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✨🏘 5 neighbourhoods in Bristol, Liverpool City Region, London, Newcastle & Sheffield have joined a new pilot of #LocalPropertyPartnerships! 🌆🏫 We're delighted to share that The National Lottery Community Fund has supported #PlatformPlaces & partners with almost £2.5 million over 3 years. 1/🧵

The National Lottery Community Fund Rebecca Trevalyan (inactive account) Frances Northrop Footwork The funding will enable communities to come together & secure long-term spaces for the activities & services that they need the most. In each neighbourhood, local leaders will work with their partners & communities to shift buildings into long-term local ownership 🏘️ 2/🧵

The National Lottery Community Fund Rebecca Trevalyan (inactive account) Frances Northrop Footwork Big River Bakery @brightboxmaker K I N D R E D Newcastle City Council 👉Meet the Partnerships! 👉 📍Bedminster, Bristol 📍Byker and surrounding areas, Newcastle 📍Darnall Ward, Sheffield 📍Knowsley and St Helens, Liverpool City Region 📍Wandsworth Town, London Read the full press release ➡️ platformplaces.com/news/national-… 3/🧵

Were proud to be a partner in this 3yr programme alongside The Architectural Heritage Fund @thesocialinvest. Through this more communities will be able to secure long term spaces to meet the meets of their community 🏫 Stay tuned: platformplaces.com/local-property…

Check out this article and video by Hannah Norbury on #StottiePower featuring contributions from Byker residents, myself and of course the man leading this project: Big River Bakery’s Andy Haddon I’m feeling really hopeful that this Platform Places project takes off for Byker!

Hastings Borough Council has awarded the £1m Towns Fund grant for the Town Living Project funding to Hastings Commons to support the delivery of 12 affordable, sustainable and energy efficient homes within Hastings town centre...

🏭The Platform Places neighbourhood partnership will help communities, such as Bedminster in Bristol, to transform vacant buildings into long-term spaces for the activities & services the community needs. Pleased to partner with The Architectural Heritage Fund @thesocialinvest The National Lottery Community Fund on this 🤝

🥾Last month Footwork and Platform Places peers convened in the Liverpool City Region for a field trip ✨ a day dedicated to connecting, inspiring and learning from the city’s thriving community-led initiatives 1/ 🧵

🆕 Constructing Consensus: The case for community-powered development and regeneration In a report out today, we argue for a better system of development in England – one that fully involves and empowers communities in decision-making. newlocal.org.uk/publications/c… 🧵

For 15 yrs, Meanwhile Space has demonstrated the power of local communities to activate empty buildings+underused land🙌 ✳️ 940+ SMEs supported ✳️ 150+ current occupiers ✳️ 242,000 sqft secured Browse their new booklet: “15 Years of Practice” ⬇️ linkedin.com/posts/meanwhil…

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