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Sheila Oxtoby

Sheila Oxtoby

Articles by Sheila Oxtoby

Targeted funding and innovative thinking are crucial for recovery

By Sheila Oxtoby | 06 May 2020

Coastal resorts are particularly vulnerable during the pandemic, says Sheila Oxtoby - and the Gov...

The wellbeing of individuals and their wider community is key

By Sheila Oxtoby | 18 March 2020

COVID-19 has put public health at the top of the nation's priorities, and it's vital to remember ...

Driving forward our town centre vision

By Sheila Oxtoby | 28 January 2020

Great Yarmouth BC's interventions under the Future High Streets Fund will not bring about the t...

General Election brings uncertainty to improvement plan timetable

By Sheila Oxtoby | 19 November 2019

Sheila Oxtoby says the General Election calls into question the timetable for starting work on a ...

Delivering a compelling longer-term vision of place

By Sheila Oxtoby | 01 October 2019

In shaping an area-based agenda it's important to remember that place is made up of people as wel...

Evolution not decline

By Sheila Oxtoby | 06 August 2019

Sheila Oxtoby says that while there is much talk of the decline of the traditional high street, t...

Driving ahead with a new cultural and tourism strategy

By Sheila Oxtoby | 18 June 2019

Great Yarmouth BC is finalising a new strategy aligning its tourism and cultural offers, says She...

How to drive place-leadership in uncertain times

By Sheila Oxtoby | 30 April 2019

When shaping the future for local areas, early cross-party and cross-chamber engagement and stron...

Leading regeneration in coastal communities

By Sheila Oxtoby | 09 April 2019

Great Yarmouth is one of just five ‘future places’ in England selected for a new programme to sho...