A community workshop at the Hindu Temple in Neasden provided a safe space for constructive and personal interaction between people who live near one another and have different outlooks, cultures, attitudes or beliefs.

Lazzaro PietragnoliMarch 18, 2019West London

For Refugees, With Refugees: Advancing Interfaith Responses

Christian and Jewish leaders from seven denominations convened in Westminster for CCJ’s first ever workshop to form interfaith responses to the refugee crisis.

Lazzaro PietragnoliFebruary 14, 2019

An honest conversation about Forced Marriage

It is not easy to speak about forced marriage, and to engage with an issue that is a personal experience for some girls and young women, and at the same time a cultural and family issue for certain communities.

Lazzaro PietragnoliFebruary 12, 2019West Yorkshire

Catalyst Leadership Program will expand to Peterborough next year

Near Neighbours has received a grant from the Tudor Trust to deliver its Catalyst young leadership training course in Peterborough for the next three years.

Lazzaro PietragnoliJanuary 22, 2019Peterborough, Catalyst