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What’s the future of local economies? And what’s next for REconomy? Three years ago the UK REconomy Project set out to explore ways communities could best support the transformation of their local economies. As the funded element of this phase of REconomy comes to an end we brought together 20 REconomists from across the UK […]
Three years ago the REconomy Project set out with the aim of supporting communities to transform their local economies. Like the rest of Transition, REconomy is an experiment – a real live economic laboratory at community level, learning as we go. There have been some great successes, particularly thanks to our local pilots in Brixton […]
REconomy LIFT – what happens when we come together On 25th February over 70 people gathered for REconomy LIFT – an event for Transition groups designed with the aim to inspire and enable people to transform their local economies from the roots up. The day was jam packed with workshops and skills surgeries – plus an […]
Regather in Little Sheffield is starting to put community economic development into practice. UK REconomy Project Coordinator Laura Outhart finds out how. Regather Works is a trading cooperative based in the Little Sheffield, a densely populated residential community less than a miles walk from Sheffield city centre. Over the years has suffered badly from post-industrial economic decline. […]
On 25th February over 70 people gathered at the Cinema Museum in London for REconomy LIFT – an event for Transition groups across London and the South East. Designed with the aim to inspire and enable people to transform their local economies from the roots up, there was a unique energy in the room right […]
We’re raring to go this Autumn, and are kicking things off with the launch of our new ‘Do-ocracy Handbook’ packed with information for groups who want to take their projects to the next level. We’ve also got information on our learnings from year two, an update from our team in Brixton and news about brand […]
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