LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 1/38 - Stronger than anyone thought:

Stronger than anyone thought:

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 2/38 - About this report This paper reports the…

About this report This paper reports the findings from the first phase of a study by Local Trust of community responses to COVID-19. It identifies the varied responses of communities to the immediate crisis, the ways in which their responses have changed since, and their planning for the next phase. The paper highlights the importance of community-led infrastructure in supporting an effective response to COVID-19. Angus McCabe, Mandy Wilson and Rob Macmillan Local Trust is registered in England and Wales, charity number 1147511, company number 07833396. localtrust.org.uk This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncsa/4.0/

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 3/38 - Contents

Contents

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 4/38 - Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 5/38 - Executive summary

Executive summary

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 6/38 - Introduction

Introduction

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 7/38 - Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 8/38 - Understanding community responses to cri…

Understanding community responses to crisis: reflections from an emerging literature

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 9/38 - Commentators began to appreciate and ref…

Commentators began to appreciate and reflect upon the remarkable upsurge of neighbourhood and communitybased mutual aid activity, seen for the

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 10/38 - Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

Photographer: Zute Lightfoot

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 11/38 - Community reactions and strategies: resp…

Community reactions and strategies: responses to the immediate crisis

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 12/38 - Table 1 � Summary of responses to COVID-…

Table 1 � Summary of responses to COVID-19

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 13/38 - At the beginning of lockdown, MarchApril…

At the beginning of lockdown, MarchApril 2020, most of the efforts focused on food distribution, with a range of different

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 14/38 - Centre-based activities and clubs were m…

Centre-based activities and clubs were moved online.This met with varying degrees of success in terms of attracting participants. Research interviewees reported that online was most effective

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 15/38 - Working across boundaries

Working across boundaries

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 16/38 - Changing responses

Changing responses

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 17/38 - Emerging from lockdown

Emerging from lockdown

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 18/38 - `Temporary measures describes those

`Temporary measures describes those

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 19/38 - Photographer: Glen Farthing

Photographer: Glen Farthing

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 20/38 - Alternative models of peoples supermarke…

Alternative models of peoples supermarkets, pay-as-you feel cafes and community kitchens are being mooted. These innovations provide an opportunity for groups to move on from response mode and think creatively about the future. As

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 21/38 - Most groups studied are conscious that t…

Most groups studied are conscious that they will have a crucial role to play in

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 22/38 - Several groups in one case-study area st…

Several groups in one case-study area stressed that some of the issues faced

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 23/38 - Conditions for an effective community re…

Conditions for an effective community response

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 24/38 - Fluid, flexible, fast

Fluid, flexible, fast

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 25/38 - Weve got literally hundreds of volunteer…

Weve got literally hundreds of volunteers in all sorts of working groups who, while we speak, are networking and giving help to other people that they wouldnt perhaps have been able to do before... because theyve got the tools and the wherewithal and weve given them the confidence to actually do it. And I think thats been the strength of Big Local all the way through this."

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 26/38 - Community-led infrastructure

Community-led infrastructure

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 27/38 - Photographer: James O Jenkins

Photographer: James O Jenkins

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 28/38 - by Local Trust through its Big Local and…

by Local Trust through its Big Local and Creative Civic Change programmes at a national level.This was instigated swiftly once the lockdown became apparent, with an offer of free access to Zoom

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 29/38 - Conclusion: changing communities

Conclusion: changing communities

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 30/38 - partnership arrangements, based on trust…

partnership arrangements, based on trust, will be critical in the coming months as communities emerging from lockdown face issues that they may be ill-equipped to address on their own, such as domestic violence and mental ill health.

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 31/38 - Old, adapted and new normal

Old, adapted and new normal

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 32/38 - References

References

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 33/38 - Office for National Statistics (2020b) C…

Office for National Statistics (2020b) Coronavirus and depression in adults: Great Britain June 2020. London, ONS. https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/coronavirusanddepressioninadultsgreatbritainjune2020, accessed 3-9-20.

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 34/38 - Appendix

Appendix

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 35/38 - 31/3/20 Number of people in hospital wit…

31/3/20 Number of people in hospital with COVID-19 passes 10,000

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 36/38 - 15/6/20 Retail shops and public facing b…

15/6/20 Retail shops and public facing businesses to reopen

LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 37/38 - Stronger than anyone thought: Communitie…

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LT-20-09-Stronger-than-anyone-thought.pdf - page 38/38 - About Local Trust

About Local Trust