Castleford Business Responsibility Zone Scheme

26 Mar 2026

The Business Responsibility Zone is a simple, practical way for local businesses to take pride in the area right outside their doors and help create a cleaner, greener, more welcoming Castleford.

By signing up, businesses commit to light-touch actions like keeping their frontage tidy, reporting issues quickly, and adding small touches that boost the look and feel of the town centre.

Castleford Business Responsibility Zone Scheme

It’s an easy, visible way to show community spirit, strengthen your connection with customers, and play a part in making Castleford a place we can all be proud of.

Participating businesses will be encouraged to undertake:

  • Litter picking and basic cleansing.

  • Weeding and tidying of adjacent pavements and planters.

  • Planting and watering of flowers and shrubs.

  • Painting and cosmetic improvements to street furniture and shop frontages.

  • Snow clearance and gritting (in partnership with council schemes).

Initial partners include:

  • Wakefield Council

  • Castleford Civic Society

  • Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre

  • Castleford Town Centre Review Group

  • Castleford Markets

  • Reflections

  • Local suppliers

  • Friends of Castleford Train Station

To find out more, and get involved, please contact: matthewchapman@wakefield.gov.uk