Why Strong Local Communities Matter More Than Ever In today’s fast-moving world, decisions about the services we rely on healthcare, transport, housing, education are often made far from the places they affect most. Without strong local communities, our voices can be…

More Than Just a Course: What Makes Learning Inside Virginia Pages Different In Virginia Pages Network, we’re not here to compete, we’re here to create. And one of the things we’re most excited about is how we can use this platform to offer real, lasting learning…

This Time, I Have the Tools A few years ago, I reached a point where I felt I was pushing a boulder uphill. I had the passion, the ideas, and the vision for a stronger, more connected community but I didn’t yet have the structure or support to build something that…

🎙️ Spotlight on Community Voices: The Virginia Roundup Podcast We’re delighted to see more ways for people in Virginia to connect and stay informed about what’s happening in our town. One of the newest additions is The Virginia Roundup, a monthly podcast that shines a…

Ireland has been spending millions investigating past failures inquiries, reports, and compensation schemes. While these efforts offer some justice and recognition, they don’t change what happened. We can’t undo the past. But we can stop repeating it. What are we…

There’s a big difference between living in a place and feeling like you truly belong there. Living somewhere means having an address, a routine, and perhaps even a few familiar faces. But belonging? That’s something deeper. It’s knowing you are part of something…

In every town, there are stories waiting to be told, ideas ready to be shared, and people who care deeply about where they live. But more often than not, those voices get lost — drowned out by long meetings, top-down decisions, and groups that are hard to access…

For years, my job was designing systems to move millions of pieces of freight. I was often reminded, jokingly but truthfully that I never moved a single box myself. And they were right. But what I did do was help people track what they were moving, streamline their…

For 7 years, we’ve been listening, online and offline, in messages and meetups, through posts and conversations. And what we heard again and again was this:

“There’s too much information in too many places.”
“I didn’t even know that was happening.”
“It’s hard to know where to go.”

So we created Virginia Pages Network, a private, organised, and accessible space built for sharing, storytelling, and showing up for each other.

What We’ve Built—And Why It Matters It’s not always easy to explain what we’ve created with Virginia Pages—because it’s more than just a website, a Facebook group, or a newsletter. It’s a connected community platform designed to bring us together in a way that…

Reflections on belonging—big and small When we talk about “community” in the context of Virginia Pages, I think of it simply as:Everyone who lives or works in Virginia and the surrounding areas. That’s our starting point. We don’t need to share the same beliefs,…

We Need Strong Communities Now More Than Everby Helen Rahill | Jun 10, 2025 | 0 comments Looking after our own shouldn’t be radical, it should be the norm. This week, another deeply troubling report came out, this time about the treatment of elderly people in Irish…