About us

We are a high quality consultancy practice working with clients from the cultural, creative, heritage and environmental sectors to make good things happen. Our key skills are research and analysis, development of effective strategies, organisational and project development and fundraising.

Here are some of the projects we are currently working on...

LATEST NEWS... 

See this quarter's UNESCO World Heritage Review (Issue No 58) for 'The Price of Lemons; World Heritage and Economic Development' by James Rebanks... click here

World Heritage Sites Global Analysis - The Economic Gain

Our seminal study of the socio-economic impact potential of World Heritage Sites was published recently and was extremely well received by audiences in the UK and internationally. The work is being translated into German at present, is already translated into Chinese, and we working with UNESCO on developing the future of this work after presenting this work recently in Paris at UNESCO headquarters. See http://www.lakeswhs.co.uk/

 

Why Art Works

We have just completed a major research project looking at the value of the contemporary visual arts to Cumbria and Lancashire in the North West of the UK for the North by North West Turning Point Network. See Executive Summary (Screen version) or Full Referenced Report.



International speaking engagements...

We have been booked to speak at a number of events this autumn and winter, in Paris, Lille, Switzerland, Malaysia and, closer to home in Edinburgh. In the new year we are speaking in Turin and Germany. We'll be presenting our most recent research and ideas about the value of natural and cultural heritage. See link


The Big Green City

We have recently been commissioned to work with stakeholders in Carlisle to develop a green infrastructure strategy for the City that would make it the great northern city that it deserves to be, but doing this by looking at its environmental or 'GI' assets and thinking about how they can shape and add value to the future development of the city. If you would like to comment on our online survey see http://carlislegreeninfrastructure.tumblr.com/


Morecambe Bay Landscape Partnership

We recently worked with Morecambe Bay Partnership and other stakeholders on a £2 million landscape partnership funding submission. Thanks to a great client, lots of support from partners, and incredible amounts of work from all involved this bid was successful, one of just 11 approved in the UK this year. It is actually the largest of the 11 projects - see link

The Stories We Tell about Places 

We recently presented at the ICOMOS AGM in Paris on our most recent paper about the role of narratives or stories in defining places, and the need to ensure that heritage and cultural organisations understand the long-term impact of how they define places.


The Arran Trust - Visitor Payback Scheme

We, in partnership with Nurture Lakeland, have just helped stakeholders on the island of Arran to create The Arran Trust. http://www.visitarran.com/site/aboutarran.aspx?pageid=101


Lake District World Heritage Project

Congratulations to the Lake District World Heritage Project on getting on to the UK's new tentative list. We have supported this project since 2008. See http://www.lakeswhs.co.uk/

 


Rebanks Consulting Limited
The Office, Hillside House, Newby, Penrith CA10 3EX

Telephone 01931 714319

Email helen@rebanksconsulting.co.uk


Rebanks Consulting Ltd has just signed up to be a corporate sponsor of the Red Kite reintroduction programme for the Lake District - working closely with Nurture Lakeland. If you'd like to join us in fundraising for this worthy cause contact Nurture Lakeland at http://www.nurturelakeland.org/
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