Public Lecture: Living or Dying - The Future of City Centre Retail
Schedule
Wed Oct 23 2024 at 01:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
NE2 2DL Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | Newcastle Upon Tyne, EN
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1.30pm, Miller Theatre, Royal Grammar School, Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond, NE2 4DX£10 members / £15 guests
To include tea, coffee and light bites during the interval.
This year’s public lecture will feature two guest speakers; Leo Fenwick, a member of the department store’s founding family who is director of strategic partnerships, and renowned local architect Tim Bailey of xsite Architecture.
Our speakers will examine the changing face of the sector and the impact of those changes on the buildings and landscapes in our cities and towns.
The lecture will be hosted by N&N Trustee Emma Newlands, and N&N member and retail expert, Eric Morgan.
So, whether you work or have worked in retail, whether you are concerned about the future of our towns or cities or if you just love shopping and want to know what may lie ahead for your favourite shops or stores, do be sure to book.
The event will also include the planned launch of the N&N Society’s centenary book, ‘Our City, Our County; an anthology. Celebrating the first 100 years of The Northumberland and Newcastle Society’.
Planned Itinerary
1.30 – Doors open
2.00 – Introduction and Housekeeping - Emma Newlands and Eric Morgan
2.15 – Speaker 1: Leo Fenwick
3.00 – Interval and tea in breakout room
3.30 – Speaker 2: Tim Bailey
4.15 – Questions and Answers - Eric Morgan
4.50 – Summary and vote of thanks - Eric Morgan and Emma Newlands
5.00 – Ends
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Where is it happening?
NE2 2DL Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Cafe 1901, St George's Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2DL, United Kingdom,Newcastle upon TyneEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
