Ripon City Partnership was formed in 1997 as a central driving force to lead the regeneration of Ripon and to bring together the large number of community groups and voluntary organisations already active in the City's everyday life and development. However, it became widely recognised that Ripon alone cannot rescue Ripon; it needs a hinterland and a larger one than historically. The Greater Ripon Improvement Partnership was therefore borne in 2010 to 'Drive and Deliver Ripon's Development".

 

The GRIP is a genuine public/private sector partnership with a mission to:

 

- improve Ripon by growing its economy                   

- grow its economy by supporting its businesses   

- support its businesses by promoting its products

-  promote its products by marketing to residents, businesses and visitors       

 

The GRIP Business Plan 2010-2014 outlines six broad areas it wishes to tackle over the coming year rescuing the retail sector, protecting non-retail businesses, increasing tourism, developing infrastructure, enhancing the community, and working with bigger firms and the wider economy.