Saltash will soon be home to a brand-new creative hub on Fore Street.
The Saltash Studios project will bring the former Barclays Bank building back into use for the whole community.
Saltash Studios will offer accessible studios and co-workspace for creative industry professionals alongside an evening and weekend events and activities programme. The Studios will be a centre for all local people who have an interest in the arts and a hub for inspiring and fun creative activities and enterprise.
Funded by the Cornwall Council’s Community Levelling Up Programme, Howton Solar Fund and the Saltash Section 106 Fund, the project will regenerate a property that has been empty for nearly seven years and has fast been becoming an eyesore on Fore Street.
The 1960s building will be refurbished with original features such as high ceilings and windows being reinstalled.
The flexible workspace aims to inspire collaboration and innovation between professionals. Funded residencies will also be available to support young people and other groups such as carers and veterans.
Saltash Studios is being developed by local social enterprise Salt Arts CIC, which is building on the success of its other projects including Saltash Songs & Shanties Festival which attracted nearly 3,000 people to events in 2024.
Director Lindsay Endean said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to make a completely new and permanent facility in Saltash. Other local towns like Liskeard and Bodmin benefit from similar hubs and until now, Saltash has been left behind.
Saltash Studios will provide space for professionals in the creative industries including artists, publishing, designers, crafts people, content creators, fashion, digital creatives, performing arts and more. The co-work hub and studios will welcome established professionals alongside people looking to change career or start a new career.”
