The Grade II-listed Victorian shopping arcade, has been derelict since 2016
It is hoped there will be a bar, restaurant or coffee shop at either end, turning the derelict site into a leisure attraction at the heart of the market town.Once completed, the intention is to lease the building to a community benefit society, Arcade Group Dewsbury Ltd, run as a not-for-profit venture with the interests of the town at its heart.
Chris Hill, development director at the Arcade Group Dewsbury, said: “The restoration of any listed building is complex and painstaking and there have inevitably been delays along the way. Mr Hill added: “The Arcade will be England’s first community-run shopping centre and this is a unique opportunity for everybody in Dewsbury to get involved and have a stake in the town’s future prosperity.Of course, there’s a long way to go but we want people to come along to the meeting next week to find out how they can be in at the start of something that will really put Dewsbury back on the national map.
The Arcade Group Dewsbury has already had around 25 people express an interest in taking space when the restoration is complete.People can just turn up on the day or register ahead of the event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dewsbury-arcade-action-programme-launch-tickets-375916495357Last year an internal strip-out was completed leaving “something of a blank canvas to work with”.
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