The East Midlands is set to benefit from a major government investment, with communities across Derby, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire receiving a share of the £5bn Pride in Place programme announced by the Prime Minister.
The programme will put local people at the heart of community renewal, giving residents new powers and long-term funding to restore pride in their neighbourhoods.
A number of areas in the East Midlands will get up to £20m each over ten years to revitalise high streets, improve public spaces, and support community-led projects. Further areas will receive an immediate £1.5m to enhance green spaces, leisure facilities and community hubs.
Areas set to receive up to £20m each over 10 years include Broxtowe & Cinderhill (Nottinghamshire), St Ann’s East (Nottingham city), Chaddesden West (Derby city), Cotmanhay (Derbyshire), and Grassmoor & Holmewood (Derbyshire).
Areas set to receive £1.5m in immediate funding include Nottingham city, Derby city Mansfield (Nottinghamshire), and Ashfield (Nottinghamshire).
Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward said: “This new national investment is a welcome boost for our region. People here know what their towns and cities need, and this programme should help them make those changes a reality.
“In the East Midlands, we are already backing communities through the Mayor’s Community Development Fund, and it is encouraging to see national government now investing in similar principles of local control.”
Although the new Pride in Place programme will be run nationally, the East Midlands is already showing what locally-led decision making can achieve. Through the Mayor’s Community Development Fund, almost £3m is being directed to ten areas across the region, with communities themselves deciding how the money is spent.
