Free talk from Assemble, a series of community gatherings at Chester Cathedral, with speakers Sir Phil Redmond and Steve Parry on the future of city centres.
Assemble returns to Chester Cathedral on Thursday 26 November, this time asking What is the future of city centres? It's the latest in a series of community gatherings, workshops and events the cathedral has been running, and this one brings in Sir Phil Redmond and Steve Parry to talk through the question with the room.
If you've been following the series, you'll know the format: a big, open-ended question put to a couple of speakers and the audience. It's less of a lecture and more of a conversation. Past sessions have tackled some pretty heavy ground — What's the 'problem' with homelessness?, Is AI good or bad for humanity?, Can peace exist in a world with religion?, and Can we 'Just Stop Oil'? — alongside general election hustings. This one turns to the city centre, a topic that hits close to home for anyone who spends time in Chester.
Assemble is described as a series of gatherings designed to inspire, connect and foster a sense of belonging, bringing together speakers from across Chester and beyond to open up contemporary issues. The idea is to get people talking about things that usually stay in the headlines or the pub, and to do it in a space where different perspectives can actually sit together. With the city centre as the subject, it's a conversation about the very place we're meeting in.
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Refreshments are available from 6.15pm, and the session itself starts at 18:15 at Chester Cathedral, 30 St Werburgh Street, CH1 2HU. Entry is free, and you can book your place through the cathedral's booking system.
