HighStreetPositives March Webinar – High Street Opportunity and Innovation
High streets aren’t dying.
They’re evolving – and shaping our future. 💗
Across the UK, brilliant people are reimagining what high streets can be – tackling loneliness, isolation, and wider societal challenges while driving footfall, investment, and innovation.
HighStreetPositives (HSP) exists to change the narrative. We shine a light on what’s working, connect people across sectors, and share stories and inspiration to show how commercial success, social purpose, and community energy come together.
Don’t miss this webinar on High Street Innovation & Opportunity – on Wednesday 11th March 11-1pm!
Here’s who you’ll hear from:
🌸 Jonathan Cooper – UK CEO, Sostrene Grene – sharing lessons from their rapid UK store rollout
🌸 Joe Pennington – ex Retail Director, ProCook & Charles Tyrwhitt – scaling multiple stores sustainably
🌸 Chris Brook-Carter (CEO, Retail Trust) – how valuing and developing retail employees drives vibrant, thriving high streets and inspires the next generation
🌸 Wayne Hemingway MBE (Founder, Charity Super.Mkt)– activating empty units through Charity Super.Mkt and placemaking with purpose
🌸 Rik Bennett (Founder, Padel Parx) – bringing padel tennis, sport, and energy into town centres
🌸 Esther Worboys FIPM (Consultant,Place Partnerships)– the social value of high streets, markets, health, and pride in place
🌸 Freddie Fforde (Founder, Patch) – building co-working spaces that drive footfall and community
🌸 Carly Trisk-Grove (Founder, The Public Plate) – developing a public restaurants framework as civic food infrastructure
🌸 Deborah Alma (Founder, Poetry Pharmacy) – blending creativity, retail, and wellbeing, with her new York store opening just before the webinar 🙌
🌸 Susannah Stewart (Salty Olive Restaurant & WellWork Founder) – navigating the realities of hospitality while building resilience
🌸 Sid Hubbard (Retail Sales Director, Timpson Group) – thriving through culture, service, and community focus
🌸 Cheryl Calverley & Paul Billingsley (Moot) – creating commercially sustainable teen spaces on the high street
Moderated by the brilliant Iain Nicholson, Founder of The Vacant Shops Academy – with experience connecting the right people, turning ideas into practical action, and drawing out honest, useful conversations.
This isn’t theory. It’s practical, commercial, and community-focused innovation – real stories to inspire footfall, investment, collaboration, and new ideas for your places.
💡 Tickets include access to the recording and session notes, so even if you can’t join live, you won’t miss a thing.
If you work in local or central government, BIDs, retail, hospitality, property, placemaking, community development – or you simply care about the future of your town centre – this is for you.
Join us to see what’s working, what’s evolving, and how we can build #highstreets that are vibrant, inclusive, and future-ready.
Because the future of the high street isn’t something that happens to us.
It’s something we build together. 🌸
Tickets are £35, or free for HighStreetPositives members (please use the members’ booking link). Can’t make it live? All ticket holders will receive the full recording afterwards.
🌸 Not a HSP member yet? Find out more, Get free access to webinar and join here: Membership Options
🌸 Save the date and book now– places are limited and interest is very strong!