The Castleford Project

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The Castleford Project

• David Barrie

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Objective
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Principals

• Encourage self-determination and expression
• Create a movement culture
• Be popular and creative
• Avoid hell of analysis paralysis
• Dont sacrifice local for national

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Local leadership
Alison Drake
Chair, Castleford Heritage Group Former Primary
School Teacher
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Wendy Rayner
Vice-chair, Castleford Riverside Group Former
cook in old peoples home
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Rheta Davison
Secretary, Custyke Community Group Former cleaner
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Initial Expert Team

• Chris Brown, Igloo Regeneration
• Roger Zogolovitch, AZ Urban Studio
• Ben Denton, ABROS
• Nick Wates, Nick Wates Associates
• Peter Rogers, Stanhope plc
• Alison Nimmo, Sheffield One 2012
• Mace (Project Management)
• Gleeds (Cost Management)

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Local Partnership

• Wakefield Council
• English Partnerships
• Yorkshire Forward
• Channel 4
• Commission for Architecture the Built
  Environment
• Groundwork Wakefield

• Coalfields Regeneration Trust
• Arts Council
• British Waterways
• Edinburgh House Estates Ltd.
• Waste Recycling Group

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Events Programme

• Community events
• Club nights
• Curriculum development
• Social entrepreneurship programme
• Visual art exhibition commission
• Community film production

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Art
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Community Broker
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Articles of Faith

• Hold the spear and let the customer impale
  himself
• To make a big splash, find a big rock
• Create a federated support network
• Position project as advocate
• Enable emergence and self-organisation

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Benefits

• Create positive investment climate
• Connect regeneration with consumer economy
  popular culture
• Create a God of momentum
• Self-realisation Connectedness Inclusion

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Outcomes

• 10m raised for capital works programme from
  initial 100k commitment from Channel 4
• 150m private sector investment in retail and
  residential development
• 22m ancillary investment in new local museum and
  transport interchange
• 4 neighbourhood public realm projects complete, 7
  to follow (3ha/520homes) since Project start,
  Spring 2002
• Three new community groups two business
  associations formed
• 8000 people involved in events/1000 young
  people
• 7 learning opportunities in project management
• Coverage in national international press

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Media
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The real voyage of discovery consists in not
seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
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• David Barrie 0777 5945302
• David.barrie01_at_btinternet.com
• http//www.channel4.com/castleford