We're Right Here

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The campaign for community power. Driving forward landmark legislation that will give everyone the right to shape the place they live. https://www.right-here.org/

Andy Burnham's LinkedIn post where he says: "I want to do things differently, to put power back in the hands of local communities and build an economy that works for everybody."
Rich Bell with a presenation comparing community-powered neighbourhood governance vs bureaucratic neighbourhood governance
Charlotte Hollins with a group photo of the Market Drayton Community Covenant participants.
Photo of the Market Drayton Community Covenant team, alongside information about the webinar: Building Neighbourhood Governance for Community Power.
Photo of the Market Drayton Community Covenant team, alongside information about the webinar: Building Neighbourhood Governance for Community Power.
Andy Jackson speaking on a panel with four other speakers at the Common Ground National Convening.
"Hope is in every person that steps up and does something – however small or large!" - Deana Bamford, Coalville CAN & We’re Right Here
Veda Harrison gives her hopeful toast.
Event promotion graphic in bright green and purple colours for the Building Neighbourhood Governance for Community Power webinar. A photo of the Market Drayton Community Covenant in the centre.
Open letter to the Minister – page 1
"We’ve spent the last five years campaigning alongside some of the most committed community leaders and inspiring organisations across the country, all calling for change that genuinely shifts power to local people. It’s incredibly fulfilling to see that work begin to translate into legislation." – Andy Jackson, Heeley Trust, We're Right Here
A pivotal moment. As people are shut out of the decisions that affect their lives, closing the gap between people and politics can help tackle rising division within communities. People across the UK want and deserve a meaningful say in the decisions that shape their future. Sign our letter to the Government. Join the call for community-powered neighbourhood governance.
What’s still in play. The new neighbourhood governance arrangements being developed alongside the Bill will determine how much control communities have over the decisions that affect their daily lives. Done well, they will put communities at the centre of local decision-making. Done poorly, they will simply add new layers of bureaucracy and box-ticking.
The new law fails to strengthen community powers over the public services communities rely on and the investment decisions shaping their places. Community groups will still be left out when key decisions are made. Local people stand ready to lead transformational change in their places. But this legislation won’t unleash their potential.
The new Community Right to Buy is a landmark win for our collective movement. More communities will be able to bring derelict buildings back to life, prevent private-sell-offs, and transform their places. But communities need accessible, long-term funding to benefit from this Right.
JUST ANNOUNCED The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has passed into law. Here's the good, the bad & the tbc.
A triptych of three women posting their dreams into the Community Futures red postboxes.
Bright pink graphic that reads: "Shape the future of community power."
Join the hopefuls. 'A Million Acts of Hope' action week, 13–20 May. A photo of a smiling girl.
A warm coloured graphic with images of people smiling and talking to each other. Big Local Unpacked: Sharing learning from 15 years of community-led change.
Workshop attendees listening to facilitator John Hitchin.
A group photo of the community posing within All Souls Bolton. An orange header adorned with a big yellow star reads: "A community anchor restored for all."
Mint green graphic with pink text. It reads: "Help shape the future of community power."
A mint green banner with the title "From preservation to community participation", accompanied by a photo of people waving and smiling outside Stretford Public Hall.
A photo of the new park pavilion built by CommUNITY Little Hulton. The title reads: "Local investment, lasting change."
Community Futures postbox
A pink graphic with a photo of the Angels of Hope for Women team collecting an award. The title says "Led by lived experience."
Yellow graphic with a mint-green ticket to the Museum of Community Futures. The headline reads: "See what's possible". The exhibition will take place in Factory International, Manchester 12–14 & 19–21 March as part of the Live Well Spring Festival.
Mint green graphic with a yellow ticket to the Museum of Community Futures. The headline says: You're Invited. The exhibition will take place in Factory International, Manchester 12–14 & 19–21 March as part of the Live Well Spring Festival.
A pink graphic of a busy high street with the title: 'A Blueprint for community-powered neighbourhood governance' with logos of the co-authors
A panel talk on shaping community-powered neighbourhood governance at The Labour Party and the LGA Labour Group Conference
Write to the Minister, Baroness Taylor, to back a Bill that delivers true community power. Photo of Baroness Taylor.
A Blueprint for Community-Powered Neighbourhood Governance. Graphic with the logos of the blueprint's co-authors: We're Right Here, Local Trust, HOPE Not Hate, Locality, and Power to Change.
Write to the Minister, Baroness Taylor, asking her to back a Bill that delivers true community power. The graphic has a photo of the House of Lords Bills Minister, Baroness Taylor.
Write to the Minister, Baroness Taylor, asking her to back a Bill that delivers true community power. The graphic has a photo of the House of Lords Bills Minister, Baroness Taylor.
Portrait of Annoushka Deighton, We're Right Here community leader, with a message to sign up to read the latest updates on our collective campaign for community power.
Cabinet Office Minister Josh Simons drops in at the Museum of Broken Dreams.
Hanna and Ellen from Sheffield hold up a postcard where they've written down their community dream.
Leah Chikamba-Mulando poses at the Greater Manchester's Participation Playbook launch.
“We all have our community leaders – they are the ones who are driving change...They are the ones in the estates. They are the ones talking to residents... We will create the basis for power and resources to go to them, so that they can drive the change that we want to see.” Portrait of MP Miatta Fahnbulleh Parliamentary Under-Secretary
Bright yellow essay collection cover. Britain Renewed: Labour and the Communitarian Tradition