Experience Project - Bodmin Heritage Day /Bodmin Riding & Heritage Committee

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Experience is looking to support Bodmin Riding & Heritage Committee to manage and deliver Bodmin Riding and Heritage Day Festival, a one-day event programmed to happen in July 2026. The grant will contribute to re-establishing this much-loved festival after several years of hiatus, as well as enrichening Cornwall’s year-round calendar of traditional events. Through Experience’s stakeholder and resident consultation, there is a clear demand from the local community to bring it back. This grant will contribute towards Cornwall Council’s objectives by promoting Cornwall’s distinct culture, heritage and identity. It will appeal to residents, increasing local pride and community spirit. It will also drive visitors to the town, delivering against Bodmin town’s vision to become a tourism destination based on its heritage attractions, cultural events and recreational opportunities. Background Experience is a project that promotes Cornwall as a year-round destination. Following its success in West Cornwall and Newquay, the project is now focusing on Bodmin from April 2025 to March 2027. It aims to attract more visitors by developing unique cultural and low-carbon experiences. Experience Bodmin aims to revitalise the town’s year-round economy, improve resident’s wellbeing, and promote sustainable tourism. This grant will support Cornwall Council’s strategic objectives by working towards a carbon neutral Cornwall by increasing low carbon experiences and events as well as signposting sustainable modes of travel and investing in year-round regenerative tourism, embedding resilience and collaboration between the visitor economy and creative/cultural sectors. Experience has been awarded funding from Good Growth (Shared Prosperity Fund) for 2025-26, which is match funded by Cornwall Council’s Town Centre Revitalisation Fund in 2026-27.