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Mevagissey Activity Centre - RISE Social Enterprise Case Study Film

A local partnership recently set-up this social enterprise that provides a range of services and activities in sport, leisure and learning, for the local community in and around Megavissey ...   Read more... on "Mevagissey Activity Centre - RISE Social Enterprise Case Study Film"
Published: Wed, 19 December 2007		 Topic:
People, communities and living

Urban Design Officer - Teignbridge and South Hams District Councils

Urban design, sometimes referred to as 'the art of place making', is as concerned with the space between buildings as it is with the buildings themselves, and draws upon and co-ordinates the skills of a range of built ...   Read more... on "Urban Design Officer - Teignbridge and South Hams District Councils"
Published: Wed, 15 August 2007		 Topic:
Design

Community Radio - The voice of a sustainable community

Community radio is a relatively new type of not-for-profit radio broadcasting in the UK. In 2004, both Houses of Parliament agreed legislation that enabled the Secretary of State for Culture to introduce the Community Radio Order ...   Read more... on "Community Radio - The voice of a sustainable community"
Published: Mon, 21 May 2007

Archimedia Case Study

INTRODUCTION Archimedia is a project in South Bristol which aims to replace the current home of the Knowle West Media Centre with a 'state of the art' building including a screening space and production suites ...   Read more... on "Archimedia Case Study"
Published: Mon, 04 December 2006		 Topic:
Sustainability

Project Taunton

INTRODUCTION Taunton, the county town of Somerset, has for a long time had a reputation for being a pleasant market town. Nestling between the scenic Quantocks and the Blackdown hills ...   Read more... on "Project Taunton"
Published: Mon, 13 November 2006		 Topic:
Regeneration

Bristol Community Housing

INTRODUCTION Bristol Community Housing Foundation is a not-for-profit housing association, based in Upper Horfield, North Bristol. The Foundation was created in 1997 to redevelop a Bristol City Council (BCC) estate of more than ...   Read more... on "Bristol Community Housing"
Published: Mon, 13 November 2006		 Topic:
Housing

South Wiltshire Funding Advice Service - a Statutory and Voluntary Sector Partnership

Introduction Investment in funding advice linked to organisational development and capacity building can unlock significant investment for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) ...   Read more... on "South Wiltshire Funding Advice Service - a Statutory and Voluntary Sector Partnership"
Published: Thu, 21 September 2006		 Topic:
Funding

Vyvyan's Court Case Study

INTRODUCTION Creating affordable housing is a huge issue for Cornwall. A significant proportion of the region’s population, most notably first-time buyers, cannot afford to buy homes ...   Read more... on "Vyvyan's Court Case Study"
Published: Fri, 18 August 2006		 Topic:
Housing

Sharing Understanding Of Violent Crime Patterns In Somerset To Target Delivery

Introduction This case study describes work undertaken in Somerset on violent crime patterns. The Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CRDP) team used reported crime data to map crime-hotspots at different times of day ...   Read more... on "Sharing Understanding Of Violent Crime Patterns In Somerset To Target Delivery"
Published: Fri, 04 August 2006		 Topic:
Evidence

Understanding Access To Services: Using GIS Tools To Improve Transport Services In Dorset

This case study describes work the Research and Information Team at Dorset County Council have undertaken using mapping software called ‘Accession’ (a GIS software tool developed by the Department of Transport and MVA ...   Read more... on "Understanding Access To Services: Using GIS Tools To Improve Transport Services In Dorset"
Published: Fri, 28 July 2006		 Topic:
Evidence

State of the Neighbourhoods (SON): Local Data System for Neighbourhood Renewal

INTRODUCTION: The State of the Neighbourhoods (SON) is a database of socio-economic indicators designed to support the management and delivery of Neighbourhood Renewal (NR) across the city of Bristol. Containing ...   Read more... on "State of the Neighbourhoods (SON): Local Data System for Neighbourhood Renewal"
Published: Sat, 13 May 2006		 Topic:
Evidence

Mapping 'Liveability' in Bristol

INTRODUCTION: To understand residents' perception of liveability in their local neighbourhood, Bristol City Council used their established household survey of 'Quality of Life' to generate a combined indicator of 'liveability' ...   Read more... on "Mapping 'Liveability' in Bristol"
Published: Sat, 13 May 2006		 Topic:
Evidence

Evidence Case Studies

Evidence isn't all about data and statistics! Particularly when looking for solutions to address regeneration problems, almost as important are the lessons which have been learnt elsewhere ...   Read more... on "Evidence Case Studies"
Published: Wed, 15 February 2006		 Topic:
Evidence

Masterplanning a change in tenure, Bristol

Bristol's Barton Hill, a new deal for communities area, is undergoing a masterplanning exercise to determine its future housing mix. Using the one-off opportunity of significant funding, it can plan a change in the mix of tenures ...   Read more... on "Masterplanning a change in tenure, Bristol"
Published: Sun, 24 October 2004		 Topic:
Urban communities

The Creating Excellence Briefing - Live Work Network

Tim Dwelly, director of the national Live Work Network predicts that live/work development will rapidly take off in the south west LIVE/WORK accommodation has rapidly made its mark as a new property type in ...   Read more... on "The Creating Excellence Briefing - Live Work Network"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
People, communities and living

The Creating Excellence Interview - Mark Pearson

Who: Mark Pearson Task: Design Action Manager Devon and Cornwall Mark Pearson heads up a project by CABE - the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment - to promote action for better design in Devon and Cornwall ...   Read more... on "The Creating Excellence Interview - Mark Pearson"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

Hastoe Housing Association Development

In January 2002 at Cerne Abbas in West Dorset, Hastoe Housing Association built 6 houses with 2 houses being offered for sale under shared ownership leases and the other 4 rented ...   Read more... on "Hastoe Housing Association Development"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

An Evaluation of the South West Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Early Spend Programme 2004

Click here to download the full Up for change? report in Adobe PDF format. H.M. Treasury's Cross Cutting Review (CCR) into the role of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Service Delivery (2002) identified the lack ...   Read more... on "An Evaluation of the South West Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Early Spend Programme 2004"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Funding

Spacemakers

Spacemakers is a public space design project for young people between the ages of 13 and 15 in the Hartcliffe and Withywood area of Bristol. Young spacemakers research requirements The focus of the project is very ...   Read more... on "Spacemakers"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

Bristol Central Library - accessible entrance ramp

Bristol Central Library required additional ramp access to make the library accessible to wheelchair users and others with mobility disabilities Architecton were selected based upon initial scheme options for providing a ...   Read more... on "Bristol Central Library - accessible entrance ramp"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

Faith House, Poole

Holton Lee is a charitable trust that works with disabled people in the areas of personal growth, the arts, the natural environment and non-denominational spirituality. It is located in an extensive estate in Dorset consisting of ...   Read more... on "Faith House, Poole"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

Lundy Island Shore Building

Lundy Island is a small rock outcrop in the approaches to the Bristol Channel. It is leased by the Landmark Trust from the National Trust and is a remote but popular holiday destination for divers and bird watchers ...   Read more... on "Lundy Island Shore Building"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

The Archimedia Project for Knowle West Media Centre

Inside a dingy building on a deprived 1930s housing estate in south Bristol, local residents are producing astonishingly sophisticated works of art including film and video, graphic arts, photography and website design ...   Read more... on "The Archimedia Project for Knowle West Media Centre"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Culture and creativity

Theatre Royal Plymouth's Production and Education Centre

The Theatre Royal has developed an excellent reputation for producing some of the largest and most popular theatrical productions in the UK, but its task has been difficult due to constraints of the current workshop space and ...   Read more... on "Theatre Royal Plymouth's Production and Education Centre"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

Falmouth Maritime Museum

The former Port Pendennis site in Falmouth has been transformed into a major new visitor attraction, including a new landmark building to house the National Maritime Museum of Cornwall ...   Read more... on "Falmouth Maritime Museum"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Design

Drug recovery work, Plymouth

Hamoaze House in Plymouth helps recovering drug and alcohol users reintegrate into normal society. It also helps their families deal with the impact of their addictions. The project caused an outcry when it was first proposed in ...   Read more... on "Drug recovery work, Plymouth"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Health

Digital Peninsula Network, Penzance

Home based workers and businesses are often invisible from traditional economic development projects and processes. Yet they are a significant and growing part of the south west economy ...   Read more... on "Digital Peninsula Network, Penzance"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Networking

Designing a healthy living centre, Bristol

Barton Hill, in Bristol's New Deal for Communities area, is visually dominated by tower blocks and concrete - a classic 1960s estate. When Communities at Heart, the New Deal for Communities partnership ...   Read more... on "Designing a healthy living centre, Bristol"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Health

Motivating village renewal, Pendeen West Cornwall

Pendeen, a former tin-mining village on the far west coast of Cornwall, has for too long felt isolated from mainstream agency priorities and services. Now it is renewing itself with the help of an innovative project that has ...   Read more... on "Motivating village renewal, Pendeen West Cornwall"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Education and skills

Community resources, Gloucestershire Resource Centre and City Works, Gloucester

In 1994 the Gloucestershire Resource Centre decided to buy a site to run its scrapstore - a service that recycles materials for schools, community groups and others to use for artwork ...   Read more... on "Community resources, Gloucestershire Resource Centre and City Works, Gloucester"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Business and industry

Celebrating community identity and culture, Penzance

Every year, in midsummer, around 130,000 people come together in Penzance to celebrate Golowan (Cornish for the Feast of John), one of the biggest annual celebrations of local identity held in the UK ...   Read more... on "Celebrating community identity and culture, Penzance"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Culture and creativity

'Timebanks' - using time as money

Across the south west people more communities are trying out a new approach to volunteering - time banks. An hour spent walking a dog can earn a lift to the cinema, telephoning an elderly housebound person to give them some ...   Read more... on "'Timebanks' - using time as money"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
People, communities and living

Raising expectations - the role of education centres

How can children in a deprived and isolated area be helped to develop a can-do approach to their own prospects and to those of the community where they live? In Plymouth Devonport ...   Read more... on "Raising expectations - the role of education centres"
Published: Sat, 02 October 2004		 Topic:
Social inclusion

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