Marilyn Taylor is Professor of Urban Governance and Regeneration at University of the West of England, Bristol. She has written widely for policy and practice audiences on community engagement and neighbourhood working.Mandy Wilson is a director of COGS (Communities and Organisations: Growth and Support), a research and training consultancy based in Sheffield. Her work aims to link policy and practice in the fields of community development, community involvement, and regeneration and renewal.Derrick Purdue is Senior Research Fellow in the Cities Research Centre at University of the West of England, Bristol. His work on social movements and community studies has been published widely. Pete Wilde is a director of COGS. He specialises in community-based evaluation and learning.

• Summary; The importance of neighbourhood; The JRF Neighbourhood Programme: a light touch learning approach; What happens in neighbourhoods; The Neighbourhoods programme: how it worked; Working effectively in neighbourhoods; Learning for the future;

Marilyn Taylor is Professor of Urban Governance and Regeneration at University of the West of England, Bristol. She has written widely for policy and practice audiences on community engagement and neighbourhood working.Mandy Wilson is a director of COGS (Communities and Organisations: Growth and Support), a research and training consultancy based in Sheffield. Her work aims to link policy and practice in the fields of community development, community involvement, and regeneration and renewal.Derrick Purdue is Senior Research Fellow in the Cities Research Centre at University of the West of England, Bristol. His work on social movements and community studies has been published widely. Pete Wilde is a director of COGS. He specialises in community-based evaluation and learning.

• Summary; The importance of neighbourhood; The JRF Neighbourhood Programme: a light touch learning approach; What happens in neighbourhoods; The Neighbourhoods programme: how it worked; Working effectively in neighbourhoods; Learning for the future;

Marilyn Taylor is Professor of Urban Governance and Regeneration at University of the West of England, Bristol. She has written widely for policy and practice audiences on community engagement and neighbourhood working.Mandy Wilson is a director of COGS (Communities and Organisations: Growth and Support), a research and training consultancy based in Sheffield. Her work aims to link policy and practice in the fields of community development, community involvement, and regeneration and renewal.Derrick Purdue is Senior Research Fellow in the Cities Research Centre at University of the West of England, Bristol. His work on social movements and community studies has been published widely. Pete Wilde is a director of COGS. He specialises in community-based evaluation and learning.

• Summary; The importance of neighbourhood; The JRF Neighbourhood Programme: a light touch learning approach; What happens in neighbourhoods; The Neighbourhoods programme: how it worked; Working effectively in neighbourhoods; Learning for the future;