If you are looking to play a part in revitalising your neighbourhood, town or city centre, there are two salient principles that you need to have in mind from the outset. They are demonstrated in this tale of revitalising two towns in North Tyneside. Based on two underlying principles ONE: It is an often-said truism,…
Imagine refurbished, heritage buildings on your high street that are owned and occupied by community enterprises, provide important services, attract footfall and contribute proactively to the wider reshaping and image of your town or city centre. That is the prospect that the Government is looking to support through recent legislation in the English Devolution and…
A new report published by Power to Change provides valuable insights in to the potential of community-owned businesses to take a widespread leadership role in the multi-purpose revitalisation of town and city centres. The-new-high-street-playbook gives a detailed account of “community-led regeneration in action” through sharing analysis of the many successes -and some shortcomings- of five community…
At the People & Places Partnership we have been working carefully over the last year to piece together a place policy checklist. Our aim is to help guide council, community and commercial place partners through the raft of new national policy initiatives in a way that can help apply them to their neighbourhood, town or…
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…
What is the link between how we experience and perceive places in creating ‘pride in place’ or similar sentiments? And what are the roles of place managers and branders in influencing our experiences and perceptions of places? Those were questions foremost in my mind when I took a deep dive into international indices measuring either…
How can we set-about shaping the future of market and coastal towns in Norfolk and across a nation? If our neighbourhood and town centres do not noticeably improve in the coming years, it won’t be because people don’t care. What will leave people frustrated and fail to deliver a much-heralded boost to ‘pride in place’,…
Pride in places is built on people’s sense of attachment and involvement in shaping neighbourhoods, town or city centres that are familiar to them. We can only hope to engender such pride by having a better understanding of such sentiments and how to reach out to different types of residents. Here, we share a younger…
What will be the impact on local empowerment and support for growth, fromdevolution’s different paces in different places. Specifically, in my role as Director at People & Places, I wanted to understand the implications for influencing place-based policy and support for delivering growth through local government reorganisation and devolution via a new layer of strategic…
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,…