The clocks going back - how can we use the extra hour to help our neighbours - video Dailymotion

We speak to the CEO of Neighbourly about how people can use the extra hour to help others in our communities with small gestures.

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00:00Neighbally is a community impact and engagement platform and we help generally big businesses

00:06donate volunteering time, financial support and also surplus products like surplus food

00:13to a network of 50,000 vetted local charities and good causes across the UK and Ireland.

00:20So it's very much about how can we put the resources these organisations have got to

00:24good use so that they can have a positive impact.

00:28So the Neighbally Extra Hour campaign will run through October and to coincide with the

00:33clocks going back at the end of the month, it's really about turning that extra hour that

00:38we all get when the clocks change into an opportunity to give something back and the campaign's encouraging

00:43individuals and families and businesses and communities to pledge their extra hour that

00:49they gain from that clock change to an act of neighbourliness and from, as I said, checking

00:54in on a neighbour or lending a hand with shopping to volunteering with a local charity or good

00:58cause.

00:59It doesn't require big gestures, small actions can have a really powerful impact.

01:03So your research has shown that only 11% of people feel like we're living in the most

01:08neighbourly time.

01:10Why do you think that sense of connection has changed and how does the extra hour aim to rebuild

01:14that?

01:15I think we've also found that when it comes to community spaces, people are interacting

01:25in slightly different ways as well.

01:27And I think the perception that communities aren't as close-knit as a result means there

01:32is a sort of a perhaps a recognition of this and an appetite to rebuild that sense of togetherness.

01:39And the extra hour campaign is really designed to reignite that community spirit and remind

01:45people that small gestures like getting in touch with a neighbour saying hi can make a

01:50real difference.

01:50Can you share any examples from the Neighbourly network that show how those small acts that

01:56we've talked about can add up to a big impact?

01:58It can be as little as popping around for a cup of tea and having a chat.

02:03What we are doing, if you go to theneighbly.com, you can click on the extra hour campaign link

02:09and you can pledge your hour and find inspiration as to how other people are getting involved.

02:12But you can then see what other people are doing and what we're keen to do as well is

02:17sort of get people out there using the hashtag the extra hour on social media to shout about

02:22it too.

02:23So that it's not just limited to the Navy platform.

02:25It's really about spreading the word across all social channels.