1. Central Lancashire City Region Antony Lockley Regeneration Policy Manager, Blackpool Council

2. Where?

3. What? £15-£18bn economy Equivalent wealth generation to Merseyside (20% of NW total) Biggest concentration of advanced manufacturing outside of SE UK’s biggest tourist draw in Blackpool Emerging force of Preston, UK’s newest city

6. Our Offer to the North Unique features: critical mass of high-value engineering Blackpool and destination resort potential Green city distinctive offer; complementing adjacent urban City Regions of Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool Growth: delivery of key schemes will add circa 55k jobs and £2bn to City Region economy untapped potential and collaboration

7. The Accelerators Blackpool Destination Resort Masterplan Advanced Manufacturing / Aerospace Transformational Agenda for East Lancashire: key strategic sites and town centre regeneration Preston City Vision

8. The Enablers Connectivity: Blackpool tram and airport, motorway investments to realise sites, rail links to Manchester and Leeds Urban offer: housing and quality environments; Skills/FE/HE: long way to go, now asking the right questions Strategic sites Joining it together: making the green city a reality

9. Examining the Evidence: Seeing Beyond Invisible Lines We are beginning to understand real flows of people, materials and money Collaboration on basis of coherent economic areas: 3 primary spatial drivers Delivery of economic development to fit the real world Evidence: gaps being plugged

10. Through the Barricades City Region working has introduced something new to principal players Utility of collaboration clear in policy arenas: RES, RSS etc Collaboration essential to achieve maximum benefit of delivery Deep shifts in perception take time; however, good start made

11. Making it Happen Big schemes rest on key decisions, funding and partner support – New Blackpool, Preston City Vision and Transformational Agenda The cases are strong, but this is not enough! Partner/collaborative working and delivery here to stay Need real signal of intent from the centre