Find things you actually enjoy
The activity feed can use followed groups, saved interests and recommendations from the local hub.
Made for local communities
Stay connected to what is happening close to home.
PiP Communities takes the familiar PiP Villages app into the wider neighbourhood. People can find local activities, follow groups they care about and ask their community hub or volunteer network for practical help.
- Designed for
- People connected to a community hub and its local network
- Access model
- Hub, partner or sponsor funded
PiP
Welcome to
Harbour Community Hub
Your home
Good morning
For you
Activities
Groups
Volunteer help
Meals
Local info
A familiar PiP home page
Local
run through your community hub
Personal
activities you care about
Practical
a simple way to ask for help
The PiP range
Why it works
One easy place to find out what is happening nearby.
Local information is often scattered across flyers, Facebook pages, newsletters and different websites. PiP brings it together, so people can follow their favourite groups, save their interests and see activities that are relevant to them.
Ask for a hand
A Volunteer or Help section lets people request practical support or a local service without having to work out who to call.
Know who you are dealing with
The community hub can bring recognised local groups, organisations and approved providers into one place.
Easy to learn
Communities keeps the clear PiP Villages layout, without the extra tools needed to run a retirement village.
What you get
The PiP features that make sense for a community
The app keeps the useful everyday parts of PiP and adapts them for people living throughout a neighbourhood.
Activities for you
See neighbourhood events based on your interests, followed groups and suggestions from the community hub.
Groups and organisations
Follow local groups, see their updates and understand how to take part.
Volunteer and Help
Ask the hub or its volunteer network for practical assistance or a local service.
Community meals
Order delivered meals from the community hub or approved food businesses, where this service is available.
Daily engagement
Daily Cuppa, Reading Lounge, recipes, news and other reasons to return regularly.
Local service network
Find practical advice, local information, support services and approved providers.
How it is managed
The local hub keeps everything connected
The community hub manages the main app. Approved groups and partners can look after their own activities and updates without being given control of everything else.
Community hub01
Runs the main community page
Sets access, publishes important notices and coordinates support, services and the shared calendar.
Groups and partners02
Add their own updates
Maintain their activities, news or offers within the areas approved by the community hub.
Community members03
See what matters to them
Follow interests, join activities and request practical help from one familiar home page.
People can ask through PiP, and the hub can coordinate the right group, volunteer or provider to respond.
Choosing the right PiP
The same familiar PiP, set up for different groups.
Each version uses the same basic system. The features and level of administration change depending on who it is for.
| Compare | Explore | Communities | Villages | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Finding local information and useful ideas | Local activities, services and practical help | Village life and day-to-day operations | Communication across a club and its teams |
| Management | A small PiP content team | The community hub and approved partners | The village Command Centre | Club admins and team admins |
| Participation | Browse, discover and save useful items | Follow groups, join activities and ask for help | Book activities, make requests and stay informed | See notices, follow fixtures and manage teams |
| Access model | Intended to be free | Supported by the hub or local partners | Paid for by the village operator | Set up to suit the club |
How it can be funded
A model that can work for local communities
The community hub could cover the cost itself or share it with local partners and sponsors. Revenue from meals or other services could also help keep the app affordable for members.
- Community-hub funding
- Partner and sponsor support
- Service or meal revenue
- A model that can grow one area at a time
Bring your local community together with PiP.
Tell us how your hub works, who it supports and what local services you want to bring together.