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'''Community Network''' is a registered charity in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>{{EW charity|1000011|Community Network}}</ref> formed initially in [[Northern Ireland]] in August 1990 as a six-month project to bring people together across the sectarian divide using telecommunications. It went on to become a UK-wide charity using telecommunications for social benefit.

The charity's main focus is addressing loneliness for older people, and its Chiefchief Executiveexecutive, Angela Harris, has spoken out about this increasing issue in society.<ref name="Express">{{cite news |title=The dangers of loneliness for our elderly |newspaper=Sunday Express |publisher=Northern and Shell Media Publications |date=1 December 2013 |last=Johnston |first=Lucy |url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/retirement/446112/The-dangers-of-loneliness-for-our-elderly |accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref> Community Network is also included as a resource to support loneliness in older people on the [[National_Health_Service]] website NHS Choices.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHS Choices|url=http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/women60-plus/pages/loneliness-in-older-people.aspx}}</ref>

Community Network has been working since October 2013 with [[The Silver Line]], a help line for older people established by [[Esther Rantzen]] CBE, by providing group calls called "Silver Circles".<ref>{{cite web| title=Community Network Oct2013| url=http://communitynetworkprojects.org/2013/10/silver-circles-a-partnership-with-the-silver-line| access-date=2014-06-13| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715061939/http://communitynetworkprojects.org/2013/10/silver-circles-a-partnership-with-the-silver-line/| archive-date=2014-07-15| url-status=dead}}</ref>

A number of other long-term projects in farming, fishing and regional communities are also supported by the charity.

Community Network operated its own teleconferencing service for 23 years until July 2013 when this operation was deemed non-core to the charity objectives and was transferred to the [[The Phone Co-op]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Charity Digital News 2013|url=http://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2013/08/05/the-phone-co-op-partners-with-community-network}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web| title=Phone Coop Aug2013|url=http://www.thephone.coop/about-us/news-and-press/2013/august/the-phone-co-op-announces-partnership-with-social-teleconferencing-charity-community-network}}</ref>

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== Projects ==

=== Seafarers Link===

[[Seamen%27sCommunity Hospital Society]] and [[Seafarers UK]]Network have provided a telephone conference service 'Seafarers Link' since 2009 through Community Network that supports retired seafarers.<ref>{{cite web | title=Seaman's Hospital|url=http://www.seahospital.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Seafarers Link|url=http://www.seahospital.org.uk/pdf/Latest%20leaflet.pdf}}</ref>

=== London ===

Through [[City Bridge Trust]] funding, the Community Network have supported phone groups for the elderly in London since 2012. <ref>{{cite web | title=City Bridge Trust 2012 Annual Report - Page 15| url=http://www.citybridgetrust.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CDAC4DA1-63BA-47FF-90B5-1A2814B29D6F/0/AnnualReview2012LowRes.pdf| access-date=2014-06-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203417/http://www.citybridgetrust.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CDAC4DA1-63BA-47FF-90B5-1A2814B29D6F/0/AnnualReview2012LowRes.pdf| archive-date=2015-09-23| url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Bedford ===

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==Leadership==

The Community Network Chief Executive is Angela HarrisCairns from DecJan 20122013.

The Chair of Trustees is Stephen Heard from Dec 2012.

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==External links==

* {{Official website|http://www.communitynetworkprojects.org}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180238/http://www.classtelecom.co.uk/en/our-services/conferencing/community-network-teleconferencing-with-class.cfm Training partner website]

* [http://www.socialenterprisemark.org.uk The Social Enterprise Mark]

[[Category:International charities]]

[[Category:Charities for the elderly based in the United Kingdom]]