Dear All
A bit of a hot potato in the current financial climate, but I'm looking for some advice on income generation!
We're setting up a new heritage/visitor centre which will have various facilities spread over 4 floors (reception area, permanent exhibition, shop, small cafe, small lecture theatre/meeting room, education room, temporary exhibition space, research facilities) and will act as the 'gateway' to heritage trails throughout the local landscape. The trails will be interpreted by leaflets but also by downloadable audio material.
I think I'm fairly clued up on the grants that are available to us - we already have HLF and LEADER funding - but I'm looking for ways in which we can generate commercial income. We aren't going to charge entry to the heritage centre as we feel that will deter people. So far we have come up with income from:
Shop sales
Cafe sales
Lecture theatre hire
Educational workshops (eg schools)
Trail leaflets/downloads
Lectures or talks (eg visiting speakers)
Guided walks
We're located in a touristy little town (Hebden Bridge) with easy access to beautiful countryside.
Any suggestions very welcome as we need to produce a robust Business Plan. I'm getting advice on developing the plan itself but need realistic figures to put in it!
Many thanks
Becky Liddell
Development Manager
Pennine Inheritance Project
Birchcliffe Centre
Birchcliffe Road
Hebden Bridge
HX7 8DG
Tel: 01422 846598
Mob: 07799 603309
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