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TIMEBANKING – you may not know about it yet but this is how to solve the dilemma of providing both ‘more for less’ and an ever improving service.
People were once connected to the places where they lived and valued their local reputations as good neighbours, active citizens and supporters of civic life. Local people knew what skills others had and who was likely to respond positively when called upon for help. People trusted each other and traded favours in the knowledge that if they did others would be more likely to be there for them when they needed it. This is how social capital was created and provided platforms for self-sustaining, cohesive and capable communities.
Timebanking is helping to reverse the current scaling down of social capital and is creating new types of social networks that make it easy for people to come together to share their skills, reflect on issues of common concern and take action to improve things for each other and for the wider community.
We hope that you will find the time to read our Prospectus which makes our business case and features the work of a few of the many time banks that are already offering practical, effective, affordable, socially beneficial and sustainable ways to support citizens to generate their own solutions through mutual aid.
We now have a robust methodology and an experienced team and offer a national support service. We would be very happy to meet with you and members of your team.
Click here to read the Prospectus (2Mb PDF document)
Click here to read how timebanking can deliver against national priorities (247Kb PDF document)
For more information, or to order a copy of the above documents in paper format please call 01453 750952 or email info@timebanks.co.uk
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