the channel 4 castleford project

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