WENTWORTH CASTLE AND STAINBOROUGH PARK

CLIENT:	Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
PROJECT VALUE:	£20 million
FOCUS ROLE:	Feasibility Study, Options Appraisal, Public Consultation, Business Planning, Project Management
FOCUS CONTACT:	Kevin Osbon

Focus facilitated the local partnership, and delivered a strategic plan to secure the future of a Grade I listed landscape with historically significant buildings in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Focus were pivotal in making this project happen through securing “Seeds of Success” European funding to finance the early project development work. Without this essential starter funding this project is unlikely to have been progressed and is an example of additionality to the core project management role.

This major environmental and regeneration programme has recently been awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, against strong competition in the HLF ‘Beacon’ bidding round.