Gaynor and Olivia attended Locality’s ‘Power of Community’ event last week, hosted by Safe Regeneration in Bootle. Locality provides support for community organisations and has built a national network of members so it was good opportunity to catch up with other groups based in the North West. Locality are also running a ‘Save our Spaces’ campaign to protect publicly owned places, such as libraries, parks and town halls, from being sold off for private use so it was very fitting that Gaynor was invited to speak about The Old Library project in the afternoon. It was a great chance to share our plans for the building as well as some ‘top tips’ for others embarking on similar projects and we were encouraged to receive such good feedback from other members.
We also loved learning more about the work of Safe Regeneration and their exciting plans for the future. CEO Brian Dawe gave us an overview of how this social enterprise has developed into a thriving centre for innovation, arts and the environment. They have not only created a positive change for their local community in Bootle but now work with community organisations across Europe to encourage neighbourhood regeneration.
We also loved learning more about the work of Safe Regeneration and their exciting plans for the future. CEO Brian Dawe gave us an overview of how this social enterprise has developed into a thriving centre for innovation, arts and the environment. They have not only created a positive change for their local community in Bootle but now work with community organisations across Europe to encourage neighbourhood regeneration.
Based on the Liverpool-Leeds canal, we enjoyed a tour of the Safe Regeneration hub and the land surrounding it, complete with chickens, a micro-brewery and community pub! With amazing plans for the future including building affordable housing, a hotel, a canoe club and sourcing geo-thermal energy to sustain it all, we were so inspired by the impact they have made on their local area and the opportunities created for the people living around them. We’re looking forward to supporting Safe Regeneration’s ongoing projects and continuing to learn from this fantastic community organisation.
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