We are pleased to publish the Hidden Hardship Devotional Study Guide If you would like free paper copies of the devotional study guide posted to you, please contact Dr Stephanie Denning at stephanie.denning@coventry.ac.uk with how many copies you would like, who they are for, and the postal address (UK only). This guide Read more…
This month we have a new resource on the Hidden Hardship website – a short storybook to accompany the Hidden Hardship Exhibition which is at Coventry Cathedral this month. Click here or on the story front cover (left) to read the book. The short storybook shares some of the key Read more…
This week the Hidden Hardship Exhibition has arrived at Coventry Cathedral. The exhibition is free to attend and is suitable for all ages. It runs from 20th January to 26th February 2024 in the Chapel of Unity in Coventry Cathedral. For more information on how get to the Cathedral and Read more…
The Hidden Hardship Briefing for Policymakers and Community Leaders is now available to read, share and act on to tackle hidden hardship in rural communities. The 2-sided briefing accompanies the longer Hidden Hardship Report for Community Leaders and Policymakers. The briefing is written for national and local policymakers and community Read more…
The Hidden Hardship Report for Policymakers and Community Leaders is now available to read. The report is written for national and local policymakers and community leaders to better understand hardship in the North Cotswolds: experiences of rural hardship, coping strategies, and barriers to improved wellbeing. It is based on this Read more…
The Hidden Hardship Exhibition will be featured in Coventry Cathedral in 2024. Running from 30th January to 26th February 2024, the exhibition will be hosted in the Cathedral’s Chapel of Unity. For details on how to reach the Cathedral and opening times, click here. The exhibition provides an insight into Read more…
The Hidden Hardship Event for Policymakers and Community Leaders takes place on 24th November 2023 in the North Cotswolds (full details below). At the event we will launch the Hidden Hardship Report, and premiere the Hidden Hardship exhibition (to then be featured in Coventry Cathedral in 2024) which is formed Read more…
This November in the North Cotswolds, the Hidden Hardship research is hosting an event for policymakers. Local and national policymakers in the UK are invited to join us for the launch of the Hidden Hardship Report for Policymakers, and the premiere of the Hidden Hardship Exhibition (which will be featured Read more…
This week the second stage of hidden hardship fieldwork is starting. So far I’ve been attending local community gatherings in a rural town and village in the North Cotswolds to meet local people and to hear about their experiences of hardship, and/or of responding to hardship. Some of the these Read more…
Welcome to the hidden hardship project website! This project runs until January 2024 and is funded by the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust. Run by Dr Stephanie Denning at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, it is looking at rural hidden hardship. The project aims Read more…