As communities ride the rollercoaster from COVID to the cost of living crisis, the People & Places Partnership is taking a fresh look at tracking national town centre trends. The aim of this new study and the guidance it will create, is to analyse and understand national trends to help inform local decision-making. The new…
As part of our review of monitoring pride in place changes sought through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, we take a closer look here at the contribution of the retail mix and empty shops. We do this as part of providing practical guidance on using a suite of themes and indicators running across the Government’s…
The People & Places Partnership has been working with Proximity Futures on behalf of North Tyneside Council to guide the short-term recovery and revitalisation of Tynemouth village centre over the longer-term. This page provides access to up-to-date resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance. Surveys seeking local stakeholders’…
The People & Places Partnership has worked with Proximity Futures on behalf of North Tyneside Council to guide the short-term recovery and revitalisation of Wallsend town centre over the longer-term. This page provides access to up-to-date resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance. Surveys seeking local stakeholders’ views…
Like place-leaders and businesses across the country, at People & Places, we will be watching and influencing how returning customers will vote with their feet over the coming months. We know that it will be important to track customers’ returns to old habits and haunts. It will also be crucial to understand their new patterns…
The People & Places Partnership is working with Proximity Futures on behalf of North Tyneside Council to guide the short-term recovery and revitalisation of Fish Quay over the longer-term. This page provides access to up-to-date resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance. Surveys seeking local stakeholders’ views Working…
The People & Places Partnership is teaming-up with Proximity Futures to combine the two companies’ expertise on how customers are using town and city centres, as they reopen and seek to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Case studies showing potential Joint work on case studies on tracking Nuneaton’s footfall through the COVID-19 pandemic and quarterly…
The People & Places Partnership is working with Proximity Futures on behalf of North Tyneside Council to guide the short-term recovery and revitalisation of Forest Hall over the longer-term. This page provides access to up-to-date resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance. Surveys seeking local stakeholders’ views Working…
The People & Places Partnership is working with East Suffolk Council, Framlingham Town Council, Framlingham Business Association and other local partners in revitalising Framlingham town centre. This page provides access to resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance. Revitalising Framlingham town centre You can read or download a…
At times there are very polarised opinions expressed about choosing between wellbeing or the economy in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is obviously heightened as England experiences a second lockdown and many town centre businesses close again. We have much to learn though, from how communities and businesses responded positively with a safe and…