The local communities, as described in the Kirklees Learning history (which can be downloaded from our project website here) reminded one active reader of similar communities within his Local Authority. His feeling that they would react similarly to a project like this emphasized that community engagement was a relevant learning point in this History.
Local projects also came to mind for another reader who found his thoughts turning to how he might build a relationship with the housing department in his Local Authority. Who are the champions in our Housing department? He wondered. And “How am I going to engage and how big will the blockages be?”
Reading Kirklees led one reader to think of the missed opportunities in his own Authority. But he acknowledged too that there were upcoming opportunities; the descriptions evoked for him an idealised vision of Solar thermal atop every roof. Another reader echoed the sentiment asking why Solar thermal “is not primus inter pares” (first among equals) like in Brighton?”
Noting the broad involvement of multi-authority partnerships in the Kirklees projects caused one reader to reflect that increasing the scale and scope of projects was an important learning point. “We tinker around the edges without going for large projects”. Another reader started to wonder how his organisation might have a role to play in brokering communication between multiple parties in such large-scale projects.
On a personal note one reader felt some nostalgia as he had spent his childhood growing up near Kirklees;
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