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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

6. 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

7. BRICK work streams Conferences Workshops Mentoring Heritage Helpline

9. @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

11. 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

12. Apply to the Heritage Helpline now!
Expression of interest form here:

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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?

16. Thank you!
Laura Norris Web Facebook /PRT-BRICK