Really love this video made by our German partner Perspektivwechsel. It documents the process of learning and sharing that has been used throughout the ISABEL project, called Competence Cafe. Based on the teachings of The World Café Community Foundation, it … Continue reading →

When: 13:37   |   02 May 2012

There was huge attendance today at a special Our Place event in the majestic Civic Hall in Ellesmere Port – and sat in the audience were seven of the latest recruits to the Community Reporter network waiting to receive their … Continue reading →

When: 16:13   |   25 Apr 2012

People’s Voice Media will be launching the Institute of Community Reporters (ICR) today at the University of Salford premises at MediaCity in Salford. Gary Copitch Chief Executive of People’s Voice Media said: “We now have over  1000 Community Reporters on … Continue reading →

When: 09:38   |   19 Apr 2012

People’s Voice Media will be launching the European Network of Community Reporters today at the University of Salford premises at Media City. Partners from across the UK along with partners from Italy, Hungary, Spain, Turkey and Germany will be there … Continue reading →

When: 08:52   |   19 Apr 2012

Its not often that we hear about “good news” stories  from communities.  The community reporter programme goal is to give voice to communities in order to challenge perspectives and so that people can describe their own reality. They have produced … Continue reading →

When: 12:18   |   16 Apr 2012

We have had the pleasure of working with City West Housing Trust on an NLDC funded project in Salford. A team of women were introduced to the basic principles of customer service and then tasked with making films on the … Continue reading →

When: 11:55   |   10 Apr 2012

Had a fascinating day yesterday supporting members of the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People at Breakthrough UK. The members of the ‘design group’ are part of a government trailblazer to look at the right to control their personal budgets … Continue reading →

When: 16:50   |   20 Mar 2012

Salford  City Council has recently observed  course’s run by People’s Voice Media. The course’s run out of our office here in Salford were all to do with community reporting.  Its great feedback and good to know that this provision is … Continue reading →

When: 15:35   |   13 Mar 2012

History, Culture & Digital Innovation: Commonwealth Day Observance 2012 Today people across the globe will be marking Commonwealth Day, an annual celebration that has been held on the second Monday in March since 1977. From Antigua to Australia, the day will … Continue reading →

When: 10:15   |   12 Mar 2012

I’ve only just got around to reading the notes from the Guardian Live Q&A “How to use social media in housing”. At 7 pages long it was clearly a popular chat but the overall sense I got from posts were … Continue reading →

When: 14:25   |   02 Mar 2012