So very excited to be headed back to the special town that is Tredegar this week.
In the diary are plans to…
See the latest in the ongoing refurb of an important, heritage public space at the heart of town;
Drop in on a group of new independent #retail and #hospitality businesses;
Pick up a number of conversations with community organisations about taking on some of the empty units here, and potential roles in the wider project;
Taking up an invite to meet with young people at the town’s awesome film academy to get their thoughts and ideas on how we move forward;
Exploring the potential for art classes, pottery workshops and similar, including how empty spaces could be used both for lessons and showcasing work.
I emphasise often in these posts how important it is to have a positive, proactive ‘place partnership’ in play, and seeing the elements of that come together here is hugely cheering.
It’s early days. We’ve lots to do. But…
Since it’s always valuable to swap notes it’d be really interesting to hear what other local tackling #highstreet vacancy teams are focused on this week…?
