New Ground

community narratives and regeneration in peripheral regions

Welcome to New Ground

Two girls dancing infront of a windowThis web site documents the work of the New Ground project. Here you will find news of current and forthcoming activities as well as an archive of past events and documents that we have produced

We believe that effective regeneration of areas that have seen the collapse of defining industries should be led by an understanding of community narratives rather than a focus on the built infrastructure and the attraction and retention of new businesses.

New Ground is a project to develop events and community narratives as a focus of change in peripheral regions that have lost their defining industries. Currently, the internal narrative of a community is rarely captured or articulated, but cultural activities can be the focus for a transformation of that narrative: the equivalent of grief work at a community level.

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New Ground is part of the Rural Community Development Programme funded by the Carnegie UK Trust

Carnegie UK Trust

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Members of New Ground contribute to the Fiery Spirits Community of Practice
Rural Resilience link

 

 

 

Partners

Eden Project

Health Complexity Group

Post Mining Alliance

Sensory Trust

Wildworks