Welcome to this blog. Whether you came here by intention or just stumbled across it, we should say a few words of introduction.
This blog is part of an evaluation of the Deighton and Brackenhall Initiative in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Deighton and Brackenhall are on the eastern edge of Huddersfield. For more than ten years the Deighton and Brackenhall Initiative has been seeking to improve the area, tackling crime and poor housing and creating new opportunities for local people.
The evaluation aims to find out how well this has worked - to tell the story of the project, examine what difference has been made and find out what has been learned, and how it might be applied elsewhere.
The evaluation is being undertaken by Urban Pollinators, a consultancy specialising in placemaking and regeneration. Urban Pollinators seeks to learn from what works well and from new ideas and to find creative ways to share and apply that learning.
During the summer we'll add material to this site as the evaluation progresses. Come back soon for more details.
