A piece of research by Happy City wellbeing measurement advisor Saamah Abdallah at the New Economics Foundation released this week shows a strong correlation between inequalities in wellbeing and votes to leave the EU. Entitled 'The one graph that could explain Brexit', Abdallah explains how parts of the country with... read more →
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Jul
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Britain's National day of Adventure is 16th July Posted by Belinda Kirk Do you remember climbing trees, kayaking down rivers, riding your bike all day? Ask anyone over 30 for their fondest childhood memories and most will talk about outdoor adventure. But now most of us can’t find the time... read more →
Jun
30
We're close to the finishing line in our Happiness Pulse trial - the test which will make positive headlines for Bristol in October when we release the results. Our city will become the first place in the world with a citywide measure of wellbeing directly linked to ways of improving... read more →
Jun
21
In 2016 Centre for Thriving Places produced The Little Book of AWE, in partnership with Bristol Ageing Better and some of its 160 partner groups. The book is an adaptation of our 5 Ways to Wellbeing materials, and aims to support the over 50s to Age Well Everyday. Read the... read more →
Jun
15
We can make this the Summer of Happiness Can you spend an hour or two increasing happiness across Bristol? We need at least 100 people from every ward in the city to take their Happiness Pulse in the 5 to 10 days. The Happiness Pulse takes less than 5 minutes and... read more →
May
04
Volunteers always needed for the 'Pret run' Since 2014, Happy City has collected sandwiches and salads for homeless people from Pret a Manger on Clifton Triangle. Pret only sells food that's made fresh on the premises each day, so anything left over at closing time has to be binned. Fortunately, they... read more →
Apr
25
Tuesday the 26th of April sees the launch of the Happy City Pulse - but what is it exactly? And how can you get involved? WHAT is the Happy City Pulse? The Happiness Pulse is our innovative online survey tool, which is one part of the Happy City Index. From... read more →
Apr
25
Bristol's Happy City Initiative aims to engage over 10,000 people in the world's first validated measure of a city's wellbeing. The Happiness Pulse, a new low cost way of collecting detailed information about wellbeing is being launched on April 26th 2016 after 5 years in development with international experts. The Happiness Pulse can be... read more →
Apr
21
Bristol-based design house Wylde IA have launched a competition to promote happiness within the workplace. A happy workplace is crucial to a successful business - it encourages both individual productivity and also a culture of mutual support, helping to turn the 9-to-5 grind into something to be cherished rather... read more →
Apr
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Be part of this global first for Bristol Would you like to understand the wellbeing needs and strengths of your staff, users, citizens, members or participants? Would you like to measure the social value you create through your work, and impact you have on the wellbeing of those you reach?... read more →