by Istell Orton-Nightingale | Jul 29, 2025 | Blog
Small-Town Regeneration Insights #8 The Strengths We Forget to See: Finding the Assets That Hold Towns Together It’s easy to spot what’s broken in a town. But what takes more time and intention is noticing what’s holding things together. In every small town we’ve...
by Istell Orton-Nightingale | Jul 22, 2025 | Blog
Small-Town Regeneration Insights #7 When communities lead with vision, planning becomes a partnership, not just a process. What do you love about your town? In Piketberg, Senekal and Modimolle, this simple question opened the door to a deeper conversation about the...
by Istell Orton-Nightingale | Jul 14, 2025 | Blog
Small-Town Regeneration Insights #6 Before fixing what’s broken, towns take time to understand what’s valued. Strong foundations start with strong relationships. The Piketberg Municipal Task Team and Community Task Team worked side by side to map what already works in...
by Istell Orton-Nightingale | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
Small-Town Regeneration Insights #5 Partners in Action: The CITEPLAN and DCOG teams, with members of the Municipal and Community Task Teams in Modimolle, working together to implement the Small-Town Regeneration Strategy on the ground Who Holds the Work Together?...
by Istell Orton-Nightingale | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog
Small-Town Regeneration Insights #4 Let’s be honest: people don’t buy into what they don’t understand. And no one trusts a process they’ve only heard about second-hand. That’s why Step 3 of Phase 1 in the Small-Town Regeneration (STR) Strategy is dedicated to building...
