Kirkstall Valley Development Trust

Kirkstall Valley Development Trust is a community benefit society set up in 2016 to develop a learning and leisure park over 200 acres of inner Leeds. It is owned and run by its members.

With our partners Leeds City Council, University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and the Centre for Alternative Technology we will create:

*A Future Cities Centre teaching practical and high level skills for sustainable living, focusing on water, energy, food and housing.
*Environmental education particularly aimed at young people
*Energy, growing and nature projects
*On site power sourced from the river and solar panels
*New parkland and wildlife areas
*Improved access, with cycle and walk ways
*Workspace for environmental businesses and on site residents
*Two refurbished heritage mills
*A public café / bar, events and exhibition space