As elsewhere, the Czech community in north-west England is navigating a range of challenges arising not only from gradual generational and demographic change, naturally shaped by the socio-economic realities of post-Brexit Britain, but also from broader questions about how voluntary associations and community engagement are perceived within the expatriate community at large. While the Czech foreign service has long supported expatriate organizations around the world through financial assistance, a genuine sense of belonging to one’s homeland cannot be created through funding alone. Experience from many different countries shows that associations built on a “service provider–customer” model tend to be short-lived and may even weaken a deeper, more authentic relationship with the homeland. It is therefore evident that meaningful responses to today’s challenges can emerge only through wider and more active engagement of committed compatriots, willing to dedicate their time and energy to the shared life of the community—not only in north-west England, but elsewhere as well.