A NEW ‘toolkit’ has been launched to turn Saltaire into an international tourism hotspot, project leaders revealed.

Sheena Campbell, Saltaire World Heritage Officer at Bradford Council, says the project will help entrepreneurs “make the most of their streets”.

The toolkit has been developed as part of the England’s World Heritage Story: The North project.

The Destination England Fund project is designed to raise awareness and boost visitor numbers to the historic village - one of six world heritage sites in northern England.

Leaders hope Saltaire will become an up-and-coming honeypot with tourists staying longer than just a day.

This includes the creation of bookable itineraries between one and five days.

Natalia Jedlinski, owner of Salt Pots, said: “Saltaire is a great place to do business, we have some wonderful customers who really appreciate the distinctiveness and charm of Saltaire.

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“Saltaire is really thriving with lots of independents but it’s difficult for us to get together and actually have one voice.

“We believe that by working together the business community can really reap the benefits our location in a UNESCO World”

The electronic toolkit will be sent out to every single business in Saltaire along with a set of branding guidelines and some bespoke video and photography.

Mountain Goat, organiser of small specialist coach tour groups, plans to work more closely with the village.

We get a lot of people who have links to mills and want to see where their family have come from. There was a guy a couple of weeks back whose father ran the store next door" - Gina Pittendreigh, from Rad Studio

The Saltaire Business Forum will also relaunch to help businesses at both the top and bottom of the village connect.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s executive member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said: “We are very proud of the fact that we have the UNESCO World Heritage site of Saltaire in our district.

“It is a fantastic place for people to live, work and visit.

“It is hoped that this toolkit for businesses helps them to really make the most of having this unique place on their doorstep.”

Businesses and Council officers alike are vying for the toolkit’s benefit to be shared across the district, advertising the surrounding countryside and moorlands or the nearby Shipley Glen Tramway.

Gina Pittendreigh, from Rad Studio, said: “We get a lot of people who have links to mills and want to see where their family have come from. There was a guy a couple of weeks back whose father ran the store next door.

"The more people that come in, the better the services will become."