Google 'Most popular Valentines day gifts' and you run straight into a mass of advice about where to spend your money on things - chocolates, flowers, jewelry greetings cards and meals out are the 'go to' options for most people. But it hasn't always been this way... Did you know there... read more →
Feb
03
Feb
01
A study conducted by the New Economics Foundation found that 81% of Britons believe that the Government should prioritise creating the greatest happiness, not the greatest wealth, which is why Happy City UK is raising money to launch a new campaign called #InvestInHappy. #InvestInHappy aims to make us reconsider how... read more →
Jan
10
On 26th January, Happy City will be co-hosting an action-oriented problem solving event about wellbeing in the workplace with Watershed. The session (which lasts from 12:30-5pm) allows people to explore their own key opportunities, challenges or questions with their peers. Below, we've listed some of the 'hot' topics from last year - to... read more →
Jan
05
In 2017 Happy City led an ambitious, people-powered campaign, #InvestInHappy, sharing stories and fundraising over £20,000 for wellbeing initiatives. The Santander Changemaker Fund match-funded Happy City’s #InvestInHappy crowdfunding campaign with an additional £10,000 of funding, bringing the total to £21,156. The success of Happy City’s crowdfunding campaign allowed us to... read more →
Jan
04
We've just published our alternative New Year’s Honours list – 25 Happiness Champions nominated for making Bristol a happier place to live, work and flourish in 2016. We find them inspiring – not because they’ve done high profile or spectacular things, but quite the opposite – most of them much prefer... read more →
Dec
16
People enjoy being productive, creative, engaged and healthy - what's good for them, is good for business too. Happy City's Wellbeing Champions Training is designed to give you simple, quick and effective ways to enhance workplace wellbeing now, and in the future. It's a comprehensive 2-day programme to develop your... read more →
Dec
12
A big study released today by LSE shows that decision makers need to pay closer attention to Life satisfaction. This reflects finding in the days' lead story in HR Review highlighting mental health as a key factor in 23M lost working days in December alone. So how can companies respond? The answer,... read more →
Nov
24
Happy City is here to help resolve some of the most pressing and acute problems in society today. Having launched our wellbeing & measurement tools nationally as seen in The Guardian & on Points West, we now need to bolster our team. We have exciting plans to work across the... read more →
Nov
24
The What works Centre for Wellbeing has just published a systematic review of evidence from around the world into what works, and with whom, for music and singing interventions. For the first time, all available evidence has been collated and the strength of evidence has been measured. Decision-makers in charities, local authorities... read more →
Nov
18
Following the launch of Happy City's wellbeing and measurement tools on 8th November, Bristol was featured in the Cities section of the Guardian online. The journalist, Ajit Niranjan puts our work in a national context, and seeks reactions from policy-makers and the man-in-the-street. Read the article in full here. We like the... read more →