Village In The City
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- Update frequency
- every 41 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
Episode 14: Intergenerational Work with Bella Kerr
In our latest Village In The City podcast recording Mark McKergow will be talking to Bella Kerr from the Generations Working Together. Bella is Intergenerational Development Officer She is a very en…
Strathcarron Hospice: Moving from 'community engagement' to 'community development'
We're talking to Susan High and Hannah Gray from Strathcarron Hospice near Falkirk in Scotland. Susan and Hannah have played a key role in moving the hospice from a 'community engagement' focus (a go…
Cormac Russell and The Connected Community
Join Mark McKergow and international ABCD guru Cormac Russell as they discuss Cormac's new book The Connected Community (with John McKnight). They discuss why connecting the community is so important…
Jason Sears and VillageCo - building village-like communities in the NW USA
At Village In The City we're interested in building micro-local communities. Jason Sears, founder of VillageCo, has a slightly different yet related goal - building 'village-like' communities in larg…
Last Aid: Supporting the dying in your local community
How can we act in a human way in that most difficult situation - when someone in our community is dying? The Last Aid project and course can help you. Mark talks to Susan Speke and Siobhan Neylon fro…
Episode 9: Safe strong cohesive communities with Dilia Swart, Protection Approaches
Dilia Swart talks about her work in building strong safe communities to protect people from identity-based violence in London and elsewhere.
The latest Village In The City podcast welcomes Dilia Swart…
Episode 8: Building participation with Laura Puttkamer
Building participation in urban development and village-building is key... what are the keys to engaging with people?
Laura Puttkamer runs the ParCityPatory website and blog, where she is building ide…
Episode 7: The Chatty Cafe Scheme
Loneliness is a problem facing many people around the world. Particularly in cities and urban contexts, it's so easy to be surrounded by people and yet feel unconnected and peripheral.
This month on V…
Episode 6: Community Development and Rekindling Democracy with Cormac Russell
Cormac Russell is a passionate advocate for bottom-up community development, carried out BY citizens for their own communities. He is a long-term expert in Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), a…
Episode 5: Engaging with churches with Rev Nick Bowry
Churches have long held a role in building community - but what kind of role can they play in an inclusive and broadly secular world?
Village In The City is all about building micro-local communities…
Episode 4: The benefits of community with Sanderson Jones
Episode 3: Getting your village off the ground
Episode2: Village Building with Lara Celini
On this podcast Dr Mark McKergow, founder of the Village In The City initiative, is joined by Lara Celini of Willowbrae, Edinburgh in Scotland. Lara is an experienced village builder and has done a …