The UK Government ‘Pride in Place’ programme must mean power for communities

October 19, 2026 by David Smith

Matthew Reardon’s account of architecture students working with communities in Bargoed, Maerdy and Tredegar offers an encouraging vision: regeneration shaped through relationships, learning and sustained involvement https://lnkd.in/p/ecDjmYTE From a Welsh co-operative perspective, its success will depend on whether community voice develops into genuine decision-making power and shared ownership. cw19:10:26 Pride in place must mean power for communities 

About David Smith

Lifelong co-operative & community activist working at all levels of the movement. Ex Government Food Adviser & UK Healthcare Regulator. Founded the first Community Law Centre in Wales; directed the first EC funded Wales Anti-Poverty Programme: pioneering co-operative & place making community initiatives. Robert Owen Memorial Museum Trustee. Director, Sheffield Co-op Development Group. Graduate Ruskin College, UC Cardiff + PGCE, MA Keele; Ex Lecturer Professional Food & Management, Gwent Tertiary College,
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