I want community – but am I prepared to put the work in?

Community is billed as the cure-all for isolation, ageing and even climate change. Are we prepared to put the work in?In the year since I moved into my flat, I’ve received a few notes under the door.Some were warm welcomes – most notably, a Swiftie-style friendship bracelet from my downstairs neighbour, who’d heard me (“very faintly!”) listening to the new album. Others were Christmas cards, or courtesy notes warning of forthcoming maintenance or outages. Continue reading...

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I want community – but am I prepared to put the work in?

Community is billed as the cure-all for isolation, ageing and even climate change. Are we prepared to put the work in?

In the year since I moved into my flat, I’ve received a few notes under the door.

Some were warm welcomes – most notably, a Swiftie-style friendship bracelet from my downstairs neighbour, who’d heard me (“very faintly!”) listening to the new album. Others were Christmas cards, or courtesy notes warning of forthcoming maintenance or outages. Continue reading...