MEET OUR NEW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
It’s a pleasure to welcome Jo Burkill to CTP as our new Strategic Communications Manager. Jo has a postgraduate diploma in PR and media relations, and trained at one of... read more →
PEOPLE POWERED PATHWAYS TO CHANGE
This May, CTP hosted a workshop at the 2025 Festival of Debate in Sheffield, in partnership with SY (South Yorkshire) Ecofit. The event was about opening up new ways of... read more →
CHALLENGING THE MYTHS OF WHAT MAKES US HAPPY
A student’s perspective on working with CTP It’s been a pleasure to host Q Step student Jonathan Standing who has been with CTP for a day a week since November,... read more →
MORE THRIVING PLACES IN OUR SIGHTS THIS YEAR
Our plans for 2025 The team is looking forward to a productive year ahead – our blog lays out some of our ambitious projects you’ll be hearing more about as... read more →
Meet our new data analyst
We welcomed Nerissa Schuit (Ness) as an official CTP team member in January, though she has been working with us as an associate for the past year. Using her expertise... read more →
TEAM REFLECTIONS ON 2024
As 2024 comes to an end, our team took stock of the things we are proud of this year. CTP's Policy and Programmes Manager Rosie Maguire organised our discussion into... read more →
MEET BRIAN CONNOLLY
CTP recently welcomed several new Board members that we will be introducing in a regular blog. First up is Brian Connolly, a specialist in place-based development who is experienced in... read more →
BIG CHANGE FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS
In her introductory blog, our new Policy and Programmes Manager Rosie Maguire explores how the seeds of change can be sown in small ways to unlock radical and lasting transformations... read more →
MEET OUR NEW RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS MANAGER
We welcomed Fraser Bell to the CTP team in September as our new Research and Analysis Manager. Fraser brings an abundance of talent and experience to CTP – we’re thrilled... read more →
CTP STATEMENT ON FAR RIGHT VIOLENCE
Centre for Thriving Places condemns the far right violence taking place in so many towns and cities. We are appalled at the racist intent in this violence and categorically reject... read more →