by Rosie Wallace | Jun 4, 2025 | Love & Community
Male isolation is a growing crisis among older men, but across Britain, workshops known as Men’s Sheds are becoming places of friendship, learning, and hope. We reveal how practical projects are creating powerful change. In towns, cities, and quiet corners of the UK,...
by Holly Robson | Jun 3, 2025 | Love & Community
Here at the Optimist we are celebrating Pride Month this June, and want to spotlight some LGBTQIA+ creators that we think you should be following. We also want to raise awareness for some LGBTQIA+ charities to help boost support for them, as well as promoting some...
by Tian'er He | Jun 2, 2025 | Love & Community
Where knife crime continues to rise, Anthony Olaseinde, known as “Big Ant”, is on a mission to offer young people a real alternative. Through his charity and grassroots activism, he’s transforming fear into hope, turning weapons into opportunities, and reminding a...
by Eloise Cox | Jun 2, 2025 | Careers
Trampoline cafe is a social enterprise business based in London. Their aim is to give refugees and asylum seekers the boost they need to help them on their journey. Trampoline is a community interest company, with two cafes: one in Angel and one in Oxford Circus. It’s...
by George Stanton | Jun 1, 2025 | Recreation, this:ability
Uncovering the unsung hero who carried disability tennis in Bedfordshire on his shoulders to unbelievable heights. At 8 a.m. on a Friday, on a windswept court in Bedford, a coach in his forties crouches beside his most promising quad tennis player. “Try...
