Lucy Lawson - The Churchill Fellowship

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Lucy Lawson

Revitalising Community Markets: International Best Practice

Fellowship

Themes
Focus

Learning how markets are benefit the local community overseas and applying learnings in UK.

Countries
Fellowship year

2026

Supported by
Locality

Scotland

Biography

I am a director of Unicorn Markets CIC which runs Bathgate Market. The market benefits local traders, community regeneration and social inclusion. In my final year studying business at university, I completed a university project on Corporate Social Responsibility and business plans for social enterprises, which inspired the project. I went on to launch the market after my graduation, giving a platform to many local microbusinesses and bringing life back into the small town.

There is a lot to learn from the models of more established markets, including how they best benefit their local communities and overcome challenges. I intend to learn from them and apply my knowledge to the markets I am already running.

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