• Can the Vision improve Star Yard. It is the main thoroughfare into town and it is dirty and unpleasant.
• Jessica, Copley
• The football club is one of the town's assets and should be part of the plans to expand sports and leisure facilities.
• Pat, Football Club
• Barnard Castle Vision,
  Teesdale House,
  Galgate,
  Barnard Castle,
  DL12 9EL,
  Tel 01833 696 600

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Crafts & Applied Arts

The Vision is supporting The Bowes Museum's ongoing capital projects to provide better visitor facilities, new galleries and more curator, restorer, and conference space. The Heritage Lottery Fund has recently confirmed an investment of £3.3 million.  The Museum is also undertaking an options analysis of the grounds.

The Vision is working with The Bowes Museum, English Heritage and the Witham Trust to connect the three major cultural attractions in the town and is working in partnership with Teesdale Marketing to fit out a new 'Explore Teesdale' shop on Horsemarket.  The shop will provide a high street presence for the town's visitor attractions, sell souvenirs and tickets to events and activities in Teesdale.

We are also working on the design of a new access into the Castle off the main street - to provide easier access and additional facilities for the Castle so that it can host more events and to improve its visibility and access from the main shopping area. 

The Vision is assessing the feasibility of restoring the greenhouses behind the Museum and building a Craft College - a purpose-built internationally significant facility to train top quality craftspeople in skills including: stone-masonry, furniture making, architectural restoration, textiles, lead-work, joinery, oak building construction, and field crafts (stone walls, gates, hurdles, wrought iron).