Category Archives: Case Studies

The tackling vacancy Tipping Point…

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

It’s an idea we share to encourage town and city centre teams we’re working with on reducing their number of empty #highstreet units and improve the mix of uses. To us it means there’s a stage you’ll reach with new … Continue reading →

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A team approach to getting upper floors back in use…

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Just the very best of days… Now when I explain that I spent it up and down the stairs, in and out of rooms and across roof spaces of vacant, sometimes long-empty units, you’re maybe going to gently hint that … Continue reading →

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Let’s stop wasting those upper floors spaces…

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

“Un- and under-used upper floors on the #highstreet is a significant issue for town and city centres around the country, so understanding the barriers to re-purposing and re-using these spaces and the role that each stakeholder can play will be … Continue reading →

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Four new town centre openings in recent weeks…

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Cake. Always a welcome addition to the offer in a town or city centre we’re supporting with tackling #highstreet vacancy, and especially when it’s by one of a number of new independent businesses to open up there. It’s been an … Continue reading →

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Meeting the gizmobots…

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Inspiring and encouraging day in Crewe town centre… It’s one of the locations – Tredegar is another – where our tackling #highstreet vacancy focus, for now at least, is on that ‘alternative’ or maybe better described as additional use types … Continue reading →

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Encouraging early signs…?

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

An insightful and encouraging 3-day out & about in Tredegar for our tackling #highstreet vacancy project. Meeting the owner of one newly opened business with three more readying to open in the town centre and hopefully another two in the … Continue reading →

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A special town…

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

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; … Continue reading →

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Tredegar…

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

It’s one of the (many) reasons I love my job…! Just the variety of elements that went to make up the latest two-day visit for our tackling #highstreet vacancy work in the special town that is Tredegar. Continue reading →

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Wall art…

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

…what’s that got to do with filling empty shops…? Typically the ‘next steps’ we draft for #TheVacantShopsAcademy tackling #highstreet vacancy locations are only half about the empty units themselves. The rest are more general #placemaking topics: markets, street scene, events, … Continue reading →

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ArtSpace…

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

It’s just great to see. In Crewe town centre this week with #TheVacantShopsAcademy so a first chance to visit this new community-focused pop up art gallery, and talk to the ArtSpace team about their experiences so far and plans into … Continue reading →

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