I attended this event on behalf of the Crieff & Strathearn Museum trustees. Though not specifically relevant to the business of making a museum, the conference objectives were to shine a light on the main issues affecting the evident decline in many of our high streets and town centres. The intention being to stimulating debate and inspire those who attended to help formulate a plan for the future policy making in both The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland and the Scottish Civic Trust. Although our plan is to create a new museum for Crieff and Strathearn, in the process we hope to contribute to the revival of our town centres and, in particular the repurposing of empty and worthy buildings which are not only under-utilised but "at risk" if we cannot find a sustainable use for them.

Relevant links are:

https://www.ahss.org.uk/who-we-are/

https://www.scottishcivictrust.org.uk

https://stirlingretail.com

https://www.ads.org.uk