About Us  We’re Nicola and Emily, Practitioner Researchers at The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. Nicola is interested in arts and cultural education in the early years, while Emily’s practice focuses on (older) adults living with chronic health conditions and non-visible disabilities. In early 2025, we teamed up to see what might happen if our practices came together. The result? ‘Creative lunches’ – an intergenerational project where art and food bring people t

By Charlotte Miller and Emily Abbott Secretariat, APPG on Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities Intergenerational England A National Inquiry to Tackle Loneliness Through Connection On 22 October 2025, parliamentarians, civil society leaders, researchers and community practitioners came together for the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities.  This session marked the formal start of a two-year national inquir

By Nick Gulliver,
Director of Advocacy, Economics of Mutuality Alliance Our recent Business vs. Loneliness report, published with The University of Manchester, reveals an insight that may surprise some. Based on a survey of 10,000 people across 5 countries, we found that loneliness decreases steadily with age. 29% of Gen Z reported feeling lonely, compared to 14% of Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation. We observed that, whilst loneliness is an issue across all generations

The importance of addressing ageism As a Community Housing Manager bids farewell at one of our recently introduced ‘Keeping in Touch’ visits, the customer asked if they could pass their contact to one of their neighbours. “Of course. Better still, I’ll pop over now and introduce myself”. In person contact will always play an important role, for some Customers more so than others, which is why we’ve increased the number of frontline Colleagues in the past year. I see it as our

From cohousing to home extensions, how the design of our homes and communities can reconnect families and build support networks. by Sam...

About the Film and TV Charity The Film and TV Charity exists to support everyone working behind-the-scenes in UK film, TV and cinema,...