Freya Millard

United Kingdom, West Midlands

Content Manager, Podcast Host and Editor at A Killer Podcast

Podcast Host and Editor @akillerpodcast 🎧 Rookie at all things creative 🖌

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Articles

Navigating disasters: Expert advice from Professor Lucy Easthope on community resilience and recovery

1 month ago | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

As part of our new interview series for Future Local Lab, LGIU’s Head of Content, Freya Millard, sat down with Professor Lucy Easthope, a leading authority in emergency planning and disaster recovery. For over two decades, she has been at the forefront of the profession and involved in the biggest world-shaping disasters, from 9/11 to Covid-19, and many more that fall under and off the radar – but not for Lucy and her comrades in the hidden world of emergency planning.
Funding street trees: collaborative project to green up neighbourhoods

Feb 26, 2024 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

In the current situation, with English councils facing increasingly tight financial constraints, plans to increase street tree planting often feel more aspirational than achievable. Many councils can just about afford to maintain their existing street trees, and some not even that.
Reconciliation: Case studies and resources for local government

Feb 20, 2024 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

Every week, we highlight inspiration and innovation from local government worldwide. In this article, we focus on ways local government shows themselves as leaders in reconciliation. You’ll find best practice from Ireland, Scotland, USA, Canada and England along with plenty of practical policy and resources to for more insight and guidance on the topic.
Will 2024 be the year of more elections and less democracy?

Jan 23, 2024 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

2024 is going to be the biggest election year in history. More than 4 billion people will be eligible to vote in local, regional or national elections – that’s more than half the world’s population. Some may see this as a signal that democracy is thriving, but in reality, it’s facing great uncertainty everywhere. Many concerns suggest that these elections may only serve to illuminate exactly how much democracy is currently under threat.
The Holiday, Activity and Food programme in action across Wyre

Nov 15, 2023 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

This interview with Carol Southern from Wyre Borough Council highlights their successful Holiday Activity and Food programme. We get into the finer details around how Wyre operates the clubs, builds important partnerships and utilises the reach to positively impact the children and families most in need of support. The Holiday activity and food programme (HAF) is a national initiative across England funded by the Department for Education.
Don’t forget the women behind the 97% - A personal account on women’s safety

Nov 7, 2023 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

A few years ago, ‘shocking’ statistics came to light, spotlighting an epidemic infecting women’s ability to be safe every day, everywhere. This personal account details incidents of public harassment and assault and illustrates that 97% is more than just a ‘shocking’ number. It’s a harrowing and united experience for nearly all women in society – and it needs to change. Local government can and should be leading the way.
Advice on dark tourism from Salem's Mayor

Oct 30, 2023 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

In this Q&A interview, the Mayor of Salem, Dominick Pangallo, shares some of the insights their local government and community have gained as world-recognised leaders in the dark tourism industry. With long-lasting and successful firsthand experience of working in a (sometimes controversial) space like dark tourism comes highly valuable advice for other local authorities. Salem’s backgroundSalem is a coastal city in Boston, USA. It’s famous for its 1692 Witch Trials, where 19 locals were executed.
“Dark tourism: It’s not as scary as you think!” Interview with an academic expert

Oct 30, 2023 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

LGIU’s Freya Millard chatted with Dr. Beth Heidelberg from Minnesota State University, Mankato, to discuss her very niche specialism in exploring local government’s relationship with the dark tourism industry. Providing insightful case study analysis from her own field research of dark tourism hotspots like Salem, Clear Lake, Holcombe and Amityville. This Q&A is a must-read for all who share a curiosity about the real-life implications of these seemingly globally innate ‘dark’ practices.
Podcast: The under-explored relationship between local government and dark tourism

Oct 23, 2023 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

In this Global Local Podcast episode, your host, Freya Millard, chats with Dr. Beth Heidelberg from Minnesota State University, Mankato, to discuss her very niche specialism exploring local government’s relationship with the dark tourism industry.
Interview with Oxfordshire County Council: pioneers in local climate action

Sep 19, 2023 | lgiu.org | Freya Millard

Labelled a ‘gold tier’ council by Uswitch for their approach to sustainability, Oxfordshire is standing out as a pioneering force in climate action. We chatted with Oxfordshire County Council’s Corporate Director for Environment and Place, Bill Cotton and the Head of Climate Action, Sarah Gilbert, to share their insights with local government colleagues, near and far, who are keen to pick up the pace in adapting to a changing world.