Towns Alive Response (Web Version)

The Towns Alive Response-putting the pieces togetherChris Wade, Chief ExecutiveAction for Market Towns

Assembling the Pieces

BackgroundIssues Beyond the Market PlaceReflections on Town PartnershipsThe Towns Alive ResponseVulnerable Partnerships: Towns AcademyIsolated Innovation: Towns-4-TownsLimited Influence: Knowledge Hub

Issues Beyond the Market Place

IntroducingTowns Alive

Vulnerable PartnershipsResponse: The Market Towns Academy

Diagnosis of Partnership Viability

Baseline partnership survey and benchmarking

Case studies and good practice guideDiagnostic dashboard of

development and training needsOn-line support and face-to-face

mentoring

Creative Courses for Effective Partnerships

Full programme of accredited trainingmodules

Tailored courses:You’ve Been Fired Up

Online learningFoundation module on:

Smarter Community Leadership

Isolated InnovationResponse: Towns-4-Towns

Celebrating Success & Sharing Good Practice

Market Towns Awards celebrated across all regions

Backed by Press Association as media partner

Online ‘bank’ of good practiceOpportunity for exchange

visits and hosting events

Focus On:Prosperous Places

Market town benchmarkingPublished policy paper &

research on inward investment

Better Welcome tourism survey and benchmark

amt-i support services

Limited InfluenceResponse: Knowledge Hub

Focused Campaigns:Community-Led Planning

Campaign for wider use with NALC; ACRE; Carnegie & Urban Forum

Bringing village and town plans together

Developing light-touch town ‘healthscan’

Focused Campaigns:Influencing rural services

Joint research programme planned with Rural Services Network

Linking communities and service providersIdentifying transferable good practice

Communities Service providers Funders

Contact:

[email protected]

0845 6446202

www.towns.org.uk