by canalcorridor | Apr 4, 2018 | Community Engagement
“The LGiU is the largest independent local authority membership organisation in the country. It is a not-for-profit membership organisation and think tank. “Engaging people in the decisions that affect their lives is an essential feature of local...
by canalcorridor | Apr 3, 2018 | Stakeholders
Councils are prevented from borrowing money for residential building. Councils are also reluctant to spend any reserves they have on council house building because Right to Buy means that they will rapidly lose the asset without even retaining enough income to...
by canalcorridor | Apr 3, 2018 | Community, Stakeholders
The canal quarter could be a great space for community enterprise. Lancaster is a place that is full of great community and voluntary initiatives, many of which need some investment and space to flourish. Edinburgh has a Remakery. The Remakery is a space for making...
by canalcorridor | Apr 3, 2018 | Stakeholders
If the city isn’t filled with shops, how about places to work? Part of what gives a place a buzz is people going about their business. And when people have jobs, they have money to spend. Lancaster has a great digital sector, but we’re told that once a start up is...
by canalcorridor | Apr 3, 2018 | Community Engagement
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel on this! There are good examples of community involvement in city regeneration. A good current example is the Central Winchester Regeneration planning process. Here’s an outline of the process that Winchester City Council adopted...
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