Peer Working Groups
Online
Description
We’re excited to announce three new ‘Peer Working Groups’, where you can meet with peers to discuss particular topics and share insights. If these don’t align with any of your projects, do keep an eye out for further themed Peer Working Groups in future newsletters, or contact us to make a suggestion. Spots on the three Peer Working Groups are limited, and spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For now, you will also be limited to sign-up to just one group – if you would like to join more than one Working Group, please email DeliveryAssociatesNetwork@Arup.com
Time
Town Centre Regneration
8 April 2024 · 14:30-16:00
Town Centre Regeneration demands a holistic approach to manage the multifaceted challenges of delivering change in the heart of a community. This peer working group seeks to consider best practice to facing these challenges and joining up services, sectors and stakeholders.
Working with Markets
Early May - To be confirmed
Markets are at the heart of many places and bring vibrancy and value to town centres. Working to improve or re-develop markets can also present a range of challenges, many of which can be tricky to work around and often include a broad range of stakeholders who need to be engaged throughout. This working group is for places who have market-related projects, or projects where market stall-holders are a significant stakeholder.
Delivering Leisure Centres
Early May - To be confirmed
Many of the levelling up projects being delivered relate to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. This includes new and upgraded leisure centres, sometimes delivered in partnership with the private sector. This peer working group is designed to bring together those people delivering leisure centres, as a way to share lessons and discuss challenges.
Facilitators
Katie Randall
A specialist in the design and delivery of complex economic growth programmes, including regeneration, large infrastructure and local economic development. She has workedwith town centres for over a decade, both within a local government and consultancy context, to support town centres to adapt to modern challenges.
Tom Bridges
The Delivery Associates Leader and an experienced professional in urban and regional policy, economic development, economic analysis, regeneration, planning and transport, devolution, and city operations. Tom was Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration of Leeds City Council 2012 to 2018, which included responsibility for the council’s markets service, and in particular overseeing the redevelopment and operation of the Grade 1 listed Leeds Kirkgate Market, one of the largest covered retail markets in Europe.
Marcus Foster
A Delivery Associate and has previously delivered two new build leisure centres for Oldham Council, part-funded by Sport England. As lead Project Manager, he was appointed during the early RIBA design stages and managed the delivery through to full commissioning and handover back to the Operator.