Scotland's Towns Week, a week-long celebration of the nation's towns and those who work to support towns and city districts, has begun today, Monday 18 November.

Coordinated by Scotland's Towns Partnership and Scotland's Improvement Districts, Scotland's Towns Week is a chance to collaborate, share best practice, interests and opportunities, and ultimately to help bring life, vitality and vibrancy back into our town centres.

To mark the first day of #STW19, the shortlist of entries to this year's FutureTown Design Competition has been revealed – view these here and vote for your favourite.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday 20th November over 150 stakeholders who work to support towns and city districts from across sectors will meet for our annual Scotland's Towns Conference, this year being held in Aberdeen Music Hall.


STP also encouraged people to check out their other upcoming events, including our practical place management workshop on legal, finance and governance issues (3rd December, Edinburgh), and the next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Towns and Town Centres (11th December, Scottish Parliament).

How to Get Involved in Scotland's Towns Week:

• Tell STP about and share any events or initiatives happening in your town during 18 - 24 November. Contact ewan@scotlandstowns.org.

• Download and display the "Keep it Local" poster. (PDF version here for physical display).

• Vote for your favourite innovative idea in the FutureTown Design Competition shortlist.

• Share our suggested Tweet: "Scotland's Towns Week here! Show your support for Scotland's towns and city districts by tweeting what makes your place special to @ScotlandsTowns.

• Share photos or news of positive initiatives in your town and tell STP what makes it special. Take part in the conversation on Twitter @ScotlandsTowns, #LoveMyTown, #STW19 and #ScotlandsTowns, or on our Facebook page.

(MH/JG)