About Centre for Thriving Places
6 year old Happiness Champion
Ben Anderson, aged 6, from Bishopston in Bristol has become our youngest Happiness Champion by winning a national short story competition on the theme 'Feeling Happy'. His entry to the...
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Volunteer with us
If you share our mission to improve lives through a focus on happiness and wellbeing and have some time to contribute your skills and experience - read on! This news...
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Who’s lifting Happy City up?
Huge thanks to our most recent in-kind donors Over the past 6 years of research and development, Happy City has been remarkably lucky in receiving pro-bono support from professionals who...
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Visionaries podcast on possible futures
Frome town in Somerset is researching ideas to help them, and towns and cities like them all over the world, to realise a better future with wellbeing at the core....
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The HappyList Effect
A broadcasters reflection... Never underestimate the effect of public praise. The HappyList is so much more than a bunch of nice stories pulled together once a year on a...
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5 Ways of Wellbeing Course 7-8 Sept
On 7-8th September, Happy City will run it's Wellbeing Champions Training in central Bristol. Six of the 12 places have gone, including two participants from Leeds, and the next opportunity...
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What is a Wellbeing Champion?
It's someone remarkably like you.... I am frequently asked ‘what is a Wellbeing Champion?’ And whilst my response might differ depending on who I am speaking with and where I might...
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Wellbeing inequality linked to Brexit votes
A piece of research by Happy City wellbeing measurement advisor Saamah Abdallah at the New Economics Foundation released this week shows a strong correlation between inequalities in wellbeing and votes...
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Happiness DOES grow on Trees!
Britain's National day of Adventure is 16th July Posted by Belinda Kirk Do you remember climbing trees, kayaking down rivers, riding your bike all day? Ask anyone over 30 for...
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Volunteers in Bristol urgently needed
We're close to the finishing line in our Happiness Pulse trial - the test which will make positive headlines for Bristol in October when we release the results. Our city...
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