About Holden-Locke Public Affairs Consultancy
Building influence through connecting clients with the relevant decision-makers.
Multiple stakeholder communications to positively enhance your reputation.
We provide a specialist public affairs and bid writing service that adds value to a company’s strategic priorities and goals through bespoke relationship management and reputational enhancement with key decision makers across Westminster, Whitehall and Town Halls. Holden-Locke Public Affairs delivers advice, support and guidance on political communication issues, whilst also engaging with decision makers to promote a company’s priorities. We establish credibility and reputation for your company that not only reflects your current positioning but also establishes a foothold for growth within the corridors of power that will serve to support future growth.
At Holden-Locke Public Affairs we pride ourselves on providing a nationally recognised service built on local, regional and nationwide intelligence and relationships. We understand that only through understanding local and regional political, community and business priorities can a national public affairs strategy and campaign is effective. Holden-Locke Public Affairs delivers your message to decision makers delivering real results for your company.
A key strength of Holden-Locke Public Affairs is that high quality political lobbying and political intelligence is provided to you by experienced and responsible people. Our Managing Director David Holden-Locke, has over 25 years experience of public affairs in the UK and within the EU. He has worked at all levels of domestic politics including local government, regional government and national government. Furthermore he has worked in private, public and voluntary sectors in the UK. Our Chief Executive Clare Holden-Locke, has 20 years experience in education and training as a teacher, exam moderator and facilitator. It is as a result of this vast experience that Holden-Locke Public Affairs is positioned to support your company today.
A range of services to help you achieve your business goals.
Bid Writing
Holden-Locke Public Affairs Consultancy operates a successful Bid writing service for our clients. We have a great amount of experience and success in identifying funding opportunities for clients and then securing the grant and loan funding through writing successful applications.
We operate both within the United Kingdom focussing on Regional Growth Fund, Horizon 2020 and many other funding strands for the third sector including Heritage Lottery Funding, Arts Council and also across the European Union and specialise in EU Structural Fund applications for ERDF and ESF.
Events
Dominating the banks of the river Thames, the Palace of Westminster’s resplendent facade heralds this UNESCO World Heritage site as one of the most iconic in the world. This magnificent building offers the ultimate setting for any event and Holden-Locke Public Affairs Consultancy has over 20 years’ experience of managing and facilitating a wide variety of events in this historic setting, from face-to-face engagement, sharing best practice and shaping and delivering policy.
Further to this we facilitate events at all party political conferences managing bespoke policy specific platforms to bring policy-makers and stakeholders together in an environment that allows consideration, education and collaboration.
Lobbying
We work across policy areas with Government Ministers, Civil servants, MPs, MEPs, Peers, Mayors, Councillors and Local Enterprise Partnerships helping to bridge the gap between policy makers and those in the private, public and third sectors who it will directly affect. To allow for a shared understanding in an attempt to find solutions to the economic and social challenges being faced today from Brexit to the Budget.
We operate both within the United Kingdom focussing on Regional Growth Fund, Horizon 2020 and many other funding strands for the third sector including Heritage Lottery Funding, Arts Council and also across the European Union and specialise in EU Structural Fund applications for ERDF and ESF.
Speaking
In addition to his experience as a Lecturer of Rhetoric, Issues Management and Public Affairs, at the Prestigious Lancashire Business School of The University of Central Lancashire, David Holden-Locke has written articles on various topics including, public affairs and public relations in the UK and EU, energy policy, manufacturing policy, Democratic deficit Growing up in the UK, and even the first EU wide guide on how to establish and run local youth councils.
As an international speaker, he takes great pride in utilising his vast experience to first meet and secondly exceed the audience’s expectations on lobbying and bid writing.