whitby area development trust
London
The Whitby Area Development Trust is about social, economic and environmental
sustainability. It’s about promoting and developing the Whitby area whilst
retaining and enhancing our heritage, culture, unique character and sense of
place. Created in 2011 by the merger of ‘Whitby Network’ (established in 1984)
and the Whitby Area Community Development Trust, the geographical area covered
includes the coastline from Staithes to Ravenscar, and the Esk Valley and north
east moors. Amongst its assets is the Coliseum Centre (a former cinema purchased
in 1998) which now provides a community café, theatre, high quality office space
and meeting rooms for hire by not-for-profit organisations, and self-contained
supported residential accommodation for adults with learning difficulties. Other
projects – large and small – are undertaken throughout the area.
