by Shania Edwards | Sep 1, 2025 | News
A Project for the West Midlands After lying undeveloped for more than 40 years, one of the region’s most challenging brownfield sites is set to become a thriving community. The Friar Park Urban Village in Wednesbury will deliver around 600 new homes, transforming land...
by Shania Edwards | Sep 1, 2025 | News
A Legacy of Water, a Model for the Future Mishima City in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture was once celebrated as the “City of Water,” thanks to spring-fed rivers flowing directly from Mount Fuji. Over time, urbanisation and pollution put these waterways at risk. In...
by Shania Edwards | Jul 23, 2025 | News
The Jericho Foundation, winners of the 2024 Social Economy Drive Green Impact Award, are changing lives through sustainability and second chances. Watch our new video spotlighting The ReUsers and The Wood Shack where recycling meets real social change. Jericho’s Award...
by Shania Edwards | Jul 23, 2025 | News
The West Midlands is entering a bold new era of growth, with a £17 billion plan that promises 100,000 new jobs, better transport and stronger communities. At the heart of this vision? The people and places powering the social economy. How the West Midlands Growth Plan...
by Shania Edwards | Jun 29, 2025 | News
Behind the scenes of everyday life in the West Midlands, a quiet revolution is underway…led by social impact innovators, social enterprises and profit-driven businesses with a social mission. All committed to people, place and planet in their approach. Voluntary and ...
by Shania Edwards | Jun 29, 2025 | News
After months of growth, collaboration and transformation, our Inclusive Health Programme reached another milestone with an inspiring live Pitch Day. Participants proved just how far they have come. Overcoming challenges, lifting each other up with rounds of applause,...