Julie Reader-Sullivan (Group Manager – Growth and Planning at Mendip District Council) and the Glastonbury Town Deal Board show how starting small and working together can galvanize a town and improve engagement.

When Heather Scott, Leader of Darlington borough council and her cabinet were invited to submit a plan for investment in the town, they already had the kernel of an idea to focus on ‘gateways’ and a ‘pearl string’ of activity through the town.