The "Preston Model"

thanks, so it seems folkestone is in an entirely different , and neoliberal, category than frome and preston

Yes, arguably, but following a similar ‘regeneration’ timeline.

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In Barcelona: http://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/contractaciopublica/en/

IN Preston the Centre for Local Economic Strategies has been closely involved: https://cles.org.uk/the-preston-model/

and they're advising on this, which I've found difficult to 'penetrate' - if anyone has a contact? https://cles.org.uk/news/cles-to-advise-new-community-wealth-building-unit/

I've added these last two links to the P2PF wiki page on the Preston Model

So my thinking is that if we can get local authorities to get their heads round Preston style procurement and community wealth building measures, we can then begin to move their thinking forward towards a more engaged Partner State approach.

Here is an interesting infographic about the Preston Model from Democracy Collaborative. The folks at Democracy Collaborative have distilled it to summarize The 8 Principles of Community Wealth Building.

I've started a Commons Transition UK thread, hoping that some folks here in England (and interested others!) will join to discuss practical aspects of local / regional things like this. Please join! https://www.loomio.org/invitations/4e5a51c7ae14bd2f38da

Does anyone know if Preston is working off an existing pattern language like Rob Hopkins' Transition Handbook model, or perhaps some similar model derived from the UK 'social enterprise' movement, or whether they have created their own model from whole cloth, perhaps drawing loosely on some of these influences? I've seen and heard of many examples of similar re-localize initiatives. Sometimes they are a response to a genuine need for economic revitalization in a community, while other times they are driven more by fashion (remember those brief surges of interest in growing potted basil or making cupcakes?). I suspect the former is more sustainable, even if it does involve re-inventing the wheel instead of drawing on a pre-existing blueprint like Transition Towns.