Brendan Conway ☘️
@communityguy.bsky.social
Effective altruist. Meitheal. Places. People. Pubs. Arts. Land Trusts. Q jumper. Does community. SW Ldn.
Pinned
MEITHEAL
Meitheal is the Irish word for a work team, gang, or party and denotes the co-operative labour. To the heart of the concept is community unity through cooperative work and mutually reciprocal support. The ancient and universal appliance of cooperation to social need. Innit.
Meitheal is the Irish word for a work team, gang, or party and denotes the co-operative labour. To the heart of the concept is community unity through cooperative work and mutually reciprocal support. The ancient and universal appliance of cooperation to social need. Innit.
www.transformationbydesign.co.uk/projects/con... ..Just launched this research and deploying the @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social approach to frame our work. Glad to be using the fine thinking from @kateraworth.bsky.social here in Wandsworth.
Transformation by Design | Public Realm and Developing a Community Portrait of Wandsworth Town
www.transformationbydesign.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
www.transformationbydesign.co.uk/projects/con... ..Just launched this research and deploying the @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social approach to frame our work. Glad to be using the fine thinking from @kateraworth.bsky.social here in Wandsworth.
The Overton Window of the Wandsworth One way system hasn’t just shifted : it’s been slammed shut by austerity, risk aversion & administrative fatigue. And the true tragedy isn’t just the loss of a scheme; it's the lack of political ambition to do the right thing.
Climate emergency me arse ...
Climate emergency me arse ...
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Overton Window of the Wandsworth One way system hasn’t just shifted : it’s been slammed shut by austerity, risk aversion & administrative fatigue. And the true tragedy isn’t just the loss of a scheme; it's the lack of political ambition to do the right thing.
Climate emergency me arse ...
Climate emergency me arse ...
@mazzucatom.bsky.social ..The high priestess of the common good ...
This is a knock out lecture ...
Dive in ⬇️⬇️⬇️
This is a knock out lecture ...
Dive in ⬇️⬇️⬇️
It was a pleasure to deliver Christian Aid's 2025 Annual Lecture #CALecture25 on directing economic growth through a common good approach. Thanks to Christian Aid & Patrick Watt, to Stephanie Flanders for her thoughtful questions, & to Revd Richard Carter for welcoming us to St Martin-in-the-Fields.
October 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
@mazzucatom.bsky.social ..The high priestess of the common good ...
This is a knock out lecture ...
Dive in ⬇️⬇️⬇️
This is a knock out lecture ...
Dive in ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Reposted by Brendan Conway ☘️
It was a pleasure to deliver Christian Aid's 2025 Annual Lecture #CALecture25 on directing economic growth through a common good approach. Thanks to Christian Aid & Patrick Watt, to Stephanie Flanders for her thoughtful questions, & to Revd Richard Carter for welcoming us to St Martin-in-the-Fields.
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It was a pleasure to deliver Christian Aid's 2025 Annual Lecture #CALecture25 on directing economic growth through a common good approach. Thanks to Christian Aid & Patrick Watt, to Stephanie Flanders for her thoughtful questions, & to Revd Richard Carter for welcoming us to St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Now that is a speech ...
There will be a day when we sit our grandchildren on our knees and we tell them...
October 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Now that is a speech ...
Delighted to share some learning from Paradise Coop at Forever Fishponds yesterday. Superb workshop and an exciting journey lies ahead.
This is community...
Dig where you live ...
This is community...
Dig where you live ...
The seeds of a Fishponds Community Garden were sown today. Thanks to everyone who came with bags of ideas and enthusiasm. Watch this space for updates on next steps #gardening #tooting @tootingnewsie.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Delighted to share some learning from Paradise Coop at Forever Fishponds yesterday. Superb workshop and an exciting journey lies ahead.
This is community...
Dig where you live ...
This is community...
Dig where you live ...
A few pics as I head towards the end of my summer back home in Ireland.
Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin.
Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin.
August 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A few pics as I head towards the end of my summer back home in Ireland.
Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin.
Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin.
18 years today eh @rowanconway.bsky.social .. and bon voyage as you head to NZ to sort that PhD out. So inspiring .. Love BC xx
March 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
18 years today eh @rowanconway.bsky.social .. and bon voyage as you head to NZ to sort that PhD out. So inspiring .. Love BC xx
Labour’s cuts is a political choice. One that deepens inequality and betrays the very people they claim to stand for.
This isn’t “fiscal responsibility” — it’s austerity, plain and simple. And it hits the most vulnerable first.
As one local put it: “Reeves? George Osborne with a bob.”
This isn’t “fiscal responsibility” — it’s austerity, plain and simple. And it hits the most vulnerable first.
As one local put it: “Reeves? George Osborne with a bob.”
March 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Labour’s cuts is a political choice. One that deepens inequality and betrays the very people they claim to stand for.
This isn’t “fiscal responsibility” — it’s austerity, plain and simple. And it hits the most vulnerable first.
As one local put it: “Reeves? George Osborne with a bob.”
This isn’t “fiscal responsibility” — it’s austerity, plain and simple. And it hits the most vulnerable first.
As one local put it: “Reeves? George Osborne with a bob.”
As l head up to the London Irish Centre this pm I wanted to share a blog I wrote around this time last year on what the LIC means for me. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
medium.com/@brendan_323...
medium.com/@brendan_323...
The London Irish Centre — Home away from Home, Then, Now and into the future.
Where is home?
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March 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
As l head up to the London Irish Centre this pm I wanted to share a blog I wrote around this time last year on what the LIC means for me. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
medium.com/@brendan_323...
medium.com/@brendan_323...
Reposted by Brendan Conway ☘️
As Alex Norris MP says, what makes the Plan for Neighbourhoods different is that "communities can now spend funding on things that matter to them", from tacking food poverty with community grocers to revitalising high streets with new co-operative businesses.
This is Community Britain in action.
This is Community Britain in action.
March 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As Alex Norris MP says, what makes the Plan for Neighbourhoods different is that "communities can now spend funding on things that matter to them", from tacking food poverty with community grocers to revitalising high streets with new co-operative businesses.
This is Community Britain in action.
This is Community Britain in action.
Fond members of hosting @thersaorg.bsky.social at Paradise Coop a few years ago .. Different world !!
March 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Fond members of hosting @thersaorg.bsky.social at Paradise Coop a few years ago .. Different world !!
Beyond Budgets: Power, Participation & Real Impact in Wandsworth. Let’s do this — together.
medium.com/@brendan_323...
medium.com/@brendan_323...
Beyond Budgets: Power, Participation & Real Impact in Wandsworth. Let’s do this — together.
Reimagining Wandsworth: A Community-Driven Future
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March 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Beyond Budgets: Power, Participation & Real Impact in Wandsworth. Let’s do this — together.
medium.com/@brendan_323...
medium.com/@brendan_323...
Launch of the London Borough of Culture at Battersea Arts Centre this morning celebrating all the wonder & culture in our community. What an exciting year lies ahead. Well done @kemiakinola.bsky.social & the brilliant Culture team at Wandsworth Council. This is community.
February 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Launch of the London Borough of Culture at Battersea Arts Centre this morning celebrating all the wonder & culture in our community. What an exciting year lies ahead. Well done @kemiakinola.bsky.social & the brilliant Culture team at Wandsworth Council. This is community.
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Got to love this approach eh @georginacreighton.bsky.social .. Be great to see this deployed here in WW as a prototype with the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund ?
Got to love this approach eh @georginacreighton.bsky.social .. Be great to see this deployed here in WW as a prototype with the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund ?
Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund
www.jtpbfund.scot
February 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
www.jtpbfund.scot
Got to love this approach eh @georginacreighton.bsky.social .. Be great to see this deployed here in WW as a prototype with the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund ?
Got to love this approach eh @georginacreighton.bsky.social .. Be great to see this deployed here in WW as a prototype with the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund ?
Dig where you live …
Community priorities + council objectives + asset owner partnerships = a powerful mission.
Read Brendan Conway's reflections on unlocking buildings for community business and local innovation, with Wandsworth Town's #LocalPropertyPartnership.
@communityguy.bsky.social
Read Brendan Conway's reflections on unlocking buildings for community business and local innovation, with Wandsworth Town's #LocalPropertyPartnership.
@communityguy.bsky.social
Wandsworth Town Property Partnership: Our mission led approach to Place-Based Impact.
A Mission Aligned with Wandsworth’s Placemaking Strategy
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February 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Dig where you live …
Great to see Wandsworth as part of this 👇👇
Some great reasons for optimism in @powertochange.org.uk new report: www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
Community businesses are stable and resilient, on the whole. They support community cohesion, wellbeing, local growth and vibrancy ✨
And yet... 🧵👇
Community businesses are stable and resilient, on the whole. They support community cohesion, wellbeing, local growth and vibrancy ✨
And yet... 🧵👇
Community Business Market Report 2024 - Power to Change
Our first bi-annual report on the community business market shows the positive impact they continue to have on local communities, other businesses, and thei ...
www.powertochange.org.uk
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Great to see Wandsworth as part of this 👇👇
WBC saying ‘The lowest council tax in UK delivering deliver a fairer, compassionate, and more sustainable Wandsworth’ is a ruse imho. CT is a regressive tax at best & disproportionately affects poorer households. This from IFS is worth a read on exactly that 👇👇 ifs.org.uk/sites/defaul...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
WBC saying ‘The lowest council tax in UK delivering deliver a fairer, compassionate, and more sustainable Wandsworth’ is a ruse imho. CT is a regressive tax at best & disproportionately affects poorer households. This from IFS is worth a read on exactly that 👇👇 ifs.org.uk/sites/defaul...
Wee blog l wrote on the launch of our local community land trust earlier this year. medium.com/@brendan_323...
In Community we Trust …
A Community and Mission led Approach to Renewal
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February 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Wee blog l wrote on the launch of our local community land trust earlier this year. medium.com/@brendan_323...
Had a fascinating chat with an elderly gent who lived in these prefabs post the war to solve the overwhelming housing crisis then. They were in situ for 20 years ! He regaled stories of how safe they are & the strong bonds of community. A solution to our current housing crisis perhaps !
February 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Had a fascinating chat with an elderly gent who lived in these prefabs post the war to solve the overwhelming housing crisis then. They were in situ for 20 years ! He regaled stories of how safe they are & the strong bonds of community. A solution to our current housing crisis perhaps !
Gotta applaud this approach to working with your community on allocation of Community Investment Levy. Well done @rachelbentleyld.bsky.social .. looking on enviously from Wandsworth !
January 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Gotta applaud this approach to working with your community on allocation of Community Investment Levy. Well done @rachelbentleyld.bsky.social .. looking on enviously from Wandsworth !
Listening to the main man @johncreedon.bsky.social and these lovely songs of London from the great city itself. Choice tracks always from JC.
December 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Listening to the main man @johncreedon.bsky.social and these lovely songs of London from the great city itself. Choice tracks always from JC.