Which legal structure is right for your community asset organisation - CIC, CIO, CLG or other? What else to consider when it comes to designing governance and structuring power, accountability and ris...

LFA2026 Theme Announced: Belonging   |   Find out more

Thank you so much to everyone who showed up to our Marmalade session last Friday. And, of course to our wonderful speakers and workshop facilitators, and all of the Makespace team that made it happen…

Tucked away on a residential road in East London, just off Leytonstone High Road, there’s a vibrant hub of coworking, community and culture. Good Shepherd Studios has been lovingly brought back to lif...

New initiative will support local areas to reimagine and revive their struggling high streets

You’ve got an amazing idea for an empty building. But you can’t track down the owner or get them to the table. Now what? Read on for tried-and-tested tactics from the Platform Places network.

In a nutshell We’re recruiting an experienced, creative and hands-on communications specialist to work with Platform Places and Footwork over the next 10 months – to develop our bold…

Platform Places: Community property portfolios

Are there examples of local shopping parades in deprived neighbourhoods that have declined, but come back to life? How did they do it?

A programme in 2026 for community innovators who are transforming Camden’s neighbourhoods by bringing buildings and spaces to life.

One of our five community-led high street innovators - Make CIC - creates affordable, creative and maker spaces rooted in local need. In this blog in a mini ...

Steve Reed, the communities secretary, has told local authorities to use compulsory purchase powers to revive and repurpose vacant high street properties

Platform Places: Community property portfolios

Discover the biggest community-led development in the UK, transforming 12 acres of derelict land for jobs, homes and sustainability.

British Property Federation Group - Pride in Place: Why property owners should lean into the UK’s new community agenda

£1.5 billion will be invested in cultural organisations over a five-year period – turning the corner on underfunding over the last decade and more

Are you an organised, community-minded person who loves making things happen? Bedminster Works is looking for a Programme Coordinator to help us move from strategy into practical action as we work to ...