About Us

3Ps was established in 2005 by Roger Newton and Jo
Maguire.

Roger Newton has over 15 years specialist expertise in
Participatory Appraisal techniques. His work has
included involving communities in large scale
regeneration projects, audience participation in lottery
funding bids, and participatory video projects with
excluded young people. Roger teaches introductory and
advanced participatory approaches for Northumbria
University and designs bespoke courses for statutory
and voluntary organisations. Roger comes from a
background of senior management in the voluntary
sector. He is a member of the National Steering Group of
Participatory Practitioners for Change.

Jo Maguire has been working with participatory
approaches for the last 10 years, as a consultant and
trainer. She is also an architect and particularly
interested in participation in planning, regeneration and
the built environment. Jo has an MSc in Planning and
Development and has worked in Jamaica and Tanzania
as well as the UK.

3Ps also have three Associates that work with them on
larger and specialist projects: Lucy Barker, Ross
Mowbray and Sarah Greenlees.

HOW WE WORK

3Ps use visual and interactive methods that allow
everyone to participate and have their say,
irrespective of age, background or ability. Our work is
based on the ideas that people are experts in their
own situation, their knowledge and experience should
be respected, and they should have the opportunity to
actively participate in developments that affect them.
As well as helping improve participation at public
meetings, we also work in other ways, consulting
people in places they usually go to or meet in. We
recognise that many groups of people never have a
voice in ‘normal’ consultations, and our methods
ensure that they too are asked, in an accessible and
non-threatening way. We use visual and creative
participatory techniques built up over many years of
experience for: