Tag Archives: towns

Sensing the city; artists, embodiment and urban space #3

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

This is third post from the Sensing the City Salon is based on Sara Wookey’s presentation. Sara presented a series of works she undertook whilst living in Los Angeles between 2010 and 2014. A core theme was walking, which people experience very … Continue reading →

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Sensing the city; artists, embodiment and urban space #2

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

My second post from the Sensing the City Salon focusses on Victoria Hunter’s presentation about her dance research work in the area of Raval in Barcelona, Spain. Where with a colleague Ana Moya Pellitero, she worked with a group of … Continue reading →

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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: Newcastle under Lyme and the 6 Potteries Towns

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

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 →

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

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

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 →

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

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

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 →

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