Who we are
Great Place: Lakes and Dales is one of 16 pilot projects in England funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England.
It is focused on the rural corridor linking Skipton in the south and Grasmere in the north, including the market towns and rural hinterlands, extending into both the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks.
Project team
Chloë Hampson Ward
Creative Economy consultant
Karen Merrifield
Business Relations consultant
Jael Williams
Business Relations consultant
Lisa Jamieson
Creative Economy consultant
Richard Dowson
Placemaking consultant
Beth Sculpher
Programme Officer
Lindsey Hebden
Programme Manager
Managed via the Consortium of Partnership Organisations, which is made up of additional funding partners including Craven District Council (lead authority), South Lakeland District Council, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and Lake District National Park Authority. Strategic delivery is managed by a creative board which includes additional cultural organisations.
