Building resources, investment and community knowledge Brymbo workshop 29th June 2017

The Prince’s Regeneration Trust Founded in 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales to help ensure that important buildings at risk of demolition or decay are preserved, regenerated and re-used The Prince’s Regeneration Trust has dual charitable objects covering heritage and regeneration Our work focuses on places that will benefit most from the regeneration of the wider community

Projects - we provide assistance on: Understanding heritage issues for a building or site Establishing what stakeholders want Building consensus between owner, local and heritage bodies and the community Finding viable new uses, including architectural, heritage, funding and legal solutions Sourcing very specialist expertise from our extensive networks Providing developer led solutions Leading a team to deliver a scheme

Where we work 20 years 1.4 million square feet re-used 1,850 jobs created Over 80 Projects £150M + investment secured What we do

What is BRICK? Building Resources, Investment and Community Knowledge (BRICK) - a four year, UK wide training and mentoring programme led by The Prince’s Regeneration Trust Aimed at supporting community groups to find new ways and means to save their local heritage through innovation, collaboration and partnership Emphasis on peer to peer learning and digital and fundraising innovation

BRICK work streams Conferences Workshops Mentoring Heritage Helpline

@PrincesRegen www.brick-work.org/events/ 35 regional workshops over four years Exciting and inspiring locations Opportunity for networking and learning Some thematic workshops – churches, mills A wide range of speakers with specialist skills in heritage / design / fundraising / communications For news on future workshops follow @PrincesRegen www.brick-work.org/events/

Mentoring & Heritage Helpline Bespoke training package to help you achieve your project goals, be ready for funding and tell people what you are doing We have helped over 30 groups so far with another 15 still receiving mentoring – we are nearly capacity Launching Heritage Helpline; a weekly opportunity to talk through your current issues with your project

Apply to the Heritage Helpline now! Expression of interest form here: http://brick-work.org/about-brick/the-heritage-helpline/

How to: Fundraise from private sources Advice on creating a diverse funding structure to mitigate risks and ensure success Guidance on how to secure funding through community fundraising, corporate partnerships, social investment loans, friends schemes, community shares, crowdfunding and more! Available from www.brick-work.org/resource/

Take part in BRICK Suggest topic, speakers , structure and venues for workshops and conferences Make use of mentoring support, online resources and volunteering offers Join BRICKwork online community and discussions Share success stories and resources Offer pro bono help to others if you can.

The aims of today We want to focus on some key issues and challenges that you may face: What makes good governance? What are the stages of heritage project management and what do funders require? How do you procure for services and what are the rules? How can you get the best out of your project manager? And what can we learn from other projects?

Thank you! Laura Norris Laura.norris@princes-regeneration.org Web www.brick-work.org Twitter @PrincesRegen Facebook /PRT-BRICK