EP 51 🏛️ From Forgotten to Fabulous: The Gloucester Food Dock Story with co-owner Sarah Mansfield

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In this episode, I'm back in Gloucester exploring the fascinating world of urban regeneration and historic building redevelopment with Sarah Mansfield Co-owner of L&R Group and visionary behind Gloucester Food Dock.

Sarah shares her journey from running luxury trains to transforming heritage spaces, focusing on her latest project, Gloucester Food Dock.

We chatted about:

Sarah's background in leisure, tourism and urban redevelopment including the development of Milsom Place in Bath
The Gloucester Food Dock project and transforming the Victorian dock offices into a food destination for independent businesses.
L&R Group's innovative approach to tenant relationships and rent models where the risk is shared
Comparisons between Gloucester and other West of England destinations
Sarah’s previous Involvement in setting up Bath BID and Bath in Fashion and insights into repositioning Bath
Practical tips for driving success in urban regeneration projects

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Episode 16 - Building and Nurturing Place Culture with Philip Walker, Gloucester City Council.

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