Chesterfield's £2 Billion Regeneration Story - Bringing the East Midlands Canal Corridor to life
East Midlands Pavillion at UKREiiF, Leeds, LS10 1LT
Thursday 21st May 2026
Date: Thursday 21st May
Time: 10.30 AM - 11.30 AM
Venue: East Midlands Pavilion at UKREiiF
Over £2 billion of regeneration projects are transforming Chesterfield, furthering innovation, supporting our communities, and creating new opportunities for growth. Discover how the Chesterfield and Staveley part of the East Midlands Canal Corridor will deliver 3,900 new homes, 7,800 new jobs and £473 million in GVA per year. Updates will include the Investment Zone, regeneration sites, and innovative initiatives to deliver inclusive growth.
Cllr Tricia Gilby, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council and Andrew Byrne, Chair of Destination Chesterfield, will showcase key opportunities for inclusive growth, followed by an opportunity to meet senior representatives from the public and private sector.
Whilst the venue will be open for you to just turn up on the day, if you are planning to attend, please reserve a place so we can manage the capacity of the venue.
For further information, please contact Dom Stevens at [email protected] or 01246 207207.
Further information
We are keen to ensure you have the best possible experience at our event. If you have any accessibility or other specific requirements, please kindly let us know how we can support these by ticking the accessibility box when booking and a member of the team will be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of the team before booking, please either email Destination Chesterfield or call 01246 207207 and ask to speak to Destination Chesterfield.
This event is open to holders of tickets to UKREiiF. This event takes place within the site of UKREiif and you will require a ticket to UKREiiF to access this event. These can be booked at https://www.ukreiif.com/
Whilst there may be space to access the event on the day, places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to attend, please book a place as soon as possible. By booking, you give consent for Destination Chesterfield to contact you regarding this event and to your details being stored within our records as per our privacy policy.
By booking, you give consent for Destination Chesterfield to contact you regarding this event and to your details being stored within our records as per our privacy policy
Photography information
As Destination Chesterfield is keen to promote all of its activity, naturally we need to advise you that in booking on to this event, you are granting us all rights to photographs and recordings that we & our representatives may take of you or your associates at the event.
This includes (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. However, rest assured that if you would prefer not to be photographed or recorded, contact us prior to the event or if not possible on the day before the start of the event.
Time: 10.30 AM - 11.30 AM
Venue: East Midlands Pavilion at UKREiiF
Over £2 billion of regeneration projects are transforming Chesterfield, furthering innovation, supporting our communities, and creating new opportunities for growth. Discover how the Chesterfield and Staveley part of the East Midlands Canal Corridor will deliver 3,900 new homes, 7,800 new jobs and £473 million in GVA per year. Updates will include the Investment Zone, regeneration sites, and innovative initiatives to deliver inclusive growth.
Cllr Tricia Gilby, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council and Andrew Byrne, Chair of Destination Chesterfield, will showcase key opportunities for inclusive growth, followed by an opportunity to meet senior representatives from the public and private sector.
Whilst the venue will be open for you to just turn up on the day, if you are planning to attend, please reserve a place so we can manage the capacity of the venue.
For further information, please contact Dom Stevens at [email protected] or 01246 207207.
Further information
We are keen to ensure you have the best possible experience at our event. If you have any accessibility or other specific requirements, please kindly let us know how we can support these by ticking the accessibility box when booking and a member of the team will be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of the team before booking, please either email Destination Chesterfield or call 01246 207207 and ask to speak to Destination Chesterfield.
This event is open to holders of tickets to UKREiiF. This event takes place within the site of UKREiif and you will require a ticket to UKREiiF to access this event. These can be booked at https://www.ukreiif.com/
Whilst there may be space to access the event on the day, places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to attend, please book a place as soon as possible. By booking, you give consent for Destination Chesterfield to contact you regarding this event and to your details being stored within our records as per our privacy policy.
By booking, you give consent for Destination Chesterfield to contact you regarding this event and to your details being stored within our records as per our privacy policy
Photography information
As Destination Chesterfield is keen to promote all of its activity, naturally we need to advise you that in booking on to this event, you are granting us all rights to photographs and recordings that we & our representatives may take of you or your associates at the event.
This includes (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. However, rest assured that if you would prefer not to be photographed or recorded, contact us prior to the event or if not possible on the day before the start of the event.
