Community connecting
At Groundswell, our mission is to build stronger, more resilient communities where people feel supported, connected, and protected from harm. We work to prevent hate, extremism, and polarisation by strengthening the social fabric that holds communities together. We believe lasting social cohesion is created locally, through trusted relationships, shared understanding, and communities that are able to meet people’s social and emotional needs before harm takes root.
We do this by strengthening connections between statutory partners, community organisations, and local residents. By enabling open communication, collaboration, and trust across different groups, we help create local ecosystems that are better equipped to support individuals, address challenges early, and foster a shared sense of belonging. This is done via our tried and tested FIND-CONNECT-AMPLIFY model, in which we find active peace-building organisations, connect them with residents and local statutory partners and amplify their key messages and efforts.
Recent projects
Glasgow:
- Kabaddi Scotland: has helped to drive huge growth in the sport, bringing different communities together, fundraising, and growing profile nationally
- Glasgow Central Mosque: supporting youth club, volunteer training.
Manchester:
- Winter Cultural Market: at HQ in Moss Side. The event was co-ordinated with the lead org, Creative Cooperation charity, in December 2025
- Talk Time: discussions online with different community organisations from across Manchester, about community safety, to tackle the rise of far-right protests, Islamophobia, racism and hate crimes.
Luton:
- Peace Out Festival: a mental wellbeing community festival to bring together diverse communities and build resilience around mental health
- Knockout Minds: a boxing based emotional resilience programme that brought together diverse groups of men to socialise and address their mental wellbeing.
Lewisham:
Inclusive football: supporting the start-up of a women's inclusive football league in February 2026 in association with Millwall FC. Also helped secure funding for the league to be set up
Mental wellbeing: set up the first sauna event in Hackney specifically for people of colour in summer 2025.
