“Thinking big and starting small - culture-led urban renewal initiatives”

David Barrie

David Barrie & Associates

Thrive! December 16, 2010

Rheta Davison

Secretary, Custyke Community Group

Former cleaner

Lol Coxhill in a skip Concept Simon Thackray. Produced by The Shed. Photo: Tony Bartholomew

Cost/Benefit

• €16m (2008)• €27,000 (2003)• Volunteer time

• New infrastructure• €280m real estate

investment• Participation of

10,000+ people in civic life

• 3 new community groups

Cost/Benefit

• €310,000 (2007)• €22,000 (2006)• Volunteer time

• €9m new public investment in health

• Local food supply written in to public strategies

• New programme of ‘kitchen gardens’ in the inner city

• Development new local social enterprise restaurant

• Participation of 8,000+ people in civic life

business partners

• London Borough of Camden

• Development Trusts Association

• Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

• Channel 4 Television/Wall to Wall

• Social Enterprise London

• Camden Volunteer Centre

• The Plunkett Foundation

• Transition Bloomsbury• Several local residents’

associations

‘Hybrid-funded’ social enterprise

• Government - 11%

• Charity - 6%

• Membership - 2%

• Other - 2%

• Philanthropy - 79%

performance to date (100 days):

• attracted over 280 members

• saved members £17,000 on their shopping bills

• serving over 3000 customers/week

• estimated break-even point, end November 2010

• turnover projected to top £1.3 million by end of Yr1

• employed 20 previously-unemployed people

think big, act small

involve, don’t “engage” people

network networks of people

create ‘hubs’ of activity, not ‘things’

use money as venture capital

develop social solidarity

create opportunities for people to be who they want to be

be entrepreneurial

David BarrieDavid Barrie & Associates

project design & delivery - creative/economic planning -

public involvement - social ventures

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