Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust (RBPT), the charity which owns and operates The Station, has announced that they are working with the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) at Newcastle University, to gather ideas from the community about the future of the Grade II listed Old Grammar School in the centre of Richmond.

Operation Regeneration is a new project led by RBPT, with NICRE facilitating the first stages of the community engagement exercise. It is hoped that the project will bring local people together to shape the future of the site, turning it into an asset for the community, and preserving this iconic Richmond building for generations to come.

Residents of Richmond and the surrounding areas are invited to share their views to help inform and shape the future of The Old Grammar School building and grounds.

Chris Brown, Chief Executive of RBPT, said “We are delighted to be working with the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise on community engagement for Operation Regeneration, who bring specialist research expertise to the project. Understandably there is a lot of interest in the future of The Old Grammar School - it is such an important building and is much loved by locals.  We are keen to hear your ideas for how the building could be used in the future.”

The first phase of the community engagement work is already underway with an online survey for residents and visitors to complete about the regeneration project. This will be followed by several in-person events and drop-in sessions in Richmond which will run until the end of the year, including information gathering activities designed for children and young people, whose views are vital to the consultation process.

The survey can be accessed here