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Like mother, like daughter: Podsmead’s family legacy
Community spirit

Our journalist-at-large, Harriet Marsden, travels to Podsmead to meet Molly Webb, a local community volunteer following in her mothers footsteps.

Seeds of change in Brinnington

Harriet Marsden heads to Stockport to meet Julie and finds out how she's using horticulture to improve her community's health.

Christina Fox and the fairytale ending 

Harriet Marsden speaks to Christina Fox about her upbringing and how it led to her getting involved in Big Local.

‘A place where nobody judges’: The men’s shed of Mablethorpe
Community spirit Health and wellbeing

For Men's mental health month, Harriet Marsden spoke to the group behind the men’s shed of Mablethorpe about the importance of the project and supporting men's mental health.

Crafty Coseley: The pom-pom phenomenon
Community spirit Health and wellbeing

A local initiative in East Coseley, Pom-Poms 4 Loneliness, is fighting the plague of isolation in a crafty way.

Living the dream: Life in Littlemoor
Community spirit

Matthew Harrison tells us about his film Living the dream: Life in Littlemoor, on why the issues portrayed in it are so important to him and his local community.

New hub is a piece of cake
Community spirit Spaces and services

For residents of Hilltop and Caldwell a new hub is set to provide a place to make new friends and build community connections.

Pride of the Black Country: The award-winning teens of Grace Mary to Lion Farm
Community spirit Power and leadership

Journalist Harriet Marsden meets young people in the West Midlands bridging neighbourhood divides to bring their communities together.

A Star park is born
Community spirit Spaces and services

Journalist Harriet Marsden speaks to Star in Whitleigh about changing her name, changing her lifestyle, changing her home, and changing her community.

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