Cheshire sports club director brands this 'demolition by stealth' as pre-conditions exclude community and non-profit groups. #Crewe #Heritage #TownOfCulture #RetroFirst #ArtDeco #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #LocalHistory #MayThe4th crewe.nub.news/news/local-ne…

Miatta headed up @NEF when they produced an amazing RetroFirst policy so not quite regen at its best is it when the mantra is demolish and rebuild #Blahblahblah

Great to see The Limelight, originally the Congregational Church, free of chipboard at last. #Crewe #Heritage #LocalHistory #CivicPride #SenseOfPlace #RetroFirst #PalmSunday #SundayVibes

Potential GBR HQ Derby Assembly Rooms- massive carbon resources waste continues.. architectsjournal.co.uk/news… Retrofirst Pride in place #climateaction #airpollution #circulareconomy/sma dirty linear

Reprieve for Flag Lane Baths. #Crewe #RetroFirst #Heritage northwichguardian.co.uk/news…

ARTICLE: RetroFirst Stories: How Ian Chalk is creating a net zero home at a former tin mine architectsjournal.co.uk/news…

Yet more buildings being knocked down in Westminster under their groundbreaking retrofirst policy 🙄@ArchitectsJrnal mylondon.news/news/zone-1-ne…

To try and justify demolishing Flag Lane Baths,Cheshire East are now lying about the building.The Council told the Town Board that the structure was stable. #Crewe #Heritage #SaveFlagLaneBaths #RetroFirst #Resist

Congratulations to @HOME_mcr and Jon Matthews Architects for winning @ArchitectsJrnal Retrofit & Reuse Award for Adaptive Reuse for the fantastic HOME Arches project We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space last year as part of our conference #RetroFirst

Exciting plans to save Flag Lane Baths. #Crewe #RetroFirst #Heritage #PositiveVibes #MondayMotivation #WeAreAllOneCrewe #Grassroots #Community crewe.nub.news/news/local-ne…

Flag Lane Baths can be saved *if* Cheshire East accepts an offer to restore it and find another site for the school. #Crewe #LocalHistory #Heritage #LocalDemocracy #RetroFirst #ArtDeco #FridayVibes

Interesting as Westminster Council have a retrofirst policy but that’s no protection - demolitions since the introduction of the policy are continuing .. @ArchitectsJrnal @C20Society #Brutalist brutalistconstructions.com/2…

Same on our estate Darwin House demolition with no retrofit survey at all on a councils own development, it’s looking more like a do as I say not as I do Retrofirst policy sadly @ArchitectsJrnal

Sad to see the old Darwin House being demolished. This is a council development yet no retrofit survey was carried out. What’s the point of a retrofirst policy that the council can’t even comply with on their own developments. It’s beginning to look like a load of PR guff

@MayorofLondon and @CityWestminster have produced some form of “retrofirst” guidance/policy but given the number of demolitions that are still taking place some could say they are nothing more than a “window dressing* exercise - always measure the outcomes @ArchitectsJrnal

How is it that a new build might be considered cheaper and lower risk than an existing hall or a church? #RetroFirst should be the starting point or things are very awry.

The retrofirst council 🤫

Join our Eviction Resistance Workshop this Saturday! We’re hosting it as part of birthday celebrations of the @savecentralhill community. The residents at Central Hill have been fighting to prevent their estate's demolition for a full decade now! It's an honour to witness such incredible resilience from the community, let alone be involved in it. Though, of course we wish there was nothing that needed preventing in the first place! #RefurbishDontDemolish #RetroFirst 📣 At 3:30pm, we’ll hold a short protest centring the prevalence of empty homes. In England, there are over 33,000 homes that are owned AND kept empty by local councils. There are over 50 empty homes at Central Hill Estate alone! Why are these often newly refurbished homes being kept empty in the middle of a housing crisis?! Let’s show up and highlight how reckless that is! 🪧 Then, there will be banner making at 5:30pm, which should be great fun for the kids! The banners we create on the day will be used at our upcoming housing protests. ✊ To end on a high note, we’ve got eviction resistance training planned for 7:15pm! It's crucial that as a community we learn how to defend ourselves AND our neighbours from eviction! All are welcome to join! And remember: as long as we stay in our homes, WE hold the power.

RetroFirst stories: Tom Turner on why a revamp trumped demolition in Sussex bit.ly/4arzAQp

Another brilliant year of what we do best... preserving our architectural heritage and protecting the planet. Some of our favourite 2024 project highlights 👇 #Selectaglaze #RetroFirst Image credits: 1, 2 - © Peter Durant; 3,4 - © Dan Bridge, 5,6,7,8 - © James Attree