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SUMMARY:FLIPIM 2026 - THE Grassroots Regeneration Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of ideas\, panels\, and workshops\, and we’ll hear from lesser heard voices alongside those who hold power and influence.\n\n\n\n\nFLIPIM 2026: THE Grassroots Regeneration Conference \nInspiration | Activism | Connection \n24th September 2026 \nIt’s 2026 and FLIPIM is back! \nFor this year’s edition the grassroots are gathering in Birkenhead to flip the conversation on regeneration. \nCommunity-led solutions are appearing in government policy as a way to turn around decades of decline in our neighbourhoods. The challenge now lies in execution; how can we leverage opportunities like Pride in Place to maximise the benefits for the areas where we live\, work and play. \nJoin us for a day of ideas\, panels\, and workshops\, and we’ll hear from lesser heard voices alongside those who hold power and influence\, to ensure the future of our places can be built by everyone. \nMaking “Pride in Place” Real\nWe have a historic opportunity to show what happens when investment is met with community agency. Pride in Place will invest £5 billion over 20 years in 339 places creating the chance to make this happen. \nBirkenhead finds itself a national “trailblazer” for the government’s programme. We know that true “Pride in Place” isn’t just about a new coat of paint; it’s about who owns the assets and who makes the decisions. The data shows that the grassroots approach can be transformative: \n\nCommunity-led businesses and assets currently boast a 94% long-term survival rate\, providing the stability our high streets desperately need.\nResearch confirms that resident-led regeneration doubles local business growth in disadvantaged areas compared to top-down models.\nResearch by Power to Change shows that community owned assets contribute £220 million to the UK economy\, with 56p of every £1 they spend staying in the local economy\n\nLet’s Take Action!\nFLIPIM 26 combines high-level insights with hands-on workshops. Our schedule is designed to move from big-picture thinking to practical next steps. \n\nKeynotes & Panels: We’ll host deep-dive conversations with policymakers\, urbanists\, and community leaders on the regeneration landscape.\nWorkshops to Activism: From Community Right to Buy to Highstreet Rental Auctions\, we’ll host tactical sessions on navigating new and existing policy for taking community control of land and property.\nThe Carousel Problem Solving: We’ll use the collective intelligence of the room to find a way through common hurdles and unique challenges.\nTime With Your Peers: Connect with a national network of people for radical honesty and shared expertise.\n\nJoin Us\nIf you believe that regeneration is most successful when it is built with communities\, FLIPIM is for you. Whether you’re a local resident\, housing activist\, or simply looking for the “how-to” of grassroots power\, we’ll see you in Birkenhead. \nTickets will include refreshments & food.
URL:https://makecic.org/events/flipim-2026-the-grassroots-regeneration-conference/
LOCATION:Make Hamilton\, 69-71 Argyle Street\, Birkenhead\, CH41 6LQ\, United Kingdom
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