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Lucy Symington

@lucysym.bsky.social
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External Affairs Officer - Power to Change www.powertochange.org.uk

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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 23/02/2026
@lucysym.bsky.social blogged about why we need a community-led high street strategy that marries up economic renewal and community empowerment - inspired by their recent visit to Nudge Community Builders in Plymouth 👇️ buff.ly/Tw60K8c
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Thrilled to be at Labour conference with 6 brilliant community leaders. Earlier Charlotte had the chance to speak to @skinnock.bsky.social about the market drayton community covenant pilot - joining the dots btwn neighbourhood health and devolution www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
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Nick Plumb @nickplumb.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Packed room for our first conference event with @joshsimonsmp.bsky.social, @kirstymcneill.bsky.social, @morganj0nes.bsky.social, Andy Jackson @right-here.org and Frances Foley @compassoffice.bsky.social - discussing communitarianism (Beyond Blue Labour)
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Great and grounding session b4 Lab conference - LCR community leaders talking together, hosted @ Make in Birkenhead chaired by my great boss @jesscraig.bsky.social with @allymcgovern.bsky.social, whose office is in this amazing community building. Thanks to our partners at @coopparty.party.coop
Community leaders sit around a horseshoe table discussing community power
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Politics but with pies.. sign up to my event at Labour conference. I've been rly lucky to work with 7 brilliant community businesses to get the voices of people working on the ground to Lab conf this year-come and meet them! 🥧Sign up: buff.ly/0oYQG6i 👋Meet the community businesses: buff.ly/TIJ0uzj
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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 25/09/2025
📣 If you'll be at #LabourConference, join us & community business leaders from Liverpool & beyond to burst the conference bubble & explore how to achieve the kind of growth that reaches into everyday life in every community. 🥧Sign up: buff.ly/0oYQG6i 👋Meet the community businesses: buff.ly/TIJ0uzj
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Fringe Event: 10 days out from Labour conference and you need to line up a good place to grab a pie: powertochange.typeform.com/to/DAkE176K 🫧 Burst the conference bubble and join @chriscurtis94.bsky.social, @marieosborne.bsky.social to talk about growth that reaches into our everyday life
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Excited to be joining Labour conference with a delegation of seven community business leaders this year. If you’re after a panelist who’s really been there + done it, or just fancy a chat with someone working on the ground in their community, drop me a message full fringe events schedule 👇
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
@right-here.org launched their Museum of Broken Dreams exhibition in Parliament this week. Its about hope and its and a time capsule of what could have been... think Sliding Doors but community power not Gwyneth Paltrow. www.themj.co.uk/museum-shoul...
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A museum shouldn't be the final resting place for community dreams
This week in Parliament, as MPs debate the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, a new exhibition is also opening its doors just down the corridor....
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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 10/07/2025
It’s been 10 years since community appeared in a Bill's title in UK law. It's the first time the word empowerment has ever been used. Watch the introduction of the new English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, featuring the Community Right to Buy.
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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 10/07/2025
Today the government found its voice on community power. Now, it should have the confidence to pursue a bold community empowerment agenda. 🧵 Here’s what we think:
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill lands this pm. Community Right to Buy finally on the table but will the detail go beyond the bill title and deliver real power to communities? 🔗 commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/964...
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Order Paper for 10 July 2025
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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 25/06/2025
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we're sharing stories of innovation taking place in communities, and thoughts on how #communitybiz can help address the pressing issues shaping our world over the next decade. www.powertochange.org.uk/celebrating-ten-years/ #PowertoChange10
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Celebrating ten years backing community business - Power to Change
We believe communities should have the power to change what matters to them in their local area.
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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 24/06/2025
What does community power look like in action? In Settle, it’s a hydroelectric turbine, community-run swimming pool & the world’s oldest music hall—all owned & run by local people. New blog by @lucysym.bsky.social shows how the social economy can deliver growth you can see & feel ✍️ buff.ly/vaZw8am
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Settle: community power and placed-based growth - Power to Change
Settle in the Yorkshire Dales is a living example of community power. From a hydroelectric plant to a swimming pool and music hall – read how the social eco ...
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
"If we accept that our democracy is in poor health, then we need to look at different ways of reviving it." Great piece from my colleague Linda at @powertochange.org.uk for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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Why joining your local club could help renew our democracy - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Citizens have been losing trust in democracy. But a new study by Power to Change shows that increased participation in local clubs can restore some of that trust.
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Yesterday I visited the brilliant Victoria Hall in Settle, North Yorkshire – a community-run venue that's just turned 170! With @coopparty.party.coop and Mayor David Skaith. The town also boasts a community-owned pool and hydro scheme. Settle shows what’s possible when communities lead. 🌊🏛️
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Settle Victoria Hall says goodbye to its 170th anniversary year
SETTLE Victoria Hall has wished all its friends and supporters a Happy New Year after its 170th anniversary year comes to an end.
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Lucy Symington @lucysym.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
A brilliant new report from my colleagues at Power to Change, great reading for anyone wondering - this week especially - how to reset the relationship between people and politics
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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 14/02/2025
Following her excellent adjournment debate, @paulettehamiltonmp.bsky.social has penned a brilliant article on the contribution of community business @wittonlodge.bsky.social to her constituency: parliamentnews.co.uk/by-investing...
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By investing in people and supporting the third-sector we have a blueprint for unlocking Britain’s potential | Parliament Politics Magazine
In the heart of Birmingham lies the vibrant communities of Erdington, Kingstanding, Castle Vale, and South Oscott, areas bursting with untapped potential.
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