Fieldnotes from Liverpool – More and Better Retrofit Stories (Story 3): Granby 4 Streets, Toxteth
As part of our Retrofit Connect programme, spending days together visiting innovative community initiatives is a vital part of the learning. Though related to retrofit, the innovation in these communities is multi-stranded and multi-dimensional; and hard to capture in one single report or profile.
CIVIC SQUARE, Birmingham
CIVIC SQUARE is a Birmingham-based Community Interest Company demonstrating neighbourhood-scale civic infrastructure for social, ecological, economic and climate transition.
Retrofit Balsall Heath, Birmingham
Retrofit Balsall Heath (RBH) is a Community Benefit Society and a bold, resident-led movement reshaping our neighbourhood from the ground up.
WeCanMake, Bristol
WeCanMake is a community land trust and neighbourhood test-space in Bristol, imagining and making new ways to create homes that build social infrastructure and community wealth.
Home Energy Action Lab
Home Energy Action Lab (HEAL) was established as a community benefit society in 2022 by residents of Hackney, North London.
Planet Cheltenham, Cheltenham
Planet Cheltenham is a community-led climate action network and Vision 21 initiative based in Cheltenham, bringing together residents, businesses, schools and local organisations to accelerate the town’s response to the climate and ecological emergency.
Portland Inn Project, Stoke on Trent
The Portland Inn Project CIC (PIPCIC) is a creative arts project for a community in Stoke On Trent with an aim to achieve community cohesion, economic, social and cultural development by involving the community in development of a pioneering community space, cultural hub and social enterprise.
Wessex Community Assets, Bridport
Established in 2003 alongside the Wessex Reinvestment Trust, Wessex Community Assets (WCA) is a community benefit society working to expand community ownership of housing, land and local economies.
East Marsh United, Grimsby
East Marsh United (EMU) founded East Marsh Community, the Community Benefit Society that operates as an ethical landlord. Working in partnership with EMU (now a CIO), it provides wraparound support to tenants and residents.