What is our strategy for Business Recovery in the Upper Calder...
Bring hope - with a plan
Build business confidence – by support and mentoring,
Achieve recovery – by promotions and inward investment
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OUT NOW: Economic Impact Report – Boxing Day Floods 2015
At the UCVR we said we would not let up in the pursuit of long-term economic support for flood affected businesses in the Upper...
UCVR response to the valley-wide flooding
As I write, the big clear up is underway up and down the Calder Valley. Our businesses are focussed on clearing out the debris...
Elland Businesses – what they want from networking events
Following the recent informative survey results from Todmorden and Sowerby Bridge, we have now concluded a business survey of Elland. Whilst there are some...
Guess how much businesses lost in Calderdale during the flooding?
Actually we should not be guessing how much the damage is to our local economy following the flooding. So the UCVR has brokered a joint research project between Leeds University and Calderdale council. This is will be a major post flooding economic impact survey designed to provide accurate and credible data for representation to government and other agencies for business recovery support.
Todmorden Businesses – what they want from networking events
In October 2017 we ran a pilot survey in Todmorden, a town which had established a new business network in 2015/16, but it was...
Closure of the last bank in Sowerby Bridge: A snapshot of...
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Parking Joy for Christmas Shoppers and Traders in Hebden Bridge
In a joint initiative with Bridge Mill owner, David Fletcher, we have secured to reopening of the former car park at the old fire...
Forest School plans takes a step forward
We have now secured an adjacent piece of land to our Riverside site so we can begin to design and prepare the woodland for...
Sowerby Bridge Businesses – what they want from networking events
Following the success of our pilot survey in Todmorden, in October 2017, we agreed with the Calderdale business team to repeat the survey in...











