25 March 2021

Building Blocks of “Better”: Reflections on the 10 principles of Local Area Coordination

The Local Area Coordination Network has released a collection of reflections on the 10 principles of Local Area Coordination. The […]

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18 January 2021

The 10 Principles of Local Area Coordination – conference videos now available

At the end of 2020, a uniquely complex year for humankind, the Local Area Coordination Network wanted to reflect on […]

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1 December 2020

Thinking back ….and planning ahead………..

It was nearly 12 years ago to the day when Angela Catley and I, with a colleague from Shared Lives […]

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6 October 2020

Podcast series: ‘Changing it up’ – Ep 3 with Prof Donna Hall

We’re following on our podcast series ‘Changing it up’ where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from […]

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1 September 2020

Local Area Coordination: Its foundation, Covid-19 and its future in Wales – free online event

Event: Local Area Coordination – Its Foundation, Covid-19 and its future in Wales When: 8th October 2020, 12 noon-1:30pm Where: […]

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28 July 2020

Ten years of amazing people (and enterprise)

Sian Lockwood, CEO of Community Catalysts, takes us on a journey of the last 10 years; from the launch of […]

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8 July 2020

Co-production in a changing world

I sat down to write something for #coproweek and realised I wasn’t totally sure where my head was at on […]

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7 July 2020

Which Way Next?

New report launched today by the Local Area Coordination Network at Community Catalysts. ‘Which Way Next?‘ looks to the future […]

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8 May 2020

Do we need to reset the relationship between the state and our community?

In her second video blog our CEO Sian Lockwood reflects on her personal experience of shielded lockdown and the implications […]

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14 April 2020

Covid-19, community and musings on the impact of strong foundations

Strange times indeed but here at Community Catalysts we find ourselves surprisingly busy, advising small enterprises offering support to people […]

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17 July 2019

It’s Time for Local Area Coordination

A year ago Community Catalysts was privileged to take over responsibility for the Local Area Coordination Network and since then our […]

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4 July 2019

Co-production – an essential strand of Local Area Coordination

In this blog for co-production week, I wanted to explore how Local Area Coordination is a great way to drive […]

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