Place-Based Peer Learning Newsletter: July 2025

Published on July 7, 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of our Place-Based Peer Learning Newsletter! 
 
As well as our regular selection of the latest events, news and learning from the programme, we’ll also have a focus on: 
 
•  How Cultural Compacts developed 
•  An introduction to devolution 
•  Supporting your place-based work 

Upcoming Events 

Development of Cultural Compacts
 
Join us for an engaging session around Cultural Compacts and how they have evolved as strategic place-based initiatives. 
 
In the session, discover more about place-based strategy, delve into the report’s findings, and hear case studies from current Cultural Compacts. 
 
The session will take place on Wednesday 9 July. 
 
 
Take a listen
 
Check out our podcast series, Conversations in Place.  
 
Discover more about Creative People and Places organisation, BarrowFull, and the ways the community celebrates their small town.  
  
Listen to creatives and community partners who have worked with BarrowFull on a variety of projects within the community. 
 

Explore our resources

Browse a range of toolkits, case studies and videos on Hivebrite. Our resources are catergorised by theme making it easy to narrow down your search. 
 
There are a wide range of topics to support your place-based work, including co-creation, consortium working and data and evaluation. 

Take a look

Project sharing

In our ‘Project Shares’ event we heard from a variety of programming for poverty awareness projects. 
 
Creative Medway shared their innovative approach to developing their cultural strategy and how they work in partnership to tackle poverty and inequality in Kent. 
  
Looking to find out more? All our project share recordings are available to view on Hivebrite. 

Catch up

Catch Up
 
An Introduction to Devolution
 
Catch up on our recent introductory session on the topic of devolution. 
 
Discover more about the impact of devolution across the country and the implications of the English Devolution White Paper for Strategic Authorities and Local Government.
 
 
Learning from Failure
 
Learning from failure isn’t always easy. Discover how you can learn and evolve following on from failure in our recent workshop with Failspace. 
 
FailSpace is an AHRC-funded research project exploring how we can better recognise, acknowledge and learn from failure. 
 
 
Take a look at our recent panel discussion with City of Culture applicants and discover how their unsuccessful bids led to their development of new paths, partnerships and programmes.
 
The session includes contributions from County Durham, Medway, Southampton and Stoke. 
 
 

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Image Credit: BarrowFull Festival of Colours 2024 © John Rennie. 

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