Three takeaways from Connect & Inspire 2026
Last week, we welcomed our 2026 Churchill Fellows to London for Connect & Inspire, their first in-person gathering as a cohort and the starting point for their Fellowship journey.
The Churchill Fellowship
A community of changemakers
About usLearning from the world. Inspiring change in the UK.
We are the Churchill Fellowship: a UK charity which supports individual UK citizens to follow their passion for change, through learning from the world and bringing that knowledge back to the UK. Together our community of Churchill Fellows use their international learning to lead the change they wish to see across every area of UK life. We were founded by public donation in 1965 as the living legacy of Sir Winston Churchill for the nation.
Introducing Our 2026 Churchill Fellows
We’re proud to introduce 109 new Churchill Fellows for 2026.
Launch of 'A Whole Society Blueprint for Suicide Prevention'
The Churchill Fellowship has launched a new report, A Whole Society Blueprint for Suicide Prevention, bringing together global learning, lived experience, and insights from Churchill Fellows working across suicide prevention between 2019 and 2023.
New office address from 1 June
From Monday 1 June 2026, the Churchill Fellowship team will be based at The Leather Market, 11–13 Weston Street, London SE1 3ER.
Learning from the world
Ideas & expertsChurchill Fellows are a unique source of ideas from around the world for a range of issues across all areas of UK society. Read some of their latest below or head to our News and Views section to find out more.
In conversation with Natasha Cox: Learning leads to new creative Saturday school for Black boys
We spoke to Natasha Cox about how her Churchill Fellowship helped shape the next stage of Actively SeeK.I.N.G, the CIC she founded to support Black boys through creative arts. Drawing on learning from schools in the USA, Ghana, and the Caribbean, Natasha has launched the House of K.I.N.G.s Saturday School. She reflects on how the Fellowship deepened her work, opened new doors, and helped turn her research into practical support for young people in East London.
By Natasha Cox, 10 July 2026
Following curiosity towards lasting change
Following her Fellowship across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, Clare Holdsworth reflects on how paid lived-experience roles can support care-experienced young people to shape services, policy, and practice. Drawing on conversations with organisations, professionals, and young people, she explores what it takes to make these roles psychologically safe, meaningful, and supportive of long-term careers. She is now sharing this learning in Sheffield, using curiosity as a way to ask better questions with young people, not just about them.
By Clare Holdsworth, 18 June 2026
Launching a whole society blueprint for suicide prevention
We recently brought together Fellows, partners, policymakers, and practitioners in Parliament to launch A Whole Society Blueprint for Suicide Prevention.
Latest Reports
Ideas Library
A PLACE TO PLAY: INCLUSIVE FOOTBALL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY
By Esmé Scantlebury, 2 July 2026
Community over custody
By Sarah Smith, 2 July 2026
Eating in Extremes: Food Adaptation Stories in Changing Island Climates
By Georgie Styles, 30 June 2026
How can we better mobilise sporting communities in the UK for environmental education and action?
By Rachael Thomas, 18 June 2026
Our impact
The Fellowship inspires change at many different levels. Fellows combine their personal vision and experience with their global learning to strengthen UK communities and sectors and influence services and policies locally and nationally. Many also tell us about the transformational impact of the Fellowship on their own lives.
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