After completing the WP1a Theoretical Framework and WP1b Literature Review, the team met to discuss and make progress on WP1c – the initial sample and content review. We decided on a change of scenery this time, given we are located in four different places, and so we met at the Friends Meeting House near Euston, which was an ideal spot for us to unpick the complexities involved with the next two stages of the content review, particularly as there are slightly different approaches required for each of the nations.
We considered the criteria to be used to select which plans we will review, particularly how to select what ‘left behind’ area CLPs in England, and what ‘plans’ we will look at in Scotland, Wales, and NI. Ultimately, we will be able to include around 100 plans to review and identify where CLP activity responds to social and environmental justice – a core part of the research. This process will then help us determine which neighbourhoods we will look to work with more closely during 2024-2025.
It’s not all work though as we then decided to pay a visit to another community asset, the Euston Tap! To conclude our deliberations for the day.