Using sports to bring down barriers »
Last week, as part of Business in the Community's Give and Gain Day, Sports Inspired ran a series of Community Games for schools across the UK using volunteers from various businesses, including Experian and Lloyds. A Good Week's Sumayya Karimi came over all sporty and went along to check out one of the events.
A Good use of space »
The Urban Physic Garden is a wonderful project that makes great use of an area of free space awaiting property development. The Wayward Land Trust and its volunteers have created a beautiful space to showcase artwork alongside various flowers, plants and multi-coloured algae! A Good Week's Sumayya Karimi travelled down to South London to take a look.
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A trip to Palestine… »
Alex Griffiths has just finished his MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). After an enlightening trip to Palestine, Alex was keen to share his thoughts on what Good means to him.
Do The Green Thing – Using creativity and ingenuity to inspire people »
Green inspiration organization Do The Green Thing are a welcome addition to the A Good Week posse! Here they tell us why they're happy to be involved how they hope to help people contribute to A Good Week.
A Good day to Give and Gain »
Here at A Good Week we don't just like to tell you about all the Good stuff that goes on during the super-charged seven days of Goodness, we also like to get involved. So, yet another member of our wonderful team took part in Business in the Community's, Give and Gain Day. This time it was Nina Ryöppönen's turn as she went along to Southall, West London to help out at George Doyle House.
The Virgin Media Pioneers’ mini market »
As part of A Good Week, and in celebration of giving employees a Good Day at Work, Virgin Media invited five young entrepreneurs from the Virgin Media Pioneers programme into their London HQ to set-up a mini market. Here, A Very Good Company Director, Natalie Campbell gives us a quick roundup of what was on show...
Lizzie Mary Cullen – Inspiring people to create something special »
Lizzie Mary Cullen is a multi-award winning illustrator with vast experience in the field of design. Here Lizzie talks to A Good Week about what constitutes Good in her opinion and how the best kind of Good is that which inspires people to create something special.
A Good Week that was… »
After seven super-charged days of Goodness, our very own Dan Jones looks back at what can only be described as A 'Very' Good Week...
Weekend Highlights »
We've made it! It's the weekend and it's going to be a Good one! We've had an incredible week celebrating Good and hearing from people all over the world. This week isn’t a one-off activity to be forgotten about… This is just the beginning! Use the weekend to email the interesting people you met, sign up to that course and start to make some real changes. Make Good last until next year! Here are some of our weekend highlights...
School of Everything – Everyone has something to learn and teach »
The School of Everything are dedicated to providing a space to connect those who want to teach with those who want to learn. After all, 'everyone has something to learn, everyone has something to teach'. This pretty much embodies all that's Good about learning, so A Good Week's Mel Yap takes a closer look at School of Everything.
Spots of Time – Let the Good times roll! »
How often do you stop to appreciate a moment you've spent with your friends, family or even someone you don't know? Spots of Time encourage people to dedicate some of their time to help out within their local communities, and to take stock of your encounters in an effort to forget about your problems, if only for a moment.
Just Change UK – Putting humanity back into everything we do »
A Good Week's Mel Yap talks to Louise Taplin, Project Manager at Just Change UK to learn more about how producer communities in India are forming trade partnerships directly with consumers and communities in the UK. But this is a fair trade organisation with a difference.
