Tom French
@tomfrench.bsky.social
Head of Innovation @ SYMCA | Founder of Data for Action + Sheffield Data for Good | Musician
📂 As @tomcw.xyz and I bring @dataforaction.bsky.social to a close, we thought we'd try and find a place to archive the project work we've done over the past three years, as well as curate some of the different tools we've made along the way.
🔗 So, here it is: dataforaction.notion.site
🔗 So, here it is: dataforaction.notion.site
Project directory | Notion
A public directory of the work Data for Action did with a variety of partners between 2023 and 2026.
dataforaction.notion.site
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 AM
📂 As @tomcw.xyz and I bring @dataforaction.bsky.social to a close, we thought we'd try and find a place to archive the project work we've done over the past three years, as well as curate some of the different tools we've made along the way.
🔗 So, here it is: dataforaction.notion.site
🔗 So, here it is: dataforaction.notion.site
👣 Change is afoot...
🔺 I am delighted to be taking up a new role at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority at the end of this month.
😔 With sadness, this means that @tomcw.xyz and I will be winding down @dataforaction.bsky.social after 3 years of working and experimenting together.
🔺 I am delighted to be taking up a new role at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority at the end of this month.
😔 With sadness, this means that @tomcw.xyz and I will be winding down @dataforaction.bsky.social after 3 years of working and experimenting together.
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
👣 Change is afoot...
🔺 I am delighted to be taking up a new role at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority at the end of this month.
😔 With sadness, this means that @tomcw.xyz and I will be winding down @dataforaction.bsky.social after 3 years of working and experimenting together.
🔺 I am delighted to be taking up a new role at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority at the end of this month.
😔 With sadness, this means that @tomcw.xyz and I will be winding down @dataforaction.bsky.social after 3 years of working and experimenting together.
📍 So, we now know we have 147 neighbourhoods in Sheffield (see www.notion.so/dataforactio... for a potted history).
🤔 ...but how is each one of them organised and where are the 'anchors'?
⚡ You tell us: tally.so/r/wMlVXl ⚡
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🤔 ...but how is each one of them organised and where are the 'anchors'?
⚡ You tell us: tally.so/r/wMlVXl ⚡
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
How is your Sheffield neighbourhood organised?
Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
tally.so
July 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📍 So, we now know we have 147 neighbourhoods in Sheffield (see www.notion.so/dataforactio... for a potted history).
🤔 ...but how is each one of them organised and where are the 'anchors'?
⚡ You tell us: tally.so/r/wMlVXl ⚡
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🤔 ...but how is each one of them organised and where are the 'anchors'?
⚡ You tell us: tally.so/r/wMlVXl ⚡
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
Reposted by Tom French
“A lot of people round here have already given up.”
The estates of Batemoor and Jordanthorpe are to be given £20 million over the next decade to create “change that people can see on their doorstep”.
But is it enough to address the deep-seated problems of one of Sheffield’s most deprived areas?
The estates of Batemoor and Jordanthorpe are to be given £20 million over the next decade to create “change that people can see on their doorstep”.
But is it enough to address the deep-seated problems of one of Sheffield’s most deprived areas?
After a decade of neglect, can Batemoor hope again?
‘This estate needs a lot of things, more flowers is not one of them’
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“A lot of people round here have already given up.”
The estates of Batemoor and Jordanthorpe are to be given £20 million over the next decade to create “change that people can see on their doorstep”.
But is it enough to address the deep-seated problems of one of Sheffield’s most deprived areas?
The estates of Batemoor and Jordanthorpe are to be given £20 million over the next decade to create “change that people can see on their doorstep”.
But is it enough to address the deep-seated problems of one of Sheffield’s most deprived areas?
Reposted by Tom French
📣 We now have a new place for communicating about the neighbourhood work in Sheffield, but also across South Yorkshire more broadly too. So, if you want email updates every now and again...
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
South Yorkshire Neighbourhoods
Data for Action and Citizen Network have been working together with citizens from across South Yorkshire to establish, map and promote the region’s neighbourhoods.
Sign up to hear more about what p...
actionnetwork.org
June 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📣 We now have a new place for communicating about the neighbourhood work in Sheffield, but also across South Yorkshire more broadly too. So, if you want email updates every now and again...
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
📣 Roll up, roll up...
🗓️ 02/07/25
🕚 11am-12pm (UK time)
🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/cqgxggr1
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🗓️ 02/07/25
🕚 11am-12pm (UK time)
🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/cqgxggr1
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
Neighbourhood Mapping Q&A · Luma
This is a free online event for anyone who is interested in learning more about the work Data for Action and Citizen Network have been doing to map the…
lu.ma
June 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📣 Roll up, roll up...
🗓️ 02/07/25
🕚 11am-12pm (UK time)
🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/cqgxggr1
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🗓️ 02/07/25
🕚 11am-12pm (UK time)
🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/cqgxggr1
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
📣 We now have a new place for communicating about the neighbourhood work in Sheffield, but also across South Yorkshire more broadly too. So, if you want email updates every now and again...
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
South Yorkshire Neighbourhoods
Data for Action and Citizen Network have been working together with citizens from across South Yorkshire to establish, map and promote the region’s neighbourhoods.
Sign up to hear more about what p...
actionnetwork.org
June 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📣 We now have a new place for communicating about the neighbourhood work in Sheffield, but also across South Yorkshire more broadly too. So, if you want email updates every now and again...
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/forms/south-...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
⚡ All the latest Sheffield neighbourhood maps in one place ⚡
🔗 dataforaction.notion.site/mapping-shef...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🔗 dataforaction.notion.site/mapping-shef...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
⚡ All the latest Sheffield neighbourhood maps in one place ⚡
🔗 dataforaction.notion.site/mapping-shef...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🔗 dataforaction.notion.site/mapping-shef...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🌿 I was lucky enough to be up at @thegreenestate.bsky.social today doing a spot of face to face neighbourhood mapping as part of a wider event bringing together community organisations from across the Manor Castle ward....
May 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🌿 I was lucky enough to be up at @thegreenestate.bsky.social today doing a spot of face to face neighbourhood mapping as part of a wider event bringing together community organisations from across the Manor Castle ward....
🌿 An experiment looking at #Sheffield neighbourhoods and access - or lack thereof - to a variety of managed green, recreational and wildlife sites as local assets. A starting point for #neighbourhood conversations.
🔗 Have a play: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
⚠️ The Peak District isn't included!
🔗 Have a play: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
⚠️ The Peak District isn't included!
May 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🌿 An experiment looking at #Sheffield neighbourhoods and access - or lack thereof - to a variety of managed green, recreational and wildlife sites as local assets. A starting point for #neighbourhood conversations.
🔗 Have a play: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
⚠️ The Peak District isn't included!
🔗 Have a play: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
⚠️ The Peak District isn't included!
Reposted by Tom French
⚡ Street art and sheltering from the zombie apocalypse. The latest citizen mapper in Sheffield, Liz Hnat, has been starting another neighbourhood conversation...
🔗 See more detail: felt.com/map/Meadowhe...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🔗 See more detail: felt.com/map/Meadowhe...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
⚡ Street art and sheltering from the zombie apocalypse. The latest citizen mapper in Sheffield, Liz Hnat, has been starting another neighbourhood conversation...
🔗 See more detail: felt.com/map/Meadowhe...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
🔗 See more detail: felt.com/map/Meadowhe...
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
⚡ Another citizen mapper representing their neighbourhood(s) in a way that makes sense to them 🙌
Thanks to John Armitage for this one.
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
felt.com/map/Walkley-...
Thanks to John Armitage for this one.
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
felt.com/map/Walkley-...
Walkley and surrounds by JA (for sharing) – Felt
The only cloud-native GIS platform.
felt.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
⚡ Another citizen mapper representing their neighbourhood(s) in a way that makes sense to them 🙌
Thanks to John Armitage for this one.
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
felt.com/map/Walkley-...
Thanks to John Armitage for this one.
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
felt.com/map/Walkley-...
Reposted by Tom French
An exciting new project is asking citizens across #Sheffield to map out what they like and what they don't like about their neighbourhood.
@sammgreg.bsky.social had a go, and found out why @tomfrench.bsky.social believes it could radically transform how we see the city 📌
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@sammgreg.bsky.social had a go, and found out why @tomfrench.bsky.social believes it could radically transform how we see the city 📌
@dataforaction.bsky.social
I had a go at mapping my own neighbourhood – and joined a project that may change how we see Sheffield for good
A new initiative that asks each of us to describe our own surroundings hopes to make visible the opportunities and barriers that exist across our communities.
nowthenmagazine.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
An exciting new project is asking citizens across #Sheffield to map out what they like and what they don't like about their neighbourhood.
@sammgreg.bsky.social had a go, and found out why @tomfrench.bsky.social believes it could radically transform how we see the city 📌
@dataforaction.bsky.social
@sammgreg.bsky.social had a go, and found out why @tomfrench.bsky.social believes it could radically transform how we see the city 📌
@dataforaction.bsky.social
Sam is one of the many citizen mappers @dataforaction.bsky.social are working with across South Yorkshire to experiment with ways of representing the region's neighbourhoods. He has very kindly written about his experience of doing it in Now Then Magazine! 👇🙂👇
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/i-h...
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/i-h...
I had a go at mapping my own neighbourhood – and joined a project that may change how we see Sheffield for good
A new initiative that asks each of us to describe our own surroundings hopes to make visible the opportunities and barriers that exist across our communities.
nowthenmagazine.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sam is one of the many citizen mappers @dataforaction.bsky.social are working with across South Yorkshire to experiment with ways of representing the region's neighbourhoods. He has very kindly written about his experience of doing it in Now Then Magazine! 👇🙂👇
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/i-h...
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/i-h...
Another Sheffield neighbourhood mapping experiment... felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
Sheffield Neighbourhoods: centre points and buffer zones – Felt
The only cloud-native GIS platform.
felt.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Another Sheffield neighbourhood mapping experiment... felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
🤔 Exploring overlapping 'fuzzy boundaries' around Sheffield's neighbourhoods...
The blue map builds a rectangle around each neighbourhood using the its widest and tallest points: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
The pink map adds a 300m 'buffer zone' around each neighbourhood: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
The blue map builds a rectangle around each neighbourhood using the its widest and tallest points: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
The pink map adds a 300m 'buffer zone' around each neighbourhood: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
March 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🤔 Exploring overlapping 'fuzzy boundaries' around Sheffield's neighbourhoods...
The blue map builds a rectangle around each neighbourhood using the its widest and tallest points: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
The pink map adds a 300m 'buffer zone' around each neighbourhood: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
The blue map builds a rectangle around each neighbourhood using the its widest and tallest points: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
The pink map adds a 300m 'buffer zone' around each neighbourhood: felt.com/map/Sheffiel...
🗺️ We've been making maps recently at Data for Action. Quite a lot, actually.
📝 So, we've written a bit about it and how we see them as a starting point for conversations, rather than an end unto themselves...
dataforaction.substack.com/p/maps-as-co...
@tomcw.xyz
@dataforaction.bsky.social
📝 So, we've written a bit about it and how we see them as a starting point for conversations, rather than an end unto themselves...
dataforaction.substack.com/p/maps-as-co...
@tomcw.xyz
@dataforaction.bsky.social
Maps as conversations
Exploring our citizen-led neighbourhood mapping at Data For Action
dataforaction.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🗺️ We've been making maps recently at Data for Action. Quite a lot, actually.
📝 So, we've written a bit about it and how we see them as a starting point for conversations, rather than an end unto themselves...
dataforaction.substack.com/p/maps-as-co...
@tomcw.xyz
@dataforaction.bsky.social
📝 So, we've written a bit about it and how we see them as a starting point for conversations, rather than an end unto themselves...
dataforaction.substack.com/p/maps-as-co...
@tomcw.xyz
@dataforaction.bsky.social
Is there a shared understanding of when or what circumstances one should consider their profile picture out-of-date? Asking for an ageing friend... 🫠
November 22, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Is there a shared understanding of when or what circumstances one should consider their profile picture out-of-date? Asking for an ageing friend... 🫠
I've just rediscovered this work that @tomcwatson.bsky.social and I did a while back. It's about settling on a consistent language for describing data work in/around the voluntary sector and civil society, and how it's funded and supported. Any thoughts?
dataforaction.notion.site/Building-a-s...
dataforaction.notion.site/Building-a-s...
Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
dataforaction.notion.site
October 3, 2024 at 12:08 PM
I've just rediscovered this work that @tomcwatson.bsky.social and I did a while back. It's about settling on a consistent language for describing data work in/around the voluntary sector and civil society, and how it's funded and supported. Any thoughts?
dataforaction.notion.site/Building-a-s...
dataforaction.notion.site/Building-a-s...
The @dataforaction.bsky.social office (and t-shirt) tour went to its latest venue today: Brimham Rocks. @tomcwatson.bsky.social and I had a most excellent walk and talk. I don't think I want to do inside meetings anymore, virtual or otherwise.
September 24, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The @dataforaction.bsky.social office (and t-shirt) tour went to its latest venue today: Brimham Rocks. @tomcwatson.bsky.social and I had a most excellent walk and talk. I don't think I want to do inside meetings anymore, virtual or otherwise.