Community Wealth Building: Making Norwich’s Wealth Work for Norwich
Explore how Norwich can keep more public spending and investment local, benefiting people, planet and place
Posted by Reimagine Norwich
How does the event relate to Doughnut Economics?
Community Wealth Building complements Doughnut Economics by exploring how local economies can become more distributive by design, ensuring that wealth, ownership and economic opportunity are shared more widely within communities.
This event will explore how Norwich’s anchor institutions – including the City Council and other major local organisations – can use their spending, employment, assets and investment to strengthen the local economy and benefit local people. This connects directly with Doughnut Economics approaches to purpose-driven procurement, locally rooted finance, inclusive enterprise and creating economies that serve people and place. Doughnut Economics Action Lab
What's on the agenda?
12.30pm – Welcome and introduction
Introduction to Community Wealth Building and its relevance to Norwich.
12.40pm – Presentations from speakers
Perspectives and experience from Evelyn Henderson Child (Senior Researcher, CLES - Centre for Local Economies), Matthew Brown, (Senior Fellow, The Democracy Collective, and Leader of Preston City Council, Lucy Galvin, Norwich City Council Leader and Clive Lewis MP.
Approximately 1.40pm – Audience Q&A and discussion
An opportunity to explore what can be learned from elsewhere and how Community Wealth Building could work in Norwich.
By 3.00pm – Close and next steps
The emphasis will be on discussion rather than a series of lengthy formal presentations.
How can people join?
The speaker presentations session is in person and free to attend, but advance booking is required because places are limited.
Norwich City Hall – Council Chamber
St Peter's Street
Norwich
NR2 1NH
United Kingdom
Friday 6 November 2026, 12.30pm–3.00pm
Book free tickets via Eventbrite
Who can join?
The event is open to everyone interested in how Norwich can build a fairer, more sustainable and locally rooted economy.
It will be particularly relevant to people from local government, anchor institutions, community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises, businesses and public services, as well as residents interested in the future of Norwich.
No previous knowledge of Community Wealth Building or Doughnut Economics is required.
