Community Consultation in Newcastle, Durham, the North East and the UK

specialises in devising interactive community consultation facilitated in a participatory way engaging with communities to listen to and value community expertise, build on strengths, highlight barriers, propose solutions and develop guidance based on consensus.

delivers CABE Spaceshaper facilitation as a stand alone service or within a wider consultation project remit. The Spaceshaper process enhances the consultation process by providing an objective toolkit which objectively considers equally the views of all participants in an objective way. The results are expressed in a graphic way to particpants within the consultation process to stimulate discussion and promote development of the best fit solutions. Sue Jackson is a qualified CABE Spaceshaper facilitator; read her profile here in the alphabetical list.

is committed to creating environments which enhance health and well being, increase community empowerment and secure more prosperous neighbourhoods.

has experience of researching, consulting and documenting in words and photographs older people’s views of housing and neighbourhoods.

collaborates with research organisations to enhance inclusive, intergenerational design and environmental solutions.

Tranquillity Mapping National Mapping Project 2006-09 for the Campaign to Protect Rural England. The study to develop a national map for England was project managed and researched by bluespace environments for Northumbria University and included national community consultation.

Landscape Institute Conference 2008 - Presentation of an interactive workshop on older people’s housing environments to Landscape Architects

Green Exercise 2006-07 (Client consortium including Sport England, Gateshead PCT, Natural England). The practice worked with Northumbria University's Participatory Appraisal Unit for a client consortium to consider physical activity, the role of green spaces and the engagement of hard to reach groups.