Case Studies
Yorventure has invested almost £7 million in more than 250 projects in York and North Yorkshire and now supports projects in Northern Bradford through tax credits received by Bradford Metropolitan District Council generated by the Yorwaste landfill site at Skipton.
Since Yorventure was first established in 1997, grants have been distributed to a variety of different community and environmental projects; here are just a few examples:
- Hunmanby Skate Aid Skate Park
- Community Project
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In October 2003 the organisation Skate Aid was awarded a Yorventure grant of £10,630 towards a new skate park in Hunmanby, located within 10 miles of the Yorwaste landfill site at Seamer Carr.
- Green Hammerton Skate Park
- Community Project
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Located within 5 miles of the Yorwaste Landfill Site at Harewood Whin, the Green Hammerton Skateboard Project received a £15,000 grant towards a £26,000 project to construct of a new skate park. The skate park was sited at the Green Hammerton Playing Field in York, which already attracted a great number of young skaters but did not have the appropriate facilities to safely accommodate their sport.
- Heritage Coast Countryside Officer
- Environmental Project
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In 2001 Yorventure was approached by the North York Moors National Park Authority who wanted to secure funding for the cost of a Coastal Projects Officer whose role was to provide, improve and maintain public amenities within the coastal countryside of Whitby, situated within 10 miles of the Yorwaste Landfill Site at Mickleby.
Read the Case Study about Heritage Coast Countryside Officer
- The Georgian Theatre Royal
- Community Project
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The Georgian Theatre project has been one of the most substantial projects that Yorventure has been involved with. Located within 5 miles of the Yorwaste Landfill site at Scorton, the £1.28 million project received a £30,000 through the Yorventure Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.
Community Projects
- St Columbas Community Hall
- St. Mary’s Social Action Centre
- Pickering Theatre
- Skipton Baptist Church Hall Renovations
- Hunmanby Skate Aid Skate Park
- Green Hammerton Skate Park
- The Georgian Theatre Royal
- Folkton and Flixton Play Area
Environmental Projects
- Jim Wilkinson
- Middleton Tyas Memorial Hall Heating Project
- " The support, interest and help from Yorventure was outstanding. Administration was superb. Grant monies paid quickly. The best provider of grants I have dealt with. "