Nidderdale Plus 'thrilled' to win £80,000 boost for business and life in Pateley Bridge
A hard-working Pateley Bridge community hub says winning a new £80,000 grant is a golden opportunity to boost the town’s economy.
Nidderdale Plus won its bid for a slice of York and North Yorkshire Mayor’s Vibrant & Sustainable High Streets Fund after holding meetings with local Nidderdale businesses in the summer and autumn last year.
Based at Station Square on King Street in Pateley Bridge, the busy charity’s Community Hub provides a wealth of services to both residents and visitors, including a community library, community car, befriending service, business/office services, a front desk for local council and police matters, a tourist information point, and a programme of regular events
Helen Flynn, CEO of Nidderdale Plus, said “We were absolutely thrilled to be successful with this bid and bring funding to Nidderdale that can help improve the local economy.
"The work starts now in bringing together Nidderdale businesses, of any size, to collaborate and come together to make the most of this opportunity and we do welcome any business to come forward and work with us.
"One of our first tasks is to recruit a Project Officer, so do check out our website for more information: www.nidderdaleplus.org.uk."
The bid put forward by Nidderdale Plus seeks to do three things:
Set up a new Nidderdale Business Association.
Plan and organise a series of annual events.
Create a Nidderdale brand that can be used by any business or group based in Nidderdale to market their activities.
Part of the preparation for going forward with assembling the bid was holding a much larger Christmas event in Pateley Bridge last year.
This was a great success and saw three markets, a lantern parade, a Christmas Tree Festival and a children’s trail taking place over three days.
As part of phase three of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Vibrant & Sustainable High Streets Fun, Mayor David Skaith announced £2.4million across 27 projects in York and North Yorkshire.
Nidderdale Plus was awarded £80k to deliver an ambitious and innovative programme of initiatives and activities during the 16-month period of the project.
More information at: https://www.nidderdaleplus.org.uk/