Shop For the Future Funding celebrates Selby’s High Street
Selby’s St. Leonard Hospice and British Heart Foundation shops on the high street
We are thrilled to announce that Up For Yorkshire has secured funding for our exciting new initiative: Shop for the Future, all about bringing new energy and life to Selby’s high street. Shop For the Future has received £34,036.92 from David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire and York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. We are one of 20 projects across the county. The fund is for projects dedicated to rejuvenating our high streets to increase footfall and attract both residents and visitors to town and city centres.
Our high streets are changing, and we’re committed to ensuring Selby’s town centre thrives. We know that attracting more residents and visitors, encouraging them to stay longer, and creating a unique town identity are key. Shop for the Future celebrates the growth of Vinted, Depop and Facebook Marketplace and the benefits of buying ‘pre-loved’ items, as a starting point for change. What we have already, is a fantastic collection of second-hand shops run by charities, and we will treat them as a strength and a reason to visit Selby and stay for a unique shopping experience.
Shop For the Future is built on collaboration with all of the charity shops. Shop For the Future aims to achieve high street vibrancy by creating a powerful, collaborative network from the 14 second-hand shops helping them work together to improve recycling, reuse, and upcycling practices, ultimately attracting more visitors, benefiting each charity, the local economy, the community and environment. This tackles the challenge of unsellable donations and helps to establish a circular economy right here in Selby, significantly reducing waste and promoting sustainable consumption.
Selby high street has the opportunity to create an identity acting as an additional attraction to bring residents and visitors to the town and encouraging them to visit more often and stay for longer. The unique identity of each high street is its greatest asset, and developing this distinctiveness enables long-term survival. By celebrating and promoting the wealth of Selby’s second-hand shops we aim to reach new visitors.
Want to learn more or get involved?
Explore our current activities, like the Summer Holidays Charity Shop Game
Discover more on our Shop for the Future page
Read our blog to find out more about the project
Contact us via ozs@upforyorkshire.org.uk, on 01757291111 or through our Facebook and Instagram channels to find out more.