Once upon a Hill: community-led approaches to local economic development

This research builds on a Brigstow funded project that explored the role of Robinswood Hill Park in supporting the wellbeing of people living in peripheral housing estates in Gloucester where there are high rates of deprivation. The research aims to support a local community regeneration charity, the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust, to implement a range of community-led economic development initiatives that put people and place at the centre of local regeneration. It will involve engagement with local anchor institutions and policymakers with the aim of establishing local community economic plans at the forefront of pandemic recovery efforts.