Sheffield has been awarded £37 million by the Government’s “Levelling up” Fund. £20 million will be put towards the redevelopment of Castlegate and the other £17 million towards investment in Attercliffe.
Using £20 million of the fund, three new projects will go ahead to transform disused areas of the city centre: the river sheaf in the Castlegate area will be uncovered and developed, plus two new arts spaces will be unveiled.
Park Hill Art Space will provide facilities for Sheffield-based artists to work together and exhibit. The space will be connected to Castlegate via a six-acre sculpture park. The second arts space, Harmony Works (Sheffield Music Academy and Sheffield Music hub), will be re-established in Canada House in the city centre, allowing easier access to support for young musicians and a better location for students in regards to transport links.
According to Martin McKervey, the Chair of the Castlegate Partnership, the fund “will be a major step towards our vision of offering an artistic education to every child, regardless of their background.”
Aiming to revitalise Attercliffe, the other £17 million will be primarily invested in the development of the Centre for Child Health Technology at the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park as well as the improvement of travel routes between the Olympic Legacy Park and the High Street. Legacy Park Ltd Chair Richard Caborn assures that the child health technology centre will be “the largest, most advanced…in the world.”
In an attempt to promote a sense of community pride, other key developments in Attercliffe will include the construction of a new cycle hub and a cultural hub and event space on the High Street.
The projects are due to be more or less completed in 2024.
