1.0icouldhttps://icould.comicouldadminhttps://icould.com/author/icouldadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XPblNAxVau"><a href="https://icould.com/stories/nigel-a/">Nigel A</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://icould.com/stories/nigel-a/embed/#?secret=XPblNAxVau" width="600" height="338" title="“Nigel A” — icould" data-secret="XPblNAxVau" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Nigel A is a Strategic Regeneration Communication Manager for Lewisham County Council in London. His job is to involve local people in local regeneration and keep them informed. He did a degree in English and Drama and was going to become a teacher - but came to London without a plan. His love of writing led him first to writing a newsletter for employees of Pret a Manger. He was made redundant in that job - but now he works to get "local people to understand what's being proposed, what's being planned, to keep them up to date with what's happening, and to give them opportunities to be involved".