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Gareth Davies

Boundaries

I have two working lives, as a coach and a town clerk, and boundaries mean different things in those roles.

4 min readApr 21, 2023

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Gareth Davies

Thinking about Business Improvement Districts

Sitting through a discussion about Business Improvement Districts and their future one speaker caught my attention. ‘We risk breaking the…

3 min readApr 20, 2023

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Gareth Davies

Local councils and workforce development

The SLCC, who are the membership body for local council clerks in England and Wales have issued a report, apparently co-authored with some…

4 min readFeb 1, 2023

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Gareth Davies

Thanks Dad…

When the BBC wanted to make a film to commemorate 70 years of Cwmbran New Town, it was no surprise that amongst their interviewees was…

4 min readJun 4, 2022

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Gareth Davies

More in sorrow than in anger

There’ll be some changes happening on this Medium blog over the next couple of weeks.

7 min readApr 11, 2021

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Gareth Davies

Ambridge Parish Council in crisis

It’s been a fascinating week for students of local government. One of England’s most well known councils has been dogged by issues around…

8 min readApr 1, 2021

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Gareth Davies

The twenty first century academy?

Seventeen years ago, when I was a Labour councillor, one of the ideas I explored with colleagues was whether the solution for Blyth might…

6 min readMar 24, 2021

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Gareth Davies

From Procol Harum to Patagonia via Ambridge

I first started thinking deeply about concepts of place when I was in my 20s; Gwyn Alf Williams’ ‘When Was Wales’ was a catalytic…

6 min readMar 11, 2021

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Gareth Davies

Academic Archers Bibliography

This is a sample of the material I used for today’s talk at the Academic Archers conference.

2 min readFeb 20, 2021

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Gareth Davies

Handforth Parish Council — an alternative view

Have you seen the Handforth Parish Council video yet?

9 min readFeb 6, 2021

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Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

I’m a governance professional, and coach. This place is for writing about issues around coaching, place management, leadership development and, politics.

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