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I think it's quite important it helps give a sense of involvement and can also help loneliness

It is so important that everyone has a chance to be part of their community. Before the lockdown I loved going to baby sing and story time and seeing the mix of babies, parents and grandparents all enjoying the sessions together.

I believe it is vitally important to maintain good communication between all ages. Communication helps to establish and nourish all relationships, whether it is within a friendship, marriage or the bond between children and their parents. It keeps us connected which is necessary for our own mental health and sanity

the current situation has show how well everyone can be involved in the comunity and I hope this connection will continue afterwards.

One of the benefits of the current crisis is the way in which it has bought so many of our communities together.
To see so many offers of help is really heart-warming & all these lovely people working together to ensure everyone has access to food, medicine & other essentials.
This help is needed by all ages - not just the over 70s - but also those with health conditions which place them at higher risk, pregnant women & anyone displaying symptoms.
Feeling able to say hello to neighbours, to reach our for help or advice, to feel connected can help in so many ways - but most importantly to remind us we are not alone - & that feeling of being alone (even when we're not) can creep up on anyone, any time & at any age. The good news is that feeling of connection challenges this & reminds us that someone cares!

Someone said 'Nobody is an island' true, and 'All you need is love',
only connected with others we feel happy, simply we were born to do as spiders do, tess webs of relationships.

I'm not sure there is a community unless there are people of all ages connected to it - it would be a clique!

It is very important, especially in times of crisis like now. It makes you feel like you are not alone and that support is there for you through difficult times. We need it for our mental health.

A community can be found in many forms and many different places.What is important is that feeling of belonging,being accepted for who you are and giving and taking equally (at least.)

Its very important to feel connected to your community. You never know when you need help or when your neighbour needs help.

So important I believe that we all feel connected, particularly at this unprecedented and surreal time..I feel all the generations can learn an enormous amount from one another and come together as a unified whole to create a very different and sustainable future world that respects nature at all levels.

It is essential to feel connected to your community. Apart from the practical benefits of having a support system on hand in case of emergencies, it is very good for our mental wellbeing to know that there people out there who want to be friends.

It is essential to feel part of the community they live in and feel accepted. Your local community should be a place of safety and comfort.

Community is very important especially when times are hard. It’s lovely to have friends and family but the wider community is also important. My mum who’s 80 lives over 100 miles from me and due to the lockdown I can’t go to see her. She lives in a small rural community which has stuck together, the village shop delivers free with just a phone call needed, the local business make free Sunday dinners, the community association deliver free food packages and she gets so many calls and messages asking does she need anything . Community spirit is priceless especially to the elderly or vulnerable ! I am so happy she lives in such a thoughtful community

I feel it's important to be connected to A community, but I don't think that has to be your local community. You can belong to a community of book-lovers, spread throughout the world, but connected digitally.

It's very important to at these difficult times to keep in touch with family and friends. Sometimes asked if I can help people and I will try my very best to do it.

I didn’t realise how important my community is to me until all our lives were changed by Covid 19. I’m so happy that people in my area have shown how caring and kind they are. All age groups are coming together to help each other and this has made me count my blessings at this difficult time.

We are fortunate to live in a well connected community and we all benefit. The old know how to grow vegetables and flowers and the young can help with the gardening. Granny gets teaching cooking and the little ones help with the washing up. These are just simple things, we come into our own with the scarecrow festival working together. Folk from far and wide travel to enjoy our joint displays, just as it should be.

It's nice just to have a chat with neighbours, say hello when walking past (or distancing at the moment!)

It’s vitally important to stay connected for mental health and emotional wellbeing. Now more than ever young and old need to connect to avoid feeling isolated and lonely in their own homes. Having a virtual community around me is certainly helping me to stay positive and feel loved.

I think we need to feel more connected at the moment, especially as we can’t see our loved ones

People just function better in a community. It is great to come together and look out for each other, even if it is at a safe distance during this pandemic.
It would be so much more frightening just now if we were left on our own, lost and isolated.

Very important. No man is an island and we need friends and family

It's very important to be connected; that's why we join W.I.s., the U3A, PROBUS and all the other societies and groups we have an interest in, with a special mention for being part of a Church congregation - all of whom have been in touch over recent weeks

VERY - community means all ages, not just an elite