What is grown within is what is shared beyond Networks are vital parts of community development. On Wirral we have explored the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) methodology for near on 15 years and it expresses the importance of networks in 4 ways: Social capital: The web of trust, relationships and reciprocity between neighbours that enables mutual support and collective action. Connectors: Individuals who act as the glue within a community, effortlessly bridging gap

Worship spaces and their legacy as places of gathering My role as the Faith Development officer at Wirral CVS is not a common one, and although there are many faith based infrastructure organisations, few are looking specifically at the nuances of how the faith sector fit within the wider civil sector. Those organisations are often concerned specifically with building capacity and supporting faith groups independently of the wider sector which is not bad by any means, but not