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Local regeneration, and action on local issues, is fundamental to the sustainability of local communities. This is especially the case in the UK, with the Government focus on such approaches as Local Enterprise Partnerships and neighborhood development plans, and further devolution proposals in the pipeline. The Local Regeneration Handbook meets the needs today’s practicing “regeneration workers,” broadly including anyone from regeneration partnership or development project officers to housing association neighborhood officers, parish counselors, or other active local citizens, who all share a concern for the well-being of the community where they live or work, and a need to work with others for the best possible future for that community. Containing practical advice, templates, and real-life case studies for different stages in local regeneration, including fundraising, partnership development and project management, as well as support for personal development, and illustrations of key points by cartoonist Kipper Williams, this is an essential guide for anyone in local regeneration.

Cultural References

There are several popular songs that speak to me of regeneration:

‘Fan the Flames’ – we gotta work together to make the most of this go-round (thank you John ‘Juke’ Logan).

‘It Ain’t Easy, Being Green’ – Kermit the Frog should know.

‘Let’s Work Together’ – Canned Heat said it.

‘Mary Ellen Carter’ – by Stan Rogers, the only folk song about the sinking ship where the ship comes back up again! Rise again …

‘Spread a Little Happiness’ – by Vivian Ellis, Greatrex Newman and Clifford Grey – if it don’t bring delight, it ain’t right.

‘Tain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It’ – by Sy Oliver and James Young – how true.

You’ll think of more taglines that sing to you – we all need something to keep us going at times, or just a motto or picture to put on our desks.

And if you want a real metaphor of the individual working with strangers on a novel task to improve local facilities, seek out the film Lilies of the Field (1963) for which Sidney Poitier got his Oscar.

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