Energise Galashiels Trust

The Trust’s aspiration of a shared location for a new town centre multi-use space was recently propelled by the availability and potential occupancy of a current empty retail site in the town. The vision was to encourage co-working and networking among existing and new organisations and promote engagement among the community groups in the area. 

We were asked to identify and report how other parallel community organisations and social enterprises had undertaken the aquisition process; which partners, funders, personnel and conditions had been drivers to see it through. The researched case studies and data was written within the current context of social, funding and economic policy and included successful solutions for high street initiatives in small towns. The report was presented to the local authority and housing partners to evidence and inspire the project’s progress and advance key relationships.