Prosperous Places Library
By Katie Fewings • Aug 5th, 2010 • Category: UncategorizedA selection of documents to help you make your town a more prosperous place.
- Action for Market Towns/Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) research report into the effect of the recession on market towns.
- Commission for Rural Communities report to DEFRA Secretary of State Hilary Benn on the effect of the recession on the economies and communities of rural England.
- A report for Gloucestershire Market Towns Forum into the effect of the recession on Gloucestershire market towns.
- ‘Prosperous Places: Making the Economy Work for Your Town’ looks at how your town can develop a strategy for its economic development and boost the business community.
- Action for Market Towns Position Statement & Background information. Retail and Town Centres. (February 2009)
- Action for Market Towns – Retail and Town Centres. Position & Background. PPS6 for Dummies & Revisions in 2009
- CLG consultation paper on a new Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Prosperous Economies – Deadline for responses was 28 July 2009. See AMT’s response.
- amt-i and CLES report for CRC: Understanding and supporting the resilience of market towns
See our Prosperous Places campaign for more tips and advice.
Katie Fewings is Katie graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2000 with a BA in Modern Languages (French, Spanish & Portuguese).
She honed her organisational skills over nearly four years as PA to the Director of an internationally renowned firm of architects in London before moving to Brighton and taking up the post of Project Manager at the online ethical travel directory, responsibletravel.com. In this role, she organised the annual Responsible Tourism Awards with partners World Travel Market, The Telegraph, Geographical Magazine and BBC World News, and facilitated a programme to develop and support community based tourism with the Washington NGO, Conservation International.
Katie has a strong interest in issues of sustainability and social responsibility, and has set up her own website, Ethical Weddings (www.ethicalweddings.com) to help couples plan the wedding of their dreams without compromising their values. She also co-founded Our Ethical Network in Brighton to give ethically motivated businesses in the city the chance to meet one another, share common problems and explore business opportunities.
Katie is developing AMT's online presence and helping towns to share knowledge and best practice from their successful initiatives through online networking in the new AMT Forums and other social media.
She works Tuesdays and Thursdays and can be contacted on 07876 701 266 or by email at katie.fewings@towns.org.uk.
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