Talk of the Town; where ideas are shared & inspiration found! It’s always a joy through ‘The Talk of the Town’ to share the ideas shaping places and seek inspiration from the people making changes. This time from across 12 East Suffolk communities where we have been working throughout this year and as our first…
Sitting in a Camden café on route to day 2 of the @ATCMUK town centres’ #summerschool19, seems a great place to reflect on lessons learnt about engaging the #futureconsumer. lesson 1: Consumers, creators & citizens Great to hear this broader focus from the outset including first presentation from Kids Insights. Anything else and we haven’t…
New customers will visit a business because they have heard about the quality of its products or the attractiveness of the place where it is based. Working across 10 Derbyshire towns, the People & Places Partnership are looking to help combine these selling points. People & Places are working with Eventful Places on behalf of…
Bringing towns to life through events is about creativity and connections to place. That is the message that shone through to me at this year’s Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) Summer School hosted in Hull. In putting on this ‘event about events’, ATCM did what it does best: bringing members together to share experiences…
Crowdfunding is about getting friends and contacts to chip-in and pay for a bright idea. Using web-based platforms, Crowdfunding massively extends your reach to like-minded individuals and makes collecting the cash much easier. Crowdfunding Examples Crowdfunding within communities is great for events and activities that capture the imagination and provide benefits for a wide range of people.…
Is town centre renewal possible in these austere times? Last week I was lucky to take a one-day tour of Lincolnshire town centres. This taught me lessons and identified issues that have wider meaning for cash-strapped communities in need of renewal. The situation facing rural Lincolnshire town centres like Sleaford, Gainsborough and Boston will be familiar to…