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Think locally, act collectively
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
14
(4),
353-365
(2021)
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many English town and parish councils to consider how they might help revitalise their already-declining town and village centres and high streets. Some places have been lucky enough to benefit from UK Government funding, others are needing to find other ways to make a difference. A number of key steps are emerging: 1) involving local residents and businesses from the outset; 2) establishing a regeneration partnership with other organisations; 3) working with all the above to create a shared regeneration strategy; 4) finding the funds to make a difference over time. This paper shares the experience of a number of places as they gather the partners and techniques to bring a regeneration programme to life, and also seek to ensure that local projects are sustainable enough to deliver the desired local outcomes.
Keywords: town centre; high street; parish council; town council; town team; regeneration
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Author's Biography
Andrew Maliphant is a freelance project management consultant with over 20 years’ experience of regeneration. Andrew has worked on market town regeneration in Cumbria and the Forest of Dean, the regeneration of the city of Gloucester, and a programme to break cycles of deprivation in housing areas in Oxfordshire. He is particularly interested in local and community approaches to regeneration, and his Local Regeneration Handbook was published by Sage Publications in October 2017.
