The Jericho Road is a two-way street.
Part of our work is influencing at national level, developing policy, organisations and programmes and raising the profile of projects happening at a local level to make neighbourhood work easier.
See examples of some of our media appearances, presentations and publications below…
Discussion panel featuring Hastings Maintenance Club, part of Wales Climate Week. Day 1, 6 hrs 27 mins in for the start of Maintenance Matters discussion, with Donna speaking about the Hastings Trinity Triangle Heritage Action Zone Maintenance Club from 6 hrs 55. Why are buildings neglected and what is the impact of this?
The BBC visited the site for the proposed redevelopment of the old Hastings Power Station site (Ore Valley) with affordable homes being built by local people with Heart of Hastings Community Land Trust.
Heart of Hastings CLT and Project Art Works declare their alliance.
Guardian article about the reopening of Hastings pier and the decade long battle to save it.
Guardian article about the importance of piers for the economies of UK seaside resorts, focusing on Hastings pier.
The BBC heard from local people including Jess Steele and Simon Opie of Hastings Pier Charity, about the regeneration of Hastings pier.
Chaired by Immy Kaur of Civic Space, Birmingham, this panel presents and discusses emergent practices that create a shift from private wealth to community ownership and more equitable and sustainable futures for communities in the UK. Jess presents 19 minutes in.
Article by Liz Richardson, Catherine Durose, Matt Ryan & Jess Steele, published in the International Journal of the Commons
Interview: The Making of Hastings Commons: What Community-Led Property Takes
Jess completed her PhD in February 2022, download her doctoral thesis below
Homebaked CLT explored ‘Talking Homes’ with guest speakers including Jess Steele as a contribution to the Breaking Ground festival 2021
A new publication from the UCL Policy Lab’s collaboration with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) featuring Jess Steele, sets out how politics can tackle Britain’s biggest challenges by drawing on the untapped strengths of communities right across the country. The publication was launched at a special gathering of leaders from academia, philanthropy, media, community campaigning and business.
How do community business leaders balance the pressures of their work with their personal life and wellbeing? Power to Change talk to Shotley Pier and their very own Fergus Arkley to find out.
