High Street Regeneration: Working with Communities to Activate Town Centres

High Street Regeneration: Working with Communities to Activate Town Centres

An unmissable day of talks, discussions, tours and networking exploring how communities are key to activating town centres

By Heritage Trust Network

Date and time

Wed, 5 Jun 2024 09:30 - 16:30 GMT+1

Location

Unity Hall and Business Space

83 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1EP United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 7 hours

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 from David Tittle, Chief Executive of Heritage Trust Network and Julie Russell, Service Director: Arts, Culture and Leisure, Wakefield Council

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

1400-1430 Town centre regeneration: A young person’s perspective, Yousuf Zubair, Heritage Action Zone Project Assistant, Historic England

1430 Tour of the Art House and Heritage Action Zone


Free/Discounted tickets

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.

If you did not receive the the code, or are a non-member that would like to join please email admin@heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk.

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Heritage Trust Network

Heritage Trust Network is the UK membership body for not-for-profit organisations that are rescuing, restoring and managing historic buildings, structures and spaces. Our members have delivered successful heritage projects against all odds. We operate throughout the United Kingdom, drawing together and supporting the work of local heritage charities, community organisations and social enterprises.

We provide an invaluable platform for members for knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer support and skills development. Our guidance helps groups throughout the lifetime of their project, from startup to managing their restored site. Heritage Trust Network also gives this extraordinary grassroots movement a united voice, representing their views to government and funding bodies.

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