LEGACY NOW 6: 2012

The 6th Legacy Now Conference at SPACE on 21st February 2012, came up with proposals in the form of the Legacy Now Manifesto for the new Mayoral Development Corporation (London Legacy Development Corporation)

• Retain & Sustain – “if it ain’t broke….don’t push it out”; develop
what’s there

• Affordability & Value – low cost of space is key to success; value &
celebrate social & economic achievements of arts, businesses &
community in the Olympic fringe

• Small is Beautiful – small organisations do things more quickly and
innovatively

• Engage Communities – community involvement and stake such as a
Development Trust will result in a stronger, successful regeneration

• Cut Bureaucracy – without red tape change can happen quickly and
cost effectively

• Seek MDC Commitment to form a creative industries enterprise
zone & support this Manifesto

Speakers were:

Rob Whitehead, Centre for London at Demos
Jim Woodall, Artist - Spectator versus surveyor
Anna Minton, Author, Ground Control: Fear and Happiness in the Twenty-First Century
Paul Brickell, Executive Director of Regeneration and Community Partnerships, Olympic Park Legacy Company
Eric Reynolds, Founding Director, Urban Space Management: “Lighter-quicker-cheaper”
Sarah Weir, CEO, The Legacy List
Rebecca Whyte, Stour Space
Jake Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, Hackney CVS

“£40,000 to move 4 trees at the Olympic Park" summed up the frustration by one speaker at red tape at the Olympic Park

Download a copy of the Manifesto here.

Event sponsored by London Borough of Hackney.