Category Archives: Case Studies

Street art, next gen…

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

Always enjoy our out & about time with #TheVacantShopsAcademy in Abertillery and Tredegar (and today also looking in on Brynmawr). Learned lots as ever with new #highstreet #placemaking projects to see (of which more in the next post). But struck … Continue reading →

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Railway town…

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

By chance out & about on successive days in locations that place branding specialists would I think include those two words in any brief for. 🚈 So while you’re in a town centre should you see references to its #heritage … Continue reading →

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Alternative or better still, ‘additional uses’…

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

Arts & crafts, creative, culture, community, history & heritage, leisure, education, health, health & wellbeing. 🧶 How much of a role are these playing in your town and city centre. Does one of them have the potential to be a … Continue reading →

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Open in Crewe…?

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

Really excited to be able to play a part in the next stage of Crewe town centre’s revival… …especially as the heart of our role with #TheVacantShopsAcademy is exploring opportunities for #popupshop or ‘meanwhile… use’ of some of the empty … Continue reading →

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Go Aberdeen…!

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

An exciting and inspiring update this week from the tackling #highstreet vacancy-focused initiative on Union Street, Aberdeen. 💡 It’s a brilliant illustration of what can be achieved when a place – #property agents, landlords, businesses, community, council, BID, chamber – … Continue reading →

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Tredegar, Aberdeen, Totally Locally….

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

Some week that was… …and it’s why I love this job…! 💡 Three things, connected in a way and all of which taught us a lot. Tredegar is a #TheVacantShopsAcademy commission but a town centre where we’d thought our typical … Continue reading →

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Academy to lead ‘upper floors’ study for Aberdeen

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Iain Nicholson

A new drive to breathe fresh life into the upper floors of Union Street buildings is being launched by Aberdeen Inspired to help the ongoing campaign to regenerate the Granite Mile.  The city centre Business Improvement District will commission a feasibility study to create … Continue reading →

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Feel very lucky…

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Iain Nicholson

…to have the opportunity to be starting work with two special towns. 🤳🏽 Running the ‘audit, engage’ phase of our #TheVacantShopsAcademy approach in Abertillery and Tredegar for Blaenau Gwent Council, but reflections on a first visit were about the strengths … Continue reading →

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