Three in ten plan to be more involved in their local community in 2021 Research from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, shows that the pandemic has helped to reignite people’s interest in their local community and sparked a desire to be more involved in 2021. Across the UK almost seven in ten people (69%) feel like they are part of their local community, with around a third acknowledging that COVID has increased their sense of belonging (35%) and also made it more important for them to feel part of it (33%). When asked what is important for the wellbeing of their communities people mention access to natural greenspaces (52%), providing young people with places to go and activities to do (48%) and community activities that bring people together (38%) The survey of over 7,000 UK adults across the UK is nationally and politically representative and asks how people are feeling about their community and their ambitions for their local area for the year ahead. Find out more Manage Cookie Preferences