Craven District Council

This is the site for the first tier in North Yorkshire’s two tier local government. On this site is information regarding the Local Strategic Plan, Community planning and contact details for the Council’s Arts, Sports and Community Development Workers. It also contains statistical data relevant to Craven District and useful for mapping of your local need.
www.cravendc.gov.uk

Yorkshire Dales National Park

This website for Yorkshire Dales National Park, of which about one third of Craven resides in. Here you can find information on the geography of the national park and the strategic direction of the park which may be useful to focus your own funding aims within the park.
www.yorkshiredales.org.uk

Hambleton District Council

The Hambleton District Council website provides information community Planning, the Local Strategic Partnership as well as a calendar of forthcoming meetings and contact details for local councillors and parish councils. It also has a database of local community groups and a directory of Sports and Arts groups in the district. Grant information is available for village halls, voluntary youth organisations and voluntary sports organisations along with some ad hoc grants.
www.hambleton.gov.uk

Harrogate Borough Council
The Harrogate Borough Council website offers information for residents and tourists of the District. The link supplied will navigate you to the local community grants page. There is also information relating to the Local Development Framework, Council meetings, external funding, what’s on in your area and pages on developing your business plus a Village Hall directory.
www.harrogate.gov.uk

Harrogate Borough Council: local sources of funding
There are number of local funding sources available in areas such as sport and the arts, community projects, conservation of landscape and buildings, village halls, community safety and children's play areas.
www.harrogate.gov.uk/harrogate-2289

This link will give you information on the latest CVS and Harrogate Borough Council funding bulletins and funding workshops
http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/harrogate-4191

The York and North Yorkshire Cultural Strategy
This document outlines the ambitious vision for Cultural Partnership activity in York and North Yorkshire between 2009 and 2014.
http://www.skyblueresearch.co.uk/surveys/cultural_partnership/YNYPU%20Culture%20Strategy_2009-14.pdf

Harrogate Compact
www.thecompact.org.uk/information/100024/100198/yorkshire_and_humber/

Local Area Agreements and the Historic Environment by English Heritage
www.helm.org.uk/upload/pdf/LAA.pdf

Local Development (LDF) Community Sports Regeneration Area Action Plan (AAP)
This web page contains the links for the Harrogate Districts:
•    Community Sports Regeneration Area Action Plan (AAP) and
•    Playing Pitch Strategy
www.harrogate.gov.uk/immediacy-4133

Sport England Active Places
This is a searchable database provided by Sport England compiled from a wide consultation. If you are planning a project and want to find out where your nearest club or facility is you can use it. You do not have to register and it is a free database, well worth using if you are planning a sporting project.
www.activeplaces.com

The North Yorkshire Compact
http://www.nysp.org.uk/html/header-links/compact/

Harrogate District Strategic Partnership
www.HDSP.co.uk

Harrogate Borough Council Economic Strategy 2010 – 2015

This economic strategy sets out what Harrogate Borough Council will do to generate wealth, investment and jobs for the Harrogate district in the future. 

It is based around 6 key work areas:

• Invest in infrastructure
• Build on sectoral strengths
• Embrace innovation and enterprise
• Capitalise on education and skills
• Target areas of economic underperformance
• Preserve and promote our heritage and environment

http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/harrogate-3765

Richmondshire District Council

This site gives access to Richmondshire District Council, with a clear A-Z guide and directory for all its services. It also contains information and links on the Local Strategic Partnership (including the Richmondshire 2021 Sustainable Community Strategy), the Community Safety partnership, Community Development (Community Investment Prospectus) together with Community Planning, Culture & Well Being.

www.richmondshire.gov.uk

Richmondshire - Local Strategic Partnership
This link gives access to the Richmondshire 2021 Sustainable Community Strategy
www.richmondshire.gov.uk/PDF/Final_Community_Strategy_2021_web.pdf

Ryedale District Council

The Ryedale District Council website will provide information on recent committee meetings and also, through the staffing list, convenient contacts.
www.ryedale.gov.uk

Census Information Homepage

Census information will assist in the formulation of a Needs Analysis
www.ryedale.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=8177#AZ
contains: 
•    ward profiles
•    profile of Ryedale

Link to Ryedale population estimates by Parish

Estimates of population by Parish enable a more targeted breakdown
www.ryedale.gov.uk/pdf/2006RyedaleParishPopEst.pdf

Link to Ryedale population estimates by Ward

www.ryedale.gov.uk/pdf/2006RyedaleWardPopEst.pdf

Link to Ryedale age structure estimate

Another useful estimate to back up a Needs Analysis
www.ryedale.gov.uk/pdf/2006RyedaleAgeStructureEst.pdf

Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough Borough Council’s website provides information that covers the Scarborough, Whitby and Filey areas including the Community Strategy 2006 to 2009, statistics and census information, community funding from Area Committees and details about regeneration services and projects, as well as contact details for local councillors and Parish and Town Councils.
www.scarborough.gov.uk

Selby District Council

On this site can be found information about the community strategy, community safety partnership, community investment partnership, parish councils, parish councillors, district councillors and planning issues - information which you may need to help to show need and evidence for your funding application or business plan
www.selby.gov.uk