Citizen Hub Peterborough Open Day

On Friday 6th November, The BRDG on Bridge Street opens as Citizen Hub Peterborough for the first time and we want the city in the room.

From 9am to 9pm, come in, explore the space, meet the people involved and help shape what this place becomes. Stay ten minutes or stay for hours. There's no programme to sit through and nothing you need to prepare.

What's happening across the day:

• Guided tours of the space
• Idea walls and co-design activities
• Tea, coffee and soft drinks
• The Citizen Hub team and local partners to talk to
• Young people involved from the college and social enterprise partners
• Focused conversations on skills, employment, health, community and place

Focused conversations schedule to be published soon. Come for the one that matters to you or come whenever suits.

This isn't a finished product. It's the start of a conversation with the city and what you tell us will shape what the Hub becomes.

What is a Citizen Hub?

Citizen Hub is a locally-led movement that drives positive, lasting change in communities.

We work with communities to create places that offer safety, build curiosity and enable growth from the ground up. By bringing together citizens, local businesses, education and services, we create the right environment for people and places to thrive.

At its heart is a simple belief that everyone deserves to feel they matter, have their voice heard and their presence felt.

We share power, not just space. For everyone, always.

Peterborough will be the third Citizen Hub in the UK, after St Neots and Wimbledon. It won't be a copy of either. It will be shaped by the people of Peterborough and this open day is where that starts.

Citizen Hub Peterborough is being built in partnership with Inspire Education Group, whose team has run The BRDG since the summer very successfully, this is the evolution of their commitment to the city and it is thanks to them we chose to bring our national and regional network to support the people of Peterborough.

Before you come

The BRDG, 61 Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1HA · Step-free access · Children and families welcome · No need to book a slot, just turn up.

You don't need any prior knowledge of the Citizen Hub and you don't need to arrive with an idea. Just come curious.

Info: The doors open for the first time. Come in, have a look around, grab a drink and meet some of the people involved.

Info: A conversation about what it would mean to think about health as something that begins in our communities, rather than at the point of crisis.

Info: Tours, conversations, community listening and an opportunity to contribute your ideas.

Info: How could we create routes into learning and development that better reflect people's lives, ambitions and circumstances?

Info: Drop in, explore the space and meet people from across Peterborough.

Info: A conversation about how employment and enterprise can become more inclusive, local and human.

Info: Informal networking, conversations and final tours before the evening session.

Info: Join us for drinks and informal conversations as we bring together people from across Peterborough.

Info: An evening conversation exploring community, power and the future of local infrastructure and the role Citizen Hub Peterborough could play in creating a stronger, more connected city.

Info: Stay, meet someone new and continue the conversation.

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