"In the communities I’ve been working in over the past year it feels like it’s never been harder to do things in a community-led or participatory way. 

Even when communities show leadership, the past 12 months has shown that our legal frameworks, funding, and support are not enough to prevent the loss of high-profile community assets, ........ Hastings Pier in Sussex falling into private hands only months after winning a RIBA award for its community-led restoration and transformation. "
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-06-12/looking-back-looking-forwards-governance/