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Autumn Budget 2025 - Top Priority Risks for Resilience & Positive Takeaways
Autumn Budget 2025 - Top Priority Risks for Resilience & Positive Takeaways
News, Guidance, Reports From The SectorAmy Fryer28 November 2025
November 2025 Bulletin
November 2025 Bulletin
BulletinAmy Fryer27 November 2025
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with...Paul Dixon
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with...Paul Dixon

In the next of our partner spotlights, we speak to Rural Evidence Manager at Action with Communities in Rural England, Paul Dixon.

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Partner SpotlightAmy Fryer19 November 2025
Water Whiplash - Why Drought Still Matters in Autumn and How it Fuels Flash Floods
Water Whiplash - Why Drought Still Matters in Autumn and How it Fuels Flash Floods

Our Insight Lead, Tom Watkins, and Partnership Lead, Becky Maynard, have been reflecting on water whiplash, what this could mean for the months ahead and what actions need to be taken.

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BlogAmy Fryer18 November 2025
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Dan White
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Dan White

In the next of our partner spotlights, we speak to Policy and Campaigns Officer at Disability Rights UK, Dan White.

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Partner SpotlightGeorgia Allen16 October 2025
Mental health is not a luxury - it is a thread that runs through every part of the emergency cycle.
Mental health is not a luxury - it is a thread that runs through every part of the emergency cycle.

In September, the VCS Emergencies Partnership Mental Health Network carried out a tabletop exercise reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic and how prepared we are for a similar crisis in the future.

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BlogGeorgia Allen9 October 2025Mental Health, Exercising, COVID19, Lessons
30 Days, 30 Ways UK: Not without my pet
30 Days, 30 Ways UK: Not without my pet

Our Partnership Lead, Becky Maynard, has been exploring why emergency planning should consider the needs of both owners, and their pets. 

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BlogGeorgia Allen15 September 2025Emergency Response
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Jeannie Barr
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Jeannie Barr

In the next of our partner spotlights, we speak to Chair of the Emergency Planning Society, Jeannie Barr.

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Partner SpotlightGeorgia Allen11 September 2025
Strengthening Partnerships Consultation
Strengthening Partnerships Consultation

Suggestions and support for EP partners in their response to the Strengthening Partnerships consultation.

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NewsGeorgia Allen1 September 2025Resilience, UK Government, Voluntary and Community Sector, Local Resilience Forum
Emergency Alerts System
Emergency Alerts System

The UK government’s Emergency Alerts System enables people to be contacted via their mobile phone and tablet when lives are in danger. It is used to warn you in the event of emergencies, such as severe flooding.

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GuidanceGeorgia Allen4 August 2025Emergency Alert System, Emergencies, Resilience Comment
July 2025 Bulletin
July 2025 Bulletin
BulletinGeorgia Allen25 July 2025Communities, Community Resilience, Heatwave, Emergency Alert System, Climate Change
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Sarah Mann
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Sarah Mann

In the next of our partner spotlights, we speak to CEO of Friends, Families and Travellers, Sarah Mann.

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Partner SpotlightGeorgia Allen17 July 2025
The impact of closing Healthwatch on health resilience
The impact of closing Healthwatch on health resilience

The UK Government has published a 10-Year Health Plan for England, outlining sweeping reforms for the NHS. Our Insight Lead, Tom Watkins, has been looking at the impacts of closing Healthwatch and how this might affect health resilience.

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NewsGeorgia Allen7 July 2025NHS, Resilience, UK Government, Communities
Lessons from Lebanon: A conversation on emergency response
Lessons from Lebanon: A conversation on emergency response

We speak with Abubaker Adam and Emily Coatham about their experiences during the response to the Lebanon evacuation in 2024.

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BlogGeorgia Allen3 July 2025Lebanon, Lessons, LCEP, Emergency Response, VCS Emergencies Partnership
UK National Security Strategy: Our Government’s perspective on a riskier world
UK National Security Strategy: Our Government’s perspective on a riskier world

Our Insight Lead, Tom Watkins, has been reflecting on the new National Security Strategy and what it means for the Voluntary and Community Sector.

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NewsGeorgia Allen1 July 2025Resilience, Voluntary and Community Sector, UK Government
June 2025 Bulletin
June 2025 Bulletin
BulletinGeorgia Allen27 June 2025Communities, Community Resilience, Heatwave, Emergencies
Volunteers' Week webinar: Volunteering in emergencies
Volunteers' Week webinar: Volunteering in emergencies

To celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2025, our usual Network Call had a volunteer-focused takeover. We were joined by five guest panellists to discuss the role of volunteers in emergencies and lessons identified from previous responses.

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BlogGeorgia Allen24 June 2025Volunteering, Flood Response, Emergency Response, Community Resilience, Volunteer Management
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Emily Coatham
Partner Spotlight: 60 seconds with... Emily Coatham

In the next of our partner spotlights, we speak to Emily Coatham, LCEP Partnership Manager at London Plus.

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Partner SpotlightGeorgia Allen23 June 2025
Reflecting on the Government’s 2025 Spending Review
Reflecting on the Government’s 2025 Spending Review

Our Insight Lead, Tom Watkins, reflects on what the Government’s Spending Review means for civil society and whole society resilience.

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NewsGeorgia Allen20 June 2025Whole Society Resilience
Extreme hot weather exercising – LCEP report
Extreme hot weather exercising – LCEP report

The London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP) have written a report assessing the impact and effectiveness of a Greater London Authority funded project to support community groups to prepare for extreme heat.

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Reports From The Sector, Capability BuildingGeorgia Allen22 May 2025LCEP, Heatwave, Exercising
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