Belonging to a community is crucial to our personal, social and psychological wellbeing. Our local communities can provide a shared sense of identity, connection and purpose, and they can encourage the celebration of diversity, collective action and the sharing of resources across differing cultures and languages. Together, we can get to know our neighbours, chat to shopkeepers or just share a nod with fellow dog walkers. To facilitate this, local spaces need to enable a variety of social connections to emerge, while providing local job opportunities and a range of social services.