Welcome
Welcome to Knaresborough Connectors! We are dedicated to supporting local residents by connecting you to groups and activities. Whether you need assistance with daily tasks like shopping, home and garden maintenance, transportation, info about local services or want to join a group or find an activity we can help connect you in order to make your life easier.
​We believe in Asset-Based Community Development, focusing on the strengths of our community.​ Whether you need advice, support, resources, or help setting up a new group, Knaresborough Connectors is here to support and enhance the vibrancy of our local community. Join us in fostering a thriving, connected Knaresborough!
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
NEIL
"I had a chat with Connectors and then it was pretty good really, I got to try a few things out. I met some amazing people, really friendly. I'm probably going to set my own stuff up now."
JOAN
"Lovely conversation with a member of the Connectors and it went from there. I joined the choir, made some friends and life's been kind. Thank you Connectors!"
BARBARA
"I'd moved to Knaresborough not long after Covid and things hadn't really gone to plan. I left a message with Connectors, they rang back and a few weeks later I'd met some super people who helped me. I now run my own group."
Groups We're Currently Supporting
Knaresborough Revolution
The SPACE Bus Project
Launched in 2023; the Knaresborough SPACE Bus is fully kitted out to reach not just the Youth of the town, but also many other groups and community sectors within our district. It features:
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The latest Games Consoles
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Outside TV and Awning
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Off-Grid Power
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Chromebooks
The staff and volunteers are fully insured with DBS checks in place.
Gracious Street Methodist Church
Community Development
We've spread our philosophy of Asset Based Community Development to Knaresborough's Methodist Church, helping their team see people as "needed not needy" a key concept in community development practice and a radical change for a church used to serving the poor.
Friendship & Leisure
Reducing social isolation
Once a month 20 folk who regularly experience social isolation and loneliness meet up at the Friendship and Leisure house in the centre of Knaresborough for tea, cake and a natter.
Knaresborough Connectors has found these folk through extensive outreach and relationship building work over the years since Covid.
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Nidderdale Messiah
Web Design & Online Ticketing
This annual concert raises money for local charities and engages over 150 people in singing choral music in Knaresborough. We built a brand new website with online ticketing so they could save time, reach more people and focus on what they do best, putting on a great concert.