Church End Masterplan /Supplementary Planning Document

Interviews: In this phase, we conducted 13 interviews with local stakeholders to learn in greater detail how Church End support its communities and what was needed to make the area better. At the time, we were going through national lockdown, so all conversations were held online. In total, we spoke to: voluntary community groups; local charities; local housing association, as well as the local community centre; 2 faith groups; the local market operator and 2 high street businesses.

Online platform: We also launched an online platform for people to mark areas where improvement was needed. By the end of March 2021 the platform had gathered: 754 visitors; 453 contributions; Have Your Say Today – Church End Regeneration – Commonplace

Young people: Helping to engage with young people, we had United Borders and its founder Justin Finlayson. The team commissioned United Borders to create a short film recounting the experience of young people in Church End and highlighting their concerns for the future. The film titled, ‘Regeneration Gap’ featured both young people from Church End and some adults who had grown up in the area and witnessed it change. Together they discussed how the area has changed, the current issues faced by local youth, the challenges and potential of regeneration and also the innate strengths of the local community.