A community cinema in the North East area of Redcar and Cleveland is bringing local people together to enjoy films whilst teaching them about the services offered by their neighbourhood housing association, as well as other local organisations.

Doing Social are a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Leeds and London and we are collaborating with Leeds Beckett University on a new undergraduate degree – BA Innovation and Skills for Social Change.

It takes collaboration and partnerships across communities to develop better skills for better and healthier lives. Towns and communities can be viewed like a giant jigsaw puzzle, with shops, businesses and different organisations neatly fixed together in an interesting supply chain. But what happens when one piece becomes dislodged?

On Monday 22^nd July 2019 we marked 100 years (to the day) of the formation of Manchester and Salford Council of Social Service. Macc, Salford CVS and Gaddum worked together to mark the occasion with a celebratory event at the People’s History Museum.

Lucy Trueman is a Member of the Executive team at People’s Powerhouse and Managing Director of Trueman Change and is the first to answer our ten questions about living and working in the North.