Future relevance: what can new places learn from the UK’s towns of culture?

Reflections from: Emma Drake, Associate Director, thinkingplace and Founder of Henbe Communications As the shortlist for the UK’s first Town of Culture 2028 was announced, much of the conversation understandably focused on the 15 places still in the running. But I found myself thinking about a different question. What can the next generation of New… Continue reading Future relevance: what can new places learn from the UK’s towns of culture?

Discover your Inside Story and Cultural DNA

Place Campaign: Perth

It was great to see the recent launch of the UK’s Town of Culture competition especially as applicants have been encouraged to showcase their ‘unique stories’. Working as we do with multiple places across the UK we experience the amazingly diverse sense of place our towns provide with wonderful stories from myths to modern day… Continue reading Discover your Inside Story and Cultural DNA

Episode 8 of ‘Right place, right time’ now live!

Episode 8 of our podcast series ‘Right place, right time’ is now live! When it comes to place, distinctiveness and character culture is the buzz activity these days. But what is it, why is it so vogue, can you create it, who is doing it well and can be learnt from and will it provide… Continue reading Episode 8 of ‘Right place, right time’ now live!

Only two weeks to go until our best practice event!

It’s now only two weeks until our FREE best practice place marketing and place branding learning event where you can hear from leading thinkers about all things place but there’s still time to book your place! A fantastic jam-packed agenda and the chance to meet up and chat with like-minded colleagues, with topics covered such… Continue reading Only two weeks to go until our best practice event!

Join us in the right place at the right time!

We are absolutely delighted to introduce you to our brand-new podcast series ‘Right place, right time’ which we hope you will find insightful, informative and illuminating, with a bit of humour thrown in for good measure! As a place specialist company, we love helping places to make the most of their assets, to tell their… Continue reading Join us in the right place at the right time!

A Place Perfect Platinum Party

For four days we celebrated the remarkable 70 year reign of Her Majesty The Queen and it was joyous. On reflection, it was also a celebration that connected people to the places that matter to them from country to community, county to city. We took in the big picture view of the Commonwealth and United… Continue reading A Place Perfect Platinum Party