Plymstock has long been described by some of its residents as an amalgamation of several distinct ‘villages’. Oreston, Elburton, Hooe, Staddiscombe, Goosewell...
I would like to merge my experience with people "Getting Ready for Employment Education and Training (GREETS)" and as a trained energy advisor to help...
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...
From mindfulness to martial arts; gardening to gaming and crafting to conversations, an abundance of grassroots initiatives has taken root in Keyham since...
Local creative entrepreneur Amber Leach, has launched a competition to encourage female artists from Plymouth to have their work featured in public art...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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,...
An ongoing relationship between the social enterprise, Bikespace and Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support has provided people the freedom to get around;...
Voluntary Sector organisations from the South West launch a report revealing the impact of collaboration on vulnerable communities
Food insecurity has...
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...
The Aid Redistribution Centre (ARC) radically improved the way donated food is being collected from supermarkets; stored and redistributed across Plymouth....
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...
Students from the University of Plymouth are looking to undertake free consultancy projects in the coming academic year. The University would like to...
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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We are very pleased to announce the theme and dates for the 2021 Social Enterprise City Festival. This year’s festival has been designed...
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...
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...
We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate individuals and organisations to help us develop our already beneficial service within the community to reach...
In January, Jodie Clarke and some friends brought the nationwide project “Take One; Leave One” to Plymouth streets supporting people sleeping rough during...
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...
A pioneering mental health project is underway in Plymouth in which people with significant and long-term mental health problems are not just benefitting...
The Esmée Fairbairn foundation has given POP and Plymouth a five-year grant to help make change happen in the city. It has given the city £1.3m for a five-year...