British Sea Power played at the first ever Sea Change festival in Totnes this summer. To get into the spirit, this special beer label brought a piece of local nautical history to life. Between 1940 and 1945, Totnes created a 600-person shipbuilding industry from the ground up, transforming the town’s rubbish dump in the process. […]
Pitching at the LEF
Every year for one jam-packed day, the Local Entrepreneur Forum brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and other change makers to learn from each other, form new relationships, and hopefully, to begin working together on new enterprises that create meaningful livelihoods and contribute to the community in positive ways. The day includes Community of Dragons – pitching […]
Bringing back a heartbeat
It’s rewarding to see something you’ve designed interpreted as a giant iced cake, pinned on a wooly jumper or held high in the hands of hundreds of people. It started with a campaign in 2012 to draw people’s attention to a derelict site with a long history. In November 2015, the community votes on a […]
Making a space to think and contribute
Transport. You might think about it relative to your own needs, but when did you last look at local travel options as a system that affects an entire community? As part of a community-led initiative, we produced a successful drop-in consultation to gather ideas from members of the public on ways to make travel in […]