15:45 for a 16:00 start

• Walking tour of Stretford by Hayley Flynn/Skyliner

17:00 - 17:30 (Stretford Public Hall) Community Centres

• Simon Borkin (Stretford Public Hall) - the restoration of Stretford Public Hall and its impact
• Jim Giblyn (Head Bar, Stretford) – The role of independent businesses and venues

17:40 - 18:20 Property & place

• Ernst ter Horst – changes in Stretford and retail architecture, breaking up the mall environment
• Lindsay Humblet – role of public realm in changing performance and perceptions of centres, responding to post-Covid patterns

18:20 - 18:50 Panel discussion

• Guests drawn from above speakers, chaired by Catherine Dewar

19:00 – 19:30 Keynote speaker + Q&A

• Professor Loreta Lees - Effects of Gentrification and relationship to town centre regeneration

19:30 - 20:30 Pies and pints

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