High Street Regeneration: Working with Communities to Activate Town Centres

Without buy-in from the local community, High Street and Town Centre regeneration is doomed to fail. Join our speakers to find out how they engage communities and what they've been doing to attract people and investment to their town centres.

This day conference at Unity Hall in Wakefield, a building that was saved and restored, will include talks and case studies, lunch and a tour of the Art House and the local heritage action zone.

Programme (timings may change):

0930-1000 Arrival and refreshments

1000 Welcome

• Art House and Well Placed project (Makey Wakey and beyond) – CEO Sydney Thornbury and Project Coordinator Lucy Norton
• Activating Pontefract town centre - Paul Cartwright, Chair of Pontefract Civic Society
• The Impact of Heritage Action Zone investment on local voluntary sector organisations – independent researcher Magnus Copps
• Community and crowdfunding - Co-founder Chris Hill, Dewsbury Arcade - Chris Hill

1300-1400 Lunch

1415 Tour of the Art House and Heritage Action Zone

Connect, Network, Partner and Supporter members can book for £30. You should have received an email with a code to access the £30 tickets. Click the red 'Get tickets' button and enter your code in the box that says 'Promo Code'. The £30 ticket options will be revealed.

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Host or Publisher Heritage Trust Network