Taproom opens with council grant support

The doors to a new independent taproom have officially opened, supported by a grant from Derby City Council.

The Tannery, in Sadler Gate, is operated by Derbyshire-based Ashover Brew Co and is based in a previously empty commercial site.

Ashover Brew Co is the latest business to benefit from the city council’s Vacant to Vibrant scheme.

A £15,000 renovation grant supported the project to bring a previously empty Cathedral Quarter unit back into active use.

The Vacant to Vibrant scheme focuses on bringing empty shop units in the Cathedral Quarter back into use and is a funded by a pot of £500,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) delivered through the East Midlands Combined County Authority.

Councillor Gurkiran Kaur, the city council’s cabinet member for city centre, culture and tourism, said: “The successful opening of The Tannery demonstrates exactly what can be achieved when we invest in local entrepreneurs.”

For more information about the support offered to local businesses by the council and the UKSPF click here.