City of Bath
“A masterpiece of human creative genius…”
UNESCO
UK Creative & Tech Hotspot
๏ NESTA top 10 UK creative cluster
๏ Bristol & Bath: highest concentration of tech businesses outside of London
๏ Contribute more than tourism & retail combined
But almost invisible...
Made by Craneworks 2014
The Opportunity
Bath Enterprise Area - more than just jobs & homes:
๏Make creativity & technology visible
๏Build community & contemporary culture
๏Skills for the future workplace
๏Give young people a reason to stay
Stothert & Pitt Crane Factory
Made by Craneworks 2014
Craneworks: Centre for Invention
Vision:
๏Fuse creative & tech
๏STEM to STEAM
๏Place to learn, make & do business
๏Open, accessible, inclusive
๏Beacon of contemporary Bath
Craneworks: Future Skills“Interdisciplinary spaces for arts, science, technology and making to mingle together need to exist in all cities…Bath is a perfect place to bring alive a space of collaborative creativity for a new generation of digital and analogue creators to make innovation happen together.”
Jessi Baker
Designer and Technologist
Craneworks: Components
๏ Warehouse-style workspace
๏ High tech and ‘dirty’ making spaces
๏ Art & design exhibition space
๏ Film & digital media spaces
๏ Show & tell
๏ Cafes
Inspire. Make. Share.
Inspire. Make. Share.Total of 6,245 m2
60% WorkSpace
40% MakeSpace
ShowSpace
ArtSpace
EatSpace
“There is nothing like this in Britain.”
Stuart MacDonald OBE
Made by Craneworks 2014
People Behind Craneworks๏ CIC
๏ Social & charitable enterprise
๏ Development Team
๏ Core Group
๏ Advisory Group
๏ Growing support of Bath community
Business Plan๏ Strong, viable
business plan
๏ Income from workspace cross-subsidises public facilities
๏ 400+ jobs
๏ £25M GVA per annum
Funding๏ £15M capital budget
๏ 50%+ raised from grants/philanthropic funding
๏ 50%- debt financing
๏ Fundraising strategy & fundraiser in place
๏ LEP funding priority
๏ Bank letter of support
๏ 12-18 month funding programme
Making It Happen๏ In principle support of
B&NES
๏ In discussion with site purchaser (BMT) and their developer partner
๏ Seeking a long lease on the buildings
๏ Value of public support
How Can You Help?
๏ We need your support
๏ Help us to promote Craneworks
๏ Short film on website
๏ Need the whole city behind us
๏ Exploring crowd funding
“I want Bath to be a city of high achievers, of great innovators, of brilliant creators…”
Sir James Dyson
“The Craneworks project is important because Bath lacks a multidisciplinary creative centre of this kind and needs it…and worthwhile, because future generations – today’s young people – will thank us for it.”
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling
www.craneworks.org
@cranewrks
Thank you
