472

Arte Útil archive nr:

472

Initiator:

Grizedale Arts

Location:

United Kingdom

Category:

economy, environment, social

Users:

Village makers, visitors, community

Maintained by:

Coniston Institute

Certification:

implemented

Duration:

2012 - ongoing

Grizedale Arts
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Honest Shop

Description:

A village shop that selling homemade produced articles or products on an honesty basis.

Goals:

Provide a retail outlet for local producers. Create a portrait of the village community. Rejuvenate the Coniston Institute and generate a local production.

Beneficial Outcomes:

Restored building, sales point, income generation, created local economy and a meeting place. It improved visitor numbers to other facilities.

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