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Renaissance Knaresborough
"Working
to make a great town better"Welcome to this introduction on Renaissance
Knaresborough.
We cannot hope to cover all that has happened
to date or all that we hope will happen in the
future. We would like to think that it provides
a simple overview.
If you would like to know more or would like to
attend one of our meetings, please contact us through the
online response form below.
What is Renaissance Knaresborough?
'Renaissance Knaresborough' is an organisation set up to
identify, develop and deliver projects to improve the town of
Knaresborough.
For the past three years, Renaissance
Knaresborough has been able to access resources and
funding from Yorkshire Forward under their Renaissance Market Towns
(RMT) programme. As planned, the RMT programme ended in
March 2009, but we are pleased to report that Renaissance
Knaresborough has been selected to participate in Yorkshire
Forward's successor programme, Rural Capitals. This new
programme will focus even more closely on creating the conditions
for enterprise and economic growth in the regions rural communities
over the next 5 years.
What has Renaissance Knaresborough achieved so far?
- Knaresborough Riverside improvements - Viaduct Terrace
- Property Improvement Grant scheme
- Training for the business, voluntary and creative industries sector
- 'Our Town' film and youth engagement
- 'Time Gate - Prisoner of Knaresborough Castle' computer game
- Horseshoe Field Bridge restoration
- Improvements at Bebra Gardens
- Frazer Theatre improvements - phase 1
- 'Trompe L'Oeil' Town Windows project
- Renaissance Knaresborough Initiative Fund
Current projects and future priorities
- Town Centre Renaissance - including property grants (phase two) and public realm improvements
- Knaresborough Community and Social Enterprse Centre
- Town Lift to link the riverside with the town centre
- Arts Development
- Signage and Interpretation
- Riverside Improvements (phase two)
- Youth Projects
- Green Town
- Improvements to Nidderdale Way
- Knaresborough Castle / Courthouse museum improvements
- Marketing and Promotion of Knaresborough
- Renaissance Knaresborough Communication
To find out more about these projects and their current status, view the latest version of the Renaissance Knaresborough Action Plan (last updated December 09)
Latest News
The latest Renaissance Knaresborough Newsletter provides information on recent achievements, project progress, funding opportunities etc. Previous copies of the newsletter are also available to view.
Meetings of the Renaissance Knaresborough Executive Committee are held monthly. You can view the minutes from the most recent meeting here.
How you can get involved or find out more.....
If you would like to know more about Renaissance Knaresborough
and how you can get involved please complete the enquiry form below
and one of our regeneration team will contact you: