When we were looking for a new office base in the East of England, a company with a mission to “support great ideas and the people behind them to make an impact”, seemed the perfect match. That’s why from this week, the new registered office for the People and Places Partnership Limited will be the…
An annual Town Team Review can be an invaluable tool in assisting the on-going organisational development of a local town centre ‘champion’. It need not be a complicated process and is key in ensuring that town centre regeneration is sustained . Organisational development is a gradual process but will also have key moments such as when leadership, staff…
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.…
Should you consider Community Shares if you have good idea or simply stick with grants and more traditional sources of funding? What are Community Shares? Community Shares raise money by offering local people to invest in the ownership of a new cooperative venture. It’s not an ‘either/or’ alternative as Community Shares are often used to…
In this third of our series of top town tips created jointly with Chris Jones Regeneration Ltd, we look at what it takes to lead and sustain town centre regeneration through generating the necessary income and investment. Types and Sources of Funding As well as nationally available funding such as the National Lottery and the LEADER Programme, local…
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…
Town Centre Investment Zones -Getting investment back into the High Street: Summary report of the Fragmented Ownership Group published by the British Property Federation This newly published report gives a great overview of one of the big ideas that could help re-invigorate our town centres. Town Centre Investment Management and Zones involves the pooling of a…