Tag Archives: Bradford

Making a difference: Bradford and Plymouth

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

I’ve been excited to meet and talk to individuals working against the odds in their towns to make a positive difference to their towns and small cities. Artists Jean McEwan and Chemaine Cooke of Wur Bradford (see June 18 blog post) … Continue reading →

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Making a difference in Plymouth, Newcastle Under Lyme, Bradford

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

This next couple of blog posts are some very early musings on the current relationship between towns and cities and highlights some learning and thinking I’ve been doing about this. As an adult I’ve always lived in big cities (Sheffield, … Continue reading →

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Musings on markets #2: traditional markets, traders stories & opportunities to explore

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

In Sara Gonzalez and Gloria Dawson’s report ‘Traditional Markets under threat – why it’s happening and what traders and customers can do’[1], which researches and reports on current issues for traditional markets. They define a traditional market as: ‘A traditional retail … Continue reading →

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On Bradford Community University’s – co-producing knowledge for change #2

Posted on January 27, 2014 by

Continuing my post topic of last week, the academics and community activists working together on the Bradford Community University project entitled: Co-producing knowledge for change, describe how those taking part ‘have to learn and question ourselves if co-production is to … Continue reading →

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On Bradford Community University’s – co-producing knowledge for change #1

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

I recently read an interesting article on http://www.opendemocracy.net. Written by Jenny Pearce, she outlined a project at Bradford Community University which ‘aimed at exploring what emerges when academics and community participants try to learn from each other’. The article acknowledges … Continue reading →

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