TOP artists, consultants and architects from across the UK have been invited to contribute to a series of discussions about the future of Penzance.
Organised by the Exchange Gallery as part of its Postcard to Penzance project, anyone with ideas about the town's regeneration is invited to join the first debate, which takes place next Thursday between 6pm and 8pm.
Speakers include architect Sarah Gaventa, former director of Sea Change and a founding member of the London Festival of Architecture, and Alan Boldon, from the University of Brighton, who has worked as a consultant to towns and cities.
The panel will also include Patricia Brown, former chief executive of the Central London Partnership, who established the UK's first Business Improvement District (BID) scheme; designer and Jubilee Pool chairman Martin Nixon; and Dave Slatter, from Cornwall Council's planning and regeneration team.
Residents are invited to share suggestions and aspirations for the future of Penzance. They will also be given the opportunity to write their thoughts on postcards, which will be pinned up on the gallery's wall as part of the ongoing exhibition, supported by Feast. The event, supported by The Cornishman and First Great Western, takes place at The Exchange Gallery.