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#IlovePortland A public consultation focused on isle of Portland's 'loveability' and the key opportunities and challenges for B-side & its stakeholders to build resilience in 2019 and beyond.

This is a summary of the #iloveportland coffee, cake and conversation consultations hosted by B-side January 21st - 22nd 2019.

rationale & Background
This consultation was designed to identify and support B-Side’s capacity to amplify the value of local community, business and define its geo-tourism potential. The consultation also sought to develop B-Side’s fundraising strategy.

Dr Nicole Ferdinand, Senior Lecturer in Events Management at Bournemouth University and current B-Side Board Member along with Dr Martin Robertson, Associate Professor in Festival and Event Management at Edinburgh Napier University hosted the consultation sessions.

THE CONSULTATION process
The consultation process targeted TWO GROUPS - general members of the public and representatives from local business, government, charitable and other organisations with a vested interest in the future of Portland.

General public sessions

For the general public the focus was on getting to grips with what people in the community loved most about Portland. This was done through story writing and story sharing. Each participant was asked to write their favourite story about Portland and then share some of the highlights with the group.
Participants writing their Portland stories.

"Portland loves"

After sharing their stories, participants in general public sessions were asked to pick their top "Portland Loves".

Businesses, charities, local government and other organisations sessions

For these stakeholders the focus was on the external environment and on detailing the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors which either threatened or promoted the continuing survival of their organisations in Portland.
Participants brainstormed in two 30-minute blocks to determine those factors which could potentially create opportunities or threaten their survival in Portland.

Bins, buses and big business, cafes, coastal erosion, 5G ...

The organisation representatives, individually and painstakingly examined all the factors to determine which of them were the most important.
To narrow down the ideas generated, participants in both sessions used coloured stickers to indicate which of the issues discussed were the most critical.
Initial findings
Word cloud from the Portland stories recorded on the first day of the consultation. Nature, the environment, people and folklore/stories were common themes.
The axes frame the greatest hopes and the greatest fears of the organisations with a vested interested in Portland, from which representatives generated four possible futures for Portland. Each one was named by the participants. Futures planning has become an increasingly popular way to build organisational resilience.
Care Land is a future in which Portland suffers environmental damage but greatly improves its public services. Participants chose the word 'Care' as a nod to Portland's care industry.
Portland is the future participants all wish for. A destination in which the environment is preserved and public services are greatly improved, in particular the number of GPs and waste management.
Sink Land is the nightmare scenario for those managing organisations on Portland. There is substantial environmental damage and extremely poor public services.
Portaloo is a destination in which environmental damage has been avoided. However, managing waste disposal is a challenge due to poor public services which in turn impacts the environment.
THE participants

B-side would like to thank everyone that took part in #iloveportland, including:

  1. Jennie Allberry, Portland Permaculture
  2. Georgina Bolt, 10 Shots
  3. Maria Carter, Penn Castle
  4. Susan Cocking, Deputy Mayor
  5. Carol Cruickshank, Artwey Open for Art
  6. Mike Deadman, Heights Hotel
  7. Ian Dyke, Artist
  8. Andrea Frankham-Hughes, Jeweller/Volunteer Coordinator
  9. Nikki Fryer, Singer/Mum
  10. Katherine Garcia, Councillor, Dorset County Council
  11. Elizabeth Hardy, Retired/Museum Curator
  12. Lyn Kirkland, Whitestones Café
  13. Podi Lawrence, Self-employed artist
  14. Anne Link, Member of Island Voices Choir
  15. Rob Link, Member of Island Voices Choir
  16. Sam Lloyd, Air B 'n' B Owner
  17. Eileen Meara, Resident
  18. David Nichols, Whitestones Café
  19. Holly Norris, Artist
  20. Tom Playle, Retired teacher
  21. Sally Robinson, Penn Castle
  22. Cat Samuel, Penn Castle
  23. Hazel Sheridan, Lady Pop
  24. Alison Smith, Eden Project
  25. Jane Urquhart-Simms, Rotary Club of Island & Royal Manor of Portland
  26. Lucy Watkins, Musician/Film Maker
  27. Stephen Yates, Artist
WHAT'S NEXT?

B-side will host a launch event which showcases the findings in April of this year. B-side would like this to be a collaborative process, so please get in touch with any suggestions you have for this event:

  • Tell us if you prefer the event to be morning, afternoon or evening.
  • Identify parts of the consultation process you would like to learn more about.
  • Highlight the findings you would like to see in particular detail.
  • Suggest anything you think could add to the event and make it better for attendees.
To get in touch e-mail B-side info@b-side.org.uk

Credits:

Created with images by Clem Onojeghuo - "The shapes of Love" • Monfocus - "list sticky notes note"

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