Power to Change
@powertochange.org.uk
We are the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them.
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📣 It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday AND the start of # CommunityBusinessWeek! 🎉 Visit your local community business and discover the difference they make.
🎬 If you’re in Newcastle, join @starandshadow.bsky.social today for their open doors weekend - full of music, films & community vibes 👉 buff.ly/sR9FmUn
🎬 If you’re in Newcastle, join @starandshadow.bsky.social today for their open doors weekend - full of music, films & community vibes 👉 buff.ly/sR9FmUn
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📣 It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday AND the start of # CommunityBusinessWeek! 🎉 Visit your local community business and discover the difference they make.
🎬 If you’re in Newcastle, join @starandshadow.bsky.social today for their open doors weekend - full of music, films & community vibes 👉 buff.ly/sR9FmUn
🎬 If you’re in Newcastle, join @starandshadow.bsky.social today for their open doors weekend - full of music, films & community vibes 👉 buff.ly/sR9FmUn
To wrap up Budget week - which saw direct mention of cooperative business in the Chancellor's statement - we are spotlighting a brad new new essay from @patrickhurley.bsky.social, MP for Southport and Chair of the APPG for The Social Cooperative and Community Economy. Link below 👇
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
To wrap up Budget week - which saw direct mention of cooperative business in the Chancellor's statement - we are spotlighting a brad new new essay from @patrickhurley.bsky.social, MP for Southport and Chair of the APPG for The Social Cooperative and Community Economy. Link below 👇
🎄Join @wecanmake.bsky.social for their community lights switch-on & festive celebration this Sunday 30 November. Don’t miss their new retrofit-themed interactive game–Street Lighter!
👉 Register: buff.ly/USHLYie
@knowlewestmedia.bsky.social @greencamhayward.bsky.social @emilyclarkebristol.bsky.social
👉 Register: buff.ly/USHLYie
@knowlewestmedia.bsky.social @greencamhayward.bsky.social @emilyclarkebristol.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎄Join @wecanmake.bsky.social for their community lights switch-on & festive celebration this Sunday 30 November. Don’t miss their new retrofit-themed interactive game–Street Lighter!
👉 Register: buff.ly/USHLYie
@knowlewestmedia.bsky.social @greencamhayward.bsky.social @emilyclarkebristol.bsky.social
👉 Register: buff.ly/USHLYie
@knowlewestmedia.bsky.social @greencamhayward.bsky.social @emilyclarkebristol.bsky.social
1/5 📢 Our response to today’s Budget:
"The Chancellor is right to frame her Budget around delivering growth and improving public services, so we all feel the impact: this must include the community businesses driving change in their neighbourhoods...
"The Chancellor is right to frame her Budget around delivering growth and improving public services, so we all feel the impact: this must include the community businesses driving change in their neighbourhoods...
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
1/5 📢 Our response to today’s Budget:
"The Chancellor is right to frame her Budget around delivering growth and improving public services, so we all feel the impact: this must include the community businesses driving change in their neighbourhoods...
"The Chancellor is right to frame her Budget around delivering growth and improving public services, so we all feel the impact: this must include the community businesses driving change in their neighbourhoods...
While Westminster rolls up sleeves, boils kettles, and braces for impact ahead of the 12.30pm Budget, there's time spotlight economic innovators from our recent essay collection. Get inspired by Erika Rushton on how @kindredlcr.bsky.social are doing growth differently.
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
While Westminster rolls up sleeves, boils kettles, and braces for impact ahead of the 12.30pm Budget, there's time spotlight economic innovators from our recent essay collection. Get inspired by Erika Rushton on how @kindredlcr.bsky.social are doing growth differently.
Following Anoosh's footsteps on the beat - from Hastings to Middlesbrough - the essay makes a compelling social and economic case for the government to both create the conditions in which community power can truly thrive...and get better at talking about it.
Read the essay here: buff.ly/zK93JJX
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Following Anoosh's footsteps on the beat - from Hastings to Middlesbrough - the essay makes a compelling social and economic case for the government to both create the conditions in which community power can truly thrive...and get better at talking about it.
Read the essay here: buff.ly/zK93JJX
#CommunityBusinessWeek kickstarts this weekend on #SmallBusinessSaturday🎉 Download our free toolkit packed with posters, social templates, and press release tips to help you shout about your community business or one you love 👇 https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-business-week/
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#CommunityBusinessWeek kickstarts this weekend on #SmallBusinessSaturday🎉 Download our free toolkit packed with posters, social templates, and press release tips to help you shout about your community business or one you love 👇 https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/community-business-week/
NEWSLETTER 🗞️ | Read for November's news, events and opportunities - plus a one-stop shop for everything you need for Community Business Week - which starts this Saturday! Dive in 👇
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEWSLETTER 🗞️ | Read for November's news, events and opportunities - plus a one-stop shop for everything you need for Community Business Week - which starts this Saturday! Dive in 👇
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
https://mailchi.mp/powertochange.org.uk/nov25_communitybusinessnews-13702588
#CommunityBusinessWeek is the perfect opportunity to celebrate & promote your community business or one you love! Our toolkit has everything you need to shout about it. Expect ideas, posters, social media templates & even a press release to send to your local news & radio! Get yours: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#CommunityBusinessWeek is the perfect opportunity to celebrate & promote your community business or one you love! Our toolkit has everything you need to shout about it. Expect ideas, posters, social media templates & even a press release to send to your local news & radio! Get yours: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
Last night we launched our essay collection at @britishacademy.bsky.social with a bumper panel reflecting ideas from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social describing rewilding as a metaphor for civic renewal to @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social imagining how future data centres could be owned by communities.
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Last night we launched our essay collection at @britishacademy.bsky.social with a bumper panel reflecting ideas from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social describing rewilding as a metaphor for civic renewal to @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social imagining how future data centres could be owned by communities.
4/4 You can still come along tonight to join the collection launch at the British Academy, Westminster: www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
4/4 You can still come along tonight to join the collection launch at the British Academy, Westminster: www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
1/4 Today we've published our new essay collection. 'From the ground up: Community business & Britain’s next decade' marks a decade of progress for community business and Power to Change and presents bold ideas for a brighter, more connected future: buff.ly/XiNc26W
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
1/4 Today we've published our new essay collection. 'From the ground up: Community business & Britain’s next decade' marks a decade of progress for community business and Power to Change and presents bold ideas for a brighter, more connected future: buff.ly/XiNc26W
🏅🧵 We're honoured that the We're Right Here campaign was awarded highly commended in Best Campaign category at the Smart Thinking Awards. @right-here.org aims to close the gap between politics and ordinary people and put the power to make local decisions in the hands of local people: buff.ly/UqSbZhF
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🏅🧵 We're honoured that the We're Right Here campaign was awarded highly commended in Best Campaign category at the Smart Thinking Awards. @right-here.org aims to close the gap between politics and ordinary people and put the power to make local decisions in the hands of local people: buff.ly/UqSbZhF
📆 Tomorrow is the launch event for our new essay collection. Sign up to come and hear our expert panel, chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social with @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Emily Bolton. Register 👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📆 Tomorrow is the launch event for our new essay collection. Sign up to come and hear our expert panel, chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social with @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Emily Bolton. Register 👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
🏆 Congratulations to Shropshire Council, winners of the 'Keep it Local' Award at this year’s @locality.org.uk Convention! Their work on community covenants shows what’s possible when councils & communities work hand in hand. Learn more about our pilot with them and Fordhall Farm 👉 buff.ly/IevJ6sh
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🏆 Congratulations to Shropshire Council, winners of the 'Keep it Local' Award at this year’s @locality.org.uk Convention! Their work on community covenants shows what’s possible when councils & communities work hand in hand. Learn more about our pilot with them and Fordhall Farm 👉 buff.ly/IevJ6sh
Expect:
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Expect:
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
🎉 To celebrate ten years of backing community business, we’re bringing back #CommunityBusinessWeek! 🎉
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🎉 To celebrate ten years of backing community business, we’re bringing back #CommunityBusinessWeek! 🎉
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
From 29 November - 5 December, we’re celebrating the businesses that make our towns, cities & communities vibrant, resilient & inclusive: buff.ly/P9g3QkE
#CommunityBusinessWeek #PowertoChange10 🧵👇
Expect:
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Expect:
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
⭐Toolkit full of ideas & templates: buff.ly/9eFr1C9
⭐Press release: share with your local news & radio! buff.ly/17CT8Fa (& editable version: buff.ly/odstjda)
⭐Posters: buff.ly/q2yPBka
⭐Social media cards (inc editable versions like this - add your business name & image👇 buff.ly/JSO33aP
The evidence is in: the social economy works.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The evidence is in: the social economy works.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
@kindredlcr.bsky.social's latest impact data shows 96% repayment rate, strong turnover growth, & an expanding membership of over 1,400 socially trading orgs.
It proves that investing in the social economy is not a risk – it’s a route to resilience.
⏰ Join our essay collection launch in Westminster to hear leading voices on a decade of community business & what’s next. Chair: @anooshc.bsky.social Panel: @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social & Emily Bolton.✍️👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
⏰ Join our essay collection launch in Westminster to hear leading voices on a decade of community business & what’s next. Chair: @anooshc.bsky.social Panel: @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social & Emily Bolton.✍️👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
Today, they run a community energy CIC & the UK’s largest land-based wind turbine, the development of which was supported by Power to Change.
The turbine's income helps them run their busy community centre, offering everything from support groups & fitness classes to climate action & free services.
The turbine's income helps them run their busy community centre, offering everything from support groups & fitness classes to climate action & free services.
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Today, they run a community energy CIC & the UK’s largest land-based wind turbine, the development of which was supported by Power to Change.
The turbine's income helps them run their busy community centre, offering everything from support groups & fitness classes to climate action & free services.
The turbine's income helps them run their busy community centre, offering everything from support groups & fitness classes to climate action & free services.
🚗 Yesterday, our Bristol team took a trip up the road to visit Ambition Lawrence Weston, a resident-led org taking action in one of Bristol’s most deprived suburbs. From their early days rallying to secure an affordable supermarket, aided by Big Local funds, they've grown into a force for change.
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🚗 Yesterday, our Bristol team took a trip up the road to visit Ambition Lawrence Weston, a resident-led org taking action in one of Bristol’s most deprived suburbs. From their early days rallying to secure an affordable supermarket, aided by Big Local funds, they've grown into a force for change.
Join us in Westminster for the launch of our new essay collection, marking a decade of Power to Change and the community business movement and looking ahead to the next 10 years.
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Join us in Westminster for the launch of our new essay collection, marking a decade of Power to Change and the community business movement and looking ahead to the next 10 years.
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
📍 The £500m Better Futures Fund is a landmark proof point of this new approach — showing how public & private capital can work together to deliver social outcomes. We want to build on this momentum, positioning the UK as a global leader in social outcomes partnerships. Read now: buff.ly/82BAGTt
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
📍 The £500m Better Futures Fund is a landmark proof point of this new approach — showing how public & private capital can work together to deliver social outcomes. We want to build on this momentum, positioning the UK as a global leader in social outcomes partnerships. Read now: buff.ly/82BAGTt
🔧 Targeted reforms — modernising pensions, Gift Aid, and wealth advice — could unlock even more resources for inclusive growth.
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🔧 Targeted reforms — modernising pensions, Gift Aid, and wealth advice — could unlock even more resources for inclusive growth.