We’re going to City Nation Place UK on Wednesday 9th Nov 2022

We’re happy to announce that we’ll be partnering with City Nation Place for #CNPUK22 this year. It’s a great opportunity to connect with place leadership teams from across the UK and to discover how local authorities, BID teams, destination marketing organisations, and economic development teams are working together to build more sustainable, attractive place economies. City… Continue reading We’re going to City Nation Place UK on Wednesday 9th Nov 2022

Episode one of our podcast now available!

EDITORIAL USE ONLY Cofa's Tree an installation of coloured ribbons, printed with the hopes and aspirations of the city and flags that have been created by local children from 76 schools in the city, part of Coventry UK City of Culture's signature event. Picture date: Saturday June 5, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/PA Wire

The first episode of our place podcasts is with leading place thinker and provocateur Professor Martin Reeves, CEO of Coventry City Council. Coventry has undergone a massive transformation programme, including winning UK City of Culture 2021, and for the last 13 years Martin has been at the helm.   When it comes to ‘place’ his views… Continue reading Episode one of our podcast now available!

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!

Hear from the manager of Destination Chesterfield at our forthcoming event

Chesterfield

Delighted to be joined by Dom Stevens, Manager of Destination Chesterfield at our forthcoming FREE learning event ‘Putting the pizzazz in your place’ on Tuesday 13th September 2022 which is for anyone involved in promoting and shaping their place. The partnership, which has been operating for 11 years, works with over 210 partners know as… Continue reading Hear from the manager of Destination Chesterfield at our forthcoming event

Les Ratcliffe joins the Coventry event line up

We are delighted that Les Ratcliffe, Chair of Coventry And Warwickshire Place Board – Champions is able to contribute to our forthcoming FREE learning event ‘Putting the pizzazz in your place’ on Tuesday 13th September 2022 which is for anyone involved in promoting and shaping their place. Les has been chair of the Coventry and… Continue reading Les Ratcliffe joins the Coventry event line up

Join us at our free best practice event – Helping you put the pizzazz into your place!

Event postponed – new date to be confirmed Making your place the hero: best practice advice from leading-edge thinkers!   Kindly hosted at Friargate by Prof. Martin Reeves, Chief Executive of Coventry City Council. thinkingplace are delighted to host this FREE learning event on Tuesday 13th September 2022 from 10.00am to 4.00pm for anyone involved in… Continue reading Join us at our free best practice event – Helping you put the pizzazz into your place!

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

Hear from Burnley’s Place Brand Manager at our forthcoming event

Burnley

Delighted to be joined by Rachel Bayley, Burnley’s Place Brand Manager at our forthcoming FREE learning event ‘Putting the pizzazz in your place’ on Tuesday 13th September 2022 which is for anyone involved in promoting and shaping their place. Rachel is responsible for the branding of the borough of Burnley, promoting it as a place to… Continue reading Hear from Burnley’s Place Brand Manager at our forthcoming event

Looking forward to UKREiiF

At thinkingplace, we’re getting ready for UKREiiF from the 17th to the 19th May and alongside the busy conference agenda, we are looking forward to meeting up with people also visiting the Leeds event. Myself and fellow Director Sarah Perry would love the opportunity to introduce ourselves and our work to you whilst there. We… Continue reading Looking forward to UKREiiF