Alistair Chaired the afternoon session at the Town Centre Conference held in Ayr Town Hall on 10 April 2019. Building on the Scottish Government’s current policy focus on town centre regeneration, the conference focussed on specific delivery issues of conservation and redevelopment in small towns, such as the restoration of listed buildings, community asset purchase and the use of compulsory purchase orders. Speakers included Philip Prentice of Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Una Richards of The Scottish Historic Buildings Trust.