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“We just have to keep stitching ourselves back into the fabric of the shop”: the lived experiences of older volunteers in the charity retail sector (2024)
Thesis

Charity shops have long been found to promote sociability, nurture experiences of belonging and act as spaces for community, caring and well-being. Older people remain the demographic most likely to participate in this setting and charity shop volunt... Read More about “We just have to keep stitching ourselves back into the fabric of the shop”: the lived experiences of older volunteers in the charity retail sector.

Change, loss and community : resident narratives of life on a social housing estate (2021)
Thesis
Blezard, E. Change, loss and community : resident narratives of life on a social housing estate. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores the value and meaning of community for residents on a regenerated social housing estate in the North-West of England. ‘Community’ has continuing relevance in academic inquiry and application within social policy. It is frequently... Read More about Change, loss and community : resident narratives of life on a social housing estate.