Tag Archives: towns

Making a difference: Bradford and Plymouth

Posted on December 1, 2018 by waymarkingthesketchbook

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 →

| Tagged Bradford, cities, community, Community economic development, Community Wealth Building, Economy, High Streets, Plymouth, Social, towns, Urban, Urban regeneration | Leave a comment

Making a difference: Newcastle under Lyme and the 6 Potteries Towns

Posted on November 29, 2018 by waymarkingthesketchbook

Following on from October’s blog, I’ve recently been listening to a couple of podcasts addressing issues relating to towns: Weekly Economics Podcast (from New Economics Foundation): Is it the end of the Road for the High Street? & Ed Miliband … Continue reading →

| Tagged cities, community, Community Development, Community economic development, Community Wealth Building, Economy, High Streets, NEF, Newcastle Under Lyme, Podcast, Social, The Potteries, towns, Urban, Urban regeneration | Leave a comment

Making a difference in Plymouth, Newcastle Under Lyme, Bradford

Posted on October 24, 2018 by waymarkingthesketchbook

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 →

| Tagged Bradford, cities, community, Community economic development, Economy, Newcastle Under Lyme, Plymouth, Social, social change, towns, Urban, Urban development, Urban regeneration | 1 Comment

Musings on Markets #4: How to find ways to solve issues of gentrification?

Posted on July 25, 2018 by waymarkingthesketchbook

Following directly on from my previous post on street food and artisan markets – this post considers their relationship to the traditional market. These new food halls and artisan markets aren’t delivering what the traditional market does. They are considered by … Continue reading →

| Tagged Community economic development, Culture, Lagos, Levenshulme, Local Economic Development, Manchester, markets, Portugal, Resillience, Social, Social Enterprise, Street food, TCPA, town centre development, towns, traditional markets, Urban, Urban development | Leave a comment

Musings on Markets #3: markets as destinations and social spaces

Posted on July 24, 2018 by waymarkingthesketchbook

Over the last few years a new trend in markets has been very popular; artisan, craft and street food markets have been springing up in cities and towns across the country and in Europe. These are seen by those managing … Continue reading →

| Tagged Altrincham, Copenhagen, Culture, Food, Mackie Mayor, Manchester, markets, Northern Quarter, regeneration, retail, Social, Street food, town centre development, towns, traditional market, Urban, Urban development, Urban regeneration | 1 Comment

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

Posted on June 29, 2018 by waymarkingthesketchbook

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 →

| Tagged Art, Bradford, Culture, markets, regeneration, retail, social justice, Socially Engaged, town centre development, towns, traditional markets, Urban, Urban development, Wur Bradford | Leave a comment

Musings on markets #1

Posted on June 7, 2018 by waymarkingthesketchbook

This blog aims to be an online sketch book, where I am able to ponder out loud on ideas and issues that have been coming up within my practice. For me, the process of blog post-writing is more about throwing … Continue reading →

| Tagged Architecture, cities, Kirkgate Market, Leeds, markets, regeneration, retail, Roots Hall Market, Sheffield, Southend, town centre development, towns, traditional market, Urban, Urban development | Leave a comment

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