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Description:

Telling your towns story is important in conveying a sense of place and highlighting what makes it distinctive.

This interactive workshop will explore how towns can ground their vision and strategy in a sense of place and how you use narrative to tell a story of the history of the town and the future of it. It will focus on how to use a clear logic chain / golden thread to tell a story of how a town has developed and changed over time, and how it can do so in the future, to build a sense of place and paint the picture of the town. 

It will involve a range of experts who specialise in place making and developing place strategies, including a service designer and journalist who specialises in storytelling. 

Please note that this event will be limited to 20 attendees. Please limit attendance to one person per town. If the event is oversubscribed, we will aim to deliver this workshop again. The main presentation of the workshop will be recorded to view on the website following the session.

About the speakers:

Tom Bridges who will chair the session, is a director of cities advisory and an experienced professional in town and city strategies, operations and regeneration. 

Kate Willard is a senior government advisor and an expert in people strategy and urban regeneration. 

Sowmya Parthasarathy is an experienced architect and urban designer with expertise and experience in place shaping.

Joanna Rowelle is a director of integrated city planning and has expertise and experience in place making projects, understanding the importance of conveying a sense of place and civic pride.