How can stakeholders in your town or city work together in preparing for a decade of progress? A big part of our work at the People & Places Partnership, is helping local councils, communities and business to come together to turn-around town and city centres. Here we look at the ways ministers’ comments to last…
Three of my favourite town centre regeneration projects tick all the right boxes as successful examples of the art of asset-based development. The Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore; The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal and Galeri Caernarfon are all iconic buildings that earn their keep within their towns; all are community-owned and managed; all provide…
With the Autumn Statement’s confirmation of the Shared Prosperity Fund go-ahead, we take a fresh look at the opportunity it provides to help shape our town and city centres. Shared Prosperity budget At the time of its Spring 2022 announcement, it was promised that the Shared Prosperity Fund would provide £2.6 billion of new funding…
Guest blog by Shaun Freeman-Jones – creator of Stop in Stockport- and associate of the People & Places Partnership. The view of a local place is often defined through the lens of social media. This of course has its positives but, in many cases, has significant negatives. This guest blog provides good practice guidance on…
Tote bags and bright logos are fine. We just prefer an approach to branding that gets beneath the skin of a place to create a much deeper and broader appreciation of town revitalisation. Local pride and visitor appeal Here we look at the role of branding that gets ‘beneath the skin’ of a place as…
Discussions about place branding often focus overly on reaching potential new visitor audiences. At the People & Places Partnership, we believe that it is vital to think ‘local first’ in place branding. The starting point for brand development should be working with key local stakeholders including businesses and residents. This ‘local first’ approach to applying…
In publishing the UK Walking and Cycling Index, Sustran’s aim is to support leaders of cities and towns to understand and improve “walking, wheeling and cycling” across the UK and Ireland. Coming on the back of major government announcements aimed at boosting sustainable travel, we look at the active travel trends for place leaders to…
A clear vision and masterplan is important as you embark on a journey to revitalise your town centre or community. It’s important to be clear about where you want to go. Understanding where you are and where you want to be, making best use of the physical assets of a place, energising people and bringing…
At the People & Places Partnership we are pleased to announce the release of an updated post-COVID 19 version of the revitalising town centres toolkit prepared for the Local Government Association (LGA). Launch of revised toolkit The revised revitalising town centres toolkit supplements the original handbook for local leaders on how to approach the revitalisation…
The People & Places Partnership has published new guidance for councils, communities and business groups on re-opening town centres as part of the first steps to recovery post-COVID 19. Managing streets & spaces in 2020 This downloadable checklist for managing streets & public spaces in 2020 (version 3) has been prepared by People & Places…