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Take a step back from the daily rush and join the CLES Open Hour—a relaxed, open space for people across the UK working in local economic development to:
- Connect with like-minded peers
- Hear the latest from the CLES team
- Make sense of policy changes and emerging ideas
- Create space to think, reflect and recharge.
In an ever-changing landscape, this is your opportunity to pause, share and build valuable connections. Every month we’ll review an emerging topic.
This month: we answer your burning questions on community wealth building
Join the CLES team for a lively and practical Q&A session where we’ll answer your most pressing questions and share insights from our work across the UK and Ireland. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to go deeper, bring your challenges, ideas and curiosity.
Topics we’re likely to cover include:
- How to get started with community wealth building in your place
- Building support across your organisation
- Anchors, procurement and progressive commissioning
- Tackling inequality through local economic strategy
- Community ownership and democratic investment
No jargon. Just honest answers.
Got a question you’d like us to answer? Submit it here and we’ll cover it in the discussion.
