SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS
Prominent Supporters
We are extremely grateful for the support of a number of prominent figures and organisations who recognise the value of our project and are helping us progress our journey including:
Sport England
Kindly provided grants of £13,500 as part of the 'Activate Your Space' scheme
Alistair Brownlee MBE
Double Olympic Champion (2012 & 2016) in triathlon | Resident of Bramhope
Katie White OBE MP
Member of Parliament for Leeds North West (2024-) | Constituency MP for Otley
Alex Sobel MP
Member of Parliament for Leeds Central & Headingley (2024-) | Former Member of Parliament for Leeds North West (2017-2024) | Former Shadow Minister for Arts, Heritage & Tourism | Former Shadow Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment
Rachel Reeves MP
Member of Parliament for Leeds West & Pudsey (2024-) | Former Member of Parliament for Leeds West (2010-2024) | Chancellor of the Exchequer
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Spokesperson for Energy & Net Zero and also Business & Trade in the House of Lords | Former Shadow Spokesperson for Housing, Communities & Local Government in the House of Lords | Former Leader of Leeds City Council (2015-2021) | Leeds City Councillor for 23 years | Resident of Otley
Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin
Former Member of Parliament (Batley & Spen, 2016-2021)
Leeds City Council
Leader of Leeds City Council, Cllr James Lewis | Owner of the site | Actively engaging with us | Cllr Colin Campbell (Otley & Yeadon Ward) | Cllr Ryk Downes (Otley & Yeadon Ward) | Cllr Sandy Lay (Otley & Yeadon Ward)
Otley Town Council
Chair of Otley Town Council, Cllr Richard Hughes | Included both FoOL and the site in the Otley Neighbourhood Plan | Kindly offered a grant for the final £5,000 towards feasibility study (agreed unanimously) | Kindly provided a grant of £500 | Actively engaging with us
Otley Business Improvement District (BID)
Kindly provided a grant of £5,000 towards feasibility study | Kindly provided a grant of £500 | Enable relationships to be built with local businesses
Otley Chamber of Trade
Kindly offered a grant for £1,000 towards feasibility study | Enable relationships to be built with local businesses
Otley Town Partnership
Since dissovled
Philip Longthorn
Our first major benefactor (RIP)