The Talking About Our Place toolkit help a community think about some of the issues their place may be facing, and encourages them to get involved. It will help people: explore what makes their place special recognise what benefits their place provides for identify what issues affect their place or may affect it in the future help communities use this understanding to shape the decisions made about how their place should be cared for in the future. This process can be useful in helping communities develop projects and bid for funding from organisations like Heritage Lottery Fund and the Climate Challenge Fund as well as provide evidence for consideration in decisions to be made about their area.