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About the project
Coalville CAN is a co-operative Community Benefit Society forging social connections and reviving social and economic activity in a former pit town, through the repurposing and community ocontrol of key vacant buildings.
Local capacity created
Vacant retail premises given a wide range of new purposes
Local and socially-driven town-centre regeneration
Spaces and buildings owned and/or managed by communities
Impact achieved
Greater town centre occupancy and job security, with knock-on economic benefits
Revived, multi-use, busy town centres
Community-owned and/or run services and facilities
Economically active local workforce, ensuring properly maintained spaces
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