All Outputs (130)

Food for life get togethers: Programme evaluation summary and synthesis final report (2023)
Report

This report provides a summary and synthesis of UWE’s evaluation of the Food for Life Get Togethers programme (2019–23). The phrase ‘Get Togethers’ highlights the connections that people from all ages and backgrounds can make through growing, cooking... Read More about Food for life get togethers: Programme evaluation summary and synthesis final report.

My Food Community: Full evaluation report on the first 2 years of the Community Food Leadership Programme (2023)
Report

My Food Community (MFC) is run as an online training programme for approximately six months, with opportunity for face-to-face meetings. After the training, participants can apply for a small grant to give them the opportunity to put their newly deve... Read More about My Food Community: Full evaluation report on the first 2 years of the Community Food Leadership Programme.

Outcome harvesting as a methodology for the retrospective evaluation of small-scale community development interventions (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: Undertaking evaluations of public health interventions can be problematic, particularly where there are multiple stakeholders and high degrees of complexity. This is especially true with regards to the evaluation of community interventions t... Read More about Outcome harvesting as a methodology for the retrospective evaluation of small-scale community development interventions.

My Food Community: Summary evaluation findings from the first delivery of the programme in 2021–22 (2022)
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The Soil Association’s My Food Community is a community leadership programme intended to create ‘a network for good food champions to learn, connect and take action’. My Food Community forms part of Food for Life Get Togethers, a UK-wide National Lot... Read More about My Food Community: Summary evaluation findings from the first delivery of the programme in 2021–22.

My Food community: Full evaluation report on the first delivery of a community food leadership programme (2022)
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In the context of the current cost of living crisis, many activists are working within their communities to promote access to affordable, healthy, and sustainable food. Yet there are very few opportunities share experiences, ideas and resources betw... Read More about My Food community: Full evaluation report on the first delivery of a community food leadership programme.

Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food': Short report (2022)
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‘Food for Life Get Togethers’ are regular community activities that connect people from all ages and backgrounds through growing, cooking and eating good food. The programme seeks to support the aspirations of community food organisers of which an im... Read More about Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food': Short report.

Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food' (2022)
Report

‘Food for Life Get Togethers’ are regular community activities that connect people from all ages and backgrounds through growing, cooking and eating good food. The programme seeks to support the aspirations of community food organisers of which an im... Read More about Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food'.

Microgrants as a pathway for community development: A case study exploring impacts, implementation and context (2022)
Journal Article

Microgrant schemes are used in many contexts relevant to community development, but there are few detailed accounts of their operation and effects. This study explored a four-year microgrant scheme in Bristol, UK. The research analyzed 141 awards and... Read More about Microgrants as a pathway for community development: A case study exploring impacts, implementation and context.

Food for life get togethers evaluation: Good food and building community capacity through cook and share grants (2022)
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‘Food for Life Get Togethers’ are regular community activities that connect people from all ages and backgrounds through growing, cooking and eating good food. In mid-2021 Food for Life asked community groups across the UK to apply for a £150 Cook an... Read More about Food for life get togethers evaluation: Good food and building community capacity through cook and share grants.

The value of local food partnerships: Covid and beyond (2022)
Report

The Covid-19 pandemic, and – more recently – soaring food prices have focused attention on how local areas meet the challenges of a fractured food system. This report examines the impacts and achievements of Local Food Partnerships (LFPs) and how LFP... Read More about The value of local food partnerships: Covid and beyond.

Assets-based approaches to developing age friendly communities: Learning from the Bristol Ageing Better programme (2021)
Journal Article

Purpose: International attention is increasingly turning to the challenge of creating age-friendly environments. This study aims to examine the application of asset-based approaches in undertaking community development projects with older people. The... Read More about Assets-based approaches to developing age friendly communities: Learning from the Bristol Ageing Better programme.

Community development for older people in Greater Fishponds: Evaluation of the care forum's Bristol Ageing Better project (2021)
Report

Community development for older people in Horfield & Lockleaze: Evaluation of Buzz Lockleaze CIC's Bristol Ageing Better project (2021)
Report

Outcome harvesting: Piloting a new retrospective methodology for the evaluation of a community development intervention (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Integrating food into the curriculum (2021)
Journal Article

This article explores how integrating food as a whole school approach can support learning and teaching in primary science. It reflects on a two year, international study with educational settings in the UK, Denmark and Czech Republic.

Community development for older people in Stockwood: Evaluation of St Monica Trust's Bristol Ageing Better project (2021)
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Care homes in the community: Evaluation report of a Bristol Ageing Better project led by Alive (2021)
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This report presents an evaluation of the Alive project ‘Communities of Interest’ funded by Bristol Ageing Better. It is a collaborative piece of work, written by Alive staff Sara Turrill (Project Manager, Alive), Harriet Blackmore (Project Assistant... Read More about Care homes in the community: Evaluation report of a Bristol Ageing Better project led by Alive.

Effects of Bristol Ageing Better Projects for older people (2021)
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Bristol Ageing Better is a city-wide programme running between 2015-2022 aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness amongst older people. The programme has run a wide range of initiatives to promote community involvement, participation in soci... Read More about Effects of Bristol Ageing Better Projects for older people.

European healthy pupils and skilled educators via integrated school food systems: Final report (2021)
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Towards an age friendly Bristol? Understanding the context and development of the Bristol Ageing Better programme (2021)
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The Bristol Ageing Better (BAB) programme began in 2015 during a time of significant demographic, social, economic, political and policy change. This report looks, not at the projects commissioned by BAB, but at the underlying context. Using research... Read More about Towards an age friendly Bristol? Understanding the context and development of the Bristol Ageing Better programme.