our Work

Places we've worked.

From market towns to city regions, national forests to island archipelagos, every project starts with a place. To see how we've supported projects and places with similar challenges to yours, filter by what we do.

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Behind every strategy, framework and brand is a set of shared decisions - about ambition, evidence, and what it takes to make change stick.

Selected work

Trafford — Strategy

Trafford

Strategy

Rewriting Trafford's cultural narrative within the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

New Forest — Insight & feasibility

New Forest

Insight & feasibility

An evidence-led readiness review giving New Forest the confidence to shape a distinctive cultural strategy.

Humber — Place branding

Humber

Place branding

A regional place brand shortlisted for Place Brand of the Year at the City Nation Place Global Awards 2025.

Solent — Strategy

Solent

Strategy

A regional Cultural Plan uniting eight local authorities across Hampshire.

Hartlepool — Insight & feasibility

Hartlepool

Insight & feasibility

The project that became a methodology, and helped Hartlepool build foundations for a place brand.

Blackpool — Strategy

Blackpool

Strategy

A cultural strategy that gave Blackpool's cultural sector a stronger voice, and helped secure £700k of investment.

Crewe — Place branding

Crewe

Place branding

A place brand rooted in resilience and ingenuity, helping secure more than £1.9bn of inward investment.

Chorley — Insight & feasibility

Chorley

Insight & feasibility

The evidence and challenge Chorley needed to prioritise culture and unlock inward investment.

Babergh & Mid Suffolk — Strategy

Babergh & Mid Suffolk

Strategy

A single strategy across two districts, treating culture, heritage and tourism as a connected ecosystem.

Andover — Place branding

Andover

Place branding

A place brand giving Andover a distinctive voice, separate from its neighbouring market towns.

Herefordshire — Strategy

Herefordshire

Strategy

A strategic framework to sustain and grow Herefordshire's internationally significant festivals sector.

North Northamptonshire — Strategy

North Northamptonshire

Strategy

A flexible Cultural Masterplan uniting four former districts across one of the UK's fastest-growing populations.

The National Forest — Insight & feasibility

The National Forest

Insight & feasibility

A feasibility study that laid the groundwork for the award-winning Timber Festival.

York — Place branding

York

Place branding

A shared narrative for York: heritage city, contemporary powerhouse of innovation, creativity and enterprise.

East Suffolk — Strategy

East Suffolk

Strategy

A strategy for a rural district with a metropolitan cultural ecology — underpinning £25m of Lowestoft investment.

Hopetown Darlington — Place branding

Hopetown Darlington

Place branding

'We changed the world from here' - supporting a £35m museum redevelopment

Carrickfergus — Strategy

Carrickfergus

Strategy

A heritage-led tourism strategy that helped Carrickfergus secure a transformational £34m investment.

Flanders — Insight & feasibility

Flanders

Insight & feasibility

Reframing the Flemish Renaissance as a golden thread running through Flanders' visitor offer.

Cumberland — Strategy

Cumberland

Strategy

A cultural strategy for West Cumbria, hailed by Arts Council England as a best practice model.

North Atlantic Tourism Association — Insight & feasibility

North Atlantic Tourism Association

Insight & feasibility

A trans-national pilot repositioning Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland as cultural destinations.

Swindon — Place branding

Swindon

Place branding

The Works: a place brand for Swindon's historic railway quarter, built on ingenuity and social conscience.

Cheltenham — Strategy

Cheltenham

Strategy

Cheltenham's first Cultural Strategy: making culture a year-round asset, not just a festival calendar.

Southend-on-Sea — Place branding

Southend-on-Sea

Place branding

A place brand celebrating the unconventional spirit of the UK's newest city.

Barnsley & Rotherham — Insight & feasibility

Barnsley & Rotherham

Insight & feasibility

A cross-boundary heritage tourism study centred on the shared story of Wentworth and Elsecar.

Greater London — Strategy

Greater London

Strategy

A city-wide Cultural Tourism Strategy that championed the ‘real London’ beyond its 20 headline attractions.

Thetford — Place branding

Thetford

Place branding

A place brand underpinning Thetford's Regeneration Plan and £20m of central government investment.

Renfrewshire — Insight & feasibility

Renfrewshire

Insight & feasibility

Testing whether a place brand for Renfrewshire - home to Paisley and Glasgow Airport - was worth the investment.

Norfolk & Suffolk — Strategy

Norfolk & Suffolk

Strategy

A regional Cultural Tourism Strategy that underpinned Norwich's UNESCO City of Literature bid.

Derry — Insight & feasibility

Derry

Insight & feasibility

An evidence-led Tourism Development Action Plan supporting £60m of riverfront and walled-city regeneration.

Isles of Scilly — Insight & feasibility

Isles of Scilly

Insight & feasibility

The islands' first Destination Management Plan: a long-term framework for a sustainable, resilient visitor economy.

Northern Ireland — Strategy

Northern Ireland

Strategy

A Prospectus for Change that reframed Northern Ireland's cultural heritage as a distinctive visitor experience.

Torbay — Strategy

Torbay

Strategy

A bold call to action for Torbay to open itself up to cultural tourism across its three distinctive towns.

Penzance & Newlyn — Strategy

Penzance & Newlyn

Strategy

A practical Cultural Strategy translating a strong partnership into coordinated action in some of Europe's most deprived communities.

Suffolk — Strategy

Suffolk

Strategy

A county-wide Festivals & Events Strategy defining growth beyond visitor numbers and GVA.

Buxton — Strategy

Buxton

Strategy

A five-year visitor economy roadmap building on Buxton's heritage ‘hardware’ and community ‘software’.

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