Archive for month: July, 2025

Frameworks UK have just released their Moving Mindsets Report which can be viewed here.

 

The report shares findings from new quantitative and qualitative research, including a first-of-its-kind survey and presents 6 key findings on British Culture.

 

Individualism is our default – but not when we get issue-specific: If we want to make space for bold social change, we must first strengthen the idea that what surrounds and shapes us. Unchecked, individualism may be one of the biggest barriers to progressive culture change.

 

Precarity is seen as our new normal – and people support bold action on extreme wealth:  The existence of poverty is no longer a contested idea: people are acutely aware of growing insecurity and hardship throughout our four nations. At the same time, people are paying more attention to the consequences of wealth disparity – and what should be done about it.

 

More of us believe the economy is rigged: The idea that laws and policies shape how our economy works is no longer a contested one. We have a new set of ideas to contest around who gets to make decisions about the systems that make up our economy and who benefits from them – and how decision makers are held to account when those systems are falling short.

 

We see health as a national resource:  Health is understood as not only an individual concern, but a collective one. Now is the time to strengthen and reinforce this more systemic thinking on health – and the more ambitious policies and practice it makes space for.

 

Politicians are seen as ‘not like us’: An immediate priority for communicators wanting to see government action on social issues – from welfare to housing policy – must be to build understanding of the systems and mechanisms of government.

 

Some mindsets cluster together, with major implications for social change work:  A concentrated effort to move one ‘lynchpin’ mindset – through framing and other culture change work – will have a positive spillover effect. Communicators working across issues, or with limited resources, can maximise their impact by coordinating action around a single lynchpin.

 

Thinking about the VCSE in Northamptonshire which is wide and diverse – we ned a lynchpin to coalesce around and that’s Co-Production and Commissioning for Value. If we can win these arguments for the VCSE then we will all be collectively more empowered. To this end, VIN plans a VCSE Engagement Group for West Northamptonshire. It will be Governance light and fleet of foot. No Board, no memberships, and virtual meetings. It will concentrate on the two themes above, and people can join calls, or drop out as they feel. Watch out for further dates on the What’s New Section of our website. Part of this will be about informing people around the changes in Local Authorities, the ICB/ICS and Health.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is inviting local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to apply for grants to support initiatives that provide learning, training, and skills for residents.

Eligible organisations can apply for funding between £500 and £10,000 to deliver learning and training initiatives that help residents gain work-related skills in efforts to boost employment opportunities.

For further information please see here Local voluntary and community organisations invited to apply for funding to support employability initiatives | West Northamptonshire Council

Family Hubs

Families across West Northamptonshire are encouraged to have their say on where new Family Hubs should be located, as part of a consultation that closes on Sunday 6 July.  Following the successful launch of the first Family Hub in Towcester, new sites are being proposed in Daventry, Northampton town centre, and other local areas.

To take part please view here: Families encouraged to share views on new family hub locations before 6 July | West Northamptonshire Council