Community spirit dwindles after reaching new highs during Covid-19 lockdown
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A poll of 2,000 adults found that people are having fewer interactions with neighbours than they did during the pandemic
By Robert Knight
Community spirit is in decline again having reached new highs during the Covid-19 lockdown.
A poll of 2,000 adults found 30% are having fewer interactions with neighbours than they did during the pandemic.
And 58% have reverted to their old ways – going days or weeks without speaking to those who live nearby.
As a result, 47% think the community spirit in their neighbourhood needs a boost.
While just seven% feel ‘very connected’ to their local population.
The study was commissioned by Crock-Pot, the makers of the 6.5L Sizzle and Stew slow cooker, which has teamed up with Lydia Bright to launch the ‘Kind Communities Challenge.’
It aims to revive local spirit and reduce loneliness by inspiring neighbourhoods to unite through the ‘power of food’.
Lydia said: ‘Shared meals with family and friends is something I cherish.
‘Growing up in a big and welcom...
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