The CAS Project, funded by the National Lottery Know Your Neighbourhood fund, was about making connections across the community and expressing pride of place in Castleford


We encouraged people to think about questions such as:

  • What is the identity of Castleford?
  • What is important about the town and its people?
  • What connects us?

We commissioned four artists who delivered 200 hours of community workshops and worked with community members to collaboratively produce artwork about life in our town.

Introducing our artists:

In May and June 2025, as part of the Trust’s 25th Anniversary year, a community exhibition was held at Queen’s Mill bringing all of this work together and celebrating life in Castleford.

Castleford buildings and Castleford memories written/drawn in black on a yellow background. This is an Artwork by Rachel Forster titled Castleford: Past, Present and Future

Colourful Clay Tiles depicting buildings, hobbies and memories associated with castleford. This artwork is by Rhiannon Kendall and is titled Our Stories

Crankie Theatre based on Fryston Hall with stories from Friends of Fryston Woods. Artwork by Rebecca Dye.


< Back to Projects
Textile artwork scepicting Queen's Mill, the River Aire and members of the local community including former CHT Chair of Trustees Alison Drake