Listening to #youandyours on BBC Radio 4 and local people talk about importance of #markets and #bookstores with #expert guests Ian Harvey SFIPM FRSA Diane Wehrle both Senior Fellows IPM Manchester Metropolitan Uni bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Congratulations to our Chair, Cathy Parker MBE, SFIPM, on her #MBE in the King's Birthday Honours today!

Recognition of your work in founding the Institute, promoting the field of place management, and supporting so many people to make change happen.

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The government must realise that successful 'places' are about so much more than 'traditional architecture'.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
Instead of creating a 'School for Place', why not speak to IPM which is a 1,000+ strong community of place leaders and managers

Halewood Town Council welcomes the news of Levelling Up investment for our township. We look forward to working constructively with Knowsley Council to develop ambitious plans for Halewood's current and future residents NALC NALCchiefexec Justin Griggs

Today we are welcoming the new cohort of postgraduate students on the Place Management & Leadership course to Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and IPM. Great to meet you all for the first time and learning more about the places you care about!

All of us who manage, work or volunteer for the UK’s #heritage know how central it is to people, communities & places. However, the challenging economic environment & #CostOfLivingCrisis is impacting us. Read my blog on how The National Lottery Heritage Fund are responding: heritagefund.org.uk/blogs/flexibil…

My take on the School of Place, why we really get crap places, and what to do about it. linkedin.com/pulse/mis-plac…

A new year and for the next month newspapers will publish articles about the decline of the high street.
Our new events programme #prideinplace is challenging this narrative and will highlight the 'people' & 'places' who show the stories of our towns.
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Ian Harvey SFIPM FRSA IPM I can’t believe we still labour under the misconception that places are defined by buildings rather than the people that inhabit them, and the way they use the spaces in between.

1. What will 2023 hold for UK towns and cities? I predict the six big issues and opportunities for urban places.
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It is just easier/lazier for the media to report on negative events or trends than positive ones which is why it is essential that #placeleaders through IPM High Streets Task Force report and champion positive developments or success stories related to the high street as well

Job alert! 📢 Sustain are #hiring a Local Food Retail Coordinator 🛒 Help catalyse better, fairer & more resilient trading in local food 🍎🥬 Supporting nature friendly farmer-focused supply chains across the UK 🐝🐔 Apply by 9 Jan: rootstowork.org/jobs/?job_id=3…

“The charity sector’s leaders, politicians and the rest of us should be extremely worried about the consequences if and when charities find that they are no longer able to perform the tasks offloaded to them over the past two decades by the state” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

.Big Issue Invest is offering loan finance between £20,000 to £150,000 to social enterprises and charities in England, for energy efficiency and renewable energy installation. Find out more: buff.ly/3UYWLbv

'Silver Street has visibly turned a corner' - a positive column by me about the evolution of #Durham 's high street in today's The Northern Echo. thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23192812.… Indie Durham City

The government must realise that successful 'places' are about so much more than 'traditional architecture'.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
Instead of creating a 'School for Place', why not speak to IPM which is a 1,000+ strong community of place leaders and managers

Huge congratulation to Cathy Parker MBE, SFIPM on her societal impact award at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School ! 🙌

Testament to the hard work of IPM and it’s members, and the thousands of people we’ve engaged this year to support high streets.

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We are pleased to announce that Department for Culture, Media and Sport is backing the delivery of the #VisionForVolunteering . Volunteering Matters is proud to be a partner on this work to help change #volunteering in England over the next 10 years. Find out more: visionforvolunteering.org.uk

So excited to announce that Department for Culture, Media and Sport is investing in the next phase of #VisionForVolunteering .

Together we can make our collective Vision a reality over the next decade!

Read all about our plans here:
visionforvolunteering.org.uk