After two successful focus groups in the suburbs of Birmingham late last year, we have moved into the inner city and conducted a third focus group in February. For each focus group, we concentrated on residents’ current quality of life and how the environment in which they live impacts their wellbeing as well as how they move about their neighbourhood and city. To illicit rich responses, we used a series of activities to get people talking and doing as well as food to entice them to stay and chat. We hope to undertake a few more focus groups in Birmimgham before moving on to Lancaster.