Powers, parishes and parking rules

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act has become law and provides measures for new devolved powers, parishes and parking rules. Community Right To Buy The Act introduces a new Community Right to Buy will give local people the first right of refusal for valued community assets such as shops and community centres when they…

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Improving Hereford’s look and feel

A new baseline review & action plan has been produced for Hereford city centre following a three-month research and consultation process aimed at improving Hereford’s look and feel for residents, businesses and visitors.  The city centre action planning process has been being carried out by the People & Places Partnership on behalf of Hereford City Council,…

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Pilot course for boosting pride in place

We are excited to share that we have brought together Australian and United Kingdom know-how, to create a pilot course for boosting ‘pride in place’ in neighbourhoods, towns and city centres.    And like all good community participation, we are inviting existing and would-be placemakers and managers from communities, councils and commercial interests to help…

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Making the most of urban green space

What is the link between access to inclusive and inviting green spaces and our sense of satisfaction or pride in where we live? With the government seeking to boost ‘pride in place’ through improvements to green spaces, I thought I’d share benchmarks in access to parks in cities, towns and neighbourhoods, that might help understand…

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Investing in spaces and places

As part of its Pride in Place Strategy, the Government has announced that 95 local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales will each recieve £1.5 million for investing in spaces and places over 18 months.  Here we explain more about how this money available through the ‘Impact Fund’ can be invested and try to seperate…

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Pride in Place Programme

The U.K. Government has announced a new ‘Pride in Place Programme’ with the prominent promise of new powers to help community-based partnerships improve town centres. This post cuts through some of the rhetoric and explains about those powers; sets-out the programme’s three geographical levels of support; and assesses the requied role of ‘Neighbourhood Boards’.   The…

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