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Upcoming events
Rock for change book launch
Date: Wednesday 7 October 2026
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Location: Hybrid - Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AG, or Online via Zoom
Fund raising rock concerts have been a major feature of the music scene since the first recognized event, the Concert for Bangladesh, was organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in 1971. Since then, they have come in many guises, from small-scale local affairs to mega international extravaganzas with the causes they support including national and international disaster relief as well as more political objectives.
During this event the co-editors of Rock for change, Peter Grant (CCE lecturer at Bayes Business School) and Nick Baxter-Moore (Brock University, Canada), as well as several of the contributors will discuss the research and insights presented in the the book. The guest speaker for the evening will be Stephen Greene CBE, CEO of the international pro-social media company Rockcorps.
More about Rock for Change
Rock for Change explores the role benefit concerts, tours, and recordings have had in mobilizing popular music and musicians to raise money or awareness to combat social problems, both human and natural. It considers the benefit concert over thirteen wide-ranging chapters, including major events such as the Concert for Bangladesh, Live Aid, and the Concert for New York; national examples such as Scottish concerts for overseas aid, Neil and Pegi Young's Bridge School benefits in California, mining disasters in Canada and political causes like Rock Against Racism and Red Wedge in the UK and punk events in Washington DC.
A Taste for Change: How can we work together to build a food bank free future?
Date: Wednesday 14 October
Time: 18:30-20:00
Location: Bayes Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8TZ
Hosted by Bayes Business School & Centre for Charity Effectiveness in partnership with Trussell.
Food banks have become an increasingly normalized part of life across the UK—but emergency food provision should not be a permanent fixture. The drivers of food bank need are multiple: rising living costs, job insecurity, physical and mental ill-health, social isolation, and problems with our social security system.
Building a future where no one needs emergency food requires a movement that spans sectors and specialisms.
This event marks the launch of A Taste for Change, a new book by Heather Buckingham, published by Policy Press, setting out a practical vision and roadmap for a food bank–free future.
Following a presentation of the book's core insights, a cross-sector panel spanning lived experience, community leadership, business, and policy will share their responses and explore how we can drive change together.
Programme Schedule
18:00 Arrivals & Registration
18:30 Opening Remarks
André Spicer, Executive Dean, Bayes Business School
Keynote Presentation
Heather Buckingham, Author & Social Change Advisor, Trussell
Panel Responses
Kirstie Mackey OBE, Managing Director, Citizenship UK & Europe, Barclays
Rajesh Makwana BEM, Executive Director, Sufra NW London
Sharron Spice, Author, Playwright & Campaigner
Facilitated Discussion and Q&A
Closing Remarks
Emma Revie OBE, Co-Chief Executive, Trussell
20:00 Drinks Reception & Networking
21:00 Close of event
About the speakers
Heather Buckingham
Social Change Advisor, Trussell
Heather is Social Change Advisor at Trussell, an Honorary Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School, and a Visiting Lecturer at the Centre for Charity Effectiveness.
Holding a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy, she draws on a background in academic research as well as frontline experience as a former food bank volunteer and trustee.
Emma Revie OBE
Co-Chief Executive, Trussell
Emma leads Trussell, a UK anti-poverty charity supporting over 1,400 food bank centres. Since 2018, she has led the organization’s strategic shift from emergency food provision toward tackling the root causes of poverty through values-led, cross-sector collaboration.
Kirstie Mackey OBE
Managing Director, Citizenship UK & Europe, Barclays
Kirstie leads Barclays' community impact across the UK and Europe. She created the LifeSkills programme in 2013 to address youth unemployment and supports transition initiatives for military veterans. She was awarded an OBE in 2020 for services to young people and financial services.
Sharron Spice
Author, Playwright & Campaigner
Sharron is a youth support professional specializing in outreach and mentoring for young people facing complex social issues. Drawing from her own experience navigating the social security system, her play The Perils of Universal Credit advocates for welfare reform, and her campaigning work spans national publications, City Hall, and Westminster.
Rajesh Makwana
Executive Director, Sufra NW Londona
Rajesh leads Sufra NW London, an organization tackling poverty through food banks, community kitchens, welfare advice, asylum support and other initiatives. He chairs the Brent Food Strategy and brings extensive expertise in building sustainable local food systems and centering lived experience in policy advocacy.
Recent events
Making the case for coaching: how to secure support for coaching as a leader (September 2026)
Making the case for coaching: how to secure support for coaching as a leader
Thursday 15 September
In this free webinar Dr Helen Timbrell (CCE Consultant and Coaching Programme Coordinator) and Aimee Hardaker (Chief Operating Officer at the charity Settle) shared insights and advice to help you make the case for coaching, drawing on both evidence and personal experience .
Watch a recording of this event.
Growing and sustaining a coaching culture in smaller organisations (11 June 2026)
Growing and sustaining a coaching culture in smaller organisations
Thursday 11 June 2026
In this free webinar Executive Coach Simon Hill and Jude Williams (CEO of Literacy Pirates) reflected on how coaching approaches can support sustainable learning and development in less-well-resourced organisations.
This event was chaired by CCE Consultant, Coach, and Visiting Lecturer Dr Helen Timbrell.
Watch a recording of this event.
We look like to apologise that the audio and video is out of sync. Please note that the Q&A portion of this event was not recorded.
Building a coaching culture at the National Trust (3 March 2026)
Building a coaching culture at the National Trust
Tuesday 3 March 2026
In this free webinar Katrina Darcy-Smith reflected on her experiences of building a coaching culture in a large, complex charity.
In this practice-based session, Katrina Darcy-Smith presented on behalf of Jane Bellinger sharing her presentation on coaching culture within the National Trust. Katrina shared experiences from across the National Trust, where a coaching approach is now at the heart of learning, development and performance processes.
This event was chaired by CCE Consultant, Coach, and Visiting Lecturer Dr Helen Timbrell.
Watch a recording of this event.
Please note that the Q&A portion of this event was not recorded.
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