Our Activities

Activate

Support

Background:

The Activate support is designed to bring life and engagement back to town centres through a series of phased, community-driven activations.

These activities range from low-cost, short-term initiatives to more substantial, long-term projects that stimulate local economies, enhance public spaces, and build lasting community engagement.

This service ensures towns can test ideas, drive foot traffic, and foster a vibrant culture through immersive and creative experiences.

Key Activities:

  • Assessment: Conduct a thorough analysis of the town’s current environment, identifying underutilized spaces, local demographics, and community needs to determine opportunities for activation.
  • Planning: Develop a comprehensive plan tailored to the town’s goals, prioritizing options such as town-wide adventure games, themed festivals, or pop-up markets, while engaging stakeholders and securing necessary approvals.
  • Selection: Choose the most impactful activations from a list of potential experiences, ranging from short-term, low-cost events like street performances to more permanent projects like creating innovation hubs or immersive experience labs.
  • Execution: Implement the selected activations, managing logistics, vendor partnerships, and community engagement to ensure successful delivery of experiences such as pop-up cinemas, seasonal festivals, or public art installations.

Deliverables:

  • Tailored activation strategy for each phase, including timelines and resource requirements
  • A curated list of local and regional partners for markets, performances, and experiences
  • Concept designs for public art, pop-up installations, and cultural hubs.
  • Guidelines for community engagement and public participation.
  • Funding and partnership recommendations to support larger-scale developments.

Outcomes:

  • Short-Term:
    Immediate boost in foot traffic through engaging, low-cost activities. Local businesses benefit from increased visibility, and residents gain renewed interest in town centres.
  • Medium-Term:
    Sustained community engagement through recurring festivals and pop-up experiences. The town becomes known as a cultural and leisure destination, attracting both residents and visitors.
  • Long-Term:
    Permanent transformation of town centres with mixed-use developments and cultural hubs, creating a vibrant, economically sustainable environment. Enhanced local pride and ongoing visitor attraction are fostered through immersive experiences and public art installations.

Related Playbooks:

Activate Team:

Dave Marsh

Founding Board Member

Ashley King

Founding Team Member

Nick Moran

Advisor

Glen Hughes

Advisor

Beki Gaskin

Founding Board Member

Matthew Neilson

Advisor

Omar Bakhshi

Advisor

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Reawakening SUPPORT

Ways We Support:

Create Space provides end-to-end services to help communities, town councils, landlords, and land owners revitalise their spaces, with a focus on entertainment and immersive leisure as key catalysts for transformation.

Strategy

Our strategy support encompasses a comprehensive evaluation of the local market focussing on the entertainment and leisure landscape, mixed-use district maturity, and the potential opportunities.

Through market research, stakeholder engagement, and a thorough gap analysis, we provide a clear strategy to guide the reawakening of dormant spaces. The outcome is a strategic roadmap that reflects community needs and long-term goals for revitalisation.

Concept

Our concept development support spans district-wide planning, to individual sites, and in venue experiences. We delve into central themes, trends, and narratives that define the identity of reawakened spaces.

By weaving immersive storylines that highlight local history and culture, taking into consideration multiple datapoints on the potential audiences, we create a strong foundation for design, activities, and branding.

Our detailed guides, plans, and concept art ensure consistency across all elements, transforming any space into a unified and engaging experience for both residents and visitors.

Activate

The Activate support is designed to bring life and engagement back to town centres through a series of phased, community-driven activations.

These activities range from low-cost, short-term initiatives to more substantial, long-term projects that stimulate local economies, enhance public spaces, and build lasting community engagement.

This service ensures towns can test ideas, drive foot traffic, and foster a vibrant culture through immersive and creative experiences.

Incubate

We provide hands-on assistance in nurturing local entrepreneurs and developing modern entertainment and leisure offerings.

Through experience incubation programs, vendor sourcing, content partnerships, and project management, we ensure high-quality, timely execution of entertainment-led regeneration efforts.

This service supports the long-term vitality of new local businesses and ensures that projects are community-driven, community-supported, and economically viable.

Invest

We invest through our funds, attract seed and venture investment, coordinate corporate sponsorships, and broker public-private partnerships, ensuring projects are financially sustainable and attract long-term economic growth.

We start with feasibility assessments and advisory support to secure funding for reawakening projects including analysing cost-benefit scenarios, identifying funding opportunities, and developing business cases.

Attract

We attract investors, existing experience producers, and high-spending, repeat visiting, customers through our promotion and marketing support, positioning the space as a vibrant destination through investor networks, strategic branding, marketing campaigns, and event-driven strategies. 

In addition to building a strong local identity, we actively attract existing experience producers—such as entertainment providers, pop-up shows, and cultural events—to establish themselves in the space.

By promoting the space as a hub for immersive experiences, we drive footfall, enhance its reputation, and contribute to long-term economic growth and community engagement.

Improve

Our post-launch support focuses on performance monitoring and ongoing optimisation to ensure the long-term success of entertainment and leisure projects.

By gathering data and engaging stakeholders, we continually refine offerings and support local businesses through training programs and feedback loops, ensuring that regenerated spaces remain dynamic and responsive to community needs.