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Interim slide show for University of York conference
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Impacts to date (since March 2003)
• 10 new public realm projects created and delivered• 3 new community groups & 1 business association
formed • £100k seed grant from Channel 4 developed in to
£14m capital & £3m revenue fund• New retail, residential and cultural development plans
in place for the town, valued at over £200m • Involvement of local, national and international
designers and artists• Involvement of over 10,000 local people
Lol Coxhill in a skip Concept Simon Thackray. Produced by The Shed. Photo: Tony Bartholomew
Lol Coxhill in a skip Concept Simon Thackray. Produced by The Shed. Photo: Tony Bartholomew
Lol Coxhill in a skip Concept Simon Thackray. Produced by The Shed. Photo: Tony Bartholomew
Project Partners/Funders
• Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
• Yorkshire Forward• English Partnerships• Channel 4 Television• CABE• Arts Council England• Coalfields Regeneration
Trust• Groundwork Wakefield• Environment Agency
• British Waterways• Waste Recylcing Group
(WREN)• Ibstock• Big Lottery• Edinburgh House Estates• Sure Start• Scarman Trust• Heritage Lottery Fund• Geographers Association
Community Partners
• Castleford Heritage Group• Custyke Community Group• Lock Lane Residents
Association• Friends of the Green• Wilson Street Community
Triangle
• Friends of the Riverside• Sagar Street Traders
Association• Castleford Town Centre
Partnership• Castleford Parks
Partnership
Timeline
• March 2003: Project Start• July 2003: First community involvement• Autumn 2003: Design Competition• 2004: Design Development/Fund-raising/Contracting• March 2005: First project completes• Summer 2005: Open space projects complete• Spring 2007: New town square opens• Winter 2007: Bridge construction completes• Spring 2008: Broadcast TV series
http://www.castlefordheritagetrust.org.uk/
www.channel4.com/castleford