Bumper crop of entries to Yorkshire and Humber Market Town Awards

Twenty five projects in towns throughout Yorkshire and Humber were entered into the Regional Marklet Town Awards.

Richmond took the top spot, being named overall winner and winner of the Business and Economy category for its Richmkond Heritage Partnership Scheme which is bringing new life to empty buildings. For more information on the Richmond project go to weblink: Richmond Heritage

Hebden Bridge: Britain’s first ‘Walkers are Welcome” community ws the winner of the Partnership and Strategic Working category. For more information go to weblink: Walkers are welcome

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race - a popular annual event which attracts visitors from far and wide - was the winner of the Environment and Culture category. For more information go to weblink: Bed race

The TransPennine Trail (TPT) Hornsea Gateway was winner of the Environment and Culture category for improving the eastern terminus of a national walking and cycling trail. For more information go to weblink: Hornsea TPT profile

To view entries from other towns, click on the project title below:

Bedale Station regeneration
Bringing Beverley to Life
Beverley Food Festival
Boroughbridge mobile cinema
Driffield parent and family mobile drop-in service
East Riding artists
Hebden Royd environmental works
Hebden Bridge public realm
Hornsey and District Pop-in Club
Volunteer Views project
Howden Marsh local nature reserve
Howden cinema
Promoting traded in Malton and Norton
People in Partnershipo in Penistone
Pocklington Arts Centre
Pocklington - enabling access to facilities and services
Pontefract town centre action plan
Slaithwaite Spa reawakened
Thirsk and Sowerby town and country trail
Fielden Wharf, Todmorden
Withernsea Buddies and P.A.L.S.