Citizen Hub Peterborough opens for a day at The BRDG. Drop in, explore the space, meet the people behind it and help shape what comes next.

Peterborough, this is your Citizen Hub.

On Friday 6th November, The BRDG on Bridge Street opens as Citizen Hub Peterborough for the first time and we want the city in the room.

From 9am to 9pm, come in, explore the space, meet the people involved and help shape what this place becomes. Stay ten minutes or stay for hours. There's no programme to sit through and nothing you need to prepare.

What's happening across the day:

Guided tours of the space

Idea walls and co-design activities

Tea, coffee and soft drinks

The Citizen Hub team and local partners to talk to

Young people involved from the college and social enterprise partners

Focused conversations on skills, employment, health, community and place

Focused conversations schedule to be published soon. Come for the one that matters to you or come whenever suits.

This isn't a finished product. It's the start of a conversation with the city and what you tell us will shape what the Hub becomes.

What is a Citizen Hub?

Citizen Hub is a locally-led movement that drives positive, lasting change in communities.

We work with communities to create places that offer safety, build curiosity and enable growth from the ground up. By bringing together citizens, local businesses, education and services, we create the right environment for people and places to thrive.

At its heart is a simple belief that everyone deserves to feel they matter, have their voice heard and their presence felt.

We share power, not just space. For everyone, always.

Peterborough will be the third Citizen Hub in the UK, after St Neots and Wimbledon. It won't be a copy of either. It will be shaped by the people of Peterborough and this open day is where that starts.

Citizen Hub Peterborough is being built in partnership with Inspire Education Group, whose team has run The BRDG since the summer very successfully, this is the evolution of their commitment to the city and it is thanks to them we chose to bring our national and regional network to support the people of Peterborough.

Before you come

The BRDG, 61 Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1HA · Step-free access · Children and families welcome · No need to book a slot, just turn up.

You don't need any prior knowledge of the Citizen Hub and you don't need to arrive with an idea. Just come curious.

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