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Members of the Institute of Place Management and our fellow researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University eagerly awaited news about new Government policy for high streets and town centres in this House of Lords committee evidence session. 

As the Institute of Place Management refocuses towards its academic vision, courses, and impactful research, The BID Foundation is set to evolve into an independent body.

Join The BID Foundation and The Institute of Place Management on 8^th August to explore a new political setting for the work of UK BIDs and other placemakers.

A new initiative has been launched to help bring positive stories about places to more readers. The ‘High Street Positives’ newsletter is authored by IPM Member, Laura Harris, and builds on her own personal work to counter negative narratives about high streets.

For people all over the UK, ‘change’ includes our towns and cities and what they have to offer local communities. Change means fixing broken local services. It means bringing hope and pride back to high streets.

In an era where local communities are increasingly looking for innovative strategies to foster economic growth and revitalise their towns, the mobilisation of diaspora communities has emerged as a compelling approach.

So, what do you do if your town centre has been passive for years, is beige, and has no body that is actively fighting for its future? Sandie Webb MIPM, writes.

Have we passed a tipping point where most place managers now welcome the prospect of increasing the opportunities for people to travel to town, other than by car? Chris Wade writes for IPM