Communications & Engagement

Community engagement as part of the masterplanning process has been extensive, with a wide range of participatory activities taking place. Over the years, events and activities for all residents have been delivered, with the primary aim of creating memorable outputs, whilst talking about the regeneration. From the very outset of the Planning process, our engagement was participatory, with residents able to attend public exhibitions, that also featured 1:1 floorplans, large scale models of the estate and the proposals overlayed, family festivals and seasonal events.

As part of our engagement process, and whilst Braund Mansions was under construction, we created a programme of meanwhile uses and activities to engage the local community. Working with the Regeneration team, we utilised the empty site that had previously housed the local school and church buildings, and maximised the construction hoarding opportunity through creative artwork projects. Alongside Falconbrook school, Providence House youth club, local parents and older people groups, we undertook a year long site presence with projects: