Welcome to Eastworks

Welcome to Eastworks. This blog is for anyone with an interest in community, employment, growth, skills and enterprise in the East of England.

There are around 120,000 people in the East of England who cannot access work. In a beautiful rural setting, with great wealth, there are places of real deprivation - places where people don't feel they have a chance to work, and engage in their community.

I work for a social purpose company, and I spend my time visiting outstanding organisations working with people across East Anglia, in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Beds and Herts.

I want to share the ideas of the companies and people I meet. We have a common interest - we want to make things better for all people in the East of England.

For unemployed people in Lowestoft, young people in Basildon who don't feel that they can engage in the job market, or people in rural Cambridgeshire who feel that they are too far from local services.

I want to share the ideas of the businesses I meet and see how we can bring these to life in the East of England and I want to know what you think.

So please comment, post, share - vent. Tell me what you, or your company or your community is doing that is making a difference. We may be able to work together.

East Anglia is a big, open place. Let's come together to share ideas on how to make our communities work for everyone.