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.