Promoting Camden Town - CTU in the Press

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Chief Executive of CTU, Simon Pitkeathley was recently quoted in the Financial Times describing the varied and eclectic mix that is Camden Town, and highlighting the large concentration of media and creative office based businesses that exist behind the scenes.

Also credited was CTU's Pop Up Shop initiative, which has made significant steps in reducing the 'broken teeth' effect on the High Street by fuilling empty premises with artistic and creative companies during the recession. Previous Pop Up Shop resident, Stephen Emms praised the scheme, saying "It is better to fill empty shops, of which there has been a proliferation since the recession, and it helps people think what Camden is all about. Hackney and Shoreditch get the limelight for art and creativity but they don’t do anything like as much as Camden does to help.”

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