Revive our Town Centres
A network to rethink and revitalise town centres and high streets
Revive our Town Centres is a forum to share information and take action to bring our high streets and town centres back to life.
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Great stuff from Cllr Simon Cooke
Posted by Dave Briggs on March 25, 2012 at 20:56 0 Comments 0 Likes
On why retail isn't the future of town centres:
We really do need to rethink town centres - to consider how they entertain us, how they provide space for formal and informal events, for celebration and for fun. Yet everywhere - and my city of Bradford is no different - local councils, planners and developers are attached limpet-like to big retail…
Continue RT4Towns: Residents provide an antidote to doom and gloom
Posted by paulS on March 9, 2012 at 16:40 0 Comments 0 Likes
Cllr Andrew Malloy (Knutsford) tweeted today “Wasn't #RT4Towns great yesterday? Lots of chat around the country, well done”…
The first RT4Towns day launched Yesterday, March 8th 2012. As the councillor tweeted, residents and practitioners chatted, swapped stories, ideas, prejudices and shared with each other the best of the towns and cities, across the UK, where they live and work. Mark and I tracked tweets from…
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Beyond the butcher and the baker: local government gets re-imagining
Posted by Julian Dobson on March 5, 2012 at 17:48 0 Comments 2 Likes
If you thought we were all deserting local shops, think again. Apparently nearly four-fifths of us believe our high streets depend on local butchers and bakers, according to the Local Government Association.
A new poll shows just how deep this care for local retailers lies, especially among older people:
ContinueNearly eight in 10 local people believe that…
An Association of Agitators - the next step for our high streets?
Posted by Julian Dobson on February 24, 2012 at 15:00 0 Comments 0 Likes
Where can you find an Association of Town Agitators, a 'framework for mess' and a high street Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Answer: Glasgow, where around 40 people gathered to 'imagine alternative high street futures' on Tuesday.
I blogged some thoughts here earlier this week. Leigh Sparks, professor of retail studies at…
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Peter Kay added a discussion to the group Local loyalty schemes
Describe your ideal loyalty scheme...
There are lots of loyalty schemes out there but I am interested to discover what you would include in your dream scheme?Go....See More
Peter Kay replied to Clare Richmond's discussion Town centre's survival depend on empowering local businesses.."If that was my business I would be looking at the practicalities of suing that council for the loss of business incurred. What an absolute waste of energy for everyone involved. Pointless and counterproductive to say the least and probably…"
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Discuss local loyalty schemes, smartcards and reward systems. See the local loyalty pages for more information.
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Town centre's survival depend on empowering local businesses..
Started by Clare Richmond. Last reply by Peter Kay Apr 5. 3 Replies 0 Likes
The Town Centre gauntlet for businessesIt seems the question on everyone’s lips at the moment is how to breathe life into our dwindling town centres and having worked at the ‘coalface’ for the last 4…Continue
Tags: sustainability, High Streets, regeneration, Town Centres
Town centre managers under threat
Started by Julian Dobson Feb 20. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The press release below has been put out by the Association of Town Centre Management. It's an issue worth raising with local authorities if you're pitching to become a 'Portas Pilot'.TOWN CENTRE…Continue
Update on the Mary Portas review
Started by Julian Dobson Oct 12, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Below are some themes and questions that are emerging. Please let us have your comments, feedback and case studies so we can keep feeding them into the review process. New business modelsA strong…Continue
Tags: high streets, planning, Mary Portas
Getting together face to face
Started by Julian Dobson. Last reply by Euan Mills Oct 3, 2011. 2 Replies 1 Like
Would anyone like to meet other members of the network in person to share ideas and experiences and discuss issues of common interest? If there's sufficient interest here, I'll investigate the…Continue
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