About this event
You’ve told us how much you gain from listening to our Power of Community meeting hosts, so throughout 2025 we’re taking you across the county to some really fascinating places with some great stories to tell!
In addition to hearing from our great host, there’ll be our usual mix of information, networking and discussion, led by our CEO, Tony Armstrong, and the Locality team.
Venue: Ambition Lawrence Weston, Ambition House, 2 Stile Acres, Bristol, BS11 0PZ.
Our autumn visit is to a post-war housing estate in Bristol where Ambition Lawrence Weston was established in 2012 by a group of residents who wanted to make the area a better place to live. We’ll meet at their brand new purpose built community hub and hear about their community climate action work which includes construction of England’s largest on-shore wind turbine, and their recently approved community-led housing project, Astry Close.
Agenda
| Time | Session | Presenter |
| 10:00 | Arrival at Ambition House, coffee and informal networking | |
| 10:15 | Welcome and introductions Housekeeping and plans for the day | Rosy Hearn, Locality Membership, Manager |
| 10:25 | Mingle, Mingle, Mingle… Facilitated activities to help you catch up with people you know, meet new contacts and find out what’s happening across the network. | All |
| 11:15 | Member spotlight - Inspiration from our wonderful host! In 2012 a group of local residents came together to change their lot and local area. They consulted with fellow residents and jointly wrote their first community development plan, then went on to write neighbourhood development, economic development and climate action plans. Find out how they have used these plans to change their area and how they are on their way to full independent economic sustainability. | Mark Pepper, Development Manager, Ambition Lawrence Weston |
| 11:45 | Optional walkabout Take a short walk to visit two new housing developments and finish at Ambition Lawrence Weston's community allotments to hear about their energy and climate work. Prefer to stay back at base? No problem - problem solve issues affecting you with Locality staff. | All |
| 12:30 | Networking Lunch (provided) | |
| 13:30 | Member discussion Climate Action - what does it mean to me? | Facilitated by Tim Temple and Johannes Moeller, Locality |
| 14:30 | What next? A reflection on opportunities, threats and ways forward for community organisations. How can we influence the policy agenda - what do we embrace and where do we kick back? | All |
| 15:00 | Closing remarks | Rosy Hearn |
This event is open to all those with the Essentials, Membership Plus or Partner package. Travel bursaries are available if needed – contact members@locality.org.uk to enquire.
If you have the Network package and would like to attend we have a limited number of places available. Please contact members@locality.org.uk before booking.
This activity is supported by funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK. Thanks to National Lottery players, Locality UK has received almost £1.9 million over three years to support the Connectors UK programme, delivered in partnership with DTA Scotland, DTA Wales and DT Northern Ireland. Through the programme we will bring local community organisations together, to build resilience, share innovative practice and shape their community’s future.