We launch a Chain Reaction!
3rd Jul 2008
Our national team, LinksUK have launched a new initiative, Chain Reaction. Chain Reaction is about connecting people together from around the world to work together on new ideas for social change. A dedicated website, www.chain-reaction.org, is now live and tickets to the first Chain Reaction event in November are available to purchase online. As well as the opportunity to buy tickets, there is a forum for sharing ideas.
New family fun day launched this month
16th Jun 2008
Our social enterprise, Links Event Solutions, is holding a fantastic family fun day, raising funds for Community Links. The event, at Barleylands Farm in Billericay, offers an exciting range of activities to interest children of all ages, from face painting to bouncy castles to live music and entertainment. One of the UK’s biggest bouncers,The Castaway (120ft adventure assault course) is likely to be a major attraction! Tickets are available now!
What Young Parents Really Want
29th Apr 2008
The best people to identify what teenage parents want are the young people themselves. Community Links has published a short report detailing how service provision for young parents could be improved based on research by a group who are themselves young parents. Download the Press Release, or read the research report printed copies available from LinksUK.
Read more »Fools Gold - the need for a 2012 legacy plan
23rd Apr 2008
2012 Olympics will break ‘legacy’ promise unless rules are changed quickly, says a new report from the New Economics Foundation and Community Links. With only a week to go until the Londoners cast their votes in mayoral elections, a new report from nef (the new economics foundation), Fool’s Gold, shows that, unless cast-iron guarantees are built into plans for the 2012 Olympics, the Games will fail to leave the promised positive local legacy for the poorest residents of East London.
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