Celebrate Chesterfield 2025 Recap 🎬
Today we discussed a lot, including a new Chair of Destination Chesterfield and 2-year plan.
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Thank you to our headline sponsor DogLand @RCdoggycare, to the team at Destination Chesterfield, and all the businesses that have supported today at #Celebrate25 🙌
We know Chesterfield’s future is in our hands. It’s up to each one of us to build a community that thrives.
A place that we can feel proud of. A place where businesses want to invest.
So, consider – what will you commit to doing this year to support our people?
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Jess Risorto, Director at Redbrik, has found fantastic success in Chesterfield, returning after a move to London.
“This is a town where you need to know you are supported and can grow a business from nothing.”
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Ryan Fish, Associate Director at @whittamcoxarch, moved from Sheffield and found that he was able to get more space for his money and has noticed a strong community feel.
“We found a great value home, 15 minutes to the Peak District and close to where we work.”
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Did you know Chesterfield College is currently building an Engineering and Life Sciences Centre?
An energy-efficient building with a focus on sustainable technologies & practices - in response to the Net Zero 2025 and college carbon footprint targets 🎯
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Have you seen the Construction Skills Hub?
Opening last year at Mastin Moor, it offers hands-on construction training, career activities, and work experience - equipping our local learners with the skills our town needs 💪
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Also taking place this Summer is the @BRMSolicitors Festival of Cricket.
@DerbyshireCCC returns to Queens Park for the ever-popular, week-long showcase this Summer.
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Chesterfield Pride 2025 marks the town’s 10th pride event!
Returning July 19th to Stand Road Park, we’re welcoming the region’s biggest LGBTQ+ celebration for a day of inclusive fun, entertainment, and music.
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"My ask to you is to continue to be positive about Chesterfield.
Continue to sell our town
And most importantly get involved."
- Andy Byrne, Chair of Destination Chesterfield.
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Thank you to our over 230 Chesterfield Champions that help our town’s economy by taking the time to share our story.
Whether it’s directly to your customers, on your social media and website, or through corporate comms – it makes a huge difference to our town.
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Here are our 3 key themes for the next 2 years:
1) A place to experience - our tourism, hospitality, and our cultural offerings
2) Made in Chesterfield - our strong manufacturing industry
3) A place to call home - our town seen as a unique, vibrant community to live
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“What I can promise you is that I will work hard for Chesterfield and its Champions and represent the place and the people in the best way I can.”
Andy Byrne – new Chair of Destination Chesterfield & Property Development Director of the Devonshire Property Group.
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After 13 years of chairing Destination Chesterfield, we’d like to show our appreciation for Peter Swallow, who helped to push many of the great initiatives and campaigns we’ve delivered over the years.
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“A highlight for me was winning the place-making award at the 2014 Regeneration Awards.
Also partnering with local businesses to create conference spaces for our events in 2020, after all, we value being innovative in our delivery." - Dom Stevens.
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Highlight #4 - Love Chesterfield Campaign
Initially launched as a response to a negative Metro newspaper article, the campaign continues to focus on celebrating our amazing independent businesses, fantastic events, and great outdoor spaces ☺️
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Highlight #3 – Office Investment Campaign
The campaign promoted new and refurbished Grade A office space across Chesterfield, including – Northern Gateway, Waterside Place, and the GlassYard.
Its success brought inward investment and expansion of local business.
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Highlight #2 – Made In Chesterfield
Over 10 years the scheme has:
✅ Seen over 3500 young people visit businesses
✅ Improved the relationships between businesses and schools
✅ Improved the path for people moving into these careers
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Highlight #1 – The Gateway Improvements Scheme
After identifying Horns Bridge Roundabout, The Station Approach, and Corporation Street as priorities – schemes were delivered to improve the sense of arrival in Chesterfield.
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Reflecting on 15 years of Destination Chesterfield
Vice Chair of Destination Chesterfield and Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council, Tricia Gilby shares some of the partnership’s highlights with Destination Chesterfield, Dom Stevens.
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The long-awaited Peak Gateway resort takes off this year – offering:
🐦⬛ 70% of the estate dedicated to nature
🔋 Plans for its own energy park
🌲 Forest schools to introduce children to the natural world
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The Canal Trust launched its strategic vision this month which included reclaiming 18 surrounding hubs for community use as well as new businesses to prosper.
The Trust says the financial return could include £116m in new jobs and £252m in visitor spend.
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2025 will see the Chesterfield canal looking very different!
Throughout this year, our canal and towpath are undergoing regeneration and The Moorings at Staveley Canal Basin will soon be completed - a two-storey building providing 11 new business units.
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We’re also working to make our town greener 💚
- Derbyshire Heartwood Community Forest is bringing greenery across Chesterfield and Staveley
- 60 acres of rewilding coming to Whittington
- Regeneration of Chesterfield Canal
- Enhancing biodiversity at Monkey Park
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Stephenson Memorial Hall is undergoing a large-scale restoration, and when it reopens, will bring together an extended theatre, a reconfigured and modern museum, alongside new gallery space, a café bar, education and community facilities.
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As part of Animate Chesterfield - a public art programme - local artist Lucie Maycock is creating a community-focused artwork featuring memories and stories from the local people.
It will be unveiled this Saturday in the Pavements Shopping Centre.
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Could the next West End star come from Chesterfield?
Of course they can!
Chesterfield Studio’s Rose Theatre is undergoing an extension that will provide more space for its 400 students and help them inspire creativity 🎭
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Ann Fomukong-Boden, board member of Destination Chesterfield and owner of @KakoutechUK now highlights some of our unique initiatives supporting the arts, our communities, and our environment.
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"Community is important. "We want somewhere our boys can be proud to grow up in.
"We the beautiful blend of heritage and modern design at Elder Way, and we wanted to be a part of the increasing activity in the town centre."
Gavin Grainger, owner of @bottleandthyme
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Emily Bowman, Managing Director at @JunctionArts tells us how art and community initiatives are able to bring life & soul to the town and instil us with pride.
“We want to live somewhere welcoming, with colour and creativity.”
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