Tue 8 Dec 2026 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Session Overview
Community Wealth Building is an approach to economic development that aims to create local jobs, support a diverse business base, and keep wealth circulating within the local economy so that it is locally owned and benefits local people.
It has become important in creating fairer, stronger and more resilient local economies. Now constituted through The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026, by retaining wealth locally, strengthening local supply chains, increasing community ownership and ensuring investment delivers long term social and economic value, towns can create more inclusive and sustainable growth.
Building on the practical workshop being delivered at the Scotland’s Towns Conference, this session will explore how Community Wealth Building can be applied to town planning and regeneration through the Town Centre First Principle. Delegates will hear from organisations leading the way across Scotland, sharing practical examples of how local ownership, procurement, partnership and place based decision making are creating stronger local economies and more resilient communities.
The session will provide an opportunity for delegates to reflect on their own local plans, learn from others and identify practical actions that can be implemented within their own towns.
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