Magazine
Introducing Public Notice
What is it?
Public Notice
We set out to create a publication that celebrates good practice through a unique ‘public placemakers’ magazine accessible to the wider built environment sector. Through this publication, we have gone behind the scenes to uncover stories, shine a light on the processes and details, and explain the critical role public sector work plays in shaping our everyday places for the better.
We have called our magazine Public Notice. A public notice, or a community notice board, is designed to be informative and helpful. A community notice board sits at the heart of a community; it’s often linked to the town hall or the local council. It has the potential to bring a community together by offering a physical point for connection and should provide useful, practical information.
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Credits
We sought teams across England working on these critical issues to better understand their day-to-day challenges and experiences. We wanted to find the people in the public sector who are often not celebrated or recognised and spotlight them, their processes, and their achievements.
With thanks to
We would like to thank Soapbox for designing our first publication and our many contributors for taking the time to contribute their expertise and skills to our content. And we'd also link to thank all the following who helped contribute to our first issue:
- Angela Barnicle, Chief Officer of Asset Management and Regeneration at Leeds City Council
- Alison Dowsett, Manager Director of Planning Policy at Berkeley
- Harriet Fisher, Learning and Development Manager at Public Practice
- Krish Nathaniel, journalist and MArch Hons Spatial Practitioner
- Matt Brown, ARB, Development Manager and Architect at Bristol City Council.
- Matt Wong, Plan-Making Manager at Tower Hamlets Council
- Carla Smyth, Esther Everett and Peter Maxwell from London Legacy Development Corporation’s Design team
- Lee Arnell from Leeds City Council’s Asset Management & Regeneration team
- Betty Owoo and Amandeep Singh Kalra from Be First’s, Design team
- Phil Hylton, Local Plans Manager at the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan team
- Ronan Leyden, Director of Consultancy at Bioregional
- John Brady, Sport & Physical Activity Relationship Manager, Trafford Council
- Ali Ulhaq, Business Analyst, Trafford Council
- Councillor Cath Hynes, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Leisure, Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Glancy Nicholls Architects
Photography
- Benoît Grogan-Avignon
- Dion Barrett
- Solomon Charles-Kelly
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Our first issue is particularly focused on projects by placemaking teams that tackle equality, sustainability, health and wellbeing, and good design. We explore themes such as how built environment practitioners can work together to deliver healthy and safe communities, especially in the context of COVID-19 and the increased funding pressures on adult and social care in local government.
Issue One
We have limited copies available of our first issue of Public Notice. To get hold of your own copy before we run out follow the link below, it costs £21 including shipping to anywhere in the UK.