Happy City’s been involved in a radio programme about Bristol’s cultural diversity and the City of Sanctuary movement By Maxie Jost Sometimes, an outside perspective yields not only new insights into the commonly known but also helps unfold connections completely unseen before. Sometimes, it takes a stranger visiting your community... read more →
Jul
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Jun
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Excitement and vigour are high - and so is the will to grow and expand. By Maxie Jost. Alongside the ongoing buzz of local activities and events, with hardly any chance to rest and breathe, there’ve been some remarkable things evolving rather quietly in our email inbox. Due to a... read more →
Jun
10
One of the most heartening experiences for a charity like Happy City, which succeeds in doing much from very scant resources, is a robust demonstration of support from the local community. What’s Right is a 6-year old membership organisation bringing together a bunch of Bristol-based businesses with a mission “to integrate... read more →
May
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Competition is bad for us says Margaret Heffernan Margaret Heffernan offered some startling observations as she talked about her book 'A Bigger Prize' at Bristol's Festival of Ideas this week. She stopped just a little short of our views on the subject - here's our take on what she had to say.... read more →
May
02
How an ultramarathon brought one volunteer happiness Two weeks ago I lined up at the start line of the Marathon des Sables, a 250km race across the Sahara billed as ‘the world’s toughest footrace’. I didn’t sign up because I thought it would make me happy. I was under no... read more →
Mar
21
Today, the Legatum Institute has added its weight to the growing body of evidence that measures of wellbeing should be placed at the heart of policy-making and economy. The Wellbeing and Policy report concludes that 'GDP is too narrow a measure of prosperity'. The report suggests definitions and measures for wellbeing, identifying... read more →
Jan
21
Happiness is not as abstract as it seems... From the outset of our Happy City journey, people have asked how we define happiness. As a result, we've had a great many rich and deep conversations - all of which have contributed to apparently universal common features of happiness, including things... read more →
Jan
16
Two weeks into January and maybe it's already unpopular to be mentioning the R word. Even if we reject the idea of making firm resolutions, the New Year is often a time for reflection and evaluation. By Debbie Mason What feels important as we step into the New Year? What... read more →
Nov
15
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Bristol, where would you find an energy management charity, social housing company whose customers have learning disabilities, Boris’ ‘food tzar’ and a charity campaigning for ethical pension investment complimenting the work of a UK bank? By Caroline Macdonald At the annual meeting of Triodos bank. ... read more →
Nov
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Centre for Thriving Places worked with Walk for Life in 2013 to develop a set of materials and workshops to support the many local walking groups around the country to increase the wellbeing benefits of every walk. They are based on the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and outline easy ways... read more →