{"id":70265,"date":"2023-03-28T12:21:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/?p=70265"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:21:19","slug":"creating-inclusive-community-spaces-on-our-high-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/news\/creating-inclusive-community-spaces-on-our-high-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating inclusive community spaces on our high streets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Power to Change\u2019s ongoing pilots demonstrate that CIDs have a function to convene town centre stakeholders, amplify less heard voices and galvanise local action, bringing together multiple partners to shape town centre development.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile there are now over 550 community managed libraries in England, of which over 40% are located in town centres and high streets. CIDs can be initiated in many different ways, but in this blog I\u2019ll be thinking about what greater engagement with community businesses such as libraries contributes to the CID partnership approach, responding to Power to Change\u2019s interim learning report<\/a> from the CID pilot programme.<\/p>\n In order to govern town centres and decide how they should develop in future, CIDs have to act as good convenors, with the ability not only to bring together the many traditional town centre stakeholders but also to reach local people with an offer which is relevant to their needs.<\/p>\nConvening high street stakeholders<\/h4>\n