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The Beckly Centre – A Beacon for Families
10 March, 2023
It used to be several cowsheds but for the last twenty years the Beckly Centre in Radford Park has been a much-needed safe place for young people and their...
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Soul Singers CIC
09 March, 2023
Amidst the puddle of babies, toddlers and toys on the floor, a group of ‘new’ mums are finding their collective voice. They’ve turned up for the weekly...
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POP Page February 2023 (Spotlight on Plymstock)
21 February, 2023
Click here to download the POP Page. Notes for editors: For more information, please contact Caroline Blackler on 07920 741718 or email carolineblackler@phonecoop.coop
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POP Page January 2023
27 January, 2023
Click here to download the POP Page. Notes for editors: For more information, please contact Caroline Blackler on 07920 741718 or email carolineblackler@phonecoop.coop
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Positive People project re-energises
19 January, 2023
By Caroline Blackler James Kendall is feeing positive. With the new year comes new challenges and new hope. A former drug addict, James has struggled...
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What's Next For Your Neighbourhood?
01 November, 2022
By Karen Pilkington (POP Network Connector) Thanks to all the folk who joined us at the Market Hall on 25 October for the “What’s Next For...
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Plymouth Recovery and Empowerment Group
05 October, 2022
Powered by POP, a pioneering mental health project launches in Plymouth to boost recovery rates across the city. It was listening to the experience of...
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The Messages from the HeART project heads for communities
28 June, 2022
They say, “a picture speaks a thousand words” and that was certainly true at the Messages from the HeART exhibition in Ocean Studios last month. The collective...
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Human Library Returns to Plymouth Respect Festival
23 June, 2022
The worldwide phenomenon returns to Plymouth with another chance to borrow an open Book and explore diverse experiences. The free event is part of Plymouth...
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Storyteller Pilot Festival
14 June, 2022
WonderZoo created a 5 day arts festival with 11 events, a mix of 5 workshops, 5 evening events and an exhibition, all at small venues around Stonehouse,...
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POP Commission Opportunity
09 June, 2022
We’re excited to announce that POP is looking for a partner to work on a commission with us. We have four aims for this partnership: Help capture...
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Storyteller Pilot Festival
09 May, 2022
WonderZoo has exciting series of creative and cultural events coming up in the first week of June! Thanks to £5,000 funding from POP Collectives, they...
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Happy birthday to the bank that keeps on giving
06 May, 2022
Ten years ago a wonderful new bank opened to serve the people of Plymouth. Called Timebank, instead of dealing in ‘currency’, it dealt in ‘time’ and it...
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Keyham Community Sparks Showcase Event
31 March, 2022
From mindfulness to martial arts; gardening to gaming and crafting to conversations, an abundance of grassroots initiatives has taken root in Keyham since...
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Plymouth Selfie Wall Project Competition
03 March, 2022
Local creative entrepreneur Amber Leach, has launched a competition to encourage female artists from Plymouth to have their work featured in public art...
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WonderZoo - Making it Happen
23 February, 2022
WonderZoo have two great news stories to share.. They have been awarded funding to archive the Plymouth Respect Festival and further funding to put on...
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By the people for the people
03 February, 2022
The votes are in! Nine projects, chosen by the Keyham community for the Keyham community, will each receive £3,000 from the Keyham Community Sparks Grant...
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A new VCSE Assembly for Devon, Plymouth and Torbay
25 January, 2022
POP has been a part of a  small working party of VCSE organisations that have been meeting to discuss the development of a VCSE Assembly for Devon, Plymouth...
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The Care Nest Sings of Compassion
24 January, 2022
“May we care for ourselves; may we care for each other; may we care for this place.” Stepping into The Care Nest for therapy is akin to being given a great...
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POP Collectives Update
17 January, 2022
This document is an end of 2021 update on the current learning from our POP Collectives Fund. It hopes to inform the ongoing conversation about charitable...
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Positive People at Omnium Radio
06 January, 2022
It was with nervous excitement that a group of Positive People staff & peers visited The Clipper Community Music Hub on 29 November 2021 – their mission:...
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Reflections on POP's AGM Voices Hybrid Event
18 November, 2021
If the words ‘hybrid event’ are music to your ears or (more likely if you’re in charge of organising one) send you into a panic then I hope this blog might...
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Watch out: Wellbeing Warriors about
01 November, 2021
Children in Keyham are being urged to transform themselves into Wellbeing Warriors. A new weekly club has been set up for young people between the ages...
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What would you do with £250?
26 October, 2021
One of POP’s members Aslan (an inter-church discipleship group of Persian Christians) recently spent their 250 a POP grant taking a group of asylum...
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How being ‘too big for their boots’ gave kids a sporting chance
01 October, 2021
POP gets to hear about many wonderful initiatives that begin because someone somewhere has a good idea: that idea then turns into action and, before-you-know-it,...
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On Your Bike!
01 October, 2021
An ongoing relationship between the social enterprise, Bikespace and Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support has provided people the freedom to get around;...
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Community sector provides rapid response to food insecurities
07 September, 2021
Voluntary Sector organisations from the South West launch a report revealing the impact of collaboration on vulnerable communities Food insecurity has...
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Uniform Shop Has No USP
23 August, 2021
There is nothing for sale in the Children’s Uniform Shop Plymouth (USP) which is up and running again for a second time. Launched last summer, more than...
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Pioneering one-stop-donation-shop helps city provide united response to COVID
20 August, 2021
The Aid Redistribution Centre (ARC) radically improved the way donated food is being collected from supermarkets; stored and redistributed across Plymouth....
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Keyham Support
13 August, 2021
We are shocked and saddened to hear of the incident in Keyham last night. If you need support today, there are several community safe spaces including...
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Funded Student Support for POP members
05 August, 2021
Students from the University of Plymouth are looking to undertake free consultancy projects in the coming academic year.  The University would like to...
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POP rewarded for ‘disruptive’ funding
22 July, 2021
Radical efforts to encourage partnership working among community projects in Plymouth have paid off creating a host of new relationships and an injection...
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Social Enterprise City Festival 2021
14 July, 2021
GET INVOLVED! We are very pleased to announce the theme and dates for the 2021 Social Enterprise City Festival. This year’s festival has been designed...
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The Plymouth Charity Furnishing a Future
07 July, 2021
The Devon and Cornwall Furniture Reuse Project has been helping some of the most vulnerable people in Plymouth since 2011. Its remit is to provide good...
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Sparks to Jump Start the High Street
07 July, 2021
A new fund – High Street Sparks – has been launched by POP, Plymouth City Council and The Box to award money to communities to get the city centre...
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Plymouth Primary Project
06 July, 2021
Plymouth Laureate Words 2020-22, Laura Horton, has been working with two local primary schools to create short films for the Plymouth Primary Project. The...
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Memory Matters Hub Project Brief 2021
29 June, 2021
We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate individuals and organisations to help us develop our already beneficial service within the community to reach...
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Suits You Sir!
04 June, 2021
In January, Jodie Clarke and some friends brought the nationwide project “Take One; Leave One” to Plymouth streets supporting people sleeping rough during...
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3 Years of Esmée Fairbairn Funding
25 May, 2021
POP started life as a project of the Zebra Collective. From 2013 to 2017, its focus was on building connections between the Voluntary and Community Sector...
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Ready, Steady, Thrive!
10 May, 2021
A pioneering mental health project is underway in Plymouth in which people with significant and long-term mental health problems are not just benefitting...
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