
Starting a new job following a long career elsewhere (in my case, as CEO of the concert hall St George’s Bristol) can be a nerve-wracking affair at the best of times, but starting during lockdown adds another level of challenge.

The Vital Signs 2019 report ‘Taking the temperature of local communities’ looks at issues faced by communities across the West of England.

The Vital Signs 2018 report ‘Four communities deciding their own futures’ shines a spotlight on four places in the West of England where we have been listening to local people’s needs and aspirations and are thoughtfully using grant funding to…