Objectives of the Regeneration

The Castleford Project is an urban renewal initiative set on improving the town of Castleford, West Yorkshire.

The project is enabling the delivery of a series of different projects across the town – be it the design of a new town square, the creation of several new facilities for local children and the design and build of a major new footbridge.

What's unusual about the Project is that it was founded by Channel 4 Television, local community and civic groups and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.

Starting with an investment of £100,000 from Channel 4, the project has delivered ten projects in just over three years and is now valued at over £12m.

Thousands of local people have been involved in setting the project's agenda and the design and the delivery of individual schemes.

Important new work has been commissioned from national and international designers and artists.

And the initiative has been credited with leveraging over £200m of additional new investment in to the town.

Because of the innovative way in which it has been designed, its extensive involvement of local people and its success in creating a clear, unified platform for the economic development of the town, The Castleford Project has won extensive praise for its best practice in urban regeneration. The Project has also attracted international interest and praise. Progress so far has been discussed and highlighted at events in China the United States, Russia and Europe.

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