Our Summer ’22 PR Campaign Highlights
We’re fortunate to have the opportunity to work with some of the UK and Europe’s most exciting placemakers, and, as such, we’ll have more to remember than just the record temperatures this summer. Below are just some of the placemaking initiatives, strategies and campaigns shaping thriving places and communities, that we are proud to have […]
Exciting new position in placemaking PR available
We have a new Account Director / Senior Account Director position available in our talented PR team. We are looking for an ambitious candidate, with several years’ experience working in PR for the built environment, to join us to create and deliver impactful and strategic campaigns, thought leadership and storytelling PR for some of the […]
Happy 5th Birthday The Lexicon Bracknell
Described by the Mail on Sunday in 2017 as “the first comprehensive reinvention of a post-war new town”, it is hard to believe that it has been five years since Legal & General and Schroders opened Bracknell’s new town centre, The Lexicon, becoming a new benchmark for town centre regeneration. With a focus on quality public […]
Woolbro Group speaks to BBC on the UK’s housing affordability crisis
Britain today has a new Prime Minister – but will a new Premier make any difference to the housing crisis? During an at times heated six-week campaign, both candidates vowed to protect the greenbelt and prioritise brownfield development. But regenerating urban sites can often prove more complex – both physically and in terms of obtaining […]
Swansea is in the running to be named City of the Year
Swansea has been shortlisted for City of the Year at this year’s EG Awards. This year has been a monumental one for Swansea, as its new state-of-the-art arena became the UK’s first major new venue to launch in the wake of Covid. Swansea Council’s ambitious £1billion+ regeneration masterplan is not only transforming the city’s built environment and […]
Legacy of Commonwealth Games will define West Midlands’ built environment for generations to come
The 2022 Commonwealth Games may have come to a close, but its legacy is set to define the West Midlands’ built environment for years to come. Speaking to Property Week, Gareth Bradford, Director of Housing and Regeneration at WMCA Housing, Property & Regeneration Team, said the games have not just been a catalyst for the development of housing […]
Welcome Astrid Svensson
We are delighted to announce that Astrid Svensson has recently joined our team as Senior Account Manager, bringing years of national and international experience in PR and marketing for urban regeneration and placemaking. Astrid shares her thoughts on the most exciting shifts happening in the built environment, and what this means for placemakers and their […]
Wembley Park and London Designer Outlet enjoy summer trading boom following the return of large-scale events
Coverdale Barclay’s clients Wembley Park and London Designer Outlet (LDO) are enjoying a summer trading boom following the return of large-scale music events at the Stadium and Arena. Earlier this month, Harry Styles sparked a sales surge across the 15-minute neighbourhood and LDO – the capital’s leading premium fashion and lifestyle outlet destination. More recently, undeterred by the rail strike […]
Kingston’s cultural resurgence starts with KIFF
This June saw the first ever Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) arrive in south London with a programme of independent film screenings by emerging British and international talent, alongside events, talks and workshops with industry leaders such as BAFTA award-winning director Mike Newell, CEO of Film London, Adrian Wootton and the Co-owner of Twickenham Film Studios, Piers Read. […]
Coverdale Barclay appointed on Nuneaton Town Centre Redevelopment
We are delighted to have been appointed by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (NBBC) and Queensberry on its Abbey Street development to deliver the communications strategy for Abbey Street aspart of the wider Transforming Nuneaton programme, which details the Council’s 10-15-year regeneration vision for the town. Abbey Street is a mixed-use development set to bring new leisure, F&B and retail uses into the town […]