Keld Resource Centre

Charity in North Yorkshire, England

The Keld Resource Centre is a charity based in the small village of Keld in Upper Swaledale, North Yorkshire. It is restoring a series of listed buildings in the village, and returning them to a range of community uses.

The Manse – the former Minister's house adjoining Keld United Reformed Church was refurbished in 2009.^[1] It is now available to let as a holiday cottage. Proceeds from lettings are used to fund the centre's future projects.

The Well-being Garden – a patch of unkempt land in the chapel churchyard has been turned into a quiet, meditative garden from which visitors can contemplate their inner well-being amidst the beautiful natural scenery of Upper Swaledale.

The Countryside and Heritage Centre – a former stables has now become a small visitor and interpretation centre, was opened on 14 May 2011,^[2]^[3] providing information about the countryside and local community. There is a display of historical items relevant to Upper Swaledale curated by the Swaledale Museum in Reeth. The centre is open all year.

Keld Old School Museum and the Keld Literary Institute have also been restored.

The Resource Centre is developing plans to restore the Methodist Chapel.

References

↑ Martin, Julie (5 September 2009). "Keld Open Day: OPEN DAY AT THE KELD RESOURCE CENTRE". URC Northern Synod website. United Reformed Church Northern Synod. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011.
↑ Martin, Peter (23 April 2011). The Keld Resource Centre (radio broadcast). Radio Teesdale - Listen Again - The Heart and Sound of Teesdale. Teesdale Community Broadcasting Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 – via Canstream Internet Radio.
↑ Henderson, Vicki (5 May 2011). "Charity plans celebrations to open rural visitor centre / Plans give insight into life in village: A CHARITY group working to improve a remote Yorkshire Dales village is (set) to open a (new) visitor centre which it hopes will encourage people to find out more about its past". The Northern Echo. Contact person: Clive Davies (the secretary of the group). Newsquest (North East) Ltd. p. 10. Factiva NRCO000020110505e75500009. ProQuest 864758287.

External links

Keld Resource Centre website:
- c. 2008 – c. 2016: (www.)tkrc.org.uk; see list of archives at the Wayback Machine
- c. 2016 – present: keld.org.uk

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