High Street Heros
Folk making a difference in communities across the UK
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@mr.place
@wearenewlocal.bsky.social
We're an independent think tank and network of councils with a mission to transform public services and unlock community power. Find out more 🔗 https://www.newlocal.org.uk/
@kemiakinola.bsky.social
Charity CEO of the best South London charity, Be Enriched | Deputy Leader of Wandsworth Council🌹🐝 | Leading on London Borough of Culture 2025 |Campaigns for #Food #Equality #UKPolitics | Full- time Unicorn 🦄🧜🏾♀️🇬🇩 🇳🇬
@footworktrust.bsky.social
Footwork supports community innovators to turn their bold ideas into lasting positive change for people and places https://www.footwork.org.uk/ linktr.ee/footworktrust
@kientan74.bsky.social
Retail consultant and analyst by day, gym instructor and beer drinker by night. All about shops, pubs, planes, gyms... and the views are mine, all mine.
@archhfund.org.uk
Helping communities across the UK to reuse and regenerate historic buildings, with grants, loans and advice. https://linktr.ee/ArchHFund
@memckeague.bsky.social
CEO @archhfund.bsky.social | communities, built environment & social infrastructure | interested in all kinds of places | music and running most of the rest of the time
@sparksstirling.bsky.social
Professor of Retail Studies, University of Stirling, Chair Scotland's Towns Partnership, Fellow Royal Society of Edinburgh, Extremely long-suffering Welsh rugby fan, occasional gardener. Stirlingretail.com
@grahamsoult.bsky.social
Retail Cupid 💘, high street champion, Fellow of the Institute of Place Management (IPM), Durham Business Group chairman. BBC: "The North East's best-known retail expert". Učim se slovenščino! https://www.cannyinsights.com/
@nataliebayfield.bsky.social
Three Decades of Real Estate Financial Modelling. Tech Transformation and AI.
@natalieberg.bsky.social
Retail Analyst, Author, Host of the Retail Disrupted podcast. 🎙️ https://retaildisrupted.com 📩 https://retaildisrupted.substack.com 💡 https://nbkretail.com
@jesscraig.bsky.social
Policy at Power to Change. Talking about communities, social connection, high streets, politics and policy.
@bikefit.bsky.social
Bike fitter, personal trainer, mum, person on a bike Ranting about cycling, cats and active transport. All the good stuff Find me in London, alps or out on my bike she/her DM to join a starter pack www.hackneybike.fit
@melissamean.bsky.social
Regenerative neighbourhoods, social infrastructure, community-led housing, just transition. All about making together. Land. Materials. People. Founding Director WeCanMake; Trustee Power to Change; Director MAIA Group. www.wecanmake.org
@createstreets.bsky.social
@scottredding.bsky.social
Fundraising and development at a charity in Coventry. Born Canadian, Irish national, living here for 20 years. I miss snow.
@sfrost.bsky.social
Transport & climate policy at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Views my own. Dad in Bristol, raised in Norfolk (both UK). There will be typos
@willjennings.bsky.social
Writer, artist, editor, curator Editor: recessed.space Director: Hypha Studios Teaching: UCL Bartlett & University of Greenwich Obviously, everything here is my opinion & not that of my employers, except when as a freelancer I am my employer
@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Textile artist and Illustrator in Portsmouth, UK. 🎨 Inspired by nature, books and coosplaying pigeons. 🐦 https://www.loadofolbobbins.co.uk/
@jonnelledge.bsky.social
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Not an American.
@cathypalmer.bsky.social
Regeneration specialist. Delivery advisor to Northern Towns. Community focused. Brownfield land focus. Place-shaper. Culture driver.
@danthompson33.bsky.social
Artist and writer, interested in seaside, empty shops, and peace. Worthing, Ramsgate, Margate, UK.
@communityguy.bsky.social
Effective altruist. Meitheal. Places. People. Pubs. Arts. Land Trusts. Q jumper. Does community. SW Ldn.
@patricialondon.bsky.social
Cares about people and cities. Rather allergic to the word "can't"...
@tasker.bsky.social
Blending: Built Environment - Technology - Education for Community benefit #socialmobility
@vacantshopsacademy.bsky.social
The Vacant Shops Academy has been created by #placemaking specialist Iain Nicholson to make its approach to tackling #highstreet vacancy available to councils, BIDs & town teams working on this key metric… https://prbi.co.uk/the-empty-shops-academy/
@ailbhemcnabola.bsky.social
Interim Director of Policy & Impact at London & Partners Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.bsky.social Trustee at the Postal Museum Trustee at East Anglia Swimming Club
@platformplaces.bsky.social
Unlocking town centre buildings for amazing ideas 🔑 Co-founding partners: High Streets Task Force, Power to Change, British Property Federation, New Local, Radix, Shoosmiths https://www.platformplaces.com/
@peteswiftysan.bsky.social
Co-founder and Managing Director @planitIE @virtual_planit founder and Board Director @PLANT_MCR. Proud @BCorporation . Finder of brilliant people.Ride long distances. Views my own
@wynevans.bsky.social
Founding Director of Shared Voice. Thoughts and insights on property and politics. Writing in a personal capacity.
@powertochange.org.uk
We are the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them. powertochange.org.uk
@nickplumb.bsky.social
Director of Policy and Insight at @powertochange.org.uk Interests include: UK politics, trust, communities, localism, democratic reform, and inequality.
@tobylloyd.bsky.social
Policy wonk, ex-spad, consultant, writer, Londoner. Housing, urbanism and transport mainly.
@mr.place
Place passionate person - aspiring urban fixer - former UK High Street Czar -think tank wonk - ABI survivor - media baron😘 I also cycle and play bass badly, but not to date simultaneously, plus interests in cricket, SAFC, politics & a more equal society.