Cross Party Group for Towns and Town Centres, incorporating AGM - Investing Together: Innovating for Thriving Places

🌍 Continue the Conversation in Holyrood: Investing Together: Innovating for Thriving Places

Following on from the powerful dialogue at our Investing Together: Innovating for Thriving Places learning event on 3 September, we invite you to keep the momentum going at the next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Towns and Town Centres.

This special session—open to all stakeholders - explores how local partnerships, creative financing models, and joined-up planning can unlock transformative impact.

Through the lens of key conditions of success - Leadership & Collaboration, Holistic Planning & Placemaking , Funding & Resources, Local Engagement & Partnership and Risk Mitigation - meeting contributors will touch on real life examples and strategies.

Whether you attended the first event or are new to the discussion, this is your opportunity to engage directly with decision-makers and peers as we shape policies and partnerships for thriving, inclusive, and sustainable neighbourhoods.

The meeting will also incoproate the Cross Party Group's Annual General Meeting.

Agenda

17:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks: Megan Gallacher MSP, Convener

17:40 Minute of last meeting held 11th June and Matters Arising - Meghan Gallacher MSP, Convener

17:45 AGM Business

17:50 Discussion Introduction “Investing Together: Innovating for Thriving Places”: Mhairi Donaghy, Deputy Chair of Board, Scotland’s Towns Partnership

17:55 Jan Pringle, Enterprising Communities Manager, South of Scotland Enterprise

18:05 Martin McKay, Chief Executive, Clyde Gateway

18:15 Discussion and Any Other Competent Business

18:30 Close of Meeting

Privacy

To support networking and help you get the most out of our event, we will provide those coming with a list of the names and organisational affiliation of those attending.

Furthermore, we typically take photographs of proceedings in order to highlight or showcase STP’s activities.

Please let us know if you do not wish to provide consent for the use of your personal data in this way. To see how we use and take care of your information, please see our privacy notice.