About.

Amber Valley Borough Council became aware of the Future High Streets Fund (FHSF) and saw that Heanor represented a fantastic opportunity for a bid in the borough. With The Grammar being in close proximity to the Market Place and High Street, renovating the building is essential to protect the building and is aimed to help lift the centre of town and bring more people into the town.

The bid was created and when successful, the team moved full steam ahead to finalise the purchase of the building and create the scope of work for each of the FHSF projects.

Core elements for The Grammar were:

• Identity - help bring back the Grammar as a core Heanor landmark.
• Public benefit – create spaces all members of the public can enjoy.
• Conservation – retain an historical asset.
• Agile spaces – create a building that can change with use rather than be constrained.
• Connectivity and accessibility – make it easier to move around the town centre.
• Sustainability – use more modern building techniques to minimise carbon emissions.

As the project moved and evolved through the renovation journey, we’re were taking videos and pictures and adding them to our Facebook page.

A video of the tour of the building just before the main building contractors started can be watched on the link below.

The renovation phase is now complete, and Amber Valley Borough Council received back possession of The Grammar during the week commencing 11 August 2025. Before that, we took a series of photographs to showcase the completed restoration. View photo album

The focus is now on securing a sustainable operating model so that The Grammar remains in active use over the long term, more details can be found at www.ambervalley.gov.uk/community/future-high-streets-fund/the-grammar.