Growing and transforming membership organisations for over 20 years
London
Joined January 2009
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Rich Nelmes retweeted
“It’s all about the people we serve. When you work beside them as equals, that’s when you do your best work.
“It’s tough gig, but it can make your heart sing.”
@Vibrant_Socks kicks off this morning’s celebration sharing her passion for #LocalGov and #CommunityPower 🚀
Rich Nelmes retweeted
"We want to be shaped by lived experience, not tradition."
@FifeCouncil's Mike Enston on the council’s aim to redistribute power to the community, its reasons for joining New Local & why you can’t visit Fife without having some award-winning fish & chips newlocal.org.uk/articles/whe…
Rich Nelmes retweeted
Excited to be in Grimsby w/ @OurFutureGY ⭐
“I’ve got a passion for true, everyday democracy. Community power is about people influencing the decisions that affect their lives.”
@ClairethompsNEL opens our event on communities & #LocalGov working together to build the future.
Rich Nelmes retweeted
2⃣ days
5⃣5⃣0⃣ people
6⃣ weeks off the waiting list
🆕 The story of how one physio practice used conversations & community power to ease NHS demand.
newlocal.org.uk/articles/com…
@NHSinnovation @NHSLeadership @thecsp @adamjlent @LaurafinucaneB @natalie_blunt @care_unbound
Rich Nelmes retweeted
I am thrilled to be appointed as Chair of this unique, vibrant & groundbreaking organisation. I am looking forward to working with the talented board & staff to put Community Power at the ❤️ of public service reform & to grow a movement of change with & the people we serve 🙏🏻🩷
Rich Nelmes retweeted
What does the #AutumnStatement mean for local gov & public services?
Our team reflect, starting with @Ihash123 👇
Rich Nelmes retweeted
"I saw in New Local an organisation with ambition, that really wanted to change things. It felt unique to me.
"There is an amazing possibility of you doing something that could change history. No pressure!"
Our new Chair @vibrant_socks inspiring our staff team today 🤩
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Have a background in membership, events and project management?
Passionate about engagement?
Looking for a new job? 👀
We're hiring a Senior Network Officer to support our growing membership and events programme ⭐️
Apply by 4 December 📩🖱️ newlocal.org.uk/about/jobs/
Rich Nelmes retweeted
📢 Stronger Things is back at the iconic @GuildhallLondon in 2024 📢
Don’t miss out! Book your place now 👉 newlocal.org.uk/events/stron…
Not sure what to expect? Take a look at what happened last time 👀
Rich Nelmes retweeted
Services built bespoke around relationships that recognise the variability & potential of real lives, rather than processes, which cannot.
@MarkAdamSmith’s Liberated Method is powerful must-read for anyone involved in public service reform @CFNorthumbria changingfuturesnorthumbria.c…
Rich Nelmes retweeted
🚨 Great job alert 🚨
And I would know as it’s my job 👇🏻
If you would like a chat about what the role is like day to day hit me up 🤙🏻 – at Ashton-under-Lyne, England
📣 Job opportunity klaxon 📣
Do you have a background in membership, events and project management?
Are you passionate about engagement?
We're hiring a Senior Network Officer to support our growing membership and events programme ⭐️
📩🖱️ newlocal.org.uk/about/jobs/
Rich Nelmes retweeted
NEW: In a big new report out today, a group of Labour council leaders set out a vision for community power, for the party to deliver its ambitions nationally.
Published by @wearenewlocal with @CoopParty @LocalTrust @peoplesbiz
Read the full report here: newlocal.org.uk/publications…
Rich Nelmes retweeted
Who understands what’s best for the community?
"At New Local we believe it’s the people that live there who are tapped into the ecosystem of the place"
@steff_riches speaking to @Kofi_Smiles on @RadioHumberside this morning👏
Rich Nelmes retweeted
This is a brilliant piece on #communitypower from the @CoopParty: “giving everyone a meaningful say… because power & inequality & outcomes are inextricably linked”.
Also includes great rebuttal of Big Society, for sceptics who love to conflate the two… party.coop/wp-content/blogs.…
Rich Nelmes retweeted
There’s no new ££ on the horizon for public services. Efficiencies have been maxed out.
So, reform must focus on the effectiveness of existing spend, across places not within siloes.
My latest @themjcouk column on the case for bringing back Total Place… themj.co.uk/Total-Place-is-u…
Rich Nelmes retweeted
End of fourth day at our Brockley Tenants Coop 50th anniversary mural. We hired two of our graduates which made thing smooth, fast and enjoyable.
Will be there tomorrow Saturday 24th until 2 pm if you fancy visiting.
32 Algernon Rd.
Happy Days – at Camberwell, London
Rich Nelmes retweeted
📢Launched a new report today with @WhatWorksWB exploring if improved community agency + control impacts on community wellbeing.
❗Spoiler: it does!
💡But there are lots of really important learning points on creating the conditions needed to do this properly.
🧵on headlines⬇️
NEW REPORT
Giving people ⬆ agency has been linked to ⬆ community wellbeing. But to what extent is this backed up by the evidence?
We looked at dozens of interventions involving 1000s of people. Today we’re pleased to launch our findings w/ @WhatWorksWB
newlocal.org.uk/publications…
Rich Nelmes retweeted
Why is the NHS getting interested in #communitypower?
1⃣ Being part of strong networks good for mental & physical health
2⃣ Helps prevent illnesses associated with some unhealthy lifestyles
3⃣Can collectively address social determinants of ill-health
@adamjlent @NHSConfed 1/2
Rich Nelmes retweeted
Great piece, tackling how the hard graft of prevention is achieved in practice.
Important emphasis on culture, echoing @wearenewlocal #NHSCommunityPower report recognition this is an overlooked factor in traditional public service reform (which tends to obsess over structures).
Mike Farrar and I wrote this piece on health systems: might be of interest. healthpolicyinsight.com/gett…