KENDAL VISION - INSPIRATION FOR CHANGE IN KENDAL

What are the factors that make Kendal feel like Kendal and nowhere else? Found in the high street, heritage buildings and marketplace. THE HISTORIC FABRIC Linking the main streets and the river. THE YARDS Running through the heart of the town. THE RIVER Allowing glimpses of the hills or river to be seen from all the yards and spaces. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF NATURE And its expression today. THE LEGACY OF TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING Nurtured by the The Brewery Arts Centre, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, and the established and emerging events in the town. THE BURGEONING ARTS & CULTURE SCENE “KENDALNESS” 1 The Lakes International Comic Art Festival at the Brewery Arts Centre Image: Chris Payne Images 2 A typical Kendal yard Image: Kendal Futures 3 The weir on the River Kent in the middle of the town by Stramongate Bridge Image: Kendal Futures 4 The Town Hall viewed over the river from Aynam Road Image: Kendal Futures 5 Lakes Alive F estival Image: Pete Carr, Lakes Alive 6 Kendal’s Torchlight Carnival Image: Kendal Torchlight Carnival 7 Abbot Hall Art Gallery Image: Florence Acland 8 Scout Scar, one of many breathtaking walks close to Kendal Image: Kendal Futures 9 K Shoes, an important part of Kendal’s making heritage 10 Kendal Cycle Club Image: Cadence Images/ Wheelbase 11 Gilkes, a world class business and employer in the heart of the town Image: Farrer Huxley 12 Kendal Castle looking over the town Image: Kendal Futures KENDAL VISION 2020 | THE PLACE 8