IntoPlaces Director Matt Colledge has co-authored a new article for The High Street Consultancy exploring the case for a successor to the High Streets Task Force.
Written with fellow High Street Consultancy Partner Ben Stephenson, the article reflects on the impact of the original programme and argues that towns and high streets would benefit from a new national initiative offering dedicated support, specialist expertise and long-term guidance.
Matt brings a unique perspective to the discussion, having served both as an Expert with the High Streets Task Force and later as its Project Director. His experience of supporting places across England informs the article’s assessment of what worked, what was learned and what should happen next.
IntoPlaces Director Sonia Cubrilo was also one of the High Streets Task Force Experts for its full duration from 2019 to 2024.
Read the full article on The High Street Consultancy website here.
About The High Street Consultancy
As well as being directors of IntoPlaces, Matt Colledge and Sonia Cubrilo are also Partners in The High Street Consultancy, a collective of experienced place professionals working together to support towns, high streets and local partnerships across the UK.
You can read more about last year’s launch of the consortium here.