Join us in welcoming Sacha Romanovitch to the Our Future Board
People who care deeply about the places they call home should have the power to shape what comes next. That’s the belief at the heart of Our Future’s work and it’s why we’re delighted to welcome Sacha Romanovitch to our Board.
Let’s Talk About Our Spaces
On Tuesday 19th May, despite the rain and traffic, a group of Rochdalians came together for the first Let’s Talk About Our Spaces conversation, held at The Hive, Million Pavilion in Balderstone Park.
Human relationships must always come first
“Human relationships must always come first.”
In this video, Ann-Marie Matson, Director of Children’s Services in North East Lincolnshire, reflects on her experience of being part of Our Future and what this way of working is making possible across place.
The Rochdale Offsite
Over the past year the team have been getting to know people across Rochdale, listening to what matters most and rallying individuals to get involved. The same names kept coming up – not as a formal network or leadership group, but because their communities consistently pointed to them as champions already doing great work across the borough.
Our Future Newsletter – May 2026
It feels as if the work is really motoring now – you can feel the change underway in Rochdale, Grimsby and in the conversations we are having with partners who are interested in this different way of working. Read the full newsletter
Grimsby at Downing Street
We were recently invited to 10 Downing Street, with some of our partners from Grimsby. It was an opportunity to share the work underway in Grimsby and what we have learned.
Our Future Newsletter – April 2026
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Open House 2026 and feel the energy of people from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, Rochdale and towns across the country choosing to show up and work together on what’s possible…Read the full newsletter
Give it a Go opens with call for local people to help decide what gets backed through Grimsby’s Growing Together Fund People across Grimsby are being invited to become Decision Makers and help decide which community ideas receive support through Give it a Go, the first testing phase of the future Growing Together […]
Coming together for the future of a town
Since 2024, more than 1,100 people across Grimsby have come together to shape the future of their town. People from different backgrounds and experiences have been part of that work, connected by a shared belief that things can be better. As Mark Webb, Managing Director (The Business Hive, E-Factor ), puts it: “If you want […]
On the ground in Rochdale – hope, pride and possibility
Over the past year, the Our Future, For Generations to Come team has been meeting and listening to brilliant people and organisations across the borough. Jet and Ben have been out meeting community groups, public services, local organisations and neighbourhood spaces. The focus has been to listen, engage and get to know the incredible work […]
