Legacy in Practice

Episode 4 — Harlow & Gilston Garden Town What does it take to build a public conversation around a development that didn't yet exist — in a town with no local newspaper left to tell the story? In this episode of Legacy in Practice , Oliver Deed walks through Harlow town centre with Matt Phillips, Principal Communication and Engagement Officer at Harlow and Gilston Garden Town. The project...

This is Legacy in Practice , a podcast series from E.C.F. - Engage, Communicate, Facilitate. In this episode, Oliver Deed travels to North Cambridge — to a quiet residential street called Marmalade Lane — where forty-two homes were designed alongside the people who now live in them. It's a small project. But it carries a big idea. Because just up the road sits the proposed Hartree masterplan...

In this episode of Legacy in Practice , Oliver Deed is joined by Eugene Prinsloo, Development Director at Community Health Partnerships, to reflect on a project where early engagement was tested by organised opposition. Recorded on location, the conversation moves from the foundations of stakeholder mapping and relationship-building to the realities of navigating community resistance. Together, th...

Recorded on foot through Enfield Town, this episode follows a candid walk-and-talk with Liz Rhodes from Enfield Council as she reflects on the Let’s Talk Enfield Town project. From historic markets to newly created public spaces, the conversation explores how early, meaningful community engagement shaped a major town-centre regeneration- what worked, what was challenging, and why involving people...